Spent last 5 hours wrapping Christmas presents...now im on the Brandy, ask me a question.....

Don't get all mushy on me, girl.

Getting nostalgic is both as useful and as enjoyable as old stab wounds.


He probably died from syphilis after murdering a hooker.

Use the rice bowl to clean out the litter box.

Why do you assume OP went into debt buying Christmas gifts or that these gifts will be forgotten the very next day? Pffft... You know what they say about those who make assumptions, right?

You are just another miserable and bitter human being. I have an idea... why don't you try spreading a little joy or making someone smile? If that proves to be too difficult, simply try keeping your misery to yourself, Scrooge!!!!

Cheers, SeeingIntheDark! Merry Christmas, to you and yours. I spent 10 hours on the road today, picking my son up from college and bringing him home for Christmas break, did 2 loads of his laundry (I swear he never does laundry at school), then wrapped gifts for 4 hours. I'm exhausted and now going to join you for a drink! Just opened a bottle of wine and look forward to some classic GLP doom/humor.

Cheers, everyone!!!

We also have Super Man, Batman and the Joker, so my kids swap their hair/capes/heads,stands.. also the bulbs are LEDs, so the batteries last forever..They are very robust..my kids are brutal with everything..although they are quite pricey they are worth it IMHO.

From a cosmetic point of view they also look really awesome on my boys bedroom shelfs on display....
P.s...Sorry for that babbling,im now rather drunk!

Disclaimer... I don't work for lego! Lol

Nice OP just came back from watching the Sound of music and I have my Christmas spirit full of joy thanks for a long answer and have a Merry Christmas !!!

You!!!!

You have tackled the hard work and completed you're task. GOOD JOB! You're brandy time is you'rs and you"rs alone, you earned it.

Can you please wrap me up one of Heston's feasts? Heston Blumenthal may be Jewish, but his cooking sure is sumptuous.

from: [link to dinnerbyheston.com.au] (Vegetarians need not apply)


Our à la carte menu offers modern dishes, inspired by historic British gastronomy. The menu is available every evening from 5.30 pm until 11.00 pm and for lunch on Friday and Saturday from 12.00 midday until 2.00 pm.


Starters

Meat Fruit (c.1500 Yes! These dates are circa the year the recipe was created)

Mandarin, chicken liver parfait & grilled bread

$38


Roast Marrowbone (c.1720)

Snails, parsley, anchovy, mace & pickled vegetables

$34


Rice & Flesh (c.1390) (My edit: The British didn't know about Kangaroo in 1390, so obviously a modernised edition. I guess it was Oxtail before)

Saffron, curried kangaroo tail, red wine & amaranth

$36


Salamagundy (c.1720)

Chicken oysters, braised artichoke stems, horseradish cream, marrowbone & pickled walnuts

$36


Savoury Porridge (c.1660)

Garlic & parsley butter, grilled abalone, picked beetroot & fennel

$36


Hay Smoked Ocean Trout (c.1730)

Pickled lemon salad, gentleman’s relish, wood sorrel & smoked roe

$32


Frumenty (c.1390)

Grilled octopus, spelt, pickled red moss, chervil emulsion & smoked sea broth

$36


Marron & Cucumber soup (c.1730)

Cured prawn & roast cucumber salad, golden trout roe, sorrel & grilled onion

$40


Main Courses


Powdered Duck Breast (c.1670)

Cooked with Ale and artichokes

$54


Roast Groper (c.1830)

Leaf chicory, broccoli tops & clam ketchup

$58


Lamb & Cucumber (c.1830)

Roast best end of lamb with cucumber heart, sweetbreads, broad beans, barilla & mint

$56


Slow cooked Pork Belly (c.1820)

Spelt, lardo, baby turnip & Robert sauce

$54


Braised Celery (c.1730)

Parmesan, roast artichokes, cider apple & smoked walnuts

$48


Roast Snapper in Cider (c.1940)

Silverbeet leaves, roast onions & fired mussels

$50


Chicken cooked with Lettuces (c.1670)

Grilled onion emulsion, oyster leaves & spiced celeriac sauce

$52


Black Angus Ribeye (c.1830)

Mushroom ketchup & fries

$75


Fillet of Black Angus (c.1830)

Mushroom ketchup & fries

$85


Bone in Rib of Black Angus for 2 (c.1830)

Mushroom ketchup & fries

$165


(Our cuts of beef are dry aged for a minimum of 28 days and cooked over wood and charcoal embers)


Sides


Sides

Fries, Mashed potatoes, Green beans & shallots, Carrots & caraway, Mixed leaf salad

$12


Desserts


Tipsy Cake (c.1810)

Spit roast pineapple

$30


Brown Bread Ice Cream (c.1830)

Salted butter caramel, pear & malted yeast syrup

$26


Sambocade (c.1390)

Goats milk cheese cake, elderflower & apple, perry poached pear & smoked candied walnuts

$24


Chocolate Bar (c.1730)

Passion fruit jam & ginger ice cream

$26


Spring Tart (c.1720)

Compressed strawberries with rose, basil yogurt cream & goats milk ice cream

$26


The Lamington Cake (c.1900)

Grilled raspberries, toasted coconut, rum & vanilla ice cream

$25

The Cheese Board

British and Australian cheeses, pear chutney, oat cakes & seeded crackers

Small selection $20 Large selection $30

Please inform us of any allergies & ask for further details of dishes that contain allergens.
Please note prices are inclusive of GST and all credit card payment will incur 1.65% processing fee

Last Edited by Hailstones Melt InWarmerClimes on 12/13/2015 01:44 AM

You know I'm right.

Now, if I gave you a rice bowl, your respect for the object would be justified...

Sorry i totally missed your post in my drunken stupor!

Dont think ive had Amaretto before, will have to check that out.

The Hard stuff is good, but i am suffering today! Feel like ive been hit over the head!

No, im not the best of cooks!

Hmmm, probaly the Avengers Titan tech Hulk Buster and the Hulk, they interact with each other. My sons gona love them

if your feeling anything like i do now, i bet your not thanking me this morning! lol

im Sorry for your current situation and i hope it improves, how far away are your family?

I really enjoyed christmas as a kid too. But now to me its all about making the kids happy
I didnt mean to come across as boastfull, its not like my kids have hundreds of presents each.. im just not that fast at wrapping!

We are actually not doing presents for adults this year, it works out too expensive, so i wont be getting any prezzies. But that doesnt bother me.



Last Edited by SeeingInTheDark on 12/14/2015 07:14 AM

Excellent idea..for next year!

Yes Brandy Brain totally ruined me and my reading comprehension skills...

That right there was probaly the point at which i should have got off the internet!!!!! lol

I actually feel like complete shit today...i wont be doing that again for quite some time

I Wish i had the right to bare arms, we are completly disarmed over here...

Last Edited by SeeingInTheDark on 12/13/2015 07:06 AM

Very Merry Christmas to you and yours too.

:S27shots:

Telling a woman not to be mushy and sentimental is as useful as ordering a man to be mushy and sentimental.

It is pushing both of them to be against their natural being.

Women are supposed to be mushy and sentimental, silly. Men don't like it when women are like men, remember?

You can't have it both ways.

He also brought me a huge bottle of fine French perfume in one of my favorite scents, and other expensive gifts.

You are just suffering from jealousy, a male version of mushy.

***

Men love nostalgic women when it takes the form of big holiday dinners and deserts.

Nostalgia preserves traditions and thus our nation needs more of it, not less.

Hey, sorry to hear that! This has been such a good thread.

It was probably all that gift wrapping that did it to you, it can be brutal!

Mostly what you give me is a lot of flack...

Just ring that bell and it will all be over...

Why do people like/love to be asked questions? Yet other times people freak out if you question them?

You meant the dinner bell?



I've seen what happens to strong, healthy men after an encounter with this kind of action.



Alert, alive and ready for action!

Bring it on, you don't have a chance against a full holiday dinner.

And why would your rice bowl be more respectable???

Last Edited by Loewin on 12/13/2015 03:35 PM

LOL... I'm waiting on this one...

haha Well, I don't really have issues with the tape. I just find it a chore to wrap...I don't really want to start wrapping unless I'm going to finish it all in one shot either. Hence my procrastinating.

One year, my sister actually volunteered to wrap all my presents. The only ones I had to wrap were the things I got for her. :D