The Shed

^ That would only give the whining little buggers something else to whinge about, which predictably they would use to create some ill-concieved and poorly executed concept ablum that would undoubtably be produced by Brian Eno which would result in some one suggesting them for inclusion here so we would end up with pages and pages of diatribe on why we would rather watch them play kiss-chase on the motorway blindfolded than add them to any category here, which would cause a melt-down in the server further adding to Bl**dy Global Warming.

Jim Garten wrote: I now have a problem owing to mis-reading a previous post in that I am now worrying about the Grey Room suffering an infestation of attic monkeys

^^^two pints was always enough for me at the height of my 'prowess'...

mystic fred wrote: i have arranged to be buried with my old Beatles, Stones, Who and Led Zeppelin LP's, though if i think of any more to go in there won't be room for me...

Big fan of Frank Zappa,Steve?   

It would be curious to see what Time Team would make of it all when they dig up Steve in 4008: "Hmmm this is an interesting one - it is what appears to be some bizarre form of 21st century execution where the hapless victim is crushed under several tonnes of petroleum-based material cast in the form of a black disc - it is our theory that this is a sacrifice to a hitherto unknown diety, it is a shame that all organic material has rotted away..."

How much do I get paid for being tea boy then? Sorry, we're out of Hob Nobs but I can do you a chocolate digestive.

the blackberries in my backyard have begun to sweeten and I'll soon have enough for a pie!

my blackberry pie:
put two to three cups blackberries in a large bowl and add about 1/2 cup granulated sugar, a tablespoon of flour sprinkled in (so it won't clump), a squeeze of lemon juice, a dash of salt and a pinch of cinnamon-- mash together till about half the berries are mashed, half left whole.  Pour in your favorite homemade or frozen crust and bake at 375 till crust begins to turn golden brown at edges..  you can also glaze the crust before baking with a cream/sugar wash 

Replace the crust with a crumble & I'm in

Tried making a blackberry crumble myself & nearly broke my teeth on the bloody thing - gave me the shock of my life when it rang as well

chopper wrote: what happened to those fine biccies called Jestives? They were chocolate digestives made even more unhealthy by the addition of little lumps of choccie. Well, I liked them

Great biccies , less than imaginative name "eeer, it's based on a Digestive, so we'll call it a Jestive" - ah, the advertising industry's inspired use of the English language never ceases to impress.

See also "Anusol"

Talking of advertising (Maybe this should be in the Ranting Room...)

Those Somerfield adverts where the woman comes into the shop to be greeted by an assistant who asks if she has had a tiring day.

The assistant then says 'Let's see what we can find you to EAT...'

The film then cuts to a couple of examples of what she could buy to EAT from the vast warehouse of foodstuffs...What do we see but...

A six pack of Stella and a bottle of coke...

Edited by Man Erg - August 14 2008 at 05:50

Man Erg wrote: Talking of advertising (Maybe this should be in the Ranting Room...)

This is sort of a rant re advertising & sort or relevant to here (given our average age & deterioration of various internal organs pertaining to advanced years), so it's a bit of a Grey area, but:

What is it with advertising & poo these days? Every other advert seems to be for a yoghurt to stop you 'feeling bloated' due to its content of bifidus digestivum improving "slower digestive transit", or for tablets attractively described as "stool-softeners"... all shown around dinner-time... when I'm eating sausages!!

Edited by Jim Garten - August 14 2008 at 07:33