Random Questions (3)

[Merritt]

You know in the Die Hard films, do you think the terrorists have to bring a packed lunch? Jeremy Irons in the third film can be seen chomping on a hard boiled egg towards the end. He must have packed his dinner, or maybe got one of his henchmen to boil one up. How do you reckon that conversation went? 'Boil us an egg, mate' he says, to a big beefy German holding a submachine gun. Do you think the boss reminds them all to have a big breakfast before they set out? Make sure they've been to the toilet and all that?

[Jam]

^ The film was originally supposed to be called 'Die Hard Boiled Egg'.

[Kevin Hodge]

^ I was terrorist catering chef for a group of jihadis for a while, they used to always get me to make them "white people food", which bummed me out cos i can make pretty decent pakora

[Merritt]

^ Did they tip well?

^^ I was legitimately disappointed when the main character in the film Hard Boiled wasn't an egg.

[Spectrelight]

Has anyone who is/was lazy and depressed been able to successfully motivate themselves to eat reasonably healthily and go to the gym regularly? If so, how? I***8217;ve been trying for ages and I really can***8217;t.

[Merritt]

^ I've briefly gone through periods where I'll try to eat sensibly and get some exercise, but the novelty soon wears off. I seem to be most likely to do it if I'm not taking my meds. I don't know if it's because of the extra energy, or a sudden awareness of how out of shape I am, or driven by anxiety and OCD-ness, or a mixture of all of that.

Other than that, I find it too tempting to succumb to quick fixes for my moods. How can I feel better today? Why, eat pizza and nap a lot, of course.

[Chess&Junkfood]

^^
I can only speak for myself of course, but when it comes to motivating myself, I find it***8217;s helpful when you have some fuel in your tank as it were. Now again, I can only speak for myself, but I find a film called Driving Miss Daisy helps to rev my engine


Now some of you might be wondering if it***8217;s the delectable Jessica Tandy that helps to lift my car hood









Or maybe it***8217;s the dashing Morgan freeman that moves my gear stick








Then again it***8217;s entirely possible that both of them combined help to crank my shaft







But my point being is that like sports teams that have cheerleaders to motivate them, you too can find your own motivational theme, which could help to propel you forward in life. It just so happens that a film about an octogenarian woman, who is being chauffeured around by an octogenarian man, gets my exhaust blowing.

Disclaimer:
This post needs to be taken with a pinch of salt. Then once you***8217;ve added that pinch of salt, you will need to add even more salt to that previous pinch of salt. Ideally, adding 2 tons of salt would be preferable

[Rocket Spud]

Do Tandoori dishes come in a sauce? I'm not sure what to expect - if it's chicken, do you get half a small chicken or is it chunks..... my mouths watering just typing about it.

What's the difference between Tandoori dishes and traditional dishes (from an Indian menu) is what i'm asking

[Rocket Spud]

^ Tandoori chicken is shit (is the answer).

Fortunately, because i was buying for me and needed to get £15+ worth to qualify for delivery, i bought a lamb sag too, which i had last night. Unfortunately, i didn't seem to be hungry because there's over half a plates worth in the microwave leftover - now, would it be crazy to go ahead and heat it up and feast on OR should i throw it?

[José Raúl Capablanca]

Have i been pronouncing ***8216;proven ***8216; and ***8216;apparent***8217; incorrectly my whole life ?
folk on telly keep saying PROven instead of PRUven and A-pear-ent instead A-par-ent.

perhaps i***8217;m just a country bumpkin.

[AireleeBray]

^ i pronounce them same as you & read a-pear-ent in an australian accent

[Rocket Spud]

Originally Posted by Galatea

^ If it's been unrefrigerated overnight in warm temperatures it would be wise to discard it.

I chucked it. I was just annoyed at myself more than anything about wasting food. And, on closer inspection, the Bombay potatoes had some mould already!

Originally Posted by José Raúl Capablanca

Have i been pronouncing ‘proven ‘ and ‘apparent’ incorrectly my whole life ?
folk on telly keep saying PROven instead of PRUven and A-pear-ent instead A-par-ent.

perhaps i’m just a country bumpkin.

Give your tv a smack on the side next time and threaten to mute it and use subtitles

[Kevin Hodge]

the black screen surface of my tv becomes very hot while switched off, when the sun shines on it.


if i were to switch my tv on and open up a blank word document on it so that the screen is completely white, would the change in colour from black to white cause my television screen to cool down? or does it remain a black screen, absorbing sunlight while nonetheless emitting white light?

[Kevin Hodge]

i think the sun makes it hotter than it would be by itself when switched on

[genovese]

The sun shining on the flat panel tv can (sometimes) ever so slightly warp the frame and/or some internals.
Which can then cause a bit of black shadowing when you're watching.
Most tv's get hot in the top-right area when they're on, which is normal.
I would only put on the blank word doc on your screen if you got a good guarantee. It's turning all the pixels ON like a mofo.
The pixels are your weakest link. Pixels on some tv's can be sensitive. If it's one you've bought they'll be all sensitive and wanting to die.
If its a tv at work say which is on 24/7, they'll be robust as f. Sods law.

[newbs16]

How often do you shave your legs?

[Mo34]

^
When I can be bothered . My leg hair seems to grow slowly tho...

[anxiouslondoner]

^^ were you asking anyone specific? me, never.

[Professor Willow]

Why am I with this idiot?

[AireleeBray]

why would someone tell me about a spider being in a pyjama pocket after i tell you ive always been scared one will go in my shorts when im sleeping?
&now im the only one awake

[newbs16]

^ Your husband/boyfriend sounds like a (insert appropriate word) you deserve better.

[AireleeBray]

^ Thankyou newbs im a weak person & im scared to be even more alone & i do care about him annoyingly sometimes

[AireleeBray]

Originally Posted by Rebka

^ you don’t seem a weak person at all, you’re the opposite of weak especially with the things you deal with and endure

thats kind of you Rebka thankyou x

[José Raúl Capablanca]

Bread can go a bit dry in the fridge , and a plain butter sandwich is , well ....a little bit sad.
Get yourself a pret tomorrow .

[anxiouslondoner]

^you can have one of our prets, there's two in the two minute walk from tube to work and another "Veggie Pret" round the corner. Nobody needs that many sandwiches.

[Dougella]

Originally Posted by biscuits

^

@newbs. Every few days I slap some foam on my legs and give them a proper shave. In between that, I stroke my legs before I go in the show to see if I can ge away with not shaving them. I’ve got one of those razors that have a mini bar of soap attached to it, so I can give them the quick once over if I don’t have time for foam.

It’s a ball ache! I don’t shave them that often in winter because CBA. It’s the perks of being single. If I wasn’t single then I’d carry on with the summer routine. Glad I’m not a beardy man because shaving my face every day would be too annoying. I wouldn’t cope.

I don't shave my legs nearly as much in winter and I'm in a relationship, I don't do it every day in summer either because I just don't feel like it

[Dougella]

^^ No, not at all lol. It is easier for me because I don't wear dresses or skirts and I'm not having to worry about going to a workplace with my legs on show. Also my partner doesn't shave his face every day, which I don't mind at all, so I think it's fair that I don't do my legs every day if I don't feel like it.

Obviously I'd love to live in a feminist utopia where women could walk around with any amount of body hair and no-one would bat an eyelid but I'm aware we're a very long way from that yet
(I wonder how many male posters are gagging at the thought of this post, hehe.)

[newbs16]

Is the greatest showman any good?

[Kevin Hodge]

Originally Posted by Tubbs

What's the best way of defrosting a freezer?

I've never done this before, but if I don't do it soon I won't be able to close the door any more and all my ice lollies will melt

god dammit ive never seen anyone do it as well as i do



i have a crappy fan heater. you see where this is going?


i sit my little crappy heater on some boxes to keep it up off the floor. this is kinda important in case it ends up sitting in a puddle on the floor


you can just take all the drawers out and leave the heater blasting into the open freezer, i put towels on the shelves to catch the melt water as it goes. i take the towels out and ring them out/replace them as they get drenched, keep your mop handy as well in case water just leaks out onto the floor or you want to soak up anything the towels didnt catch. as the ice starts to loosen remove any chunks by hand and dump them in the sink, no point melting them and making a mess when you can just remove them.

this method never takes me more than 10 minutes, during which time most freezer stuff will still be fine in the fridge. spose you could eat your last ice lollies while you wait for the freezer to thaw


recently i had a chunk of ice growing that stopped the door closing and i just chewed that lump of ice out with some pliers.

good luck and as the marines say...stay frosty /:?

[Jam]

Originally Posted by newbs16

Is the greatest showman any good?

I thought it was alot better than the mediocre showman.