Want to know the answer to something that's driving you mad? Could be the name of an actor/singer/film, etc. Could be a life-long questions, like why are you always left with one odd sock?

I'm one of those people who has to have google very close at hand. I could, of course, continue to use that, but thought this would be much more entertaining.

Something that is puzzling me is a recent magazine promotion by one of the soap powder brands (it can't have been a very good promotion as I can't even remember what brand it is!)

The promotion basically consisted of them advertising a new fragrance for their soap powder by putting ONE pink sock in a magazine with a cardboard thingy advertising the new pong.

I am totally baffled as to the point of this - what was the pink sock about? There was no mention of it anywhere, it was just attached to the cardboard saying "come and try our new smell".

If anyone can remember the brand or knows what the point of this is, please let me know, as I am sure the money would have been better spent on giving away a free sample of the powder itself! :wacko:

Oh and another thing...

I am going to the Cotswolds for my birthday and staying in a lovely hotel with a great restaurant...however as with most posh restaurants they keep referring, on the menu, to "confit" (as in Pan-Fried Fillet of Sea Bass, confit fennel and lobster ravioli oscietra caviar, shellfish sauce; Roast Quail with a salad of confit leg and beetroot; Roasted Chump of Local Lamb, tomato confit, braised fennel, dauphinoise potato)

Does anyone know what the ruddy heck "confit" actually is? Only I don't want to look like a total doughnut when I get there!! :unsure: :laugh:

Something that is puzzling me is a recent magazine promotion by one of the soap powder brands (it can't have been a very good promotion as I can't even remember what brand it is!)

The promotion basically consisted of them advertising a new fragrance for their soap powder by putting ONE pink sock in a magazine with a cardboard thingy advertising the new pong.

I am totally baffled as to the point of this - what was the pink sock about? There was no mention of it anywhere, it was just attached to the cardboard saying "come and try our new smell".

If anyone can remember the brand or knows what the point of this is, please let me know, as I am sure the money would have been better spent on giving away a free sample of the powder itself! :wacko:

Pink sock = sock worn by a young female

All women can remember how there feet smelt when they where young

So young female sock they would know how bad that smells and if the new fragrance can make it smell like there new fragrance it must be great



I did advertising at uni

Next time you see a before and after advert
watch how after they use whatever it is
the background colours will be brighter and more vivid and everything will look clean and tidy

Oh and another thing...

I am going to the Cotswolds for my birthday and staying in a lovely hotel with a great restaurant...however as with most posh restaurants they keep referring, on the menu, to "confit" (as in Pan-Fried Fillet of Sea Bass, confit fennel and lobster ravioli oscietra caviar, shellfish sauce; Roast Quail with a salad of confit leg and beetroot; Roasted Chump of Local Lamb, tomato confit, braised fennel, dauphinoise potato)

Does anyone know what the ruddy heck "confit" actually is? Only I don't want to look like a total doughnut when I get there!! :unsure: :laugh:

It means Thick sauce.............not runny like gravey

Mr P tells me that a confit, if savoury, is like a compressed meat dish - not quite like a pate, but not an actual piece of meat either, usually done in a terrine. A compressed meat dish, if you will.

It means Thick sauce.............not runny like gravey

.........in Essex maybe.

Thanks guys...I am sure the confit thing is some kind of stitch up to get you to pay more for a chunk of Spam!! :laugh:

Mrs Dab is in bed feeling not very well at all, but I nagged until she revealed that confit is french for "conserve" and means either:

1. meat (often duck) salted and cooked in its own fat, then sealed and preserved in that fat; or

2. fruit or vegetables cooked down to a jammy consistency to accompany meat or fish or deserts; and

3. sod off I've got flu go and annoy someone else and let me sleep.

Mrs Dab is in bed feeling not very well at all, but I nagged until she revealed that confit is french for "conserve" and means either:

1. meat (often duck) salted and cooked in its own fat, then sealed and preserved in that fat; or

2. fruit or vegetables cooked down to a jammy consistency to accompany meat or fish or deserts; and

3. sod off I've got flu go and annoy someone else and let me sleep.

Rock on Mrs Dab - I hope you took her advice at 3?

I was about to answer this question but Mrs Dab - from her poorly bed has answered - I would only add that also it is referred to often using Goose.

Ooh this is brill - I can go to a posh restaurant and know what I'm talking about now! :laugh:

Except.....as you're all so good at this, what does "gratin" on a menu mean?

...........grated. Next! Did I mention another reason for starting this thread is that I like being right.

Ooh this is brill - I can go to a posh restaurant and know what I'm talking about now! :laugh:

Except.....as you're all so good at this, what does "gratin" on a menu mean?

It means 'free' Ceri. Always check the bill though as some english waiters may charge you. A quick word with the maitre d' will usually sort it!

Or it might mean with cheese sauce. Same difference

I think you are thinking of 'gratis' Fee :)

I thought of gratin as something browned, on top of a dish, like breadcrumbs or cheese, but I'm not sure.
M

Sssssssshhhhhhhhh! :ninja:

That could be right too, Marm. Anyway, something sprinkled on the top, possibly grated, but then baked or grilled.

Sssssssshhhhhhhhh! :ninja:

what?

ooops...sorry Fee...I have my d'oh head on tonight!


M :)

Don't tell her it doesn't mean 'free'.

Don't tell her it doesn't mean 'free'.
:laugh: :laugh:

Do we have any french experts in the house. Cat's signature, I THINK it should be "ze chien noir international", but floopy, perhaps rightly, thinks that it should be "ze international chien noir".

Also, who else is Groucho? Is he also known as Claire?

I am currently re-assessing my first translation, pending confirmation from the Head of French. I will advise shortly.

Also, who else is Groucho? Is he also known as Claire?
:wacko:


Good god don't let there be two of them

Good god don't let there be two of them :wacko:

What, two of Groucho or two of Claire? :w00t:

I was rather hoping no-one would ask that :ninja:

I have a definitive answer:

Basil le chien noir international

Pats, you were right.

Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah. Do you want to tell her, floops or shall I? I think we should allow her to keep the "ze" though.

I think you should tell her, I'm a bit scared.

Well I prefer 'ze international chien noir'. It has more of une ring dramatique to it.:bag:

I was rather hoping no-one would ask that :ninja:


I wonder, if anyone dare answer :ninja:

Well I prefer 'ze international chien noir'. It has more of une ring dramatique to it.:bag:

What's that on the end of your nose, fee?

Cat, Patsy .....

So that's where she is, well can you get her back into the Portsmouth thread, please.

The actor that plays Craig's grandad in Corrie... can someone please tell me what he used to be in?

Want to know the answer to something that's driving you mad? Could be the name of an actor/singer/film, etc. Could be a life-long questions, like why are you always left with one odd sock?

I'm one of those people who has to have google very close at hand. I could, of course, continue to use that, but thought this would be much more entertaining.

So how come you haven't found out who Constatine reminds you of yet if it aint Gary Sinise! :devil:

The actor that plays Craig's grandad in Corrie... can someone please tell me what he used to be in?

His name is Ian Redford dab, but I am not sure what he was in!

So how come you haven't found out who Constatine reminds you of yet if it aint Gary Sinise! :devil:


Stop stalking me, I'm thinking. I haven't slept, FFS. Give me a break, woman!

Stop stalking me, I'm thinking. I haven't slept, FFS. Give me a break, woman!

No....I want you to come up with a name and I want you to do it now...... :boxing:

I actually think it might be someone I know. It's the dimple in the chin. :ranting:

I actually think it might be someone I know. It's the dimple in the chin. :ranting:

Oh I see...looking for the easy way out eh.....you can now say it's Jim the milkman and I would never know any different...tsk..tsk....

You now have me thinking of all the dimpled chinned men I know....scarey thought in some cases.... :wacko:

Can one overdose on orange juice?

I am currently addicvted to it and am getting through at least a carton a day. Is this bad for me? Does it do bad things to iron absorption or something?

Can one overdose on orange juice?

I am currently addicvted to it and am getting through at least a carton a day. Is this bad for me? Does it do bad things to iron absorption or something?

Orange juice is fine if you mix it with equal quantities of vodka!

Can one overdose on orange juice?

I am currently addicvted to it and am getting through at least a carton a day. Is this bad for me? Does it do bad things to iron absorption or something?

You can actually overdose on orange and there are side effects...can't remember then now, but will look it up. I think a carton a day is just within the limits tho. Why don't you alternate with tomatoe...or best of all Cranberry.

L hate tomato juice, and cranberry only wrks with vodka, I'm afraid.

I have apple and pineapple too. Maybe I'll switch about a bit.

Thank you my pearly pearl of wisdom.

If you drink alot of orange juice you can become susceptible to stomach ulcers.
So drink some milk as well and that should line your stomach to prevent the acid in the oj from eating away at your stomach wall.

Milk and oj cocktail anyone :w00t:

If you drink alot of orange juice you can become susceptible to stomach ulcers.
So drink some milk as well and that should line your stomach to prevent the acid in the oj from eating away at your stomach wall.



Too much citric acid is bad for your teeth too, Floopy...

for goodness sake Floopy stop drinking the orange juice it will kill you!

have a glass of red wine instead - you never hear bad things about that elixir of life that is red wine do you?

:wine:

I can't drink red wine - the smell of it is enough to make me puke.


I had a very nasty experience once in Germany, when I was seventeen involving red wine, frankfurters and rubbish bins :bag:

A man once dies of vitamin C poinsoning largely due to the fact he was dowing at least one carton of Orange Juice a day......

Dilute it down Floops......half and half if you don't like other juices....make a carton last you two days instead of one!

Cranberry juice is very good at helping prevent urinary tract infections!

Cranberry juice is very good at helping prevent urinary tract infections!

Suffer from the old stingy wee do we Coastie?

What I would like to know is what is R & R? I read Question of Blood, an Ian Rankin book and it mentions that Inspector Rebus is in need of good old R & R. It was also mentioned in Footballers Wives but what on earth is it? I am guessing that one of the R's is for relaxation but that maybe wrong.........anyone help me out? Ta very much!

What I would like to know is what is R & R? I read Question of Blood, an Ian Rankin book and it mentions that Inspector Rebus is in need of good old R & R. It was also mentioned in Footballers Wives but what on earth is it? I am guessing that one of the R's is for relaxation but that maybe wrong.........anyone help me out? Ta very much!


I thought it was 'Rest and Relaxation' :huh:

I thought it was 'Rest and Relaxation' :huh:

Yeah, you are probably right Bonny, I just couldn't think what it could be! My thinking skills are truly shot to pieces at the moment! :w00t:

I thought it was 'Rest and Relaxation' :huh:

I always say it's Rest and Recuperation. But what ever it means "chill".

Rough and Ready :w00t:

Tis..... Rest & Recuperation.

I always thought it was Rock and Roll :pimp:

His name is Ian Redford dab, but I am not sure what he was in!Is it >this< (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0714852/) Ian Redford, ils?

Oh.... he has been in a lot of things! Thanks for that Blink!

Rough and Ready :w00t:


Quote = Floopy - I always thought it was Rock and Roll


I only knew what it was from days of my youth when I used to hang around with soldiers! :w00t: :naughty:

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Going back to the Orange Juice thing - apparently Kiwi fruit have a higher content of Vit. C than citrus fruits inc. Oranges. Has anyone ever seen a Kiwi drink?? Nope me neither!


Is it true you can't iron fleeces because they are made of plastic bottles??

Has anyone ever seen a Kiwi drink??

Try Twickenham on International days. :w00t:

Lol Patsy! :)


Flip, I'm sure you can iron fleeces, just don't try it while they are still on the sheep.

M

. Has anyone ever seen a Kiwi drink?? Nope me neither!


Is it true you can't iron fleeces because they are made of plastic bottles??

Yes I have made my own Kiwi juice drinks....yummy.....

And yes.....most fleeces are made from recycled plastic bottles these days....just to add......experience of a freind has shown that 'NO' your shouldn't iron on the fleece side of a fleece....not that I can see why you would ever need to iron a fleece but hey there you go...the fleece bit melts and goes black, sticky and then hardens!!

Ulp

I have ironed my trusty fleeces many a time, one is a cheap one from Mark One the other a slightly less cheap one from M&S, maybe what you call a fleece isnt what I call a fleece???
Confused
M

Oh and something is niggling me...
Anyone know what the music is on the current Pantene advert is, I think they used it for cricket last year, its a sort of dancy ethnic tune with wood xylophone (dulcimer>?) in it.
M

Ulp

I have ironed my trusty fleeces many a time, one is a cheap one from Mark One the other a slightly less cheap one from M&S, maybe what you call a fleece isnt what I call a fleece???
Confused
M

oooo maybe my mate just had her iron to hot!

Why do you need to iron a fleece anyway....just a question from someone who only ever irons her work shirts! :blush:

I have to iron the collar Coastie, cos it gets all twirly and upsticky after its been in the dryer! mind you, since the washerdryer expolded and died we now just have a washer!

Elvisly yours
M

I have to iron the collar Coastie, cos it gets all twirly and upsticky after its been in the dryer! mind you, since the washerdryer expolded and died we now just have a washer!

Elvisly yours
M

It probably got clogged with fluff from the all those fleeces! :shocking:

Yours Smooth bottomed and freckled nosedly

Coastie

Is it true you can't iron fleeces because they are made of plastic bottles??

Don't know about ironing them but I do know they are made out of plastic bottles.
I was reading a booklet on recycling and it mentioned it in there (how boring am I reading all the free leaflets in the paper:huh: )

(how boring am I reading all the free leaflets in the paper:huh: )

Well it beats reading the graffitti in the public ladies toilets.....Dol does that...just don't tell her I told you! ;) :thumbsup:

Well it beats reading the graffitti in the public ladies toilets.....Dol does that...just don't tell her I told you! ;) :thumbsup:

you must be confusing me with someone who gives a sh*t (in public toilets!!!!)

Does anyone use Bold washing powder? In particular the green one? Ive always used it and loved the smell. I bought some last week and I swear the smell is completely different ! In fact, its vile. :angry:

Anyone else notice the difference and why the bloody hell do manufacturers suddenly decide to change the smell of things without a by your leave?

Ulp

I have ironed my trusty fleeces many a time, one is a cheap one from Mark One the other a slightly less cheap one from M&S, maybe what you call a fleece isnt what I call a fleece???
Confused
M

Oh and something is niggling me...
Anyone know what the music is on the current Pantene advert is, I think they used it for cricket last year, its a sort of dancy ethnic tune with wood xylophone (dulcimer>?) in it.
M

There have been three Pantene ads recently, I think the latest features "American Dream" by Jakarta or Jakkarta... which is a dancy ethnic tune, the others have been "Any Other Name" by Thomas Newman and "Porcelain" by Moby.
I reckon the one you are talking about is American Dream.... :)

Thanks Pandora, I will go out to buy it, its so cool!

M

What does it mean when you have a metallic taste in your mouth. Serious answers only please! :sick:

You're pregnant

What does it mean when you have a metallic taste in your mouth. Serious answers only please! :sick:

oh I know this one! is it syphillis? :laugh:

I bet you wished you hadn't asked now, Patsy :laugh:

You're pregnant


Funnily enough, Dr Cat said this. But it's my 12 year old son!

DOL - YOU'RE NOT FUNNY.

Ah, unlikely then


Found this. (does he have bad breath?)
:bag:

While many things can cause bad
breath, including poor oral hygiene, lung infections, and diseases of the
GI tract, throwing in the metalic taste narrows things down a bit. Far
and away the most likely cause is a change in the intestinal flora. This
can be brought about by a GI tract infection but is most commonly due to
taking antibiotics for some other reason. Also common is enlargement of
the taste buds, and a mild sensation similar to when you burn your tongue.
The best solution is to eat some yogurt or buttermilk containing live
cultures. This will help restore a normal bacterial colony to the GI tract
and get rid of the symptoms.

actually, there's shedloads here:


http://www.healthboards.com/ubb/Forum54/HTML/000502.html

Thanks for that Floops. Trouble is, he hates yoghurt based things. He has a bit of hayfever at the moment.

DOL - YOU'RE NOT FUNNY.


I beg to differ!

I beg to differ!

I've heard that's not all you beg for! :p