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Re: Competition Time - For a PRIZE !!!

Nickyg63 — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 17:07:03 GMT

Collected my prize from the post office today!! Thank You all for voting for me, I have enjoyed the cd and going to sit down and read through the book! So again thank you to Lee for donating the prize, much appreciated

Re: Competition Time - For a PRIZE !!!

burantek — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 09:34:24 GMT

Congrats to Nicky... Soap and Salad -nice light meal!

...and a warm welcome to Toby w/ a very funny first post!

Re: Competition Time - For a PRIZE !!!

vikinger — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 18:19:02 GMT

Nickyg63:

Thank you!

Really i think the prize will go to the mrs as she deserves it!

Well done!

Re: Competition Time - For a PRIZE !!!

tournedos — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 17:24:30 GMT

Congratulations - keep us posted if you get any more good stories out of that!

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Nickyg63 — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 17:21:41 GMT

Thank you!

Really i think the prize will go to the mrs as she deserves it!

Re: Competition Time - For a PRIZE !!!

DrDimitris — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 16:44:47 GMT

Congratulations Nicky. Bravo!

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beocool — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 14:43:37 GMT

Congrats, Nickyg63. Well done!

Re: Competition Time - For a PRIZE !!!

9 LEE — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 13:36:12 GMT

Some brilliant stories here - thank you all !!

After extensive consultations, we have reached a decision...

The washing salad with hot water and washing up liquid pipped the other tales of woe to the post - so Nickyg63 is crowned winner of the competition this time!

A big THANK YOU to all those who entered.

If Nickyg63 can PM me his address, i'll get the book and mousemat off straight away!

Lee

Re: Competition Time - For a PRIZE !!!

Toby — Sun, 05 Dec 2010 15:34:17 GMT

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Hi,

The two events I am going to tell you happened 3 years ago on the same day while trying to impress my new girlfriend.

I wanted to cook her a dinner that would convince her I was the right man for her, the meal was to be, chestnut and champagne soup followed by venison in chocolate jus.

First off to Sainsbury to get everything I needed. I managed to find most thing except for the herb marjoram, given up looking I decided to ask the kid at the fruit and veg section. He look was surprising to say the least and he said to wait there. He wondered off and 5 minutes later he returns followed by a security guard, who grabs me by the arm and drags me out the shop, telling me in aloud voice that Sainsbury’s does not sell drugs and not to hassle the staff. I protest saying that I was looking for Marjoram, which just seems to make the matter worse. (i was banned from Sainsbury’s for nearly six months until that particular security guard left)

I managed to get all the ingredients in another supermarket (apart from the marjoram) and pent the rest of the day preparing and cooking the dinner. The scene was set, the open fire was going, champagne was poured and we were having a great time. I put a few chestnuts on the fire to roast while I went and finished off the soup. Bring the two bowls of soup out of the kitchen into the dining room one of the chestnuts on the fire exploded and hurtled towards me. Luckily not hitting me but the noise was enough to make me jump out of my skin and throw the soup into the air, covering me in chestnut and champagne soup.

The evening can’t have been that bad as the girlfriend 2 years later married me (still not made tried to make that soup again).

Re: Competition Time - For a PRIZE !!!

vikinger — Sun, 05 Dec 2010 14:55:55 GMT

Out for a meal with friends we had just finished a very enjoyable main course.

Suddenly my friend noticed something moving on his wife's plate. It was a caterpillar that must have come with the side salad. He called over the waitress. She went off to see the manager and then came back full of apologies and gave us all a free dessert and coffee, and my friend's wife got a bottle of expensive wine.

As a joke, when we came to leave my friend asked for the return of his caterpillar..........

Graham

Re: Competition Time - For a PRIZE !!!

DrDimitris — Sun, 05 Dec 2010 12:07:59 GMT

Haha! Not that day Spiros!!!

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Spiros — Sun, 05 Dec 2010 08:23:34 GMT

Too much tsipouro Dimitri!!!!!

Re: Competition Time - For a PRIZE !!!

DrDimitris — Sun, 05 Dec 2010 06:05:14 GMT

Years ago, after a long day at work, i had to go to the grocery store in order to prepare a nice dinner. I rushed in to the small store (kind of mini market) because it was about closing time. The smell of the store was awful. My eyes went directly to the man at the cashier who was talking to two other guys. He asked me gently, what do i need? The smell was really abstracting but i had to answer. I need some things, i said reluctantly, like pasta, milk, etc. All 3 of them laughed intensively. I looked at them and then a fast look around. Embarassment….In my hurry i was in the pet shop that was the exact next door of the mini market...

Re: Competition Time - For a PRIZE !!!

Nickyg63 — Sat, 04 Dec 2010 08:21:34 GMT

beocool:

Nickyg63:

Asking my mrs to help me one night when we had only been together a short while, (I am a chef so I do all the cooking at home) I asked her to wash and prepare the salad I had to take over when she used hot water and washing up liquid!!

Reminds me of my roommates when I was attending university. They always kept sugar in the freezer...

I bet that was so no-one could use it all!!

Re: Competition Time - For a PRIZE !!!

beocool — Sat, 04 Dec 2010 02:50:10 GMT

Nickyg63:

Asking my mrs to help me one night when we had only been together a short while, (I am a chef so I do all the cooking at home) I asked her to wash and prepare the salad I had to take over when she used hot water and washing up liquid!!

Reminds me of my roommates when I was attending university. They always kept sugar in the freezer...