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People who are doing it WRONG

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GloGirl · 30/06/2015 15:20

My Dad loves to talk about how he enjoys a good barbecue in this weather, once he even invited a lot of family round for one.

His version of a BBQ is a George Formby grill (natch), and in nice weather he plugs it in outside to cook a burger or sausage on. He is quite evangelical about how clever it is to barbecue that way.

It gives me the gritted teeth rage.

Anyone else who is doing it ALL WRONG? Offload here Brew

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FuckYouChrisAndThatHorse · 02/07/2015 16:04

Whoknows, I have to say I don't mind how it comes. Watery and milky, it's not really tea, but it's fine. Strong enough to stand a spoon up, gives me a jolt of caffeine which is always good. I'll drink my own tea, but have to concede that it's not as nice as other people's. Even if I try different amounts of milk, leave the teabag in for seconds or hours, it all tastes bitter and wrong.

I need an etiquette class.

Lweji · 02/07/2015 16:04

Otherwise why stop there and not freeze your cutlery and bowls?

Because bacteria don't grow very well in dry clean surfaces.
Cheese on the other hand, is heaven, and for mold too.

Lweji · 02/07/2015 16:08

Also, if you freeze and thaw repeatedly a few times, it does tend to kill the germs.

Of course the fatness of the cheese helps prevent the formation of crystals and thus it does help prevent bacterial death. Which is why it's not a good idea to freeze fat materials for very long.

But frozen cheese will last longer than cheese in the fridge, yes. Which is useful if you have pre-sliced or pre-grated cheese, which you can't wash, or non-matured cheese.

pocketsaviour · 02/07/2015 16:12

Peanut butter on toast with silverskin pickled onions is the breakfast of champions. Some fools people unaccountably think I am wrong, but I know I couldn't be more right. Grin

Wrong:

  • People who get on the bus (having pushed in front of me) and then fiddle around looking for actual cash in their actual pockets. WE HAVE SMARTPHONE TICKETING NOW YOU LUDDITE.
  • People who think picnics take place inside a car.
  • People who hang their clothes in the wardrobe with the hangers pointing different directions.
  • People who don't alphabetize their books/CDs/DVDs/games/comics
  • People who keep bread in the fridge
  • People who laboriously type "Google.com" into the address bar of their browser, then type "Facebook" into Google and then click the resulting search result. I could not believe it the first time I saw someone doing this Shock
Drew64 · 02/07/2015 16:26

Right, I need to put you haters right.
The BBQ taste of food comes from meat fat dripping down onto hot coals.
The hot coals can be charcoal or lava rocks heated by a gas burner so...
A gas BBQ IS a BBQ as long as it is one of the ones with lava rocks over the gas burners, otherwise it is just an upside down grill.

'People who are doing it wrong'

My DW places the iron, plate down on the ironing board rather than on it's heel.

FraggleHair · 02/07/2015 16:30

People who don't alphabetize their books/CDs/DVDs/games/comics

Aha! You've exposed yourself as the wrong one here!

Lweji · 02/07/2015 16:40

People who don't alphabetize their books/CDs/DVDs/games/comics

Surely you organise them by topics.

Better still under the dewey system. Wink

Lweji · 02/07/2015 16:42

People who laboriously type "Google.com" into the address bar of their browser, then type "Facebook" into Google

At least they know how to Google and don't ask for links to Facebook on MN. Grin

OnIlkelyMoorBahtat · 02/07/2015 16:51

Continuing the "what goes nice with peanut butter" derail, peanut butter and sliced tomatoes on toast with celery salt and black pepper is the very heaven. And thanks for the peanut butter & sliced strawberries tip, I'll be all over that one!

OnIlkelyMoorBahtat · 02/07/2015 16:52

Lweji YYYYY x 1 million to organizing books by topic. Unless they're fiction obvs, in which case it's alpha order by author, of course.

ObiWanCannoli · 02/07/2015 16:58

Goats cream and white sugar in coffee.

Cold beans and bread.

Cheese scones and jam and cream.

Orange juice warm and not cold from the fridge.

Red wine and Doctor a Pepper cocktails.

These are few thing my husband does very, very wrong.

ObiWanCannoli · 02/07/2015 17:04

My mum who always says Siri can I ask you a question before asking the question.

She also thanks the cash machine and told me quite matter of factly the man behind the machine appreciates it. Hmm

Oh and my son who eats fish finger and jam sandwiches

And the other son who eats olives dipped in Nutella.

limitedperiodonly · 02/07/2015 17:30

My mum who always says Siri can I ask you a question before asking the question.

DH does that. He sometimes playfully varies it and asks: 'A question for you,' in the manner of Robert Robinson from Ask The Family. It's a bit of a passion-killer, picturing your DH like this.

I swear that if the house was burning down and there were zombies at the gate he'd say: 'Limited, can I just say something?'

Sometimes I think about killing him.

People who are doing it WRONG
WhoreGasm · 02/07/2015 17:33

As everyone knows, the correct way to strap yourself into a bra is to put your arms through the straps.

Then bend forward from the waist at a 90 degree angle allowing your norks to drop fulsomely into the cups.

Stand up and then fasten the bra. Then use both your index fingers to smooth out your norks if they are threatening to bubble over the tops of the cups.

Voilà. Perfect nork hoisting combined with a bit of a yoga stretch. It's a win/win.

TheCunnyFunt · 02/07/2015 17:53

I don't bend like that, I put my arms through, with the cups roughly in the right places, fasten round the back and then rearrange boobs and cups.

Garlick · 02/07/2015 17:54

my son who eats fish finger and jam sandwiches - Is doing his 'wrong' wrong! It's fish fingers with custard - check with Dr Who, he knows.

CigarsofthePharoahs · 02/07/2015 17:56

I used to work with someone who made tea by the following method -
1, Fill mug with milk
2, Add tea bag
3, Place mug in microwave and heat
Very very wrong. After a while our manager insisted that said colleague purchase his own milk.

Jasonandyawegunorts · 02/07/2015 18:13

What a waste of milk

DameDiazepamTheDramaQueen · 02/07/2015 18:18

That's known as milky tea in this houseGrin

Jasonandyawegunorts · 02/07/2015 18:26
Hmm would you like some tea in your milk?
WhoreGasm · 02/07/2015 18:26

You have to bend so that gravity does the work for you. They just plop into the cups.

If I tried the swivel technique who knows where my boobs might end up? It could take ages to shepherd them properly back into their rightful cups.

Notasinglefuckwasgiven · 02/07/2015 19:31

Joining in. My DP likes a raw egg cracked onto ham in some bread, then put in the Breville sandwich toaster ( boke ) so very wrong....He also cuts mould off stuff and eats it claiming it's fine ( if I find it first it gets binned, he's good at making stuff look new in the fridge )
He has converted me too washing down breakfast on child free days off work with prosecco Blush he comes from a very posh family and this ( along with millions of forks at every meal ) is normal.

Notasinglefuckwasgiven · 02/07/2015 19:31

*to not too. Fucking auto thingy life destroyer.

GatoradeMeBitch · 02/07/2015 20:27

Brushing your teeth before washing your face. All wrong

Because traces of toothpaste add to that fresh-faced feeling? Grin
Nope! Brush teeth first, then clean your face, instead of wiping off your moisturizer straight off when you wipe off the toothpaste.

Lweji · 02/07/2015 20:28

WhoreGasm is correct, except in this bit:

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