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This is why Friday was National Fish and Chips Day – politicalbetting.com

SystemSystem Posts: 12,128
edited June 2021 in General
This is why Friday was National Fish and Chips Day – politicalbetting.com

It's #nationalfishandchipday, so here's your reminder that the British public consider fish and chips to be a 'God Tier' national dish https://t.co/Rl45LUdgIy pic.twitter.com/yg4vcycgYk

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  • tlg86tlg86 Posts: 26,123
    First like the (full) English.
  • FrancisUrquhartFrancisUrquhart Posts: 81,460
    edited June 2021
    Christ alive, I hardly eat any of those dishes.

    But shouldn't be surprised by a nation who is hooked on cheap shit prosecco for Christmas lunch.
  • tlg86tlg86 Posts: 26,123
    On Euro 2020, I genuinely think England's best chance of winning the whole thing is to finish third in the group. They're in Group D, so they'll have a decent amount of knowledge of what they need to do before the second and third games. A draw with Croatia would be an ideal start.
  • FrancisUrquhartFrancisUrquhart Posts: 81,460
    edited June 2021
    tlg86 said:

    On Euro 2020, I genuinely think England's best chance of winning the whole thing is to finish third in the group. They're in Group D, so they'll have a decent amount of knowledge of what they need to do before the second and third games. A draw with Croatia would be an ideal start.

    England aren't winning Euro 2020...not with Southgate as manager. We know the centre backs are iffy, but he won't fully utilize the genuine world class attacking talent of the likes of Foden, Sancho, Grealish, instead attempting every game to nick a 1-0 win.
  • isamisam Posts: 41,118
    Blimey, Chicken Tikka Masala is the only one I like that’s not in the top tier
  • state_go_awaystate_go_away Posts: 5,793
    i personally would move up steak and kidney pudding and relegate cauliflower cheese but apart from that in full agreement
  • tlg86tlg86 Posts: 26,123
    FrancisUrquhart said:

    tlg86 said:

    On Euro 2020, I genuinely think England's best chance of winning the whole thing is to finish third in the group. They're in Group D, so they'll have a decent amount of knowledge of what they need to do before the second and third games. A draw with Croatia would be an ideal start.

    England aren't winning Euro 2020...not with Southgate as manager. We know the centre backs are iffy, but he won't fully utilize the genuine world class attacking talent of the likes of Foden, Sancho, Grealish, instead attempting every game to nick a 1-0 win.
    Portugal were average in 2016 and they won it thanks to three draws in the group stage that got them on the favourable side of the draw.
  • PulpstarPulpstar Posts: 77,898
    edited June 2021
    Just had a bacon sandwich. Not tried laverbread or jellied eels tbh; black pudding should be higher.
  • FrancisUrquhartFrancisUrquhart Posts: 81,460
    edited June 2021
    tlg86 said:

    FrancisUrquhart said:

    tlg86 said:

    On Euro 2020, I genuinely think England's best chance of winning the whole thing is to finish third in the group. They're in Group D, so they'll have a decent amount of knowledge of what they need to do before the second and third games. A draw with Croatia would be an ideal start.

    England aren't winning Euro 2020...not with Southgate as manager. We know the centre backs are iffy, but he won't fully utilize the genuine world class attacking talent of the likes of Foden, Sancho, Grealish, instead attempting every game to nick a 1-0 win.
    Portugal were average in 2016 and they won it thanks to three draws in the group stage that got them on the favourable side of the draw.
    They did have the likes of Carvalho and Pepe to shore up their defence though. It looks like England are going to try and play injured slab head slow as an oil tanker Maguire and always makes a mistake Stones.
  • SirNorfolkPassmoreSirNorfolkPassmore Posts: 7,123
    That's a slightly odd poll as it doesn't actually do what it says on the tin in terms of measuring how much people like each of the dishes in questions.

    It doesn't ask for people's favourites, or a score out of ten, just a like/dislike split. So the dishes towards the bottom probably aren't genuinely "crap" tier - they just divide opinion, largely due to a percentage of people having a negative reaction to offal. Those towards the top are just less controversial - nobody dislikes crumpets or Yorkshire puddings, but are they really that many people's favourite?

    It's like the reason why there are so many pizza restaurants. Is it that many people's favourite cuisine? I doubt it. But, if you're going out in a group, it's the one that nobody is likely to object to.
  • CharlesCharles Posts: 35,758
    Wasn’t Chicken Tikka Masala a British invention? I think a Bangladeshi chef although some claim it is Punjabi influenced
  • Simon_PeachSimon_Peach Posts: 424
    FrancisUrquhart said:

    tlg86 said:

    On Euro 2020, I genuinely think England's best chance of winning the whole thing is to finish third in the group. They're in Group D, so they'll have a decent amount of knowledge of what they need to do before the second and third games. A draw with Croatia would be an ideal start.

    England aren't winning Euro 2020...not with Southgate as manager. We know the centre backs are iffy, but he won't fully utilize the genuine world class attacking talent of the likes of Foden, Sancho, Grealish, instead attempting every game to nick a 1-0 win.
    Unfortunately, Southgate hasn’t learned from Spurs that building a team around lower-league journeyman Harry Kane’s attempt to win the Golden Boot never translates into team trophies... 1-0 up against Croatia and trying to score from an impossible position, rather than squaring the ball to Sterling for a tap-in was peak Kane
  • ydoethurydoethur Posts: 71,154
    Charles said:

    Wasn’t Chicken Tikka Masala a British invention? I think a Bangladeshi chef although some claim it is Punjabi influenced

    On that subject, LOL @Sunil_Prasannan
  • SirNorfolkPassmoreSirNorfolkPassmore Posts: 7,123
    edited June 2021
    Charles said:

    Wasn’t Chicken Tikka Masala a British invention? I think a Bangladeshi chef although some claim it is Punjabi influenced

    Both chicken tikka and masala sauce are old South Asian recipes. It's the combination, in response to British preference for "gravy" on dishes deemed too dry, that is very probably from the UK.
  • ydoethurydoethur Posts: 71,154
    Question:

    How can a Full English be in the God Tier and black pudding, which is part of a Full English, be in the crap tier?
  • kle4kle4 Posts: 95,873
    I'll be honest I can take or leave yorkshire pudding.
  • DavidLDavidL Posts: 53,706
    Sean_F said:

    People who would relegate such delights as Beef Wellington, Scotch eggs, pork pies, black pudding, haggis, kippers, and steak and kidney pie/pudding to the bottom two tiers have no taste.

    Beef wellington is right up there with the very best. Haggis is great occasionally but you don't want to over do it. Ditto Kippers. Kidneys spoil a steak pie which is excellent.
  • kle4kle4 Posts: 95,873
    isam said:

    Blimey, Chicken Tikka Masala is the only one I like that’s not in the top tier

    Probably only that low due to people uncertain if it counts as British or not (it does).
  • Sunil_PrasannanSunil_Prasannan Posts: 51,578
    Some vegetarian fish-substitute for me, please :lol:
  • Alphabet_SoupAlphabet_Soup Posts: 3,183
    So you can convert shepherd's pie into cottage pie by rotating it through 90 degrees?
  • ydoethurydoethur Posts: 71,154
    This will make quite a difference to the landscape:

    https://youtu.be/bEsrpG0Apwk
  • kle4kle4 Posts: 95,873
    ydoethur said:

    Question:

    How can a Full English be in the God Tier and black pudding, which is part of a Full English, be in the crap tier?

    It is a bit of a cheat, since people will have different views about some of the inclusions in a Full English. No black pudding fo rme, but hash browns definitely.
  • ydoethurydoethur Posts: 71,154
    Alphabet_Soup said:

    So you can convert shepherd's pie into cottage pie by rotating it through 90 degrees?

    Just by shanking it?
  • SirNorfolkPassmoreSirNorfolkPassmore Posts: 7,123
    ydoethur said:

    Question:

    How can a Full English be in the God Tier and black pudding, which is part of a Full English, be in the crap tier?

    I guess that - while you or I may prefer black pudding as part of our full English breakfast experience - someone can quite legitimately claim to have had a full English breakfast without the inclusion of that item.
  • kle4kle4 Posts: 95,873
    Never heard of Laverbread.

    I seem to recall some TV programme years ago which did a 'Britain's favourite meals' thing, and they made sure all different curries got counted seperately, to make sure 'curry' or 'indian curry' did not win.
  • Sunil_PrasannanSunil_Prasannan Posts: 51,578
    FrancisUrquhart said:

    tlg86 said:

    On Euro 2020, I genuinely think England's best chance of winning the whole thing is to finish third in the group. They're in Group D, so they'll have a decent amount of knowledge of what they need to do before the second and third games. A draw with Croatia would be an ideal start.

    England aren't winning Euro 2020...not with Southgate as manager. We know the centre backs are iffy, but he won't fully utilize the genuine world class attacking talent of the likes of Foden, Sancho, Grealish, instead attempting every game to nick a 1-0 win.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvZWGYkTR7U
  • tlg86tlg86 Posts: 26,123
    kle4 said:

    Never heard of Laverbread.

    I seem to recall some TV programme years ago which did a 'Britain's favourite meals' thing, and they made sure all different curries got counted seperately, to make sure 'curry' or 'indian curry' did not win.

    Reverse of ONS baby names...
  • NemtynakhtNemtynakht Posts: 2,329
    Pulpstar said:

    Just had a bacon sandwich. Not tried laverbread or jellied eels tbh; black pudding should be higher.

    For anyone who has not been, a trip to Bury market for hot black pudding (I prefer the less fatty one with mustard and ketchup) is absolutely great. I've not been for a very long time, but still like black pudding, and the broken biscuit stall too!
  • Sunil_PrasannanSunil_Prasannan Posts: 51,578
    ydoethur said:

    Charles said:

    Wasn’t Chicken Tikka Masala a British invention? I think a Bangladeshi chef although some claim it is Punjabi influenced

    On that subject, LOL @Sunil_Prasannan
    For context, FPT:

    What's @ydoethur's favourite region of India and Pakistan?

    The Pun-jab!

    (I thank you!)
  • tlg86tlg86 Posts: 26,123
    LOL @ Pirelli
  • Sean_FSean_F Posts: 37,141
    kle4 said:

    I'll be honest I can take or leave yorkshire pudding.

    Airy Yorkshire puddings are great, but they’re not the kind you get served at school or the New Connaught rooms.
  • CarlottaVanceCarlottaVance Posts: 60,216
    Good piece in the Guardian on how Stonewall have lost their way:

    https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/jun/06/stonewall-risks-all-it-has-fought-for-in-accusing-those-who-disagree-with-it-of-hate-speech
  • CarlottaVanceCarlottaVance Posts: 60,216
    Flegs.....

    The huge Saltire is believed to be one of the biggest in Scotland


    https://twitter.com/ScotNational/status/1401249209882497025?s=20
  • ydoethurydoethur Posts: 71,154
    CarlottaVance said:

    Flegs.....

    The huge Saltire is believed to be one of the biggest in Scotland


    https://twitter.com/ScotNational/status/1401249209882497025?s=20

    Blimey.

    It’s good that they’re in no way insecure about their national identity.
  • CarlottaVanceCarlottaVance Posts: 60,216
    ydoethur said:

    CarlottaVance said:

    Flegs.....

    The huge Saltire is believed to be one of the biggest in Scotland


    https://twitter.com/ScotNational/status/1401249209882497025?s=20

    Blimey.

    It’s good that they’re in no way insecure about their national identity.
    With a rather tenuous grasp on history the "historic monument" (sic) also known as "McCaig's Folly" is little over a century old - there are (much) older tenements in Glasgow & Edinburgh
  • LeonLeon Posts: 54,679
    SirNorfolkPassmore said:

    Charles said:

    Wasn’t Chicken Tikka Masala a British invention? I think a Bangladeshi chef although some claim it is Punjabi influenced

    Both chicken tikka and masala sauce are old South Asian recipes. It's the combination, in response to British preference for "gravy" on dishes deemed too dry, that is very probably from the UK.
    A great invention. We are good at recombining. We mixed American blues and Anglo-Celtic melodies to make the glories of British pop and rock music in the golden age
  • TazTaz Posts: 14,162
    CarlottaVance said:

    Good piece in the Guardian on how Stonewall have lost their way:

    https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/jun/06/stonewall-risks-all-it-has-fought-for-in-accusing-those-who-disagree-with-it-of-hate-speech

    It is. However the guardian has a less than stellar reputation in defending columnists who have the wrong views on the trans issue. Just look at how Suzanne Moore was treated.
  • LeonLeon Posts: 54,679
    It should not be “a bacon sandwich” in that excellent top tier, it should be just “sandwich”

    Surely the greatest British contribution to global cuisine. Now found throughout the world, and, brilliantly invented by a drunken English aristocrat so addicted to gambling and booze he didn’t want to quit the tables for a proper meal

    What is more quintessentially British than that? Le Sandwich. Praise be
  • Scott_xPScott_xP Posts: 35,895
    Paging SeanT

    9pm, BBC2

    Brian Cox's Adventures in Space and Time

    2, Aliens: Are We Alone? New

    With scientists sending space probes to the furthest reaches of the solar system and beyond, the scientific search for alien life has begun. Inspired by a childhood love of science fiction, Brian still hopes to hear from ET. He explains why this search deserves to be taken seriously, and he explores the chances of it happening.
  • squareroot2squareroot2 Posts: 6,662
    The French eat all.kill kinds of filthy food
    No.lessons from the frogs(legs) thank-you.

    Our first cultural day out post lockdown. Music from the shows at Chichester Festival theatrel.
  • CarlottaVanceCarlottaVance Posts: 60,216
    Leon said:

    It should not be “a bacon sandwich” in that excellent top tier, it should be just “sandwich”

    Surely the greatest British contribution to global cuisine. Now found throughout the world, and, brilliantly invented by a drunken English aristocrat so addicted to gambling and booze he didn’t want to quit the tables for a proper meal

    What is more quintessentially British than that? Le Sandwich. Praise be

    When in Galeries Lafayette, Paris, a couple of years back the outlet that was busiest in the Food Hall was Pret a Manger.....
  • squareroot2squareroot2 Posts: 6,662
    squareroot2 said:

    The French eat all.kill kinds of filthy food
    No.lessons from the frogs(legs) thank-you.

    Our first cultural day out post lockdown. Music from the shows at Chichester Festival theatrel.

    Oops... I forgot two days at Lords...
  • TazTaz Posts: 14,162
    kle4 said:

    Never heard of Laverbread.

    I seem to recall some TV programme years ago which did a 'Britain's favourite meals' thing, and they made sure all different curries got counted seperately, to make sure 'curry' or 'indian curry' did not win.

    It’s welsh, supposed to be nice. It crops up a few times in the welsh heats of great British menu
  • TazTaz Posts: 14,162
    I love most of the bottom two tiers. Of course steak and kidney pies, scotch eggs and black pudding cover a multitude of sins. From cheap shite for Asda to the artisan ones that cost a few quid each at food festivals. Those I adore.
  • rottenboroughrottenborough Posts: 62,401
    Taz said:

    kle4 said:

    Never heard of Laverbread.

    I seem to recall some TV programme years ago which did a 'Britain's favourite meals' thing, and they made sure all different curries got counted seperately, to make sure 'curry' or 'indian curry' did not win.

    It’s welsh, supposed to be nice. It crops up a few times in the welsh heats of great British menu
    The photo of it though actually looks like an oatcake.
  • LeonLeon Posts: 54,679
    edited June 2021
    CarlottaVance said:

    Leon said:

    It should not be “a bacon sandwich” in that excellent top tier, it should be just “sandwich”

    Surely the greatest British contribution to global cuisine. Now found throughout the world, and, brilliantly invented by a drunken English aristocrat so addicted to gambling and booze he didn’t want to quit the tables for a proper meal

    What is more quintessentially British than that? Le Sandwich. Praise be

    When in Galeries Lafayette, Paris, a couple of years back the outlet that was busiest in the Food Hall was Pret a Manger.....
    Everyone loves a good sandwich. It is so satisfying, coherent, simple, yet fantastically open to variation

    Like a taco, but better, because easier and more amenable to development

    We should be as proud of Le Sandwich as the Spanish are proud of their ham or the Americans are proud of their excellent “sharp” cheese
  • ydoethurydoethur Posts: 71,154
    Leon said:

    It should not be “a bacon sandwich” in that excellent top tier, it should be just “sandwich”

    Surely the greatest British contribution to global cuisine. Now found throughout the world, and, brilliantly invented by a drunken English aristocrat so addicted to gambling and booze he didn’t want to quit the tables for a proper meal

    What is more quintessentially British than that? Le Sandwich. Praise be

    Yes, give me a few rounds of Geralds any day.
  • Scott_xPScott_xP Posts: 35,895
    Leon said:

    Everyone loves a good sandwich. It is so satisfying, coherent, simple, yet fantastically open to variation

    Except the Nordics who failed to grasp the single most important element...
  • TazTaz Posts: 14,162
    rottenborough said:

    Taz said:

    kle4 said:

    Never heard of Laverbread.

    I seem to recall some TV programme years ago which did a 'Britain's favourite meals' thing, and they made sure all different curries got counted seperately, to make sure 'curry' or 'indian curry' did not win.

    It’s welsh, supposed to be nice. It crops up a few times in the welsh heats of great British menu
    The photo of it though actually looks like an oatcake.
    My god, it’s actually seaweed

    http://allrecipes.co.uk/recipe/34245/welsh-laverbread.aspx
  • tlg86tlg86 Posts: 26,123
    CarlottaVance said:

    Good piece in the Guardian on how Stonewall have lost their way:

    https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/jun/06/stonewall-risks-all-it-has-fought-for-in-accusing-those-who-disagree-with-it-of-hate-speech

    Karen White, a trans woman who committed indecent assault, gross indecency involving children and two rapes while a man, was placed in a women’s prison where she sexually assaulted female prisoners.

    Far too polite, in my opinion. No one seriously considers Adolf Hitler to have been a socialist...
  • IanB2IanB2 Posts: 49,774
    Tomorrow is National Swift Day! Be good to those swifts tomorrow, folks!
  • LeonLeon Posts: 54,679
    HAHAHAHAHAHAH

    “The sandwich” gets 13.3 MILLION hits on Google.

    “The croissant” gets a frankly impotent 550,000

    In votre face, Johnny Frenchman
  • RazedabodeRazedabode Posts: 3,027
    Well this f1 race has been eventful - think Pirelli have a lot to answer for...
  • TazTaz Posts: 14,162
    tlg86 said:

    CarlottaVance said:

    Good piece in the Guardian on how Stonewall have lost their way:

    https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/jun/06/stonewall-risks-all-it-has-fought-for-in-accusing-those-who-disagree-with-it-of-hate-speech

    Karen White, a trans woman who committed indecent assault, gross indecency involving children and two rapes while a man, was placed in a women’s prison where she sexually assaulted female prisoners.

    Far too polite, in my opinion. No one seriously considers Adolf Hitler to have been a socialist...
    Or North Korea to be democratic.
  • ydoethurydoethur Posts: 71,154
    Scott_xP said:

    Leon said:

    Everyone loves a good sandwich. It is so satisfying, coherent, simple, yet fantastically open to variation

    Except the Nordics who failed to grasp the single most important element...
    Or the Yanks, who don’t use butter.
  • TazTaz Posts: 14,162
    IanB2 said:

    Tomorrow is National Swift Day! Be good to those swifts tomorrow, folks!

    Sadly Neither David nor Clive Swift, are no longer with us.
  • Alphabet_SoupAlphabet_Soup Posts: 3,183
    Is there a category lower than 'crap' inadvertently copped from the image? Where else would Balti fit?
  • JBriskin3JBriskin3 Posts: 1,254
    I don't eat seafood so I take my Fish Oil concentrate 1000 MG every day.

    Tikka masala being mid tier sounds about right.
  • TazTaz Posts: 14,162
    ydoethur said:

    Scott_xP said:

    Leon said:

    Everyone loves a good sandwich. It is so satisfying, coherent, simple, yet fantastically open to variation

    Except the Nordics who failed to grasp the single most important element...
    Or the Yanks, who don’t use butter.
    I use Olivio. Is that bad ?
  • kinabalukinabalu Posts: 41,947
    What I don't like are pies where the upper crust comes off like a lid and you end up spooning out the filling. That spoils the pie for me.
  • NemtynakhtNemtynakht Posts: 2,329
    rottenborough said:

    Taz said:

    kle4 said:

    Never heard of Laverbread.

    I seem to recall some TV programme years ago which did a 'Britain's favourite meals' thing, and they made sure all different curries got counted seperately, to make sure 'curry' or 'indian curry' did not win.

    It’s welsh, supposed to be nice. It crops up a few times in the welsh heats of great British menu
    The photo of it though actually looks like an oatcake.
    Oatcakes are nice too
  • Scott_xPScott_xP Posts: 35,895
    ydoethur said:

    Or the Yanks, who don’t use butter.

    I met a young American who blogged about food and travel. One of her entries for Scotland explained she was surprised by butter on a sandwich "the way we would use mayonnaise..."
  • ydoethurydoethur Posts: 71,154
    Scott_xP said:

    ydoethur said:

    Or the Yanks, who don’t use butter.

    I met a young American who blogged about food and travel. One of her entries for Scotland explained she was surprised by butter on a sandwich "the way we would use mayonnaise..."
    Well, what do you expect from a nation that puts pineapple on its pizza?
  • IanB2IanB2 Posts: 49,774
    edited June 2021
    Taz said:

    ydoethur said:

    Scott_xP said:

    Leon said:

    Everyone loves a good sandwich. It is so satisfying, coherent, simple, yet fantastically open to variation

    Except the Nordics who failed to grasp the single most important element...
    Or the Yanks, who don’t use butter.
    I use Olivio. Is that bad ?
    Its relation to proper olive oil is rather like American rubber cheese’s relation to proper cheese. They get away with calling it Olivio and trying to ride on the back of olive oil’s well known health benefits whilst only 15% of the oil in the bottle actually comes from olives.
  • tlg86tlg86 Posts: 26,123
    That was very sporting of Lewis Hamilton.

    :lol:
  • kinabalukinabalu Posts: 41,947
    That was truly comical from Lewis!
  • Andy_JSAndy_JS Posts: 32,174
    Why aren't baked beans on toast with brown sauce on the list?
  • ydoethurydoethur Posts: 71,154
    kinabalu said:

    What I don't like are pies where the upper crust comes off like a lid and you end up spooning out the filling. That spoils the pie for me.

    But that was, of course, the original point of it...
  • Fysics_TeacherFysics_Teacher Posts: 6,284
    kinabalu said:

    That was truly comical from Lewis!

    For those of us with no access to the Live stream, what happened?
  • tlg86tlg86 Posts: 26,123
    Fysics_Teacher said:

    kinabalu said:

    That was truly comical from Lewis!

    For those of us with no access to the Live stream, what happened?
    It looked like he was going to take the lead on the re-start but completely out-braked himself and went straight on at Turn 1.
  • FrancisUrquhartFrancisUrquhart Posts: 81,460
    As a member of the cricket committee of Independent SAGE, first to say collapse on in the cricket...
  • ydoethurydoethur Posts: 71,154
    tlg86 said:

    That was very sporting of Lewis Hamilton.

    :lol:

    It’s on days like this that I remember why I nicknamed Verstappen ‘Max Vercrash’em.’
  • Fysics_TeacherFysics_Teacher Posts: 6,284
    tlg86 said:

    Fysics_Teacher said:

    kinabalu said:

    That was truly comical from Lewis!

    For those of us with no access to the Live stream, what happened?
    It looked like he was going to take the lead on the re-start but completely out-braked himself and went straight on at Turn 1.
    Ah!
  • squareroot2squareroot2 Posts: 6,662
    Leon said:

    HAHAHAHAHAHAH

    “The sandwich” gets 13.3 MILLION hits on Google.

    “The croissant” gets a frankly impotent 550,000

    In votre face, Johnny Frenchman

    Just enjoy the fact that the French are doing their heads in over the spread of McDonald's in what they see as gastronomic vandalism....... they do have a point...
  • JBriskin3JBriskin3 Posts: 1,254
    Alphabet_Soup said:

    Is there a category lower than 'crap' inadvertently copped from the image? Where else would Balti fit?

    Balti would be authentic Indian though wouldn't it? (unlike Tikka Masala).
  • Andy_JSAndy_JS Posts: 32,174
    "Top Tory China hawk MP Tom Tugendhat says there is a 'strong possibility' Covid escaped from a Chinese lab as he says a 'culture of fear and silence' around the origins of the pandemic

    Tugendhat said investigation was needed, attacking Chinese culture of silence"

    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9657249/Tory-China-hawk-MP-Tom-Tugendhat-says-strong-possibility-Covid-escaped-Chinese-lab.html
  • TazTaz Posts: 14,162
    IanB2 said:

    Taz said:

    ydoethur said:

    Scott_xP said:

    Leon said:

    Everyone loves a good sandwich. It is so satisfying, coherent, simple, yet fantastically open to variation

    Except the Nordics who failed to grasp the single most important element...
    Or the Yanks, who don’t use butter.
    I use Olivio. Is that bad ?
    Its relation to proper olive oil is rather like American rubber cheese’s relation to proper cheese. They get away with calling it Olivio and trying to ride on the back of olive oil’s well known health benefits whilst only 15% of the oil in the bottle actually comes from olives.
    I just checked it and it’s actually Bertolli but I’d guess it’s the same, or similar.

    It’s the spread.

  • JBriskin3JBriskin3 Posts: 1,254
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  • isamisam Posts: 41,118
    edited June 2021
    Scott_xP said:

    Paging SeanT

    9pm, BBC2

    Brian Cox's Adventures in Space and Time

    2, Aliens: Are We Alone? New

    With scientists sending space probes to the furthest reaches of the solar system and beyond, the scientific search for alien life has begun. Inspired by a childhood love of science fiction, Brian still hopes to hear from ET. He explains why this search deserves to be taken seriously, and he explores the chances of it happening.

    Peter Hitchens today (Aliens not the main thrust of the article) … he’s not ruling it out either!

    “ One day, historians, possibly from another planet, will slice through the guff and propaganda of the past 15 months and tell us what really happened rather than what the BBC said happened. For now, everyone is too over-wrought to think about it, and I have given up trying.”
  • Morris_DancerMorris_Dancer Posts: 61,700
    Good afternoon, everyone.

    F1: exciting race. Irked to miss out on both tips, Gasly came damned close to coming off.

    I suppose this is payback for 2020 when I had a lot of good luck.
  • isamisam Posts: 41,118
    edited June 2021
    tlg86 said:

    CarlottaVance said:

    Good piece in the Guardian on how Stonewall have lost their way:

    https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/jun/06/stonewall-risks-all-it-has-fought-for-in-accusing-those-who-disagree-with-it-of-hate-speech

    Karen White, a trans woman who committed indecent assault, gross indecency involving children and two rapes while a man, was placed in a women’s prison where she sexually assaulted female prisoners.

    Far too polite, in my opinion. No one seriously considers Adolf Hitler to have been a socialist...
    Karen White when you pull her at a bar around midnight vs when you wake up next morning and she’s took the slap off





    https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/oct/11/karen-white-how-manipulative-and-controlling-offender-attacked-again-transgender-prison
  • Philip_ThompsonPhilip_Thompson Posts: 65,826
    England seem to be batting at 2 per over. This target is achievable but looks like they're only playing for the draw.

    Any idea how many overs remaining for today?
  • Sunil_PrasannanSunil_Prasannan Posts: 51,578
    JBriskin3 said:

    Alphabet_Soup said:

    Is there a category lower than 'crap' inadvertently copped from the image? Where else would Balti fit?

    Balti would be authentic Indian though wouldn't it? (unlike Tikka Masala).
    Authentic Birmingham, I'm afraid, Brisky!
  • Sunil_PrasannanSunil_Prasannan Posts: 51,578
    Andy_JS said:

    Why aren't baked beans on toast with brown sauce on the list?

    Beans-on-naan.
  • IshmaelZIshmaelZ Posts: 21,830
    Leon said:

    HAHAHAHAHAHAH

    “The sandwich” gets 13.3 MILLION hits on Google.

    “The croissant” gets a frankly impotent 550,000

    In votre face, Johnny Frenchman

    Should search le croissant for a level playing field Shirley?
  • JBriskin3JBriskin3 Posts: 1,254
    Sunil_Prasannan said:

    JBriskin3 said:

    Alphabet_Soup said:

    Is there a category lower than 'crap' inadvertently copped from the image? Where else would Balti fit?

    Balti would be authentic Indian though wouldn't it? (unlike Tikka Masala).
    Authentic Birmingham, I'm afraid, Brisky!
    Well in that case I don't think it deserves crap tier. I'd probably put it in mid or low tier.
  • OnlyLivingBoyOnlyLivingBoy Posts: 15,687
    The British eat a lot of shit don't they.
    How can a Yorkshire pudding which is essentially just a three dimensional pancake filled with Bisto, be considered in the top tier of food? Surely it's only there because it's bland and inoffensive?
  • ydoethurydoethur Posts: 71,154
    edited June 2021
    Philip_Thompson said:

    England seem to be batting at 2 per over. This target is achievable but looks like they're only playing for the draw.

    Any idea how many overs remaining for today?

    45 after this one. So 4+ per over needed.

    Edit - in fact, just about five an over.
  • JBriskin3JBriskin3 Posts: 1,254
    OnlyLivingBoy said:

    How can a Yorkshire pudding which is essentially just a three dimensional pancake filled with Bisto, be considered in the top tier of food?

    You just answered your own question!
  • OnlyLivingBoyOnlyLivingBoy Posts: 15,687
    JBriskin3 said:

    OnlyLivingBoy said:

    How can a Yorkshire pudding which is essentially just a three dimensional pancake filled with Bisto, be considered in the top tier of food?

    You just answered your own question!
    No wonder we had Brexit.
  • SandyRentoolSandyRentool Posts: 21,965
    Jellied eels aren't even food. They should be in a special category where the mere thought of them makes you gip.

    I'd happily tuck in to everything else that is listed.

    But what about Good Brie?
  • ydoethurydoethur Posts: 71,154
    England now more buggered than a reluctant Turkish conscript.
  • Morris_DancerMorris_Dancer Posts: 61,700
    F1: always odd when a race is great but misfortune screws a bet.

    Anyway, here's a ramble about Azerbaijan, which was 73 billion times more entertaining than Monaco: https://enormo-haddock.blogspot.com/2021/06/azerbaijan-post-race-analysis-2021.html
  • ydoethurydoethur Posts: 71,154
    SandyRentool said:

    Jellied eels aren't even food. They should be in a special category where the mere thought of them makes you gip.

    I'd happily tuck in to everything else that is listed.

    But what about Good Brie?

    Non-existent things weren’t included.
  • CarlottaVanceCarlottaVance Posts: 60,216
    Boris Johnson vs. Keir Starmer (31 May):

    Who best embodies ‘stands up for the interests of the UK’?

    Johnson: 49% (+3)
    Starmer: 27% (-2)

    Changes +/- 24 May

    https://twitter.com/RedfieldWilton/status/1401550745971871746?s=20
  • FrancisUrquhartFrancisUrquhart Posts: 81,460
    CarlottaVance said:

    Boris Johnson vs. Keir Starmer (31 May):

    Who best embodies ‘stands up for the interests of the UK’?

    Johnson: 49% (+3)
    Starmer: 27% (-2)

    Changes +/- 24 May

    https://twitter.com/RedfieldWilton/status/1401550745971871746?s=20

    Well the big interview with Piers has cut through to dispel the misconceptions about Starmer...
  • DavidLDavidL Posts: 53,706
    ydoethur said:

    England now more buggered than a reluctant Turkish conscript.

    It's all on Root. Again. Crawley, oh dear, in this situation that was exceptionally poor and Sibley looks like every ball is an event.
  • FrancisUrquhartFrancisUrquhart Posts: 81,460
    Standard Crawley wicket.
  • CarlottaVanceCarlottaVance Posts: 60,216
    Is the UK Government currently taking the right measures to address the coronavirus pandemic? (31 May)

    Yes: 54% (+1)
    No: 32% (–)
    Don’t know: 14% (-1)

    Changes +/- 24 May

    https://twitter.com/RedfieldWilton/status/1401509273503514628?s=20
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