WyattSheepMask Posted July 21 Posted July 21 Never heard of “picky tea”. Having “something to put you on” would be the equivalent in our house Quote
Awards Moderator Onyx2 Posted July 21 Awards Moderator Posted July 21 M&S leaning hard into this phrase this year. Quote
Members SuperBacon Posted July 21 Author Members Posted July 21 20 minutes ago, WyattSheepMask said: Never heard of “picky tea”. Having “something to put you on” would be the equivalent in our house "Something to put you on" seems a bit obscure! Where does that come from? Quote
WyattSheepMask Posted July 21 Posted July 21 3 minutes ago, SuperBacon said: "Something to put you on" seems a bit obscure! Where does that come from? No idea, just something me and my brother have always said and have since got our respective partners to say Quote
deathrey Posted July 21 Posted July 21 (edited) 51 minutes ago, Mr_Danger said: Salad. You’re welcome. My lady uses picky tea with absolute confidence so I think she’s always used it but I instantly renamed it piggy tea. Pot noodles, rustlers and pork pies if anyone is interested. You know, for when you’re just a bit peckish. It's not salad. It's a no cook meal so basically picky bits and the antipasti section at M&S. It's the notion of it in general that pisses me off, I know what it is. Edited July 21 by deathrey Quote
Paid Members Thunderplex Posted July 21 Paid Members Posted July 21 It was known as Party food in my day. Picky Bits sounds like the removal of winnets. Quote
Mr_Danger Posted July 21 Posted July 21 5 minutes ago, deathrey said: It's not salad. It's a no cook meal so basically picky bits and the antipasti section at M&S. It's the notion of it in general that pisses me off, I know what it is. I was just using your comment as an excuse to say salad is for girls tbh. Even I have the self awareness to not try and mansplain lady things to a lady. Funnily enough we found the bits and dips section in M&S yesterday for the first time. She only goes in because she likes the salmon and I usually hang around the butty section and sneak a few bits in her basket but finding their vast selection of humus felt like a seminal moment. Quote
Members SuperBacon Posted July 21 Author Members Posted July 21 1 minute ago, Mr_Danger said: Funnily enough we found the bits and dips section in M&S They are absolutely unrivalled in the dips department. There isn't a duff option at all. Quote
deathrey Posted July 21 Posted July 21 34 minutes ago, Mr_Danger said: I was just using your comment as an excuse to say salad is for girls tbh. Even I have the self awareness to not try and mansplain lady things to a lady. Funnily enough we found the bits and dips section in M&S yesterday for the first time. She only goes in because she likes the salmon and I usually hang around the butty section and sneak a few bits in her basket but finding their vast selection of humus felt like a seminal moment. Not in keeping with my previous comments, I highly recommend the Green Goddess dip, it's the best. Quote
Paid Members Jazzy G Posted July 22 Paid Members Posted July 22 4 hours ago, WyattSheepMask said: Never heard of “picky tea”. Having “something to put you on” would be the equivalent in our house Something to put you on would be a light meal or snack to keep you going until an actual mealtime. Quote
Paid Members Sergio Mendacious Posted July 22 Paid Members Posted July 22 Was always bits round our house, the picky wasn't something I ever heard about. Quote
simonworden Posted July 22 Posted July 22 12 hours ago, tiger_rick said: We used to call it a picnic tea. Dunno if it's short for that. When my missus was little, she used to ask for "Cheese and meat and things" for tea. Adorable. Wish she'd stop now though, she's 47. We definitely used picnic tea of buffet tea which was usually an excuse for my Dad to buy the biggest pork pie he could find but nothing as common as the "Picky Tea" or "Picky Bits" phrase with my posh Mum. Has that phrase come from some shitty comedy in the 00's? If you asked me to pop a fiver on this I would guess it came from something like Gavin & Stacey and has then been reused on a bloody tik tok or similar. It's basically a verbal STD. Quote
Paid Members air_raid Posted July 22 Paid Members Posted July 22 Bring back finger food. 14 hours ago, JLM said: I have moved around a lot and have lived in Lancashire, Yorkshire, Hertfordshire, Kent and Merseyside for significant lengths of time. I had never heard this term until the past few years. I really do not like hearing adults use it. Triggers a similar response to adults saying “tummy” and “poorly”. I have the hobbies and, at times, the humour and maturity levels of a man child, but I draw the line at speaking like a toddler. See also - counting how many “sleeps” until your holiday, Christmas or WrestleMania. Adults count the days until Christmas, children count how many times they have to go to sleep before Santy Claus comes. Quote
Paid Members Jazzy G Posted July 22 Paid Members Posted July 22 2 minutes ago, air_raid said: Santy Claus FATHER CHRISTMAS. Quote
Paid Members air_raid Posted July 22 Paid Members Posted July 22 Just now, Jazzy G said: FATHER CHRISTMAS. Exactly my point, baby talk for babies. Make sure you’ve got something swalty in your picky bits but remember little Britni won’t eat fricy or swicy. THIS COUNTRY Quote
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