The Civility Thread

Originally posted by HandyAndy
Steer clear of windbags.

And what else?

Originally posted by HandyAndy
No, I mean windbags.

Give me some examples of a windbag?

Originally posted by HandyAndy
Steer clear of windbags.

With all due respect to your father, my dad taught me to steer toward them, and run them over, we drove pickups.

Originally posted by ChessPraxis
With all due respect to your father, my dad taught me to steer toward them, and run them over, we drove pickups.

Another memorable advice from somebody else, "Face into it frontally. Only the weak blink."

Originally posted by Very Rusty
Give me some examples of a windbag?

"They stayed with Aeolus, the master of the winds; he gave Odysseus a leather bag containing all the winds, except the west wind, a gift that should have ensured a safe return home. However, the sailors foolishly opened the bag while Odysseus slept, thinking that it contained gold. All of the winds flew out and the resulting storm drove the ships back the way they had come, just as Ithaca came into sight."


...and thus the word windbag came to be.

Originally posted by Grampy Bobby
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Yes, Phil, at times. Any memorable advice or counsel from your Dad?

Any memorable advice or counsel from your Dad?

I remember my father saying, "What do you want to be when you grow up son?"

I was six at the time. I was wiping my feet on the floor, and thinking. I said, "Yes, Dad, I want to be a spaceman!"

Sure enough, he said, " Well if I hadn't have been as farted as drunk that night, with your mother, you would definitely have been shot into space son!"

He was a good father though, in reality.

He'd pick me up at weekends, and we'd go to the zoo.

I remember my mum, when I got home from his dropping me off, asking, 'How was the zoo son?'

I said, "It was great mum. Lots of TVs, and one of Dad's horses came in 14-1!" 😀

Originally posted by mikelom
Any memorable advice or counsel from your Dad?

I remember my father saying, "What do you want to be when you grow up son?"

I was six at the time. I was wiping my feet on the floor, and thinking. I said, "Yes, Dad, I want to be a spaceman!"

Sure enough, he said, " Well if I hadn't have been as farted as drunk that night, with your mother, you would d ...[text shortened]...
I said, "It was great mum. Lots of TVs, and one of Dad's horses came in 14-1!" 😀

Rec'd.



😀

Originally posted by orion25
"They stayed with Aeolus, the master of the winds; he gave Odysseus a leather bag containing all the winds, except the west wind, a gift that should have ensured a safe return home. However, the sailors foolishly opened the bag while Odysseus slept, thinking that it contained gold. All of the winds flew out and the resulting storm drove the ships back the ...[text shortened]... y had come, just as Ithaca came into sight."


...and thus the word windbag came to be.

Sounds more like a fairytale to me. 😉

Originally posted by Very Rusty
Sounds more like a fairytale to me. 😉

Now and then fairy tales come true... taking our breath away when they do.

Originally posted by skeeter
OK - here we go. It took a while to dig it out and its getting pretty unreadable but I think its complete. It's rather gloopy and best eaten with hot buttered soldiers.

You'll need : 25g butter ( thats 1oz for the imperialists), medium diced onion, 250g ( 1/2lb ) of spuds - peeled & sliced, 25g flour, tablespoon of white wine, 275ml ( about 1/2 a pi ...[text shortened]... e butter and cream ) and dip and suck on those buttered soldiers. Thats it - enjoy.

skeets

Tried your recipe, Skeets, with Gruyere instead of Colby and dried instead

of fresh sage. We all liked it a lot. Well worth the effort. Thanks again.



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Next time, please measure twice and cut once.

Originally posted by Grampy Bobby
Tried your recipe, Skeets, with Gruyere instead of Colby and dried instead

of fresh sage. We all liked it a lot. Well worth the effort. Thanks again.



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Most welcome. I've found an asparagus recipe you asked about. Again, it's falling to bits but it looks complete. A bit of a mission but good for six big servings with these quantities and I'm told it freezes well.

Post it shortly if you're keen.

skeets

Originally posted by skeeter
Most welcome. I've found an asparagus recipe you asked about. Again, it's falling to bits but it looks complete. A bit of a mission but good for six big servings with these quantities and I'm told it freezes well.

Post it shortly if you're keen.

skeets

Please.

Originally posted by Grampy Bobby
Please.

Right then, here we go and apols to GB for the delay- its just been caraaaazy here the last 24 with hubs on the ice and some serious crappe emerging down there.

Cream of Asparagus Soup - you'll need: 580 ml of water ( about a pint ), 1 tsp salt, 10-12 fresh asparagus spears, 2 spuds peeled and chopped ( floury ones suitable for mashing ), 2 onions finely chopped, 50g salted butter ( 2oz for you imperialists ), 900ml chicken stock ( 1 1/2 pts ), 25g (1oz ) sifted flour, 1 egg yolk and 50ml (2oz) thick cream.

Bring water to boil in a medium pot, add the salt, asparagus, spuds and onions, cook for about 5 mins to soften. Drain the veges and put aside the liquid. Add half the butter to the veges and cover with foil and cook slowly for a couple of minutes. Do not let the veges brown. Remove foil and pour in the drained liquid and the stock. Bring to boil and turn down to a simmer for about 30 mins.

Take the flour and rub in the remainder of the butter. Liquidize the soup and strain into a clean pot. Add the the floured butter in small portions, stir whilst bringing the soup to a boil and cook for about 5mins until the flour is cooked and the soup has thickened. Remove from the heat and stir in the egg and cream and serve with hot buttered soldiers.

Thats it, six generous serves and will freeze well.

skeets