The "recently purchased" thread (AKA I just bought this)

[IanH]

This is an important point.

I won't kick off just yet - Ian deserves the chance to explain himself.

You will all be glad to hear that I bought all the ingredients myself, coming in at 47€.

 

[Stevencc]

In that case, your ongoing participation in the thread is welcomed and encouraged.

 

[Martino Knockavelli]

You just can't help yourself, can you?

 

[Pagnell]

Cold turkey mate. Put me on ignore.

 

[lordofthepies]

Cold turkey mate. Put me on ignore.

His life would be devoid of purpose if he did that.

 

[lordofthepies]

I couldn't resist the WKDs

You and Dr Mantis Toboggan are so alike.

 

[sl1k]

sl1k highly recommends:

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Give it a little shake and it will turn to a lovely shade of green.

 

[Stevencc]

We used to mix the blue WKD with lager back in ye olde school days. We called it "turbo shandy" but I think that's actually something else.

 

[Veggie Legs]

We used to mix the blue WKD with lager back in ye olde school days. We called it "turbo shandy" but I think that's actually something else.

Surely a turbo shandy is made with a lemon flavoured alcopop?

 

[Stevencc]

Surely a turbo shandy is made with a lemon flavoured alcopop?

Probably, all I know is that it isn't what we called a turbo shandy. There seems to be a few versions of it.

 

[SALTIRE]

sl1k highly recommends:

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Give it a little shake and it will turn to a lovely shade of green.

Aren't you a Muslim sl1k ? Tut tut if so...

 

[Stevencc]

He didn't say he drank it. In fact, he drew particular attention to the aesthetic qualities of the mixture.

 

[Destruction]

Upping my trekking game.

http://www.fjallraven.co.uk/barents-pro

 

[G.B]

We used to mix the blue WKD with lager back in ye olde school days. We called it "turbo shandy" but I think that's actually something else.

incredible hulks them mate

 

[Craig]

The muesli I will be eating for breakfast with milk (not pictured). I've never tried Skyr before and it looks nice on the tv commercial plus was on offer so I took a punt on it. The tinned salmon will go on a sandwich probably (may resurrect the sarnie thread for that). Jalapenos will go on some nachos or summat. Maoam needs no explanation I don't reckon. Can't remember the exact cost but I got change from a tenner.

 

[mnb089mnb]

Skyr stuff is pretty good.

Heartily agree with all your purchases Craig. However, I feel the presentation could have been better.

7/10.

 

[The Paranoid Pineapple]

Be careful. I fear you'll turn your back and all your delicious goods will be NO MORE. That deer looks HUNGRY

 

[Craig]

I'll make more of an effort next time mnb, may break out the cushions.

The deer tin once contained the best short bread I've ever tasted bought for me as a gift when my sister visited Edinburgh, alas now all it contains is rich teas and digestives.

 

[mnb089mnb]

As far as "Alas" goes it's not that bad is it?

Alas, poor Yorick, his skull once held the greatest shortbread I ever tasted.
Ophelia did bring it back from Edinburgh for Laertes.

All I can say is that it must have been magnificent shortbread for you to be disappointed with rich teas and digestives. Whilst neither of these two biscuits are in the top echelons of biscuits, they're certainly "do a job" to use a football commentator's parlance,

 

[Craig]

Twas magnificent, twas indeed.

 

[Stevencc]

A selection of today's purchases...

I've set it up to look a little like a penguin.

 

[slaphead]

Got some lovely pork sausages from the farm shop today, added to a couple of store cupboard items, this bad boy was the result..

 

[Pagnell]

I'll probably finish it before bed in an hour or so.

 

[The Paranoid Pineapple]

What lies beyond the VELVET CURTAINS

(don't say sexy pagnell/mrs pagnell times)

 

[Pagnell]

I wish. Try a back garden. That needs mowing.

And they're not velvet.

 

[sl1k]

A selection of today's purchases...

I've set it up to look a little like a penguin.

A like for the penguin, an animal I am a big fan of.

I commend your creativity, Steven.

 

[Martino Knockavelli]

Allow me to elaborate, PP:

The background is an homage to Hans Holbein the Younger's The Ambassadors, in which, in the far left of the painting (and unnoticed by many who view it), a glimpse of the wall behind the curtain is visible. In a picture ripe (some might say overripe) with piquant symbolism, this is an unsubtle (tho, again, somewhat oxymoronically - it is subtle in its positioning within the image) suggestion of artifice, of illusion, of the only skin-deep nature of the image that the sitters sought to project.

Pagnell, understanding this, and synthesising that reference with a composition redolent of the later (and somewhat related) Netherlandish tradition of the vanitas and the notions of mortality and transience that that corpus of work explores, seeks to make a critical comment on the nature of self-image in the context of the internet forum. Specifically the nature of his own self-image.

In Western art wine symbolises culture, indulgence, the pleasures of the senses, but here the curtain has turned from green to red, and thus those associations are inverted, subverted, made hollow. These are but fripperies, fleeting and meaningless, Pagnell suggests. They are an illusory retreat from the miseries of human existence.

And so: What have I become, the photograph asks. Do I amount to no more than this? A single, lonely glass, a full bottle of wine for one man, on a school night, not-so-merrily quaffed whilst watching Question Time, maybe even tweeting in, hoping to see my name on the screen, as if to assuage (however temporarily) my existential crisis, to at least hear a ghostly echo as I scream into the abyss?

A cry for help, then. A still life indeed. All too still. As still as the quiet of the grave. Pagnell's grave.

 

[Stevencc]

Just looking at the colour of that wine and the characteristics of the bottle I would guess that it is
Shiraz - Red South African Wine

A smooth, medium bodied wine with warm spicy aroma's, hints of ripe forest fruits supported by dark mocha and cherry to give a long lingering finish.

Surrounding South Africa's legendary table mountain is a place of lush fertility and natural beauty. This is the home of Kumala, where we make quality wines that are full of character.

Pack Size: 75cl

• Wine of Western Cape, South Africa

Information
Allergy Information:

• Contains: Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

Tasting Notes:
A smooth, medium bodied wine with warm spicy aroma's, hints of ripe forest fruits supported by dark mocha and cherry to give a long lingering finish

Region of Origin Western Cape
Wine Colour Red
Alcohol Units 10.9
ABV 14.5% vol.
Current Vintage 2014
Producer Accolade Wines
Type of Closure Screwcap
Wine Maker Ben Jordaan
Pack Quantity 75
Pack Measure cl
Country South Africa
Alcohol Type Wine

but I'm not an expert.

 

[JoeJoeJoeJoe]

http://www.adidas.co.uk/stan-smith-primeknit-shoes/S75148.html

 

[slaphead]

http://www.adidas.co.uk/stan-smith-primeknit-shoes/S75148.html

95 notes for a pair of plimsolls? Worlds gone mad.