Happy Zombie Jesus Day

[Ramster]

Good morning.

Been up working for a few hours, even made bacon and eggs for the wife and I since the daughter is away for the weekend. Nothing big planned, just the usual work and maybe some drinks late this afternoon/early evening since we didn't do anything at all yesterday but chill.

[ecchi]

I discovered a forum dedicated to retro-computing (Commodore, Atari, Sinclair/Timex etc) a few days ago. Had a bit of trouble signing up because of my Yahoo email address, but got it all sorted now so spent the morning looking over old threads on the board. Trouble is, half the board is dedicated to selling obsolete computer stuff, and judging by the recently sold stuff, they offer so much that I want that it won't be long before I'm in the poor house again (I already bought a joystick interface for my Sinclair/Timex Spectrum.

Originally Posted by Ramster

bacon and eggs for the wife and I since the daughter is away for the weekend.

You don't eat breakfast when your daughter is around?

Originally Posted by jollyhumper

Been making and eating roasted lamb again, can't get enough of that stuff!

Never was a big lamb fan. In fact when I heard a recent news report that (in Britain) 40% of take away food that is sold as lamb is actually chicken or beef I thought "And what is the problem with that?"

Since today is a special religious day and I don't pray or go to church anymore (or eat chocolate much). I decided to celebrate Easter by treating myself to roast duck in orange sauce for lunch. That is in the bible, isn't it? That bit that says "And the Lord said unto Moses 'you must eat roast duck in orange sauce on the day that you celebrate my son's resurrection'." (It is just before that bit about children having to eat chocolate eggs until they vomit on the cat.)

[Simon]

@ecchi - I read this yesterday and thought you'd appreciate it (though probably heard it before).

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A new commanding officer was sent to a jungle outpost to relieve the retiring colonel. After welcoming his replacement, and showing the courtesies (gin and tonic, cucumber sandwiches) that protocol decrees, the retiring colonel said, "You must meet Captain Smithers, my right-hand man. God, he's really the strength of this office. His talent is simply boundless."

Smithers was summoned and introduced to the new CO, who was surprised to meet a toothless, hairless, scabbed and pockmarked specimen of humanity, a particularly unattractive man less than three feet tall.

"Smithers, old man, tell your new CO about yourself."

"Well, sir, I graduated with honours from Sandhurst, joined the regiment and won the Military Cross and Bar after three expeditions behind enemy lines. I've represented Great Britain in equestrian events and won a Silver Medal in the middleweight division of the Olympics. I have researched the history of... "

Here the colonel interrupted, "Yes, yes; never mind that, Smithers; the CO can find all that in your file. Tell him about the day you called the witch doctor a motherfucker."

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[ecchi]

[Maj. Stress]

Originally Posted by Simon

@ecchi - I read this yesterday and thought you'd appreciate it (though probably heard it before).

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A new commanding officer was sent to a jungle outpost to relieve the retiring colonel. After welcoming his replacement, and showing the courtesies (gin and tonic, cucumber sandwiches) that protocol decrees, the retiring colonel said, "You must meet Captain Smithers, my right-hand man. God, he's really the strength of this office. His talent is simply boundless."

Smithers was summoned and introduced to the new CO, who was surprised to meet a toothless, hairless, scabbed and pockmarked specimen of humanity, a particularly unattractive man less than three feet tall.

"Smithers, old man, tell your new CO about yourself."

"Well, sir, I graduated with honours from Sandhurst, joined the regiment and won the Military Cross and Bar after three expeditions behind enemy lines. I've represented Great Britain in equestrian events and won a Silver Medal in the middleweight division of the Olympics. I have researched the history of... "

Here the colonel interrupted, "Yes, yes; never mind that, Smithers; the CO can find all that in your file. Tell him about the day you called the witch doctor a motherfucker."

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You do know that is going to end up on my FB page don't you?

[Simon]

Originally Posted by Maj. Stress

You do know that is going to end up on my FB page don't you?

Hahaha...sounds like it hit you the way it did me.

[Ramster]

Originally Posted by ecchi

You don't eat breakfast when your daughter is around?

Nope LOL. Actually we try not to eat too much greasy junk food such as bacon with her around, we're more healthy with scrambled eggs, oatmeal, yogurt with granola and fruit.

[jollyhumper]

Originally Posted by ecchi

Never was a big lamb fan. In fact when I heard a recent news report that (in Britain) 40% of take away food that is sold as lamb is actually chicken or beef I thought "And what is the problem with that?"

weird. I would have tasted it was not lamb, it has a very distinct taste.
I don't touch Lamb-kebab and all that shit, but lamb chops or roasted lamb made in my own kitchen, that is something else
Bragging now, I know. But I AM good |smile|

Jolly

[ecchi]

Originally Posted by jollyhumper

weird. I would have tasted it was not lamb, it has a very distinct taste.

Yeah, I would have noticed too, I think. But over here our lamb takeaways tend to either be: curried lamb, which may be a strong enough curry to numb the taste buds; or deep fried lamb rolls (think McDonald apple pies with lamb instead of apple) which has so much damn sauce in it that it may mask the taste; or kebabs, which are mostly eaten by drunks after leaving a bar, or by assholes (or by drunk assholes) who probably wouldn't notice if you substituted the lamb with Styrofoam.

Yeah, I agree, cooking it yourself is best.

Originally Posted by jollyhumper

I don't touch Lamb-kebab and all that shit

If I have a kebab I tend to go for chicken. Not only is that a healthier and tastier meat, but it comes in lumps of real chicken meat, and freshly grilled to order. Unlike lamb which comes as processed meat, with added fat, shaped into what looks like a giant's penis, and kept warm on a rotisserie for days with no covering so that flies can add to it's bulk by shitting on it.

I eat some revolting stuff at times, but even I draw the line at lamb kebabs!