To hope that it is indeed possible

[Callmedoe]

To have a nice civilized conversation on mum's net. Free from swearing and all other kinds of unpleasantness. Where the topics of conversation are such delightful things as the Queen, tea, cakes and gardening, with perhaps a bit of singing thrown in for good measure. So Ill kick it off shall I, what is everyones favourite cake, mine is a Victoria Sponge

Perhaps cheesecake is a large biscuit. It does not have sponge, it has a biscuit crumb base. If it had a pastry base, then is it a tart?

YABU any discussion topic can have disagreements between posters opinions and thus could kick off.

Callmedoe

I was reading your OP, going "yes, of course it's possible" then you did this:

"So Ill kick it off shall I, what is everyones favourite cake, mine is a Victoria Sponge "

It is not a frigging Victoria Sponge
it is a Victoria Sandwich.

it is a creamed cake and not a sponge.

please MNHQ can you provide a klaxon emoticon for titles of threads where posters are going to call it a sponge? It is the only red flag I have . thank you

Spiced apple cake. It's like an apple crumble, cake-ified. Lovely warm with cream.

I'm about to make a honey cake, will see how that turns out. I may eat it while parked in a P&C space without my kids in the car...

you've ruined my saturday

:(

Give up, nickel. Too many people call it a sponge, you'll give yourself an embolism.

Although I sympathise. I've been know to hyperventilate with , merely due to newsreaders mispronouncing 'controversy'.

everyone else on this thread managed to say Victoria Sandwich.

it's like those people who open a thread with "iabu to be upset at this?" and then link without warning to a youtube video of people being shot and mauled by dogs.

(it's the Americans that have done that. my dad used to go on and on and on about the correct pron of harrassment)

harassment
even

Nick, please accept my sincere apologies. I didn't mean to offend you and I certainly didn't intend to ruin your Saturday, please accept this song as a peace offering

The World is just a great big Victoria Sandwich

and sponge is the spice that make you cry
Oh, & the only way to get rid of this great big Victoria Sandwich
Is to plant love seeds until it dies, uh huh
Hey Mum's net! We got a great big job to do
Yeah, we need you
& everybody who loves truth
Don't you know we've got to clean up this place
& reach far high & oh yeah
Yes we do
We gotta be headstrong about rightin' the wrong
& make a Word Wide Web of happy souls, oh;

My mum goes on about harassment too. Must be a generational thing.

Like my school friends who used to have hour long arguments about where the correct emphasis goes when saying Quantum Leap

@nickelbabe

Callmedoe

I was reading your OP, going "yes, of course it's possible" then you did this:

"So Ill kick it off shall I, what is everyones favourite cake, mine is a Victoria Sponge "

It is not a frigging Victoria Sponge
it is a Victoria Sandwich.

it is a creamed cake and not a sponge.

please MNHQ can you provide a klaxon emoticon for titles of threads where posters are going to call it a sponge? It is the only red flag I have . thank you

A cake klaxon does sound rather delicious...

I'm so with you nickelbabe. It's a Victoria Sandwich. Anything else is blasphemous.

Apologies Kate would you like me to write you a song too?

Poor OP.

All she wanted was a nice cakey discussion, with brief forays into the arena of puddings.

Instead she's got Sponge-gate

And

Stray 'and'. There is no and...

You do realise they'll be talking about us talking about cake on the wright stuff next week? And our cakey preferences will be out there for the world to see. X

Oh that Mathew right annoys me, hope he doesn't steal my song

Wright even, I was so annoyed I forgot how to spell

Or my arena of puddings.

Mmmmm....

thank you Kate :)

ooh, Callmedoe - i mised your song!
it's lovely.

you are definitely forgiven

Carrot cake

Wood pigeons

Battenburg for the cake side of things, and barn owls. The former because I love marzipan. The latter because they remind me of Labyrinth, which is still was my favourite film as a child and now.

Wheresme, you are certainly not a girl after my own heart, quite the opposite in fact. Carrot cake is a pathetic excuse for a cake and don't even get me started on those waddling porkers.