Paid Members air_raid Posted February 4, 2022 Paid Members Share Posted February 4, 2022 I’ve got one with food, and I blame Masterchef. It’s when people start attaching posh, exotic sounding names to side dishes, a vegetable on the plate, a preparation method, and when I have to Google what the hell they’re on about, it’s just “baked with onions” or “fried in garlic.” Like… its completely unnecessary to show off your knowledge of traditional French cooking terms for something straightforward that you’re describing to your reader or listener. Reminds me of when Meltzer used to put in his reports that someone did an “Orihara moonsault” to describe a moonsault from the turnbuckle to outside the ring. Both put me in mind of Partridge in the face of criticism of dumbing down his radio, utterly convinced he’s educating the morons. “I’ve dumbed UP!” OK, some of us know our Dauphinoise potatoes from our Dauphine potatoes, but read the room. Sometimes a carrot is just a carrot, Yvonne. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Your Fight Site Posted February 4, 2022 Paid Members Share Posted February 4, 2022 33 minutes ago, scratchdj said: I also have an absolute hatred of the word "slaw", which seems to be the trendy word that's used in eateries even when it's just regular coleslaw. I didn’t eat coleslaw until I was about 12 because it was too close to “cold sore” for my liking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Carbomb Posted February 4, 2022 Paid Members Share Posted February 4, 2022 1 hour ago, scratchdj said: I also have an absolute hatred of the word "slaw", which seems to be the trendy word that's used in eateries even when it's just regular coleslaw. Between the scone/cream jam thing, the pie thing, and this, seems like you're angling to become the forum Food Hooligan 😁 You're right about the last one, mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenryck Pilchards Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 Mrs Pilchards buying medium sliced bread. I see no benefit in it at all, it is crap for sandwiches and toast and just completely disintegrates when you try and make eggy bread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Chris B Posted February 4, 2022 Paid Members Share Posted February 4, 2022 18 hours ago, SuperBacon said: Fuck sake. The way they haven't closed off the quotes that start the whole thing has really annoyed me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperBacon Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 7 minutes ago, Chris B said: The way they haven't closed off the quotes that start the whole thing has really annoyed me. I mean, that's what annoyed me more than the actual quote to be honest. Also, the exclamation point should be inside the quote, shouldn't it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Chest Rockwell Posted February 4, 2022 Moderators Share Posted February 4, 2022 By my reading it's in the right place, outside the second quote. But it should be inside the non-existent final quote. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Tommy! Posted February 4, 2022 Paid Members Share Posted February 4, 2022 It would be the first place I've worked that couldn't call my questions in meetings impertinent at least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members air_raid Posted February 4, 2022 Paid Members Share Posted February 4, 2022 5 hours ago, scratchdj said: I also have an absolute hatred of the word "slaw", which seems to be the trendy word that's used in eateries even when it's just regular coleslaw. Everything is being shortened to make menu descriptions as short as possible. I hate it. Your burger will come with “Swiss, Dijon, baby gem, slaw.” Of course, they then sometimes bugger this efficiency by calling it “house slaw” which is fairly often, survey says…. just regular coleslaw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members garynysmon Posted February 6, 2022 Paid Members Share Posted February 6, 2022 Takeaways that won't take cards and insist on cash only. Fuck right off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merzbow Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 Not having a card machine in 2022 just seems odd, yeah they don't have to deal with the fees involved but more and more people just don't carry cash at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Houchen Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 Quite a few takeaways and cafes near me are cash only. One guy was telling me it was because of how much it would cost him to have a card machine with all the monthly fees so that’s why it was cash only. I suspect it may have had more to do with how the place changed name every few months but had the exact same staff every time. Plus where they’re all located is colloquially knows as Four Banks due to there being a bank on each corner of the crossroads, so cash points aren’t exactly a mile away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Chest Rockwell Posted February 6, 2022 Moderators Share Posted February 6, 2022 Can you get cash out using your phone now? A lot of people don't even carry a card anymore... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dai Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 Theres quite a few 'sit down' places where I live that dont use card readers as well. Ive always assumed its 50% saving on fees, and 50% youre almost always going to say 'keep the change' if your bill is £18.69 and youve given them a twenty quid note, whereas you'd give that exact amount when using a card. All those mini tips would add up to a fair chunk of change over the course of a month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wordsfromlee Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 It also makes it a lot easier to fiddle the books if you’re cash only. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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