mr Mag00
rising member
- Location
- Deepest Dorset
finding out that your christmas presents for others will not arrive until the day has passed despite ordering with 3 weeks window
Disappointment is............
- Thread starter bonk man
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Fnaar
Smutmaster General
- Location
- Thumberland
Here in Casa Fnaar, we MIX HOME-MADE CHIPS AND PARNSIP 'CHIPS' TOGETHER 
When I got my first real job a client took me for lunch one day.
I was only 22ish and was a bit nervous as I had no idea what to say to him as I thought he was a bit of a t*t and he kind of steamrolled me into saying yes to him. Anyway, my office at the time was near the Hilton in Glasgow and he took me to the carvery. We went round the food with our plates and I saw a big huge bowl of thin cut chips. Piled loads of them on my plate and he was giving me a funny look. Got back to the table to tuck in and it was a huge portion of parsnips I had spooned on.
He must of been thinking "what the hell is that boy so obsessed with parsnips for"
I was only 22ish and was a bit nervous as I had no idea what to say to him as I thought he was a bit of a t*t and he kind of steamrolled me into saying yes to him. Anyway, my office at the time was near the Hilton in Glasgow and he took me to the carvery. We went round the food with our plates and I saw a big huge bowl of thin cut chips. Piled loads of them on my plate and he was giving me a funny look. Got back to the table to tuck in and it was a huge portion of parsnips I had spooned on.
He must of been thinking "what the hell is that boy so obsessed with parsnips for"
bonk man said:tipping some frozen chips in the tray, popping them in the oven waiting half an hour, getting them out nice and cooked and on biting one discovering you have cooked parsnips instead
Worst previous disappointment was getting a tub of icecream out of the freezer and discovering it is some solid apple mush...
What is your disappointment?
OP
OP
bonk man
Well-Known Member
- Location
- Malvernshire
My dad told me that when he was 14 and was looking for a job he saw an ad he thought said "Plate breaker wanted" at Worcester Porcelain.... of course it actually said "Plate maker"..... a massive disappointment he has never really got over..... the job only lasted a short while.
I think it was a relief when he got called up to the army
plenty of opportunity for breaking things there
I think it was a relief when he got called up to the army
plenty of opportunity for breaking things there
Chris S
Legendary Member
- Location
- Birmingham
Going to a Magical Lapland Experience and finding there are no lap dancers there.
All uphill
Still rolling along
- Location
- Somerset
Getting a phonecall to tell me my planned surgery has been cancelled for the fourth time, without explanation.
twentysix by twentyfive
Clinging on tightly
- Location
- Over the Hill
Being told my diagnosis was a typo. I was looking forward to some serious Old Fart medical discussions 
Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
Paying 2p and only farting.
wiggydiggy
Guru
All the good seats for Only Fools And Horses The Musical have gone.
markemark
Über Member
I would suggest the “good” seats are outside the venue.
wiggydiggy
Guru
See the 2 men outside with the dodgy suitcase?
Alex321
Guru
- Location
- South Wales
gbb
Squire
- Location
- Peterborough
Fish and chips in Uruguay....
After a week of bland tasteless food (I don't know why ? It did occur to me perhaps they don't use salt very much in cooking?...one day they asked if I would like fish and chips.
Oh yes please....
(It hadn't occured to me this is the S Atlantic and AFAIK cod isn't a thing there)
The chips were odd, undercooked and the fish was river fish I think, just didn't feel or taste like sea fish.
All that expectation....
I lost a stone in weight in around 10 days there, bland uninspiring food.
After a week of bland tasteless food (I don't know why ? It did occur to me perhaps they don't use salt very much in cooking?...one day they asked if I would like fish and chips.
Oh yes please....
(It hadn't occured to me this is the S Atlantic and AFAIK cod isn't a thing there)
The chips were odd, undercooked and the fish was river fish I think, just didn't feel or taste like sea fish.
All that expectation....
I lost a stone in weight in around 10 days there, bland uninspiring food.
Gwylan
Veteran
- Location
- All at sea⛵
tipping some frozen chips in the tray, popping them in the oven waiting half an hour, getting them out nice and cooked and on biting one discovering you have cooked parsnips insteadhappened tonight, my daughter was horrified.... and the dog has started farting.
Worst previous disappointment was getting a tub of icecream out of the freezer and discovering it is some solid apple mush...
What is your disappointment?
Frozen fruits of the forest turned out to be red cabbage.
Not a natural choice for desert.
