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Three Crumpets

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LadyMacB · 03/11/2023 22:56

AIBU or is there an unwritten rule that you eat crumpets in pairs? DH occasionally has a single crumpet. They come in sixes, so that often leaves a random spare crumpet that can’t be paired up. He says it’s normal.

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smilesup · 03/11/2023 23:23

LadyMacB · 03/11/2023 23:21

Where do people stand on Giant Crumpets?

I bought some out of curiosity but when it was sitting on the plate, it felt soulless, like something answering a question no-one asked.

They are unwanted and thus unloved 😭

smilesup · 03/11/2023 23:23

I only ever eat one. Otherwise I would be even fatter than I am now 😁

Terfosaurus · 03/11/2023 23:21

Precipice · 03/11/2023 23:15

Do you think if you bought a single crumpet, he'd only eat a third of it?

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Tempted to try! Grin

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LadyMacB · 03/11/2023 23:21

Where do people stand on Giant Crumpets?

I bought some out of curiosity but when it was sitting on the plate, it felt soulless, like something answering a question no-one asked.

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Thewolvesarerunningagain · 03/11/2023 23:15

Crazymadchickenlady · 03/11/2023 23:14

I have one and a half weetabix for breakfast.

never tempted to cut loose and live a little? Go on you know you want to….

Precipice · 03/11/2023 23:15

Terfosaurus · 03/11/2023 23:14

If I buy a pack of 6, DS eats 2 at a time.
If I buy a pack of 9, he eats 3.

I miss crumpets. Fucking diabetes.

Do you think if you bought a single crumpet, he'd only eat a third of it?

Crazymadchickenlady · 03/11/2023 23:14

I have one and a half weetabix for breakfast.

Terfosaurus · 03/11/2023 23:14

If I buy a pack of 6, DS eats 2 at a time.
If I buy a pack of 9, he eats 3.

I miss crumpets. Fucking diabetes.

TeaGinandFags · 03/11/2023 23:13

It's a poxy crumpet.

Who cares?

StopLickingTheDog · 03/11/2023 23:13

Toast
Crumpets
Biscuits

All should only be eaten in multiples of two. It's the law.

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LadyMacB · 03/11/2023 23:11

LikeRobbieSays · 03/11/2023 23:11

YABU to call them crumpets, they are Pikelets and can be eaten in any quantity

Wrong, as evidenced by the fact Marks and Spencer sell both pikelets and crumpets.

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ImCamembertTheBigCheese · 03/11/2023 23:11

There's a law. Two, no more no less.

TitInATrance · 03/11/2023 23:11

Came on to say three buttered crumpets is the ideal number, then remembered that putting a poached egg on top of one and jam on the other makes two a balanced meal :)

LikeRobbieSays · 03/11/2023 23:11

YABU to call them crumpets, they are Pikelets and can be eaten in any quantity

Thewolvesarerunningagain · 03/11/2023 23:10

I’m not seriously firing up the toaster for one crumpet. They take so long that I burn off so many calories waiting for the first one that I need the second. it’s like celery only with carbs

UpsyDaisyMegaphone · 03/11/2023 23:09

They should be culled.

CyberCritical · 03/11/2023 23:08

UpsyDaisyMegaphone · 03/11/2023 23:06

No, this is terrible behaviour.

As bad as the people who only take one paracetamol.

Edited

There's a lady at work who only ever has half of anything.

'Would you like a biscuit xxx?'
'Oh, ummm, I'll just have half.'

So then there's half a digestive left in the tin, what is wrong with these people???

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LadyMacB · 03/11/2023 23:07

UpsyDaisyMegaphone · 03/11/2023 23:06

No, this is terrible behaviour.

As bad as the people who only take one paracetamol.

Edited

If he only took one paracetamol I think I’d change the locks.

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AllProperTeaIsTheft · 03/11/2023 23:06

What? You can eat however many you want.

This. Why would a crumpet automatically need to be 'paired up'? Confused

UpsyDaisyMegaphone · 03/11/2023 23:06

No, this is terrible behaviour.

As bad as the people who only take one paracetamol.

Precipice · 03/11/2023 23:04

What? You can eat however many you want.

Dotcheck · 03/11/2023 23:04

#teamhusband

takealettermsjones · 03/11/2023 23:04

LadyMacB · 03/11/2023 23:03

The other issue I have is people who turn up the toaster to 6 to do crumpets but don’t turn it back down, meaning that whoever comes next incinerates their toast.

This is the real problem. It's like leaving the toilet seat up. Rude.

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LadyMacB · 03/11/2023 23:03

The other issue I have is people who turn up the toaster to 6 to do crumpets but don’t turn it back down, meaning that whoever comes next incinerates their toast.

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BecauseTheWorld · 03/11/2023 23:02

I think the real issue is that you have to slightly crush a Waitrose Sourdough Crumpet to get it to fit in a Dualit toaster slot. (4 slot toaster, imagine eating four in a sitting!)