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Polar Bear

Re: First-World Problems.
« Reply #1125 on: 13 February, 2016, 08:40:21 am »
Quote from: Vince on 09 February, 2016, 06:07:40 pm
Marks and Spencer didn't have any blocks of Red Leicester. I had to buy sliced instead.

Should have gone to Aldi.   :o
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rr

Re: First-World Problems.
« Reply #1126 on: 13 February, 2016, 08:40:50 am »
Quote from: cygnet on 13 February, 2016, 08:34:31 am
First world maths problem:

Humus without extra virgin olive oil, yuck!
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Ruthie

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Re: First-World Problems.
« Reply #1127 on: 13 February, 2016, 09:28:15 am »
And no Tahini!
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Mrs Pingu

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Re: First-World Problems.
« Reply #1128 on: 13 February, 2016, 10:16:45 am »
And that tick is back to front!
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Bledlow

Re: First-World Problems.
« Reply #1129 on: 13 February, 2016, 11:26:02 am »
What is 'hummus dip' & how does it differ from hummus?

Is it something to do with 'chai tea'?
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hellymedic

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Re: First-World Problems.
« Reply #1130 on: 13 February, 2016, 12:33:48 pm »
Quote from: Mrs Pingu on 13 February, 2016, 10:16:45 am
And that tick is back to front!

Left-handed teacher?

I am right-handed but it strikes me that making a tick is a very highly unnatural movement for a left-hander, more than normal writing.

Any lefties care to comment?
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HTFB

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Re: First-World Problems.
« Reply #1131 on: 13 February, 2016, 12:35:14 pm »
Quote from: Mrs Pingu on 13 February, 2016, 10:16:45 am
And that tick is back to front!
Not for a left-hander it isn't. And as ane fule kno, left-handers are best at sums. Look at sigismund arbuthnot the mad maths master. he hav a cane that land accross rong side of fearless BOYS tender backside hem-hem.

(Hellymedic beat me to the draw. The movement isn't that unnatural as we're well trained in pen-pushing. If you're ticking off a list, though, it's much better to tick on the left side of the page so your hand doesn't block what you're reading as you go along, and then the left-handed tick is very much easier.)
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Basil

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Re: First-World Problems.
« Reply #1132 on: 13 February, 2016, 12:59:30 pm »
HTFB has written what I was going to say.
I used a left hand tick for years and ignored any comments from others about it.
My brother, who was a head teacher at the time, wouldn't accept my opinion that a left handed tick was valid, asking me if I used a left handed b, for instance.
Since then I try to use right handed ticks when completing forms by hand.
Other than that I don't care what others think of my left handed tick.
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CAMRAMan

Re: First-World Problems.
« Reply #1133 on: 13 February, 2016, 01:00:25 pm »
The finches keep eating my sunflower hearts and I have to fill up the feeders every other day in this weather.
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Mrs Pingu

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Re: First-World Problems.
« Reply #1134 on: 13 February, 2016, 02:42:40 pm »
I *am* a lefty,  actually, and I can tick the usual way.

Having said that, I'm not a lefty who is so lefty I can barely function in a right handed world....
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Kim

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Re: First-World Problems.
« Reply #1135 on: 13 February, 2016, 03:42:18 pm »
Left-handed tick makes perfect sense to me, as long as the context is unambiguous (best to avoid it where it's going to be OCRed, scrutinised by pedants, or could be mistaken for a backslash).

(I'm a righty, so it's academic.)
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Auntie Helen

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Re: First-World Problems.
« Reply #1136 on: 14 February, 2016, 08:14:31 am »
Quote from: hellymedic on 13 February, 2016, 12:33:48 pm
Quote from: Mrs Pingu on 13 February, 2016, 10:16:45 am
And that tick is back to front!

Left-handed teacher?

I am right-handed but it strikes me that making a tick is a very highly unnatural movement for a left-hander, more than normal writing.

Any lefties care to comment?
Germans all seem to do their ticks back to front, and often on the wrong side of the paper. It's very weird!
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Ruthie

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Re: First-World Problems.
« Reply #1137 on: 14 February, 2016, 04:34:04 pm »
Forgot to buy lemons for my home made dip for my work packed lunch, alas!
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contango

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Re: First-World Problems.
« Reply #1138 on: 15 February, 2016, 05:35:26 am »
I just bought a new case of beer but there's so much beer already in the chiller I can't fit any of it in.
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nicknack

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Re: First-World Problems.
« Reply #1139 on: 15 February, 2016, 11:09:46 am »
Quote from: contango on 15 February, 2016, 05:35:26 am
I just bought a new case of beer but there's so much beer already in the chiller I can't fit any of it in.
There's plenty of room in mine if you're really stuck.
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MagnusOpus

Re: First-World Problems.
« Reply #1140 on: 15 February, 2016, 11:28:04 am »
Did this get posted here yet?

https://www.facebook.com/overheardinwaitrose/

including such gems as.....

"Sebastian stop hitting your sister, or you won’t get any Brioche!" and

"Luciano behave! Children these days... I blame the au pairs."

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hellymedic

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Re: First-World Problems.
« Reply #1141 on: 15 February, 2016, 12:16:16 pm »
I think I posted something about Highgate mothers...

ETA I did. Linky reposted.

Enjoy!

https://www.handpicked.org/best_of_highgatemums
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hellymedic

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Re: First-World Problems.
« Reply #1142 on: 15 February, 2016, 02:11:24 pm »
Quote from: rr on 13 February, 2016, 08:40:50 am
Quote from: cygnet on 13 February, 2016, 08:34:31 am
First world maths problem:

Humus without extra virgin olive oil, yuck!

I see that's in the 'Highgate Mums' page...

https://www.handpicked.org/best_of_highgatemums
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cygnet

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Re: First-World Problems.
« Reply #1143 on: 16 February, 2016, 12:03:08 am »
Lots of FWP there for the taking, but ^ stood out!
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Re: First-World Problems.
« Reply #1144 on: 16 February, 2016, 12:12:03 pm »
Quote from: Ruthie on 13 February, 2016, 09:28:15 am
And no Tahini!

It sounds grim - 6 cups of water to 2 of chick peas, surely that would be a watery soup not any kind of "dip"? And no tahini or salt?

And surely a USA cup is a measuring cup and not at all the same as a teacup? I call fake.
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L CC

Re: First-World Problems.
« Reply #1145 on: 16 February, 2016, 04:35:39 pm »
That's about right for dried chickpeas, surely.
You'd need to soak them for days mind.

The point about cups as a measuring device is built in proportionality. You can use any cup.
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Kim

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Re: First-World Problems.
« Reply #1146 on: 16 February, 2016, 04:38:33 pm »
Quote from: fboab on 16 February, 2016, 04:35:39 pm
The point about cups as a measuring device is built in proportionality. You can use any cup.

Until they start mixing units, eg. "cloves".  But you're always going to risk Mars Climate Orbiter problems with recipes unless you apply common sense or count everything out in moles.

We got a tame USAnian to buy us a set of measuring cups.  Handy things to have.  More useful than chickpeas, anyway.
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hellymedic

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Re: First-World Problems.
« Reply #1147 on: 16 February, 2016, 05:10:34 pm »
Quote from: fboab on 16 February, 2016, 04:35:39 pm
That's about right for dried chickpeas, surely.
You'd need to soak and boil them for days mind.

The point about cups as a measuring device is built in proportionality. You can use any cup.

FTFY...
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SteveC

Re: First-World Problems.
« Reply #1148 on: 16 February, 2016, 06:21:57 pm »
'Cup' in recipes is a standard measure.

In the US it's 8 fluid ounces (so half of one of their pints) (note for the pedantic, the US fl.oz. is not quite the same as an Imperial one)
In New Zealand it's 250ml.

(Mr Google says the US cup is 236.59ml)

Cue the 'nice thing about standards quote'
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Basil

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Re: First-World Problems.
« Reply #1149 on: 16 February, 2016, 06:36:09 pm »
Quote from: SteveC on 16 February, 2016, 06:21:57 pm
'Cup' in recipes is a standard measure.


Surely it depends on who's bra you are borrowing to do the measuring?

*leaves thread in disgrace*
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