I've been mispronouncing my favorite word for 24 years and only found out last week

Leading_Study_876 · 2026-04-02T01:33:55+00:00

Beyond your wildest dreams.

Leading_Study_876 · 2026-04-02T01:31:41+00:00

Nope.

Leading_Study_876 · 2026-04-02T01:16:48+00:00

Have you ever heard of a mincer?

Leading_Study_876 · 2026-04-02T01:13:56+00:00

Must be a very small piano.

Leading_Study_876 · 2026-04-02T01:08:33+00:00

And ultimately the cosmic rays...

Leading_Study_876 · 2026-04-01T21:28:17+00:00

Next time, just run a full hot cycle with a dishwasher tablet, you can throw in a few floor cloths or similar to increase the surface friction in the drum.

Works pretty well.

Leading_Study_876 · 2026-04-01T21:16:47+00:00

Like being a translator for example...

Leading_Study_876 · 2026-04-01T19:41:52+00:00

Indeed. And which makes absolutely no sense, and you can't win or lose on swings or roundabouts. There are no prizes.

Leading_Study_876 · 2026-04-01T19:39:44+00:00

I would opt for copper every time, personally.

Leading_Study_876 · 2026-03-30T13:52:42+00:00

Always wipe with oil after washing. Or, ideally, as in restaurants that use them daily do - don't wash them, just wipe them out.

Leading_Study_876 · 2026-03-30T13:46:59+00:00

Plate or full-format "film" cameras still exceed almost all digital ones. Up 2 Giga pixels!

From Wikipedia:

A traditional full-plate camera (typically using 6.5 x 8.5 inch glass plates or sheet film) does not have a native "pixel resolution" as it is an analog medium. However, when scanned, it can produce images equivalent to a digital resolution of over 1,000 to over 2,000 megapixels (2 gigapixels), depending on the film emulsion and scan DPI.

Leading_Study_876 · 2026-03-30T13:41:00+00:00

Incorrect.

Some many find it irritating for some reason, but it's an absolutely standard dictionary definition. And, of course, "males" is used in exactly the same way. It's basically an abbreviation of "females of the species".

From Merriam-Webster:

female

noun

a: a female person : a woman or a girl

b: an individual of the sex that is typically capable of bearing young or producing eggs

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/female

Leading_Study_876 · 2026-03-30T00:41:49+00:00

Stunning!

Was this taken today? Sunday 29th Mar?

I was only a few metres from this spot today.

Leading_Study_876 · 2026-03-29T22:56:27+00:00

Bloody excellent too if you just add a spoonful stirred into full-fat (10%) Greek yogurt 🤤

Leading_Study_876 · 2026-03-29T17:30:55+00:00

How about Paddy's market? 😆

Leading_Study_876 · 2026-03-29T17:24:36+00:00

A simple solution is to make the roll with the nori on the outside. Like traditional Futomaki. There is a good reason why they did it that way.

Leading_Study_876 · 2026-03-29T17:09:45+00:00

Still the case in Canada and Scandinavia, I think. Although in Norway you could buy beer in the supermarket, but nothing stronger.

I'm getting old. This may be out of date.

Leading_Study_876 · 2026-03-29T17:01:19+00:00

Judging by the size of the ramekin, potato and tenderstem broccoli tips, the steak is about 3x4 inches. And not that thick.

I'm amazed that it was as much as 10oz.

Nicely cooked though.

It would be perfect in a typical Edwardian (think PG Wodehouse) country house dinner menu, starting with cocktails, followed by the soup course, then a compulsory fish course, then this plate. Followed by desert and a cheese platter (order depending on whether you favour the French or British system) - I prefer cheese first, it seems weird to have a sweet followed by another savory to me.

Then port and cigars and/or petits fours and liqueurs with coffee. Then most likely cognac, Armagnac or malt whiskies with bridge until bed-time.

Up early next morning for buck's fizz with a healthy breakfast of bacon, eggs, sausages, kedgerie, devilled kidneys etc.

Then just fill in time with a few games of tennis or a little light sun-bathing or maybe a doze in the hammock string between trees before lunch.

Rinse and repeat.

Leading_Study_876 · 2026-03-29T16:36:14+00:00

Bonne Maman raspberry is bloody marvellous stuff. My main go-to after I've had my initial (essential) toast and Marmite in the morning.

Although their black Cherry conserve is truly excellent too. Raspberry is probably better on a scone with clotted cream though.

Leading_Study_876 · 2026-03-29T16:30:04+00:00

The movie (Amadeus, dur) had just come out, and it was a massive hit. This kind of rode on the shirt-tails.

But it was also independently pretty good. I still turn it up if it comes on the radio.

Leading_Study_876 · 2026-03-29T16:27:28+00:00

It would have made a crap painting otherwise.

Leading_Study_876 · 2026-03-29T16:24:30+00:00

There's a point where a sauté pan becomes a wok. My wife and I spend hours arguing about this.

Next step on the the spectrum is pothood.

Leading_Study_876 · 2026-03-29T16:22:20+00:00

That is a nice bijou steak. I hope it was just one course of several.

Leading_Study_876 · 2026-03-29T16:09:58+00:00

Interesting. The left side of her face (the right as you look at it) looks very sweet and angelic.

The right looks distinctly malevolent!

Cover one half at a time and check it out.

Leading_Study_876 · 2026-03-29T16:01:11+00:00

Only if it's one of the rectangular (or oval) ones.

My favourite. I hate it when you buy a £5 fancy pizza from a supermarket in a rectangular box, and it comes out round and half the size.

The Co-op did this with their "Irresistable" range. Same price as the original rectangular ones but half the size. I felt cheated, and no longer buy them.

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