Thread: Dinner

Whitie #2 looks like she's not quite fitting in on a few of your pics.

She looks as comfortable as taxexile walking past someone collecting for Palestine.

Doubtless in a week or so she will be fitting in fine.

Originally Posted by hallelujah

Remember these things, Mendy?

What... gay trainers with Reform turquoise socks?

That look never really caught on in Somerset.

I do however remember small bream. I think we called them 'skimmers'?

I also remember we had a lot of bream-roach hybrids in the River Kenn but can't remember the name of those...?

Was considering getting into making pies. But don't have a pie tray, yet. Will have a skizz on lazada. Do people buy the shortcrust pastry in supermarkets here?

Originally Posted by cyrille

Whitie #2 looks like she's not quite fitting in on a few of your pics.

She looks as comfortable as taxexile walking past someone collecting for Palestine.

Doubtless in a week or so she will be fitting in fine.

It's a difficult one.

Whitie £ 2 (I can't seem to get that number symbol to work on my laptop, it's on the same key as 3, the pound sign and a Thai squiggle, but I'll be fukked if I can make it come up) is actually dominant over Whitie £ 1, but she won't eat and doesn't assimilate so well as her very submissive sister.

What to do?

It's hard to judge unless you've walked in the same paws as these guys...

I don't think she's very well and a vet call beckons. Her female bits look a bit swollen and I've been considering posting a pic for some advice, but am reluctant due to the inevitable comments that will ensue.

Originally Posted by Mendip

What... gay trainers with Reform turquoise socks?

That look never really caught on in Somerset.

I do however remember small bream. I think we called them 'skimmers'?

I also remember we had a lot of bream-roach hybrids in the River Kenn but can't remember the name of those...?

An old pair of classic Adidas that are now used for fishing, you Lazada-shorts wurzel.

No excuses for the socks though. Guilty as charged.



But, yeah, skimmers.

However, I caught a new species yesterday (hence why I said little bream rather than skimmers)!

At first I thought it was a hybrid roach-bream too, but it's apparently a small silver bream (not native to most of the UK apart from pockets of the south but widespread in Europe)!

Was it a silver bream you called them?

Originally Posted by Edmond

Was considering getting into making pies. But don't have a pie tray, yet. Will have a skizz on lazada. Do people buy the shortcrust pastry in supermarkets here?

Half fat to flour, make it yerself... if you have time!

Try not to use only butter because it will be too rich but its hard to find suitable margarine in Thailand.

Originally Posted by Mendip

What... gay trainers with Reform turquoise socks?

Cyan, surely?

Originally Posted by cyrille

Cyan, surely?

I got sunburnt and took a picture of my burnt legs with cyan (how do you even know that?) socks.

But I'm reluctant to post them after you fat shamed me last year.

Originally Posted by Mendip

^ His loss!

Last night it was the old family favourite... Saturday night steak an' chips.

I picked up a couple of steaks at Makro... 'Grass Fed'... I mean, wtf else are you going to feed a cow on?

Fish pellets?



My eggs let me down a bit.

As is my way, I gave the daughter the biggest, juiciest steak...



While I had the less big and juicy inferior steak. A third of mine also was cut up into small pieces, American style, but then sneakily fed to 'Whitie New Girl 2' who is struggling a bit right now and I want her to get her Mojo and appetite back.



Lucky 'Whitie New Girl 2'!

I don't know how you do steak and chips and those pies you make in that heat.

The kitchen must be roasting for a start, but I couldn't imagine eating hearty meals like that every day in SE Asia.

I tended to stick to light stuff like rice, noodles and yaba.

Did wonders for my figure too.

Originally Posted by cyrille

The more useless a pice of information is, the more likely I am to remember it.

For example, do you know the name of the only member of ZZTop ('sharp dressed man' era) who didn't have a beard?

Funnily enough, no.

I could have sworn they all had beards though.

Go on anyway and hit me (with your rhythm stick).

The drummer did not have a beard.

His name is Frank Beard.

I did say 'useless'.

Frank Beard (musician) - Wikipedia

Originally Posted by cyrille

The drummer did not have a beard.

His name is Frank Beard.

I did say 'useless'.

Frank Beard (musician) - Wikipedia

Well, isn't that ironic!

Let me hit you with one of mine before I leeave you for the day.

When and where did the HIV virus originate?

(admittedly not useless, so you've got me there)

Originally Posted by cyrille

It's not my fault you look like Don Estelle from the knees down.

From the knees up as well, I reckon!

Well, it would follow...

But does he know the words to 'Whispering Grass', I wonder.

*had to google Don Estelle*

Originally Posted by hallelujah

Well, isn't that ironic!

Let me hit you with one of mine before I leeave you for the day.

When and where did the HIV virus originate?

(admittedly not useless, so you've got me there)

Anyone got this, btw?

No googling.

^ Manchester?

Or down some alley outside the Spurs ground?

Originally Posted by Mendip

^ Manchester?

Or down some alley outside the Spurs ground?

You see, Nev, I try my hardest to raise the levels of intelligence and maturity on here and this is what I'm faced with.

Originally Posted by Mendip

Half fat to flour, make it yerself... if you have time!

Try not to use only butter because it will be too rich but its hard to find suitable margarine in Thailand.

Will give that a go, cheers.



The "half fat to flour" ratio by weight—the classic shortcrust pastry—is the golden standard for meat pie dough. It creates a sturdy, crumbly, and flaky crust that holds up to rich meat fillings without becoming soggy.

Master Ratio (by weight)

• Flour: 100% (e.g., 500 g all-purpose flour)
• Fat: 50% (e.g., 250 g unsalted butter or a mix of butter and shortening)
• Liquid: ~ 20% - 25% (e.g., 100 ml to 125 ml of ice-cold water or milk)
• Add-ins: Salt (1 tsp), a dash of baking powder (optional for slight lift), and a pinch of sugar.

How to Prepare (The Rub-In Method)

• Keep it cold: Dice your fat into small cubes and keep it in the fridge until the moment you use it. Cold fat is the secret to a flaky crust.
• Combine dry ingredients: Whisk the flour, salt, and baking powder together in a large mixing bowl.
• Rub in the fat: Add the cold fat cubes to the flour. Use your fingertips or a pastry blender to rub/cut the fat into the flour until the mixture resembles coarse breadcrumbs. Leave some pea-sized pieces of fat, as these will melt in the oven and create flaky layers.
• Add liquid: Pour in the ice-cold water (or milk) a few tablespoons at a time. Mix with a fork or a wooden spoon until the dough just comes together into a rough ball. Do not overwork the dough, or your pie will turn out tough.

Rest and chill: Flatten the dough into a disc, wrap it in plastic wrap, and let it rest in the refrigerator for at least 30 to 60 minutes. This allows the gluten to relax and the fat to firm up, making it much easier to roll without shrinking.

Originally Posted by hallelujah

Anyone got this, btw?

No googling.

Right, as I was overwhelmed with responses to this question, I can only announce one winner: me.

Gaetan Dugas, some bendy air host, was originally stated as patient zero in SF's gay community, which leads people to believe it is a new disease.

It isn't. It is yet another zoonotic disease that has made the jump from animal to human with the first case appearing in Cameroon in 1908/1909.

Dr Grethe Rask, a Dane, is widely recognised as the first offishul western person to die of AIDS in 1974 after contracting it while working in the Congo.