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Points: 14693 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 24 2008 at 04:00
Don't plug it in there, you myopic fool....!


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Originally posted by Jim Garten Jim Garten wrote:


 we sincerely wish you all a prosperous 2009.
 
unless of course you are Chopper, in which case this gesture may be construed as an unkind taunt...Embarrassed
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I just thought I would pop in here and wish everyone a merry Christmas and happy new year.  Let's hope we all continue on being prog and grumpy all at the same time.

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Originally posted by fandango fandango wrote:

Originally posted by Jim Garten Jim Garten wrote:


 we sincerely wish you all a prosperous 2009.
 
unless of course you are Chopper, in which case this gesture may be construed as an unkind taunt...Embarrassed
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Thanks Jared, I will struggle on, might have to cut back on the CD expenditure a bit.
Happy Xmas to everyone, may all your pressies be prog box sets.
 
and lay off the sprouts Jim.
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Lay off the sprouts?

What a suggestion...

Originally posted by fandango fandango wrote:

Originally posted by Jim Garten Jim Garten wrote:


 we sincerely wish you all a prosperous 2009.

 

unless of course you are Chopper, in which case this gesture may be construed as an unkind taunt...Embarrassed


I would never be so cruel as to make such a taunt Jared - there is an element of tempting fate, after all...

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Happy days to all - from underneath a blanket of fog and clouds here. Ah well, I may use the gray times to review some albums that have been waiting for that a while. Starting with Sonar's Celluloid and If's Morpho Nestira.

To self: Don't forget to post something on Altona - to back up Jared's review.
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^^ no, I know you wouldn't, Jim...Smile
 
I guess I'm having a bit of gentle fun at Alan's expense, partly because my own future is rather precarious at the moment...Ouch.  I'm sure you'll appreciate why I couldn't really go into things on a public forum, but when you live and work in a building which your employer doesn't even own, and you would have absolutely nowhere to go if you were 'evicted', then the issues tend to concentrate the mind somewhat...Ermm
 
that said, I would just like to take this opportunity of thanking you all for your friendship in the Shed during 2008, and I wish each and every one of you happiness, and if not 'prosperity' then at least security (of the financial variety rather than the 'social' kind...Embarrassed) during what could be a turbulent and difficult 2009, for many of us...Disapprove
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Originally posted by Angelo Angelo wrote:



To self: Don't forget to post something on Altona - to back up Jared's review.
 
yes, you might like to give them a more 'positive' one...Embarrassed
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Merry Progmas, fellow shedders, and a happy new year!
 
Don't worry too much about Jim with the regular sprouts - I've done a batch of sprouts with chestnuts that would be far more catastrophic if he got his hands on them. I've concealed them in a container labeled Theakston Old Peculier - he'll never find them there! 
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Originally posted by Syzygy Syzygy wrote:

I've concealed them in a container labeled Theakston Old Peculier - he'll never find them there! 
 
whereas, if it had been labelled 'Methylated Spirits', you'd have had no chance...Embarrassed
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Merry Christmas to all in the Shed.Smile  I'm off to visit the parents for a bout of turkey and sprouts.  Not sure if I'll be laying them off 'though; I'll leave that to Mr Garten.Nuke
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Merry Xmas to all the Shedders from the USA!Hug Now going back to cooking for tomorrow's feast - no sprouts in sight thoughLOL
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Originally posted by Raff Raff wrote:

Merry Xmas to all the Shedders from the USA!Hug Now going back to cooking for tomorrow's feast - no sprouts in sight thoughLOL


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Points: 65460 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 24 2008 at 15:34
Originally posted by Raff Raff wrote:

- no sprouts in sight thoughLOL


thank God for that
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We detest sprouts, but recognise them as a necessary evil of the festive platter - the woman in the grocer's was not too impressed this morning when I bought 6 of the smallest sprouts I could find - total value 10p.
What?
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Sprouts - Not just for Christmas you know.
 
An excellent often under-rated vegetable. Just don't over cook them. Mmmmmmm.
 
Merry Christmas one and all.
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...never mind about sprouts - what about  The Mystery of the Disappearing Christmas Trees..? Confused
 
last year you couldn't move for these things, they were stacked everywhere - the stations, grocers and garden centres.
this year on wednesday i visited my usual supplier to find only two £40 giants left!  last year there were many to choose from, and at half price.    so a trip to Homebase through the Christmas eve traffic turned out to be another wasted journey....none left!   the sort of storyline used in many Christmas stories...i.e. no turkey, no tree, no presents.
 
i then remembered my old Woolies artificial 6 footer consigned to the loft and brought that down - and all the bits were there, and i even found two sets of Christmas tree lights from a recent   "can i have them back now please"   haul from my ex-spouse, so Christmas is saved!  Big smile
 
just one more family gathering and  one more "won't you have some more food...dig in!" session to go...Dead
 
..then    p e a c e...  Approve
 
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Points: 13244 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 26 2008 at 09:05
Originally posted by limeyrob limeyrob wrote:

Sprouts - Not just for Christmas you know.


Indeed. Try this some time: clean them, cut them in halves (unless you can get the best kind, the really small ones) and stir fry them with a bit of soybean sprouts (taugé in Dutch) and some soy sauce.


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^^nice recipe, Angelo...Clap
 
they are also good with chestnuts...Wink
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I've been trying to get my local Indian to do a turkey and sprouts garlic chilli balti for this Sunday.  I'm sure that if eaten alongside a large portion of saag aloo the health benefits would be well worth it.
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