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Post by Deleted on May 6, 2018 10:09:38 GMT
I don’t like barbecues. I think they’re naff. 🙂 Fun fact* I've never had a Barbecue in my life. My Dad hated them so we never had them. I always felt left out and weird growing up because of that. (well and y'know being me). But also I'm with you, I have a perfectly functional kitchen, I do not need to cook outdoors. * might not be fun
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Post by ruby on May 6, 2018 10:33:00 GMT
Weddings are boring and royal ones even more so.
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Post by bellboard27 on May 6, 2018 10:49:47 GMT
I don’t like barbecues. I think they’re naff. 🙂 Fun fact* I've never had a Barbecue in my life. My Dad hated them so we never had them. I always felt left out and weird growing up because of that. (well and y'know being me). But also I'm with you, I have a perfectly functional kitchen, I do not need to cook outdoors. * might not be fun If you want to miss out on Salmonella from chicken burnt on the outside and raw in the middle, that’s your choice. More for the rest of us.
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Post by Deleted on May 6, 2018 14:02:25 GMT
I have a perfectly functional kitchen, I do not need to cook outdoors. You can create all the fun of a barbecue indoors by randomly changing the setting of the grill, dropping some of the food on the floor, rubbing wood ash in everyone's clothes and hair, and occasionally releasing jars of wasps.
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Post by lynette on May 6, 2018 16:16:07 GMT
I don’t like barbecues. I think they’re naff. 🙂 I don’t like them either! So more in common than just love of Theatre....naff doesn’t even come close for me. The food is always burnt on the outside and undercooked on the inside. Always.
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Post by lynette on May 6, 2018 16:19:55 GMT
Weddings are boring and royal ones even more so. Weddings are tedious on the whole and there is never anywhere to sit while you wait for the family to get the photos done so you have to stand around with a drink and maybe a canapé making small talk with strangers. I’m ok at small talk for about five minutes , after that I like big talk. And a sit down!
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Post by bellboard27 on May 6, 2018 16:20:08 GMT
I once cooked a barbecue as part of a show on the stage of the London Palladium. Theatre and barbecues can be combined!
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Post by andrew on May 6, 2018 17:37:27 GMT
I once cooked a barbecue as part of a show on the stage of the London Palladium. Theatre and barbecues can be combined! Obviously eating at the theatre is bad, but if in some of these more boring plays (I'm looking at you NT) the actors whipped out a barbie and handed out some burgers I might be more tempted to sit through to the end.
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Post by kathryn on May 6, 2018 18:46:31 GMT
Oh, it’s not just me that hates weddings!!
Why does a half- hour legal ceremony get dragged out to an all-day event?
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Post by Deleted on May 6, 2018 18:50:59 GMT
Oh, it’s not just me that hates weddings!! Why does a half- hour legal ceremony get dragged out to an all-day event? Right? Also weddings are a f***ing miserable affair if you know nobody but one of those getting married. I was once a Bridesmaid for someone whom I had no other mutual friends with, and even with the distraction of the associated duties, that is a long-ass day of small talk. Especially when it's a particularly couple-heavy affair.
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Post by alece10 on May 6, 2018 19:13:30 GMT
I once cooked a barbecue as part of a show on the stage of the London Palladium. Theatre and barbecues can be combined! Sounds like Dame Edna's show.
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Post by dontdreamit on May 6, 2018 19:15:38 GMT
The worst wedding I went to was one where my partner and I knew no one other than the bride and groom. We weren’t even sat on the same table so I was sat with strangers who were getting increasingly lairy at me because I wasn’t drinking at all, and they were drinking alcohol at a rate I’d never seen before. And the way it was organised, there was a course then lots of speeches, then the next course then speeches again etc. 4 hours I was sat there!
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Post by Deleted on May 6, 2018 19:23:17 GMT
The worst wedding I went to was one where my partner and I knew no one other than the bride and groom. We weren’t even sat on the same table so I was sat with strangers who were getting increasingly lairy at me because I wasn’t drinking at all, and they were drinking alcohol at a rate I’d never seen before. And the way it was organised, there was a course then lots of speeches, then the next course then speeches again etc. 4 hours I was sat there! The one above did speeches before ANY food. I'd been up since stupid O'Clock doing Bridesmaid nonsense, I was ready to chew my own arm off by the time any food came my way.
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Post by Deleted on May 6, 2018 19:27:03 GMT
I have been to TONS of weddings and loved them all, but that's because I used to be heavily active in my church community, so would sing in the choir and ring the bells and get £25 for just over an hour's work. Not a bad racket for a teenage me!
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Post by bellboard27 on May 6, 2018 19:33:57 GMT
I once cooked a barbecue as part of a show on the stage of the London Palladium. Theatre and barbecues can be combined! Sounds like Dame Edna's show. It was indeed, well the segment with Sir Les Patterson! He spat over most of the front row and when we were about the only ones who didn't move seats, he must have concluded we were game and he got us on stage.
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Post by dontdreamit on May 6, 2018 19:47:42 GMT
The worst wedding I went to was one where my partner and I knew no one other than the bride and groom. We weren’t even sat on the same table so I was sat with strangers who were getting increasingly lairy at me because I wasn’t drinking at all, and they were drinking alcohol at a rate I’d never seen before. And the way it was organised, there was a course then lots of speeches, then the next course then speeches again etc. 4 hours I was sat there! The one above did speeches before ANY food. I'd been up since stupid O'Clock doing Bridesmaid nonsense, I was ready to chew my own arm off by the time any food came my way. Sounds like a nightmare! When we got married it was a really laid back affair, partly because of some of the experiences we had! Got married at 3 and the food was served at 6pm. Meant that everyone had the chance to eat lunch before the ceremony, and then the wait wasn’t too long. Instead of it being a sit down affair where food was served, they did the food buffet style so everyone could have as little or as much of whatever they wanted. Every guest also got to contribute a song of their choice if they wanted for the DJ to play. Everyone said afterwards that it was the most chilled out wedding they’d been to.
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Post by dontdreamit on May 6, 2018 19:53:11 GMT
Oh and my friend’s now ex-husband had at a previous wedding gone around and drunk the end of every bottle of wine, and he got hideously drunk. I sat him next to my friend from work who takes absolutely no nonsense from anyone, and she forcibly removed alcohol from him during the meal, which meant he didn’t get all aggressive like he had at the previous wedding we’d all been to.
There’s a reason he’s now an ex!
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Post by Deleted on May 6, 2018 20:31:13 GMT
Weddings. Mmm... Why do I feel like I’ve just got stuck in a 4oz bag full of melted sherbert lemons...?
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Post by dippy on May 6, 2018 22:18:18 GMT
On the wedding theme, not a fan of them in any way and in my opinion they are a complete waste of money, guess who's never getting married! Luckily I've only ever been to three weddings, one as a toddler, the other when I was about 10 and the last one was about 15 years ago (school friends), so I feel I've been very lucky there. My best friend didn't even invite me to her wedding since she knows I'm happiest in jeans and a t-shirt and didn't want me there being uncomfortable and unhappy.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on May 6, 2018 23:16:38 GMT
Posh crisps (“Kettle”, hand fried and the like, plus all those odd flavours like Wasabi, Balsamic Vinegar, Truffle and Parmesan) are rubbish.
Also, crisps made out of anything except potatoes are rubbish. Stick your beetroots and your parsnips. It’s like eating someone’s else’s toenails.
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Post by Deleted on May 7, 2018 5:14:54 GMT
Posh crisps (“Kettle”, hand fried and the like [...]) are rubbish. I've found that "hand cooked" on a packet of crisps can be read as "expensive, tough, burnt and tasteless".
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Post by Deleted on May 7, 2018 5:43:15 GMT
Salt and vinegar flavoured crisps. Ew. I just don't get it.
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Post by ellie1981 on May 7, 2018 6:32:06 GMT
On the wedding theme, not a fan of them in any way and in my opinion they are a complete waste of money, guess who's never getting married! Luckily I've only ever been to three weddings, one as a toddler, the other when I was about 10 and the last one was about 15 years ago (school friends), so I feel I've been very lucky there. My best friend didn't even invite me to her wedding since she knows I'm happiest in jeans and a t-shirt and didn't want me there being uncomfortable and unhappy. I remember being at my mum’s house recently and one of those shows was on, I think it was Say Yes To The Dress. My mum went on a huge rant about how ridiculous it is to obsess over a wedding, which is essentially just a big party but with higher costs and expectations. She’s been married (and divorced) twice - first one being my dad. I was 18 when she married her second husband and wasn’t even invited to the wedding. They just got up one day, drove to Scotland and did it. I actually admire her for that - she’s insanely practical and hates spending money on herself.
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Post by Tibidabo on May 7, 2018 6:44:06 GMT
It’s like eating someone’s else’s toenails. So your own are ok then?🤨
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Post by Deleted on May 7, 2018 7:02:28 GMT
I realise I'll probably be sent to the naughty step for this, but I'm really not a fan of Harry Potter. You and me both. *settles down next to you on the naughty step* Shove up...room for one more?
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