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Jeremy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Fox - as has been mentioned more than once - you > are talking about the US recipe. The UK recipe is > very different. Also, the people who pay a premium > for organic, locally sourced yada yada generally > don't eat in McDonald's. You've missed the mark... Not to mention the fact, that, to my knowledge, none of the people on here are abject morons. Fox, do you really think any of us thinks that McDonalds food is good for us? I like good food, but sometimes I eat a Snickers, and I know it's shit, but I am more than ok with that. Beer's bad for you. Smoking's bad for you. Too much cheese is bad for you. But we drink, smoke, eat fondue and go see the personal trainer. I am entirely at peace with the cognitive dissonance. Oh. And it's not even the bloody UK recipe anyway.

Exactly. And maxxi, what would you rather they did? old school model of just asking around their coworkers, friends and family?

No idea about its being missing, but we have a spare and pristine one going in the office. It's probably smaller than the one you lost (only about 2 1/2 feet tall), but you're welcome to it if it would be useful.

Loz Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I don't have a style issue with the Guardian > redesign (though it is ugly), more that there is > not enough info per page - the front page of the > site being a case in question. Cricinfo is going > the same way, though not quite as bad. Yeah, the reason I hate the re-design is you don't get the news. You get three items of news, and then Maureen f***king Lipman saying she's going to leave the country. Also, I'm quite judgemental. I like to judge the editors each day by the order they've run the stories (fracking v. Boko Haram; Benedict Cumberbatch a racist v. Church of Scientology - which is more worthy of our time and consideration). They've ruined everything.

I really thought this was going to be the opening line to a joke.

And delayed because I didn't realise you couldn't swear any more and it would just auto %@*!# you. Arse.

Cross-post. Maybe he WAS getting all meta. I like the idea. And yeah, I hate the re-design. But I hate the Indy website too - those f*king adverts chasing you all over the screen make me want to vote Tory and get the left-wing banned.

Does Private Eye say Gruniad? I've always read it as Grauniad. I thought Loz was getting all meta.

Loz, was the typo deliberate? Grauniad.

Otta Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I would absolutely love to be in a state of mind > to dance to the frog chorus. That sounds like a > happy place to be. I do it often. Largely in the confines of my own living room, but still. Dance more. It makes you happy. So happy, in fact, that you might not mind other people's beards...

Heh, MrB, one of these days I'm taking you out round Hackney Wick, we're going to do some vaginal knitting and drink mead and dance to the Frog Chorus, and my how we'll laugh about what a spiffing time we had on the two-hour three-bus journey home.

MrBen Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > StraferJack. You'll wind up Rosie if you're not > careful. Nah, I just find it kind of sad that people of a similar age have turned into my dad back when I was a teenager. "Call that bloody music? what do you think you look like? Look at his hair! garlic? on bread?" I'm hoping that I manage not to turn into MrBen for just a little while longer.

Damned with faint praise. It's pretty boring. Christ. Hackney Wick - that's where it's happening.

Also, I buy HAND MADE DRIED PASTA I don't know if that makes me sensible (it keeps in the cupboard!) or means my own hand is up my backside (it's handmade!) God, this thread is a conundrum.

Bah. You want to show him a good time, go to Camberwell, chum. Silk Road, Hermits, then on to Bar Story, Crust Conductor, Bussey for dropping some legs. ED lite? And he's travelled all the way across the pond for that? Some friend you are.

Jennys Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Nobody ever mentions walking to the shops or using > public transport and taking a shopping trolley > plus a backpack. Me! Me! I walk. I have an old lady trolley and everything. Love it. I like to go to Iceland AND Franklins Farm Shop, just to confound the hipsters and the I-remember-when-all-this-was-carb-free-vegetable-curryers.

Everyone should be the great unwashed at a festival. Queuing an hour for a shower that dribbles cold water down one side of your body only and gives you athletes foot is no one's idea of a good time. It's why god invented wet wipes.

You're wrong if you think that Mike Tyson hasn't been protested in the UK - he has, several times, and had appearances cancelled. I found it sickening that he was lauded in The Hangover, and then also in How I Met Your Mother (which was bizarre and horrifying). But I think the fact that he's US rather than UK has a part to play, as well as the fact that attitudes seem, at long last, to be changing - so you're seeing more in the mainstream press these days. And Quids, Assange and Polanski - not everyone applauds them regardless. Many of my friends refuse to believe Assange could be guilty of rape because he's a "good guy" - they think it's a stitch up. Of course it could be, and no one wants to think one of the good guys could be a rapist, but of course he could. In spite of my screaming Guardianista credentials, I'd like to see him stand trial. As for Polanski, people have a choice whether or not to watch his films. Of course, Oldham fans could have voted with their feet, but in the case of Ched Evans, you're imposing him onto a team, and removing an element of that choice. As for Russell Brand, I think he's dick. Hot, though.

I know, Blah Blah. Otta thinks I'm a smokin' hot blonde, when actually I'm a 57 year old bloke called Barry.

Cats and foxes.

Cats cats cats cats cats cats cats cats cats. 12 million birds a year. Thanks, cats, you inappropriately over-populated on this tiny island predator bastards.

The Purge. All crime was legal, but some of you failed to take suitable advantage.

maxxi, you can join too! hurrah!!!

Jesus wept, Otta, it doesn't matter how many times you ask, you can't be in the clique. You had your chance, and you blew it. It's six years later, move on... (but if you come round and take my tree down, I'll let you be in my clique - we wear designer headbands and eat ortolan).

Stupid online shopping site hasn't delivered to my chosen delivery address but to an old address they had on file. Not going to be able to re-order niece's presents in time for Christmas now - any chance anyone knows anyone in the building and might be able to help?