The Retirement Thread

[classic33]

Ye Gods, and I shall summon all of them, there really is no accounting for taste.

Would that be Greek, Roman or Norse gods?

 

[ColinJ]

I quite like Marmite in porridge.

I used to put chillies (chillis?) in mine!

 

[12boy]

I like Marmite, and there other things I don' like so much, such as pork belly, Brie, Limburger, pickled herring, sashimi and so forth, all nasty, putrid or disgustingly fatty to my taste. Liver and kidneys, too.
But it is fine with me if you eat these things, as it could mean there is more of what I like for me. It always interests me as to what folks in other cultures like to eat.
Bon Appetit!

 

[monkers]

I used to put chillies (chillis?) in mine!

Whaaaaaaaaaat???

 

[12boy]

Colinj...Chile in the Marmite, chile in the porridge, or chile Marmite in the porridge?

 

[classic33]

Whaaaaaaaaaat???

He was down Hebden Bridge way, make some allowances!

 

[monkers]

Would that be Greek, Roman or Norse gods?

All nine Gods.

LARS Porsena of Clusium
By the Nine Gods he swore
That the great house of Marmite
Should suffer wrong no more.
By the Nine Gods he swore it,
And named a trysting day,
And bade his messengers ride forth,
East and west and south and north,
To summon his array.

East and west and south and north
The messengers ride fast,
And tower and town and cottage
Have heard the trumpet’s blast.
Shame on the false Etruscan
Eating Frank Cooper's marmalade on toast,
When Porsena of Clusium
Is on the march for Rome.

I am that false Etruscan. (Just had a slice for me midnight feast.)

 

[ColinJ]

Colinj...Chile in the Marmite, chile in the porridge, or chile Marmite in the porridge?

Chillies in the porridge! (Plus mixed seeds and a sliced banana.)

 

[12boy]

Most of my poetry begins with:
There was a young man from Nantucket...
But here's one that doesn't:
There was a young man with a hernia,
Who said to his doctor, " Goldurnia,
While fixing my my middle,
Don't you dare fiddle
With something that doesn't concernia.
And
A creature of charm is the gerbil,
Whose diet's exclusively herbal
He munches all day
On grasses and hay,
Then farts with an elegant burble.

 

[Mo1959]

Morning. We have minus 8 so the snow won’t be going anywhere! I’ve had to get dressed as it’s blue bin day and I ain’t going outside in my jim jams. Lol.

 

[monkers]

Morning all. I'm still alive but half frozen. Feet and ankles feel like meat from a freezer.

It's cold in the house but even so, it's rare for me to feel like this.

I've sloped off back to bed with a cuppa.

Feeling like another duvet day.

 

[Mo1959]

Morning all. I'm still alive but half frozen. Feet and ankles feel like meat from a freezer.

It's cold in the house but even so, it's rare for me to feel like this.

I've sloped off back to bed with a cuppa.

Feeling like another duvet day.

I’ve got a cosy fleecy throw that I put over my legs when sitting. Makes a huge difference. Thank God next week finally looks to be a bit milder.

 

[Drago]

I have risen!

Another light disting5 of snow overnight. Current outside temp is -4°C.

 

[monkers]

I have risen!

Another light disting5 of snow overnight. Current outside temp is -4°C.

A light 'disting' of snow and it's brass minkeys out there. Now listen carefully, I will say this only once ...

 

[monkers]

Good moaning Drago