Xela Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 18 minutes ago, Rugeley Villa said: Sticky rice? You get it with Thai food. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugeley Villa Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 3 minutes ago, Xela said: You get it with Thai food. It just looks like rice to me. Normal rice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugeley Villa Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 My wife made a homemade Chinese yesterday. It was lovely, even though the rice looked a cross between soup and potatoes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 5 minutes ago, Rugeley Villa said: It just looks like rice to me. Normal rice. But sticky! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugeley Villa Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 Just now, Xela said: But sticky! One for the 'Don't Get' thread I think. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 1 hour ago, Xela said: They serve the horrible piss as it sells the best and is the cheapest. 99% of punters are more interested in quantity over quality and want to sink 10 pints of Carling. what i've found is an increasing number of my mates know that its absolute piss but would rather ask for a dash or more usually lime (if you walk in to the station in kiddy* and ask for a "kiddy cocktail" you'll get a carling and lime - *best pub in kiddy by a distance) than try a better beer such as moretti Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 sticky rice is glutinous rice (which sounds misleading because its actually gluten free) its real easy to cook, you can get it from any of the chinese supermarkets in brum IMO its the best rice, stick it in the middle of a curry and it'll hold rather than just breaking up in to the sauce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted August 17, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted August 17, 2018 The spider season has started. This in itself doesn't piss me off, they don't bother me at all. It's the frequent hysterical shrieks from the missus. God knows how she'd react if there was actually something harmful in the room. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Albrighton Posted August 17, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted August 17, 2018 There’s always the “hmmm are spiders scared of conkers?” discussion to be had. I’ve read peppermint oil is meant to be effective, but never tried it. I don’t mind spiders, if I see a biggish spider across the room I’ll gather him up and show him the door. No bother. That said, if I saw that a spider was crawling up my shoulder, I’d freak out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted August 17, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted August 17, 2018 Just now, Shropshire Lad said: There’s always the “hmmm are spiders scared of conkers?” discussion to be had. I’ve read peppermint oil is meant to be effective, but never tried it. I don’t mind spiders, if I see a biggish spider across the room I’ll gather him up and show him the door. No bother. That said, if I saw that a spider was crawling up my shoulder, I’d freak out. Of course. That's "being startled by the unexpected". It's the panic at seeing a 10p-sized spider minding its own business on a wall, that I don't get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Albrighton Posted August 17, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted August 17, 2018 Just now, mjmooney said: Of course. That's "being startled by the unexpected". It's the panic at seeing a 10p-sized spider minding its own business on a wall, that I don't get. I dislike flies more, but if I saw a fly on my shoulder I wouldn’t really care. I guess it’s because the fly isn’t going to run up my neck and into my ear, whereas with the sudden surprise of the spider, the natural reaction is to get it off you immediately to avoid the unlikely chance of it setting up home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xann Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 1 hour ago, Rugeley Villa said: One for the 'Don't Get' thread I think. You can use it to bind vampires in China iirc? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoony Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 16 hours ago, blandy said: There's your mistake. To be fair if we swing the pie comment over to beer, that’s something London is excelling in. There’s no excuse to have a bad pint in London anymore everyone is so obsessed with craft ales and beers. It might be a bit hipster and snobby at times but you can always get a seriously good (albeit overpriced) pint in London no matter where you are. I went out into the sticks for a weekend recently and I didn’t realise how lucky I am living in a big city when it comes to booze. Most towns in England now you just get the piss that is carlsberg and the like and not a whole lot else... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvfcRigo82 Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 Staff in shops or hairdressers that bitch about each other or combined, with a proper attitude about them whilst serving customers. Give it a **** rest or leave if it's that shit a place to work, surely? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KHV Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 12 hours ago, mjmooney said: The spider season has started. This in itself doesn't piss me off, they don't bother me at all. It's the frequent hysterical shrieks from the missus. God knows how she'd react if there was actually something harmful in the room. The **** seem to be getting bigger. I have had to remove 2 so far. One from the living room floor and another one from my duvet. Was not impressed by the one that got into bed with me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted August 18, 2018 Moderator Share Posted August 18, 2018 I have trained the females in the house not to scream and to just put a glass over the arachnid, then call me to remove it it wasn’t easy 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post A'Villan Posted August 18, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted August 18, 2018 I have some Polynesians on my street, I think Samoan, big people but all girls. Auntie and two nieces. Few months back they were all hysterical in the street about something, and as I walked passed the Auntie asked me if I am afraid of spiders. There was a spider in their car. I say something which was a bit lame iirc, where 'no' would have been sufficient. She asks me to kill it. They won't go anywhere near the car so I go to jump in thinking it's going to be a simple swat of the hand. Nope, it's a big and nasty one that's conveniently on the inner roof right as I pop my head in the door. No bother but it's not going to be a one swat kill with my hand. I take my thong off (no, this is not going where you Americans think it just did) and go in for the kill. I was aware of the fact that in order to see what I was doing and use my right arm for the strike I'd have to put my face right near spider. Anyway, I hit. You beauty! Spider is no longer on the inner roof, must be dead. Check the seat to confirm and it's no where to be seen. Check roof again. Look all around. I don't think I've ever shat bricks harder. I'm not worried about the spider, I could care less if it was on me at that point. I had three Samaon women who are still frantic asking me, "Did you kill it?" and I'm responsible for losing a problematic spider (venomous, not just because they wanted rid) in their car! My lame comments from earlier ring around my ears as I try and refrain myself from bursting in to a similar panic over how to break it to them and their potential reaction. I'm hoping they just faint because they're already that hysterical. Thankfully I stick my head back in the car and the spider is right where it was before, it must've used web to temporarily drop from its position and then climbed back up because there was nowhere else for it to hide. Strike two is a kill and Auntie tells me I'm her hero and thanks me about five times between 'oh my gods', then tells her nieces to thank me. It's like the elephant and mouse narrative, these women are solid, warrior like, I've literally seen a polynesian girl protect a man from 7 other men trying to bash him, and while she copped it she was successful in her efforts. Yet a bloody spider.. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted August 18, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted August 18, 2018 Australian spiders are a different case entirely. I was talking about the wussy British ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvfcRigo82 Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 4 hours ago, KHV said: The **** seem to be getting bigger. I have had to remove 2 so far. One from the living room floor and another one from my duvet. Was not impressed by the one that got into bed with me! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brommy Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 3 hours ago, A'Villan said: I take my thong off (no, this is not going where you Americans think it just did)... Believe me, it’s not just Americans who snigger at Australian men talking about how they wear women’s skimpy underpants! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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