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I'm not taking my girl mates to a posh restaurant again for a while... they were bickering over the service charge last night and it was a bit awkward...
QUOTE(kingsley13 @ Nov 12 2009, 06:13 PM) 
I was wondering earlier, and I think someone on here whould be able to answer, if you have a concerto, eg. for clarinet, do you have a clarinet in the orchestra too. I would assume that you wouldn't and the only clarinet would be the soloist, but it's been puzzling me all day.
Thank you everyone who answered this question. I've learned something new!
QUOTE(kingsley13 @ Nov 13 2009, 05:32 PM)
QUOTE(kingsley13 @ Nov 12 2009, 06:13 PM)
I was wondering earlier, and I think someone on here whould be able to answer, if you have a concerto, eg. for clarinet, do you have a clarinet in the orchestra too. I would assume that you wouldn't and the only clarinet would be the soloist, but it's been puzzling me all day.
Thank you everyone who answered this question. I've learned something new!
As have I, by reading the replies!
My English essay (on Frankenstein) so far is 6 pages long and contains 3,845 words 
We still have one more analytical section, the introduction and the conclusion to go...
We still have one more analytical section, the introduction and the conclusion to go...
Is it cold or is it me?
QUOTE(T.W. Adorno @ Nov 13 2009, 10:51 PM)
Is it cold or is it me?
Where's this flippin' global warming we're supposed to be having?
I wonder what Australians have on their Christmas cards.. Because over here we have snow and robins and things. Do they have sandmen? Or barbecues?
Hmm
Hmm
QUOTE(bobziekins @ Nov 16 2009, 08:22 PM)
I wonder what Australians have on their Christmas cards.. Because over here we have snow and robins and things. Do they have sandmen? Or barbecues?
Hmm
This was the Christmas tree in Darling Harbour last year when I was out there...
Kangaroos instead of candles...
QUOTE(Solari @ Nov 16 2009, 10:11 PM)
QUOTE(bobziekins @ Nov 16 2009, 08:22 PM)
I wonder what Australians have on their Christmas cards.. Because over here we have snow and robins and things. Do they have sandmen? Or barbecues?
Hmm
This was the Christmas tree in Darling Harbour last year when I was out there...
Kangaroos instead of candles...
That is one strange tree.......
QUOTE(bobziekins @ Nov 16 2009, 08:22 PM)
I wonder what Australians have on their Christmas cards.. Because over here we have snow and robins and things. Do they have sandmen? Or barbecues?
My Australian friend assures me that snow and robins and reindeer and so on are a general feature of Australian Christmas cards...
If you eat a mouthful of pasta, and it leaves a nasty aftertaste, is it a really bad sign?... 
Seeing the "round the world in 80 days" brought back memories of when my OH took a teddy bear from my son's primary school to Azerbaijan (the bear travelled with parents around the world if they went on business trips to try to bring Geography to life).
Going through customs the officials were a bit suspicious and were threatening to bayonet the bear thinking that he contained drugs or some contraband. My OH was very worried about how he'd explain a disembowelled bear to a class of 8 year olds, let alone the school.
Going through customs the officials were a bit suspicious and were threatening to bayonet the bear thinking that he contained drugs or some contraband. My OH was very worried about how he'd explain a disembowelled bear to a class of 8 year olds, let alone the school.
QUOTE(barry-clari @ Nov 17 2009, 10:47 PM)
If you eat a mouthful of pasta, and it leaves a nasty aftertaste, is it a really bad sign?...
No ill effects, it appears...
I've bought grapes with seeds in by mistake - yuck, how messy 
I thought all grapes were seedless these days...
I thought all grapes were seedless these days...
I saw a van driver get out of his van this morning to shout at some boys who had run in front of him - and when I say shouted, I mean he pinned them against the wall and yelled abuse into their faces. I reported him to his employer and now I feel guilty.
Why do I feel guilty when other people behave badly?
Why do I feel guilty when other people behave badly?
QUOTE(skylark @ Nov 18 2009, 12:54 PM)
I've bought grapes with seeds in by mistake - yuck, how messy
I thought all grapes were seedless these days...I have 2 grape vines on my pergola, one white and one black but they have seeds! So I end up with hundreds and hundreds of bunches of grapes, that are surprisingly sweet enough to eat but we dont because we end up with a mouthful of seeds!
Such a waste. Mind you this year we made juice and it was delicious, but still to many grapes to make juice with!!!!
Solicitors...don't you just love 'em?? 
**hugs** to DC.
Is it possible to have swine flu twice?
Is it possible to have swine flu twice?
QUOTE(Celeste @ Nov 19 2009, 01:52 PM)
Is it possible to have swine flu twice?
I hope not!!!!
QUOTE(skylark @ Nov 18 2009, 12:54 PM)
I've bought grapes with seeds in by mistake - yuck, how messy
I thought all grapes were seedless these days...I just eat the seeds as well...
QUOTE(Celeste @ Nov 19 2009, 01:52 PM)
Is it possible to have swine flu twice?
I don't think so
Does your body not fight viruses the first time round so that you never get it again? That's why you never get the same virus twice, right? QUOTE(TSax @ Nov 19 2009, 05:01 PM)
QUOTE(skylark @ Nov 18 2009, 12:54 PM)
I've bought grapes with seeds in by mistake - yuck, how messy
I thought all grapes were seedless these days...I just eat the seeds as well...
I can't stand seeds in grapes... and I avoid oranges and satsumas with pips at all costs
QUOTE(TSax @ Nov 19 2009, 05:01 PM)
I just eat the seeds as well...
I remember being terrified of having a tree growing inside me when I was a nipper
QUOTE(Solari @ Nov 19 2009, 05:17 PM)
QUOTE(TSax @ Nov 19 2009, 05:01 PM)
I just eat the seeds as well...
I remember being terrified of having a tree growing inside me when I was a nipper
Me too
It was a terrifying thought... I thought that it'd be like Jack and the Beanstalk in my tummy...
I really really want to go up to Trafalgar Square this weekend, and DRAW everything.
Hmm. Probably won't be allowed.
Hmm. Probably won't be allowed.
QUOTE(Stephie @ Nov 19 2009, 05:28 PM)
QUOTE(Solari @ Nov 19 2009, 05:17 PM)
QUOTE(TSax @ Nov 19 2009, 05:01 PM)
I just eat the seeds as well...
I remember being terrified of having a tree growing inside me when I was a nipper
Me too
It was a terrifying thought... I thought that it'd be like Jack and the Beanstalk in my tummy... You eat tomato seeds without a second thought (or you do if you eat tomatoes)...and strawberry seeds, and raspberry seeds...
QUOTE(TSax @ Nov 19 2009, 08:34 PM)
QUOTE(Stephie @ Nov 19 2009, 05:28 PM)
Me too
It was a terrifying thought... I thought that it'd be like Jack and the Beanstalk in my tummy... You eat tomato seeds without a second thought (or you do if you eat tomatoes)...and strawberry seeds, and raspberry seeds...
I despise tomatoes
As for the strawberries and raspberries, that's totally different! I only started eating them when I had grown out of the Jack and Beanstalk phase
Which was when I was about five...!
QUOTE(Stephie @ Nov 19 2009, 08:57 PM)
QUOTE(TSax @ Nov 19 2009, 08:34 PM)
QUOTE(Stephie @ Nov 19 2009, 05:28 PM)
Me too
It was a terrifying thought... I thought that it'd be like Jack and the Beanstalk in my tummy... You eat tomato seeds without a second thought (or you do if you eat tomatoes)...and strawberry seeds, and raspberry seeds...
I despise tomatoes
Don't you even like them with salt on?
QUOTE(barry-clari @ Nov 19 2009, 09:04 PM)
QUOTE(Stephie @ Nov 19 2009, 08:57 PM)
Don't you even like them with salt on?
Nope. Even the smell of them makes me sick. If I can't bear the smell of them, I don't know how I would fare with eating them - probably badly
How amazing was Dame Shirley?! She was incredible. Assuming other people are watching the Children in Need concert...?
QUOTE(Stephie @ Nov 19 2009, 09:09 PM)
QUOTE(barry-clari @ Nov 19 2009, 09:04 PM)
QUOTE(Stephie @ Nov 19 2009, 08:57 PM)
Don't you even like them with salt on?
Nope. Even the smell of them makes me sick. If I can't bear the smell of them, I don't know how I would fare with eating them - probably badly
Ah, OK...
QUOTE
How amazing was Dame Shirley?! She was incredible. Assuming other people are watching the Children in Need concert...?
I've got it on in the background, and yes, she was rather good
Bleugh! Tomatoes!
QUOTE(hello_cello @ Nov 19 2009, 10:12 PM)
Bleugh! Tomatoes!
Yes! A fellow hater!
I can eat tomato ketchup, but anything else that has even been in contact with a tomato is repulsive, especially when one has been in a sandwich, and made contact with the bread
QUOTE(hello_cello @ Nov 19 2009, 11:07 PM)
I can eat tomato ketchup, but anything else that has even been in contact with a tomato is repulsive, especially when one has been in a sandwich, and made contact with the bread
I agree! About the ketchup, I mean. Aside from that it doesn't matter where the tomato has been (in reference to the bread...) it just makes me want to chuck...
QUOTE(noodle @ Nov 20 2009, 03:59 PM)
Why do exam obsessed parents have practice-phobic kids?
Because they never hear the child playing at home so the certificate is the only proof the parents have that the child ever plays the instrument
QUOTE(kerioboe @ Nov 20 2009, 03:36 PM)
the certificate is the only proof the parents have that the child ever plays the instrument
...or the only proof that he never plays it!!!
Euurgh, tomatoes
Especially raw.
They remind me of guinea pigs
Especially raw.
They remind me of guinea pigs
On the subject of tomatoes, to those who dislike them - does it matter whether they're cooked or not?
I can't stand un-cooked tomatoes of any sort, whole cooked tomatoes or some sun-dried tomatoes, but I love anything with tomato sauces or tinned tomatoes in. Just wondering whether that's just me being strange?
I can't stand un-cooked tomatoes of any sort, whole cooked tomatoes or some sun-dried tomatoes, but I love anything with tomato sauces or tinned tomatoes in. Just wondering whether that's just me being strange?
My daughter loves uncooked tomatoes (will eat a whole punnet of cherry tomatoes at one go) but hates cooked unless they have been processed out of all recognition (pizza topping, ketchup).
I really really don't like uncooked at all. They're all seedy, and the smell is disgusting
My guinea pig used to love tomatoes, they were her favourite, and whenever I see them, all I can remember is her shoving her nose in, then getting a watery red beard and spilling seeds and pulp all down her front. Hmm.
My guinea pig used to love tomatoes, they were her favourite, and whenever I see them, all I can remember is her shoving her nose in, then getting a watery red beard and spilling seeds and pulp all down her front. Hmm.
QUOTE(bobziekins @ Nov 20 2009, 04:26 PM)
Euurgh, tomatoes
Especially raw.
They remind me of guinea pigs
I love tomatoes, but I appear to be in the minority here...
QUOTE(madbassoonist @ Nov 20 2009, 08:07 PM)
QUOTE(bobziekins @ Nov 20 2009, 04:26 PM)
Euurgh, tomatoes
Especially raw.
They remind me of guinea pigs
I love tomatoes, but I appear to be in the minority here...
I really like tomatoes. Cherry tomatoes, plum tomatoes, cooked or not, I like them all!
QUOTE(barry-clari @ Nov 20 2009, 08:20 PM)
QUOTE(madbassoonist @ Nov 20 2009, 08:07 PM)
QUOTE(bobziekins @ Nov 20 2009, 04:26 PM)
Euurgh, tomatoes
Especially raw.
They remind me of guinea pigs
I love tomatoes, but I appear to be in the minority here...
I really like tomatoes. Cherry tomatoes, plum tomatoes, cooked or not, I like them all!
Oh good...I'm not the only one!!
Can anyone think of a synonym for leitmotif? I've used it three times in two sentences, but none of the other words I can think of, mean the same thing!
I like tomatoes too
QUOTE(Babybird2 @ Nov 20 2009, 09:42 PM)
I like tomatoes too
Tuck in
What is that?!
QUOTE(madbassoonist @ Nov 20 2009, 10:03 PM)
What is that?!
That, madbassoonist, is a massive tomato.
Bring a massive fork
QUOTE(madbassoonist @ Nov 20 2009, 08:24 PM)
QUOTE(barry-clari @ Nov 20 2009, 08:20 PM)
QUOTE(madbassoonist @ Nov 20 2009, 08:07 PM)
QUOTE(bobziekins @ Nov 20 2009, 04:26 PM)
Euurgh, tomatoes
Especially raw.
They remind me of guinea pigs
I love tomatoes, but I appear to be in the minority here...
I really like tomatoes. Cherry tomatoes, plum tomatoes, cooked or not, I like them all!
Oh good...I'm not the only one!!
Me too, especially vine ripened tomatoes on the brink of being over-ripe in a sandwich with fresh wholemeal bread, mature chedar cheese, little gem lettuce and a few slices of cucumber, maybe just a hint of finely sliced spring onion too (and no, it's not just a cheese salad sandwich, it's a Tsax cheese salad sandwich!).
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