Seemingly trivial things that intrigue you
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I use cinnamon but will definitely try cloves and nutmeg.pinno said:
I can see how sour cream would go well with it.rjsterry said:Mrs RJS experimented with adding dark chocolate chips to one this week, which was very tasty. Personal preference is to have it with sour cream and add a bit of granola into the crumble for extra crunch.
I reduce the sugar and add golden syrup + oats. Also ground cloves and nutmeg.
also agree with the tips for adding crunch.
where you buffet grabbing horse eaters are all wrong is that it should only ever be accompanied by Birds custard or vanilla ice cream0 -
I do like custard but I do like that cold ice cream and hot crumbly pie contrast.
Apple pie and ice cream is good too and strudel. You can't beat a good slice of apfelstrudel.
[Jesus wept - those dessert trolleys in Germany]seanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
We have our 8 month old grandson2 with us at the moment, Mrs Slog is feeding him his tea.
She's just given him a long biscuit/rusk thingy. She put it in his hand with 2/3 sticking up above his fist. So, he tries to gum the bit in his hand, sort of backwards.
I've noticed this a few times with grandson 1 as well when he was tinier. Odd that they do that.
The older I get, the better I was.0 -
When all yer teef have fallen out, try eating a rusk.capt_slog said:We have our 8 month old grandson2 with us at the moment, Mrs Slog is feeding him his tea.
She's just given him a long biscuit/rusk thingy. She put it in his hand with 2/3 sticking up above his fist. So, he tries to gum the bit in his hand, sort of backwards.
I've noticed this a few times with grandson 1 as well when he was tinier. Odd that they do that.seanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
capt_slog said:
We have our 8 month old grandson2 with us at the moment, Mrs Slog is feeding him his tea.
She's just given him a long biscuit/rusk thingy. She put it in his hand with 2/3 sticking up above his fist. So, he tries to gum the bit in his hand, sort of backwards.
I've noticed this a few times with grandson 1 as well when he was tinier. Odd that they do that.
Intriguing. I wonder if GS2's brain is mistakenly seeing the protuberance as a possible thumb, and knows to avoid trying to eat it. Proprioception is an amazing skill, but the brain has to learn its details, and how that ties in with visual inputs.0 -
Requires a lot more coordination to get a long thing in your mouth than just putting your hand in your mouth.0
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I wonder if you can spot politicians by them doing the same thing with their feet when they are babies.0
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Why is Camilla known as Queen Consort when Queen Elizabeth the Queen's mother was simply Queen?0
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Saintly Diana.TheBigBean said:Why is Camilla known as Queen Consort when Queen Elizabeth the Queen's mother was simply Queen?
Not saying it's right or wrong but that'll be something to do with it.The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
pblakeney said:
Di.TheBigBean said:Why is Camilla known as Queen Consort when Queen Elizabeth the Queen's mother was simply Queen?
I seem to remember that it was a compromise title, especially as she was a divorcee. The royal family have not always been the most welcoming in similar circumstances...0 -
are cathoics allowed to be a monarch?briantrumpet said:pblakeney said:
Di.TheBigBean said:Why is Camilla known as Queen Consort when Queen Elizabeth the Queen's mother was simply Queen?
I seem to remember that it was a compromise title, especially as she was a divorcee. The royal family have not always been the most welcoming in similar circumstances...0 -
I think the answer is still definitely not, given that they are the head of the CofE. So don't worry, Jacob Rees Smug won't make the shortlist.surrey_commuter said:
are cathoics allowed to be a monarch?briantrumpet said:pblakeney said:
Di.TheBigBean said:Why is Camilla known as Queen Consort when Queen Elizabeth the Queen's mother was simply Queen?
I seem to remember that it was a compromise title, especially as she was a divorcee. The royal family have not always been the most welcoming in similar circumstances...0 -
Wagatha remains a mystery. Summarised by the GuardianThis means that not only did Vardy voluntarily bring a libel case that destroyed her own reputation, she will also have paid millions of pounds for the privilege of being publicly humiliated.0
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Thicker than Thick Lizzy? A close run thing methinks.TheBigBean said:Wagatha remains a mystery. Summarised by the Guardian
This means that not only did Vardy voluntarily bring a libel case that destroyed her own reputation, she will also have paid millions of pounds for the privilege of being publicly humiliated.
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Whether I'll get on with the 'lectric blanket I've just ordered... only to air/take the chill off the bed before I get into it, as I run warm enough when I'm installed under the duvet. I'm also intrigued how they cope with being washed in the washing machine, given their nature... some sort of heating element, and all that... (and yes, I do know you unplug them before putting them in the washing machine...)0
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Trivial??
How people (especially the young) know so little about the natural world.
Last night's Who wants to be a millionaire question:
Which of these is a fish?
A. Portuguese man o war.
B. Scallop
C. Seahorse
D. Octopus.
The contestant-not a clue.
Phone a friend- not a clue.
54% of the audience answered A ffs.
Even on University challenge, it’s the questions on the natural world they know least about.
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I didn't know octopuses were fish- Genesis Croix de Fer
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Me and the mrs both got the answer right but I wouldn’t say either of us knew it off the bat.
The audience was the classic rookie mistake of putting an idea in their head before asking them.
That way, everyone who has no idea goes with the answer already suggested.0 -
Try and eat a Portuguese man of war.
(lol).seanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
Isn't this about as useful as knowing a peanut is not a nut? (Nor are most things people call nuts)masjer said:Trivial??
How people (especially the young) know so little about the natural world.
Last night's Who wants to be a millionaire question:
Which of these is a fish?
A. Portuguese man o war.
B. Scallop
C. Seahorse
D. Octopus.
The contestant-not a clue.
Phone a friend- not a clue.
54% of the audience answered A ffs.
Even on University challenge, it’s the questions on the natural world they know least about.
Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.2 -
You could put a prawn or even a scallop in a fish pie. But sprinkle in a few seahorses and watch the complaints from around the table.TheBigBean said:
Isn't this about as useful as knowing a peanut is not a nut? (Nor are most things people call nuts)masjer said:Trivial??
How people (especially the young) know so little about the natural world.
Last night's Who wants to be a millionaire question:
Which of these is a fish?
A. Portuguese man o war.
B. Scallop
C. Seahorse
D. Octopus.
The contestant-not a clue.
Phone a friend- not a clue.
54% of the audience answered A ffs.
Even on University challenge, it’s the questions on the natural world they know least about.
Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.- Genesis Croix de Fer
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TheBigBean said:
Isn't this about as useful as knowing a peanut is not a nut? (Nor are most things people call nuts)
Many people call Truss nuts. I hope you're not going to say they are all wrong too.0 -
No, it's useful to know about the planet we are living on. So, more important than just peanuts.TheBigBean said:
Isn't this about as useful as knowing a peanut is not a nut? (Nor are most things people call nuts)masjer said:Trivial??
How people (especially the young) know so little about the natural world.
Last night's Who wants to be a millionaire question:
Which of these is a fish?
A. Portuguese man o war.
B. Scallop
C. Seahorse
D. Octopus.
The contestant-not a clue.
Phone a friend- not a clue.
54% of the audience answered A ffs.
Even on University challenge, it’s the questions on the natural world they know least about.
Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
Wisdom stretches further than choosing the ingredients to put in a fruit salad, like not destroying the planet we live on.
The answer is C. Seahorse.0 -
masjer said:
No, it's useful to know about the planet we are living on. So, more important than just peanuts.TheBigBean said:
Isn't this about as useful as knowing a peanut is not a nut? (Nor are most things people call nuts)masjer said:Trivial??
How people (especially the young) know so little about the natural world.
Last night's Who wants to be a millionaire question:
Which of these is a fish?
A. Portuguese man o war.
B. Scallop
C. Seahorse
D. Octopus.
The contestant-not a clue.
Phone a friend- not a clue.
54% of the audience answered A ffs.
Even on University challenge, it’s the questions on the natural world they know least about.
Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
Wisdom stretches further than choosing the ingredients to put in a fruit salad, like not destroying the planet we live on.
The answer is C. Seahorse.
I'm standing up for wilful ignorance... I'm not particularly interested what label they stick on a seahorse, and knowing the label isn't going to alter my negotiating my land-based existence. But I'm quite happy for others to find it interesting.0 -
Hands up time. My initial thought was "none of the above" but that was clearly wrong.
Guessed at seahorse, checked, I was right. Meaningless in the big scheme though.The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
My intrigue is that ignorance about the natural world is leading to its destruction.
We depend on it for our survival. Soil, water, co2, climate, pollination all are crucial for our existence.
The seahorse was an example of ignorance.0 -
I was the same, thought all of them were in distinct classifications. Asked myself the question, what defines a fish.pblakeney said:Hands up time. My initial thought was "none of the above" but that was clearly wrong.
Guessed at seahorse, checked, I was right. Meaningless in the big scheme though.
Decided it was Gills and went sea horse. I may have fluked the right answer for the wrong reason.0 -
I was ignorant of the fact that a seahorse is a fish, but would have guessed the right answer as I was sure none of the others were.
Agree with Masjer's general point about ignorance of the natural world.0 -
veronese68 said:
I was ignorant of the fact that a seahorse is a fish, but would have guessed the right answer as I was sure none of the others were.
Agree with Masjer's general point about ignorance of the natural world.
Does not knowing a label that humans give a particular animal mean that one is not capable of valuing the natural world and wanting to protect it?0
