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Mad a complete twat of myself today...

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worraliberty · 27/04/2011 00:01

Yes I know...not for the first time so pipe down at the back! Grin

Anyway, the couple next door are Sri Lankan and when their back door is open and my side conservatory window is open...the smell of their cooking comes straight in. Mostly, the food smells kind of like Tandoori.

Some of their dinners smell really lovely..but every Tuesday my neighbour cooks something that smells absolutely gorgeous..smells like a spicy onion stew or something.

So I've been saying to my DH for months that the next time I'm in the garden, I'll ask her what it is and if I can have a recipe...ok I might have been hoping for a little sample if she was feeling generous Blush

Anyway, I saw her today and said "Oooh XXX can I ask what you cook on a Tuesday, because it makes my mouth water? I'd love a recipe if you don't mind"

She took one look at me like this -> Shock and then burst out laughing and said "Yes, I boil my Husband's work overalls!!"

Won't be leaving the house for quite some time Blush

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worraliberty · 27/04/2011 00:02

'Mad' would be 'made' obviously...though both seem to work Grin

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reelingintheyears · 27/04/2011 00:04

They must be tres tasty.

Where does her DH work?

MilkNoSugarPlease · 27/04/2011 00:04

What job does he have that makes him smell like a delicious spicy onion stew?! :o this has amused me :o

GreenEyesandHam · 27/04/2011 00:06

"Leg or breast?" :o

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worraliberty · 27/04/2011 00:07

I can't believe I'm going to say this but he's a boiler technician Blush

Anyone think I have severe problems? Blush

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reelingintheyears · 27/04/2011 00:09

You have problems worra.

Seek help.

reelingintheyears · 27/04/2011 00:10

Perchance he is an old boiler technician.

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worraliberty · 27/04/2011 00:11

I do indeed reeling I fear he may have to hide in their airing cupboard whilst I go on the prowl after his lusty onion aroma....

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AgentZigzag · 27/04/2011 00:12

hahahaha not often I read them out to DH, but that's given us a good laugh Grin

If that's what she can do with her husbands overalls, her edible food really must be fucking shit hot Grin

reelingintheyears · 27/04/2011 00:13

Mmmm, onion gravy.

HipHopOpotomus · 27/04/2011 00:13

[cgrin]

AgentZigzag · 27/04/2011 00:17

Ooooo look at the little tiny crowns [cgrin]

Plonkerr · 27/04/2011 00:17

If it helps to know, I make a twat of myself pretty much every day. Though I have to admit, even I haven't yet coveted my neighbours bib and brace stew ...

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worraliberty · 27/04/2011 00:19

So true Zigzag Grin

Mind you they think I'm mental anyway.

When they first moved in, all the Koi in their fish pond died and the guy was genuinely upset.

A few hours later, him, his wife, their son and an old couple I assume were the PILs...were all stood round the pond with their heads bowed while he read some words out from a book.

As they all trotted indoors, I smiled sympathetically and said "That's nice, were you saying a prayer for the fish?"

He just looked at me blankly and said "No, I was reading the instruction manual for the new pond filter"

Whoops again Blush

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fizzylaces · 27/04/2011 00:21

Tee hee. The overalls one is funny, but the pond one is hilarious Grin Grin

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worraliberty · 27/04/2011 00:24

I almost cried for them when they turned up to enrol their son at the local nursery attached to the school.

I was helping out with the induction day...they walked in and said "Oh, you don't work here do you?"

I could tell they meant "Please Mother of God say it isn't so" Grin

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TinyPawz · 27/04/2011 00:25

I want worra to be my nieghbour.

MilkNoSugarPlease · 27/04/2011 00:25

Oh that pond one is brilliant !!

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worraliberty · 27/04/2011 00:26

You so don't Tiny lmao!!

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Sacharissa · 27/04/2011 00:27

The pond one is killing me! Grin

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worraliberty · 27/04/2011 00:30

Well in my defence re the pond thing...they're very strict Catholics and they had a house blessing when they first moved in.

How was I to know they weren't giving the fish a decent send off? Blush

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cjdamoo · 27/04/2011 00:38

Oh dear. I was laughing quite hard at the boiled overalls but the pond just finished me off. My poor weak pregnancy bladder cannot take this.

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worraliberty · 27/04/2011 00:43

{Hands mop and bucket over} Lol

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MissAnthrope · 27/04/2011 02:28

Have just snorted and almost woken dd Grin

BluePyjamas · 27/04/2011 02:35

The pond one is brilliant. And the school.

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