Just made my husband cry over cous cous

[TateWorm]

So DH came home rather tipsy from a night out, I was in bedroom watching TV with dogs as DC are at their dad's for the weekend.

I heard a thump from the kitchen, thought he may have just dropped a glass or something and been lucky.

Nope it was my cous cous (we have the Joseph Joseph podium containers) but I thought it was the quinoa.

[TwoPupsandaHamster]

After reading th is I give thanks that Cous Cous and Quinoua (sp) don't feature in my life! WTF is Joseph Joseph? Anything to do with the upcoming nonsense Christmas? 🤔

[KimchiLaLa]

Sorry but this is batshit. Both of you sound a bit

All the mentions of Joseph Joseph, cous cous and quinoa - it just seems like you're desperate for everyone to know how middle class you are.

[KimchiLaLa]

Sorry but this is batshit. Both of you sound a bit

[Mummybares]

I never liked quinoa.

[SchadenfreudePersonified]

[SchadenfreudePersonified]

'ow much' school of Yorkshire finances.

I believe that's a module on the "Bloody Hell!" course of Geordie Accountancy

[everytimerickysayscuntIlaugh]

Now I really want a kebab.

[puppyconfetti]

Threads like this make me froth with envy. I have Asda smart-price containers for shreddies and cornflakes.

[MrsFezziwig]

Is OP still sobering up?

[VanGoghsDog]

I love my Joseph Joseph loo brush.

[AnOojamaflip]

You mean Joseph Joseph loo brush, darling.

When you get one, and of course you must. You shall of course use its proper name. One does not just use a brush, you must instruct the cleaner to give the loo a good scrub with the Joseph Joseph.

[AmberDino]

@ExhaustedGrinch thank you - Saturday entertainment is sorted!

[Margotshypotheticaldog]

I was more interested in the argos loo brush. I think that confirms I'm not the target market 😉

[nettie434]

Do you know, having read those posts about quinoa being overtaken by spelt and the dreadful ignominy of sun dried tomatoes, I am going to adopt my best MN style and say:

OP, have you thought about the possibility it might not have been your husband at all and that the quinoa threw itself off the counter top in shame about its decline in status?

[MitziK]

What exactly is so aspirational about plastic kitchen stuff, anyhow?

And how did Quinoa ever get posh? I used to buy the stuff when I was skint in the 90s because it keep me feeling fuller for longer than rice.


Having said that, I'd be worried if there was a jar (or overpriced plastic tub) of it over the floor in case, after having to replace it all, and it isn't cheap anymore, a dog eating anything that expands in the stomach (like grains and pasta do) would mean an emergency vet visit and bill I really didn't need.

[NoHummus]

Top marks for creativity to the Joseph Joseph marketing team!

[BarbaraofSeville]

Song

Joseph Joseph was started by twin brothers called Antony and Richard Joseph.

www.josephjoseph.com/en-gb/about-us

I'm as far from posh as they come and the afforementioned JJ containers are probably the only household item I have that didn't come from Ikea, a supermarket or somewhere like Home Bargains.

[AnOojamaflip]

You know what makes me cry. When reading this type of thread i think about sun-dried tomatoes. They used to be considered fancy, now rarely thought about.

Poor tomatoes, all that time sacrificing their moisture in the sun for nothing. Outdone by quinoa, QUIONA!! Bland and unpronouncable grain, made no effort for the kudos it gets.

Don't get me started on couscous.

[EL2019]

I’m loving that I’m getting targeted ads for Jigsaw clothing as they’ve been namechecked in this thread.

[FavouriteSong]

Did Joseph Joseph's mum have no imagination when it came to naming her son? Poor kid, no wonder he became a designer of plastic tat for people too posh to shop at Wilkos.

[Smotheroffive]

Most of its probably bobbing around in the sea or cluttering up once pristine desert islands.

Basically its just an ad, right?

He hadn't had a good night had he, it was probably the last straw, poor darling. How utterly dreadful for him.

Loved the Catherine Tate clip, how appropriate.

Interesting OP name is Tate!

[ExhaustedGrinch]

Does anyone have any links to the original Sharon threads?

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/1212449-dh-threw-wine-at-the-wall

There was also this beauty www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/a1498923-Shouting-at-me-in-the-supermarket

[BarbaraofSeville]

Well thank you OP, because I have similar Joseph Joseph dried goods storage containers and I was worried that they'd break if I dropped one and it seems that they don't and all that you have to worry about is cleaning up a load of quinoa/cous cous/bulgar wheat etc etc.

I know they are expensive but they are lovely and the tops on mine match the kitchen cupboards exactly. I dithered for days about buying them because even at considerably less than RRP on Amazon they are still £££s for what they are and I'm glad I've never had the conversation with DP about how much they were because he's very much from the 'ow much' school of Yorkshire finances.

But I suspect that he knows they were expensive because they are so very lovely.

who comes home with post drinks munchies and thinks mmmm I could murder a bowl of quinoa

That's what I want to know too. I'm now thinking that the OPs DH could be the man that we used to live next door to who set his flat on fire more than once by coming home pissed, starting to cook and then falling asleep while he was waiting.

[SunshineCake]

Oh dear.

Someone needs a job, hobby, life.

[Twirlypoos]

20 quid for a loo brush that no one needs anyway