thread Six hours without a new thread?
You lot should get out less.
thread so the merc is a write off
*sobs*

I am keeping the front passenger seat though as that is bearcubsbruv birth place
permalink Birth place and place of conception,
more like.
permalink na
conception was in a hotel room just after we had both done the great north run
permalink One can only imagine
how red you must have been after that.
permalink fuck
permalink my mind is boggling
at how red you must've been
permalink off
=8)
permalink y'know it's still making me giggle
permalink
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/merseyside/3826757.stm
permalink Blimey!
'Returns home to his 11 month old brother'. You weren't wrong about being in a rush. Give the poor lady a rest. She must've had a fanny like a witches sleeve.
No offence. ;)
permalink it was actually his 10.5 month old brother
she jumped on me!
permalink That story makes it look
like you were driving your Ferrari.
permalink I'd already sold the rights to the picture of my car
to the sunday mirror*

*true


permalink True?
permalink True.
permalink wassssssssssss up
permalink A wise choise, Ferdinand is such a cumbersome name.
Also: you took a quick shower?? It's all your fault!
permalink get him one of these for the other end...
http://www.eternalimage.net/star_trek.php
permalink YES
permalink They've had it ages haven't they?
So how long do you get to keep the alfa for?
permalink until 10 days after the insurers checque clears
gives me time to hunt for new motor

they've had it since 1st sept
permalink Not considering buying the Merc back then?
permalink I'm drunk. Meetings are fun.
POEM: http://miketries.wordpress.com/2008/11/20/thumbs
permalink Have you only got one thumb?
permalink Top Gear style three piece?
permalink I've managed to lose about £150 of camera equipment
sometime over the weekend. I REALLY can't afford to lose it.
permalink i'd guess, if your insurance won;t cover it, you could
wangle offsetting it as expenses against tax, if you are running yourself as a business?

edit: slight gibberish, but you know what i mean
permalink You know...
I'd completely forgotten about insurance. What will probably happen is I'll forget all about it until its too late.
permalink as a matter of fact
going through my bank statements today, i noticed that my insurance lapsed and i never sent the last form back, so i've been uninsured for buildings and contents for the last 6 months.
i shall have to sort that out tomorrow.
*waits for meteor strike*
permalink Well...my excess is £150
so thats a waste of time. 150 is small fry in the photography world....its just a pain in the absolute arse when you're trying to start a business.
permalink what've you lost?
permalink D300 battery
and a gps tagger.
permalink you do realise the
irony of losing a GPS tagger?
permalink hrmph
/reallynotinthemoodblog
permalink *hugs*
permalink Cheers.
I should probably stay away from the internet when I get into moods like this.

In other news...petrol at 89.9 pence per litre. Recession win!
permalink It's the equivalent of 49p out here;
unfortunately, everyone drives Hummers and pick-up trucks. We hired a "compact" car a few weeks back and ended up with something with a 3.6 litre V6 engine.
permalink I will get my 150£ camera back!!!!
(I lost it in a Hosten in Edinburgh on my last day. They found it, but despite them proffering it and, me calling and writing e-mails they failed to send it to me for two month. So in the end I offered to send someone to collect it if they were to "busy".
They promptly agreed and I suddenly needed a someone to help me out.
Luckily the best of all internet mates was in town. Three cheers to thediscokingpin.
permalink hmm....
ying and yang might actually exist!
permalink who now owns a £150 camera!
permalink Not anymore, he paid 9,50£ for insured shipping.
I offered him to pay for everything, in cash or spirits and I understand he prefers beer.
thread has anyone seen or written a good best man's speach lately?
particularly one done where there are 2 best mans.

I have a month to write one. I've only been to about 3 weddings in my life... and i haven't a clue how to integrate 2 people.

the best suggestion so far is that we both speak exactly in time and harmony, just for weirdness sake.
permalink Rogan Jim did one recently,
they wrote it together and used graphs and pie charts to chart the couple's relationship.

edit: apparently it was very funny.
permalink I was seriously considering the powerpoint option
we have lots of photos and footage (she used to be on byker grove, he used to have a mullet)
permalink Cor! which one was she?
permalink gemma dobson
she died by being electrocuted by a tv.


apparently spuggy will be at the wedding, ant and dec were invited but i don't think they are coming, and she fell out with donna air
permalink that's astounding
permalink Half Man Half Biscuit..
... fan Jemma Dobson.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=usyn9sBFMHo

:)
permalink ha ha.
that's her.
permalink I remember her!
Spuggy used to work in River Island in Sunderland
permalink i think she now works in a shoe shop in the metro centre or something
permalink I'm going there after work
I'll have a look around :)
permalink this information may be out of date
permalink If you've got him on facebook you could ask him more.
I can't really remember what he told me.
permalink i could track him down
I dunno if the room is going to be set up for it, and the idea of it not working gives me the fear.
permalink you could ask him anyway,
might give you some ideas.
permalink Anyway, if you can't provide your own laptop and projector
you're not the geek I thought you were.
permalink nope but
i just took my watch off for the first time in days and my arm which was sweaty a bit smelt like sperm

i think i am sweating sperm from my arm
permalink If I hold your hand
will I get pregnant?
permalink you might
:)
permalink only if you shove it up your breville sandwich afterwards
permalink Or
one of you starts, then after a minute takes a swig from his drink and the other one carries on seamlessly. You can pass it back and forward this way a few times.

You could go for the traditional lead and sidekick, it's probably easier to do and more reliable.

I'm meant to be working on a spreadsheet. Someone else has it open so I can't make any changes, and I have no desire to ask them to close it down.
*relaxes*
permalink Ctrl A
Ctrl C
Ctrl V (in a new sheet)

Do some work . . slacker
permalink Sod off.
You're NHS too aren't you?

Anything to do with CNST?
permalink Something to do with negligence isn't it?

Not my field . . . I do GP contracts & stuff
permalink Yeah it is.
We're getting assessed on tuesday. I'v ejuts been asked to work the weekend.
permalink Double time?
permalink No idea.
I'm A&C bank so I'll have to check my contract.
permalink I would guess
Time & a half Saturday, Double Time Sunday

That is what I used to get for working weekends anyway
permalink Cool.
Might pull a long one on sunday then.
permalink
permalink Well you know
Quiet office, no reason not to. Mind the cleaners aren't about, though
permalink Gregorian chant
or tag team . .
permalink I did one in August that went down a storm
want a copy?
permalink please.
email in profile
permalink done
permalink cheers
"does find and replace on couples name"

i might steal some of the kilt jokes
permalink Drop out the STD references*



*unless relevant
permalink the poem joke is quite fun
permalink if it's a scotch wedding
why don't you do it in english and the other one translate into "scottish"
permalink *Imagines Billy Idol*
It's a nice day, for a Scotch wedding
permalink man 1 starts in traditional hackneyed joke style
man 2 heckles drunkenly from the back, and eventually strides up and takes over, unveiling a full multimedia experience with pyrotechnics
permalink I like this ^
permalink this isn't bad.
we could both just dress as sadler and waldorf and heckle the father of the bride speach
permalink Do 'Who's on first'...never fails.

TJ:Anyone play poker? Which is the best hand....

Ace- Ace
Jack 9 suited
2-7 off suit

Ta
permalink the run
Royal Flush:
Straight Flush:
4 of a Kind:
Full House :
Flush:
Straight:
3 of a Kind:
2 Pair:
1 Pair:
High Card:

permalink The odds vary according to what flavour of poker you're on about.
Presuming texas holdem - I can't tell you waht the actual odds are, but pocket aces are a good start. If nothing much comes out then you've got an almost unbeatable pair. I don't like them though, it's just a pair and the chances of it becoming more than that are minimal.

Jack 9 suited would be my hand of preferrence from those three, though there is a danger you're going to bet on a run/flush coming out when the chances are tiny.

You never know what'll come up on the flop though, don't throw your cards away too early or think you're going to win based on the two you've been dealt.
permalink I haven't a clue about poker
but Betfair offered my a free £5 to play on the poker if I knew the answer. I thought it was worth a go, I might acquire beginners luck.
permalink AA then
permalink Oh
go for the pair of aces then
permalink From the above post
i would seriously advise you not to play poker - you will lose.
permalink the correct answer to this is
fancy a game sometime cowjam?
permalink Yeah, mostly.
It's not about being good, it's about being better than those you're playing with.
permalink I did the the joint best man thing once
because the hen-pecked husband was told that the bride's brother needed to have a function at the wedding

It seems to work best if you have one speech following another - don't try and interrupt each other - unless you both are natural showmen you'll sound like the narrators at a school nativity.

Don't sweat the speech: people want you to be funny - but generally won't heckle unless you're nasty.

The first time i did best man, i put a prop gag on the desk - i told everyone about the happy couples honeymoon touring Morocco, and they could all keep up with where they were going with a handy map in an envelope on their table. In the envelope was a piece of sandpaper. It raised chuckles, however i hadn't planned on the destructive capabilities of over excited children, sandpaper and the oak-panelled Wakefield town hall
permalink Actually do it like narrators at a school nativity

Dress up as shepherds . . get some kids to dress as sheep
permalink ...and borrow some small children
to do some acting
permalink i tis near christmas time
permalink Here you go:
YOU:
Another ringer with the slick trigger finger
For Her Majesty
Another one with the golden tongue
Poisoning your fantasy
Another bill from a killer
Turned a thriller to a tragedy

HIM:
A door left open
A woman walking by
A drop in the water
A look in the eye
A phone on the table
A man on your side
Oh, someone that you think that you can trust
Is just
Another way to die

YOU:
Another tricky little gun
Giving solace to the one
That will never see the sunshine
Another inch of your life sacrificed for your brother,
In the nick of time
Another dirty money “heaven sent honey”,
Turning on a dime

HIM:
Well, a door left open
A woman walking by
A drop in the water
A look in the eye
A phone on the table
A man on your side
Someone that you think that you can trust
Is just
Another way to die

YOU: (it's just another)
HIM: Hey! Another way to die!
YOU: (Another way to die…)
HIM: Shoot ‘em, bang bang!
YOU:Oh oh oh oh oh oh!
HIM: Oh oh oh oh oh oh!
YOU:Oh oh oh oh oh oh!
HIM: Oh oh oh oh oh oh…

YOU:
Another girl with her finger
On the world singing to
you what you wanna hear?
Another gun thrown down and surrendered
Took away your fear
Hey!
Another man that stands right behind you
Looking in the mirror

HIM:
Oh, a door left open
A woman walking by
A drop in the water
A look in the eye
A phone on the table
A man on your side
Someone that you think that you can trust
Is just
Another way to die

YOU: It’s another way!
HIM: Shoot ’em up, bang bang!
YOU:Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!
HIM: (Another way, another way…)
YOU:Yeah!
HIM: (Another way, another way…)
YOU:Bang bang bang bang!


Sorted. £25 please.
permalink I would go for:
Suffocated by mirrors, stained by dreams
Her honey belly pulls the seams
Curves are still upon the hinge
Pale zeros tinge the tiger skin

Moist as grass, ripe and heavy as the night
The sponge is full, well out of sight
All around the conversations
Icing on the warm flesh cake

Light creeps through her secret tunnels
Sucked into the open spaces
Burning out in sudden flashes
Draining blood from well-fed faces

Desires form in subtle whispers
Flex the muscles in denial
Up and down its pristine cage
So the music, so the trial

Vows of sacrifice, headless chickens
Dance in circles, they the blessed
Man and wife, undressed by all
Their grafted trunks in heat possessed

Even as the soft skins tingle
They mingle with the homeless mother
Who loves the day but lives another
That once was hers

The worried father, long lost lover
Brushes ashes with his broom
Rehearses jokes to fly and hover
Bursting over the bride and groom

And the talk goes on

Memories crash on tireless waves
The lifeguards whom the winter saves

Silence falls the guillotine
All the doors are shut
Nervous hands grip tight the knife
In the darkness, till the cake is cut
Passed around, in little pieces
The body and the flesh
The family and the fishing-net
And another in the mesh

The body and the flesh
permalink
Well, I got us on a highway and I got us in a car
got us going faster than we've ever gone before
I got us on a highway and I got us in a car
got us going faster than we've ever gone before

And I know it ain't gonna last
and I know it ain't gonna last
when I see your eyes arrive
they explode like two bugs on glass

Far above the ocean, deep under the sea
there's a river running dry because of you and me
far above the ocean, deep under the sea
there's a river running dry because of you and me

And I know it ain't gonna last
and I know it ain't gonna last
when I see your eyes arrive
they explode like two bugs on glass

She's a goddess on a highway, a goddess in a car
a goddess going faster than she's ever gone before
she's a goddess on a highway, a goddess in a car
a goddess going faster than she's ever gone before

And I know it ain't gonna last
and I know it ain't gonna last
when I see your eyes arrive
they explode like two bugs on glass

And I know it ain't gonna last ...

It ain't gonna last ...
permalink In the interests of board length:
Wedding Bells - Godley & Creme
permalink i've done two best man speeches in my life
one was the best public speaking I've ever done
and the other was as a co best man with natman and it was a nightmare.
a good way to do it would be if one of you tells the family friendly version of every story and then the other one tells the gorey truth as if they were doing a translation into another language?
permalink OR
one of you could do the speech and the other could do comedy sign language in the corner like on hollyoaks...
this joke would of course backfire if there were any deaf people in the audience...
permalink what?
permalink we had thought of sign langage
.. the translation one is a good idea.
permalink I wasn't a nightmare!
;-)
I thought we did alright y'know.
We did write them separately, and then deliver two shorter best man's speeches.
permalink so Dr D was a nightmare eh?
mmmmmmm
permalink HA!!
at least I didn't randomly produce a leek from under the table without having set up the joke!
no, seriously, I'm sure we would've both been fine on our own, but together we were rubbish.
We weren't helped by the fact that the father of the bride went on for about 3/4 an hour before we started though...
permalink It wasn't a random leek..
The groom told me after he's met his future wife for the first time "I'd give her a good root"
So I told her, and her family and everyone else, and then gave her a big leek.
which isn't acually a root I suppose. Maybe a turnip would've been better.
permalink ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salsola
permalink ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cunt
permalink you can take the welshman out of cardiff
but you can't take the leek out of the welshman ; )
permalink This could work if done well.

Anyway the last time you did a wedding speech the bride and groom were murdered and you were number one suspect. I remember it well. You were on the front page of all the national papers.

I think that's what happened. There may be some errors.
permalink that has elements of truth in it
but not in the correct order
permalink The last one I saw
involved the best man surrepticiously handing around keys to various women before the reception. During the speech he mentioned that the groom has been dating for quite a while and used to hand out his door key to every woman he dated and could they possibly hand the keys back in, the women with they keys (including the brides very big aunty and the heavily pregnant bridemaid) all handed the keys in and finally one of the groom's friend's (male) got up and slammed the key on the table calling the groom a bitch.
There was also a point where the groom's best friend (not best man) got up and had a stand up argument with the best man and the groom about how the groom chose his brother over him and then proceeded to tell his own stories, most of which I couldn't understand because he was very very Northern Irish
permalink I saw the key thing
on You've Been Framed when Beadle was still presenting it
permalink I'd not seen it before
and found it amusing
permalink It is good,
but I'd worry about it's age if I were planning on doing it
permalink Well
this was only in August so I think it stands up
permalink the key thing happened at a friends wedding about the bride giving out the keys
one entire table of blokes, who happened to be the rugby team from uni all got up in a line and it ended with the grooms father being the last one to hand over the keys, the grooms father happened to be the Vicar as well
permalink hehe
permalink classic
mind you I have seen that go horribly wrong
permalink We done this yet?
Boy, 12, collapses and dies after spraying too much Lynx deodorant

Grim. I know it's nasty stuff but jeez....
permalink It's usually the girls
who collapse from the amount of Lynx being sprayed

*gags*
permalink For some reason Lynx Boxsets...
.. are still a popular grandparent to grandson Christmas present....

permalink It's a
"I didn't know what to get you but everyone likes lynx right?" type of present
permalink alot of places
it's fairly difficult to get anything else, sometimes. I think in most Supermarkets blokes get a choice of about 3 deodorants.
permalink I get one every year
from my mother.

I still love the smell of lynx africa.
permalink Sometimes
what I type and what I mean don't seem related at all.
permalink Haha!
permalink Chances he was spraying it
for something more than the "lovely" smell?

Good chance he was huffing it I would think . . .
permalink Coroner thinks not
permalink Hard one to prove

If he had only tried it twice and collapsed both times there wouldn't be any real evidence

Solvent abuse kills . . . and also gives a rather odd high (from what I remember of my formative years)
permalink considering the kid was in the bath
I really don't think he'd have been putting deodorant on before washing...
permalink that's the second case like that I've heard of
both have happened in an enclosed space, with a young lad who enjoyed deodorising far too much
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/203730.stm
permalink I've read Mr. Pickwicks from the Christmas episode at work to day.
It would definitely baffle every gen'l'm'n with archaic English.
permalink I have a day to write a speech for our chief executive
at an important conference on a subject i know nothing about. NOTHING.
thread Job 4sky
'noon all, a mate's just been made redundant after only 2 months. Anyone know of a place in That London (city or Kent) looking for a helpdesk bod specialising in Server 2003 and the like?

If not, I have biscuits. Mmm biscuits.
permalink I hope you have tea to drink with those biscuits?
permalink good plan,
batman.

*does this*
permalink that is a good idea
i think we should all adopt this tea AND biscuits strategy
permalink Bristol/Bath seems to be
crying out for windowsy people currently, at least jobsite seems to be inundating me with mails about them, if he fancies a move.
permalink he's worked in the city all his natch
so he's opposed to/scared of moving, though I've told him he may have to...
permalink I tried saying "Bristol's not that bad"
but I got an error
permalink i heart bristol
but am starting a new job in 2 weeks in gloucester
also CJ do you fancy a copy of tiny vista ultimate
i have just about downloaded it and it fits on a cd, only take 3 gig on install and will run happily on a 256 meg machine with aero turn on as well?
permalink i'm off to Gloucester soon too, well Quedgeley
whenever they get round to giving me a start date

*twiddles thumbs*
permalink the company i am going to were desperate to get me in
and start asap
very strange
permalink ah, this is the rozzers
i have to be SC cleared,again, even though i am already, it's a bit frustrating
permalink sounds it
how deep does the security check go?
i guess it's not just a case of checking you are who you say you are
permalink They ask questions like:
Are you a terrorist? Yes/No
permalink they're using the Dell questionnaire?
permalink criminal records
credit checks, last few addresses
parents, other half, and their parents
medical stuff, and i think the latest form did have a simple, are you a terrierist check box near the end.

nothing too delving, although you are warned that they might ring up friends, colleagues etc for a chat.
permalink If it lets me instal genuine advantage bollocks then yes please.
permalink yeah i think it does
i am going to try it out in a virtual machine when the download finishes.
It's pre keyed and will update so the blurb says.
Cool thing is it's Vista ultimate which mean you can use it as a video recorder if you had a tv card (this is what i have at home - with a dual tuner)
permalink that's cool.
I have a TV card but:
1) I don't get terrestrial reception
2) the cable tv box is two storeys below my PC
3) I only have two PCI ports. This is a pathetic number. At the moment I have my terminal server card and parallel port card in there.
4) TV through the card always seems rubbish - much worse than downloading the same content. I'm aware this may be something I'm doing or the crapness of my card, but I've never been impressed and every couple of years I but a tuner card. Occasionally it'd be nice to play an old console without having to plug another telly in.
permalink I'm guessing you're commuting and not moving?
permalink yup commute time for me
it's forced me to start learning to drive which is cool though
permalink Cool.
I only passed in March. Commuting isn't half giving me bad habbits though.
permalink he'll be like a pit pony coming out of the dark
scared of trees and stuff.

Get him to go contract maybe, doesn't have to move for good and can shift around, and what with the higher contract wages and lower cost of living in the sticks, he could live like a lord.
edit: not that Bristol is exactly 'the sticks', anyway
permalink though carrying a stick is highly advisable on a staurday night in the
town centre
permalink you do that too
:)
permalink I see that Galaxy Zoo 2 is about to be launched.
permalink I just got emailed about that too
permalink it's a bit more probing than the last version
you have to identify not only the type of galaxy (spiral or elliptical), but also how many spiral arms it has, how tight they are and any other interesting features
permalink I've just had a refresher lolly
permalink oo I heart those,
they're on a par with drumsticks for moreness!
permalink I don't know why I said refresher
it was a drumstick. I'm confusing my lollies, I had a chewy one
permalink now unravel the stick
permalink That's been done
and now the paper is all mankey so it's in the bin
permalink one day
there's going to be a treasure map on there
permalink Can I take this opportunity
to say that Track of the Day today is . .

Celtic Frost - A Dying God Coming Into Human Flesh

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=T31cG-RJCZU
permalink Nup,
it's VW by Late of the Pier:- http://sites.google.com/site/pxyzyzygysmusic/Home/other-peoples-music/other-peoples-music-1/LateofthePier-VW.mp3
permalink We could do with an in-house techmonkey.
He would have to live in the loft, but I guess we could let him down to watch CSI now and again.
permalink expect him to break out iron-man style in a suit of armour
made out of your old photo albums and train sets
permalink This is _my_ attic
He'll break out in a suit made of bits of ikea reject wood, powered by a softmodded xbox with a dremel and a sega saturn lightgun as weapons.
permalink "GOD HELP US ALL"
thread WHY PUT ME ON HOLD?
I wait 20 minutes and then as soon as I get through they ask for my name and reference and then say 'bear with me whilst I enter your details' and I have to listen to still more Celine Dion.

Why can they not look without giving me the shitty music? What are they doing that means that they cannot speak to me?

Cunts?

What is your favourite tea?
permalink bear with me??
no I'm fucking not

Edit: Earl Grey
permalink Earl Grey?
Isn't that just tea with a splash of perfume?
permalink yes
permalink Thought so
As you were
permalink English Breakfast
with two sugars, after a fry up, on saturday morning
permalink This is an excellent choice.
permalink it's the only thing that
dissolves the grease properly
permalink Milk and one
please

Edit: Am I the only one here that likes normal tea? i.e PG Tips, Tetleys etc.
permalink No.
I think Yorkshire Gold is posh.
permalink Normal tea
tastes the same as English Breakfast to me. That's what I drink.
permalink PG Tips
smells way better than it tastes. Tetley is better, but I'd still rather get Assam for that fresh, slightly caramelly, slightly honeyish, slightly maltish flavour.
permalink nah
whatever's cheapo for me mostly
permalink I like normal tea
brewed on the strong side with a splash of milk.

I don't like much milk at all, milky tea makes me feel sick after more than one cup. For this reason I tend to drink black coffee at work.
permalink No
I can't function without buckets of Pg Tips or similar.
permalink Assam, made stronger than heroin, with two sugars.
I hate the phrase 'bear with me'. It's like saying "Look, I've got a difficult job to do, and you're making it more difficult, so bear with me while I try to make your day as shitty as mine".

*just been on the phone to Thames Water*
permalink You're gay as fuck, so you'll possibly appreciate this.
I like two spoons of Assam and 1 of Earl Grey (or I'll settle for a bag of each) in a pot more than anything else, yet I would always rate English Breakfast over Assam alone and I dislike EG neat.

Milk and 2 sugars for Manley too.
permalink AAAAAAARRRRRRGGGGGGGHHHHHH!
*agrees with the hippy, mostly*

I love that mix of Assam and EG too, though I prefer Assam to EB. EG is too perfumed to drink neat.

Thing is, I've been getting massively into coffee lately, and have discovered that a fresh ground decaff Lavazza latte, 2/3 milk, 1/3 strong coffee, with honey instead of sugar, is ALL the lovely. I have an enormous one on the go right now.
permalink I like making Chai properly as well
although the Starbucks Chai Latte is rather smashing.

I am not really allowed coffee.
permalink I got a big jar of chai spices when we were in India.
Must make some one of these days, I haven't had it in ages.

I've got to be careful about caffeine these days, I don't really do it after midday...
permalink I have separate spices, so star anise, coriander, cinnamon, etc
rather than a pre-mixed batch.

Coffee = Manley running around like a twat and shouting.
permalink Cardamom, vanilla, bay, black pepper,
cloves, ginger, mace and nutmeg are all good additions.
permalink you 2 are the same person, you know that right?
permalink WhyIoughta!
permalink Hmm, Never tried Mace in there.
I have added vanilla by virtue of having not enough regular sugar, but I did not enjoy that so much - it became a little too smooth.

There is an obvious other addition which I enjoy.
permalink 1. Mid brewed Orange Pekoe
2. Lapsang Souchong
3. White tea
4. Lady Grey
5. Earl Grey
6. Hibiscus Flowers
7. Kakka Chai - A fine tea produced from the droppings of the Ceylon Tea shrew.
permalink Gayer
permalink Technically, Orange Pekoe
isn't a type of tea, it's a term used to describe a basic, generic black tea, where all the leaves are from the same plant, and are of the same size. The orange refers to the colour of the unmilked tea when it's been made and... erm, I can't remember what Pekoe means, but I do know it means loose tea and not tea bags...
permalink I had no idea
Ok, specifically the Orange Pekoe tea served at The Print Room in Bournemouth.
permalink Black tea

Strong black tea
permalink Milk and sugar?
permalink No milk
2 sugars
permalink Wrong.
Tea without milk is wrong.
permalink I see.
You meant black as in 'without milk'.
permalink Indeed
I tried it first when the milk had gone off and discovered that tea tastes much better without milk

I always drink black coffee as well
permalink You see, I thought you meant black tea
as in black tea as opposed to green tea, for example, but you actually meant black tea as in black tea, as opposed to with milk, for example.

Hilarity!
permalink I suppose I actually meant
black black tea . .
permalink Are you on the list?
permalink I lied about my address
permalink in spain they don't have milk with tea
if you ask for milk with tea you get hot milk with a teabag in it
permalink Pork chops
is my favourite tea
permalink PG Tips, Typhoo, something like that.
Strong, lots of milk and a sugar.

I don't like those fancy teas and I absolute hate fruit/flavoured teas.
permalink I agree
but EB and Assam are neither terribly fancy, they are just good tea.
permalink We filmed a talk
by the MD of Lancashire Tea last week and managed to bag a load of his tea bags, very nice they are.
permalink WANT!
permalink Green
Just a pinch of leaf is sufficient
permalink Yogi Yogi Chai
As made by the fine folks at Tchai-Ovna in Glasgow
permalink My favourite tea is Earl Grey without milk or sugar,
preferably made in a pot, but I do like the bagged variety.

I also like English breakfast tea, again without milk or sugar.

Tea should never ever have milk in it in my opinion.
permalink I put milk and sugar in
mainly to disguise the taste of the tea
permalink don't drink tea then,
find a beverage you enjoy.
permalink I don't drink it very often
but when I fancy a hot drink I like milky sweetish tea
permalink See Manley