Jamal

@"javi2541997" Incidentally, Scotland is a nation and country despite being part of the unitary state of the UK. This was even more the case for Russi...

Yes, I've seen that a lot on menus in Spain. My Russian wife finds it amusing, since there are many kinds of salad in Russia. On the other hand, in Sc...

It would take a lot of money to persuade me to wait in a queue for someone. I can hardly wait in a queue for myself. I miss so many things owing to my...

I thought everyone except the Russians called it "Russian salad".

On a podcast or video or something, I heard someone who knew the composer Lou Harrison (a composer I quite like) saying that he (Harrison) and his par...

Quiche is great. What's not to like? Does it go back to the book, Real Men Don't Eat Quiche? But that was itself a satire on the idea that certain foo...

Your grasp of the issue is firm. I’ve had it up to here.

Yes, 's'what I meant. And some people are both. Maybe you are both. Each of us is a diverse conglomerate of parts, and some of our parts are bigger th...

You have a poet’s perception. I wouldn’t have noticed that. In fact I didn’t.

My wife keeps telling me that, but about everything, not just bread. In the old days we would scrape the mould off the top of the jam and eat the rest...

That made me chuckle. Raising a chuckle out of me is quite difficult, so you should really pat yourself. Pat yourself like crazy—but only along to a d...

I understand, up to an extent.

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I’m not super into dance music except on rare occasions. That sounds ok. So…tentative agreement.

That occurred to me, but I'm an above-board kinda guy.

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Interesting. Indian curries, on the other hand, improve with time, like soups and stews. Up to a point.

Sounds tremendous. The dinner I made was less sophisticated, in that it demanded fewer and less exotic ingredients. It was a European-style (here this...

9.5/10

I recommend this video to those who want some background on the dispute: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdtyKdY_xcM

No hate speech in the Shoutbox please!

Interesting to compare heretofore and hitherto. Heretofore means up to the present moment, but hitherto means up to any moment you happen to be talkin...

Thanks, I'm still learnin

Well, I don't want to burst your bubble, but heretofore works only for "up to this point," not for "up to a point," which has an entirely different (o...

Thank you. It gets lonely being the sole voice of reason in the Shoutbox, so I appreciate the support. I suspected so. This isn’t the first time I’ve ...

I'd watch it.

I knew that already. I'm not a schlemiel.

:cool:

I did not know that's where the word schmaltz came from. I wonder if it includes duck fat.

A small amount of soap is fine I think.

I thought that was Irish Cream.

I use sunflower or vegetable. Why? Polymerization for a non-stick surface.

It seems you still have trouble believing I'm not English. Anyway, I like the wateriness of tomatoes, just not when they're mixed with eggs. I have no...

After an omelette it's hardly necessary. For dirty, saucy stuff, a light scrubbing and a thorough drying, occasionally a light oiling down followed by...

Same pan as I've got. Lodge. American made.

8.5/10 I've taken one point off for the inclusion of tomatoes--they don't go well with eggs, at least in their fresh watery form--and half a point off...

Thank you, that’s very kind of you. Twat. “Corvusian” is good though. I probably would’ve gone for “corvidic” but it’s a matter of choice. Sounds good...

Last active 6 days ago. And don't stand on your wife.

Now I’m wondering if I have to start using humour tags, like Clarky.

It’s sad to see you so desperately attempting a self-justification. Your ship is sinking, and you’ve grabbed on to a rat. But the rat won’t save you. ...

:up:

It was just an example of an internationally popular brand, the one that sprung most immediately, nay urgently, to my mind. According to my deep resea...

I'd expect all those spy chaps to talk in RP though, since they're all Oxbridge.

"Up to a point" is more precise. You do anything to satisfy your addiction, up to the point at which, say, you don't want to spend X dollars on a pack...

I think I understand, and if I have indeed awoken your philosophical nerve, you're welcome or I apologize, whichever is appropriate. I didn't realize ...

Up to a point. That's the point. After asking "is it though?" I looked it up. The WHO and other reputable sources are pretty clear on it, and there's ...

I was mostly being provocative for my own amusement. However, evidence does show that increasing tax on cigarettes reduces smoking.

Yes.

Is it, though?

I expect so. But, "misguided," you say. Is it, though? Is it?