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Oh, right, I did see some of that. Think I missed the final act.

I thought 'Are you a Dick?' was inspired.

Me too.

I think he did just leave tho, I'm not sure how welcome back he would feel, I don't know. He'd get a warm one from me

I clapped my hands over my mouth when he then came up with Are you a John, no it *wasn't* funny in the circumstances, but I smirked nonetheless

As my teenager keeps asking are you 8?

Gotta to really off to Parent's Evening, which is the middle of the day

What's your favourite

And this is a ongoing heated debate between Spiller and I, can you call a pie, which doesn't have a pastry bottom to it a pie? Spiller says that it is a 'stew with a lid on' I say it is a pie.

What's pastry got to do with it, we have fish pie, fishy with potato on top, shepherds pie again with the potato on top (we don't have that because we don't eat . And and potato pie which is just and potato. Spiller never made a fuss of this use of the word pie when refering to the potato family of pie even though there is not a hint of pastry in sight.

Where do you stand on this Very Important Issue of

Well... I don't eat alot of pies, in the full jacket pastry sense. I do see what you mean. I see what Spiller means too (there's nothing quite like a full jacket pie ). Maybe there are two different kinds of pies. The ones that are complete (or even just have half), and the ones that aren't really pies but just get called that eg shepherds pie (which is really nice made with lentils btw. I guess it was a middle eastern shepherd).

I have a friend who does cooking for me sometimes, a trained chef, and she had a real problem with me calling the dish that is beaten eggs cooked with veges and cheese a quiche. She said a quiche had to have a crust on the bottom. She's given up and now just calls it a quiche (only in my hearing I'm sure).

I think you've opened a !

I think you have to be a bit more definate on two types of pie which are both pies

I am content with the idea that something with no pastry in it, is not a pie and could be called something other than a pie

and dish cooked with eggs, veges and cheese is an omlette, but to be a quiche it has to have a pastry bottom and sides

although personally I think the addition of pastry ruins a omlette

Spiller and me also have quiche issues, is it a quiche or a flan, would someone ever question your class and/or your masculinity for liking quiche, with a salad, with a glass of , what about if you add some tonic to make that a spritzer...

Ah, I can see this is going to be a big conversation.

I'm off for a nap. Might catch up later in the day (or your Sunday).

best be refreshed before such a discussion,

good napping, treasure

I am going to be an and go to bed before the early hours of tomorrow morning

or at least I plan to be, and do, or will the

win out

hard to tell

Omelets and quiches aren't the same irrespective of the crust. Omelets are made in a frying pan, and usually cooked on top of the stove. Of course that is completely ridiculous and arbitrary as you could cook a quiche in a frying pan if you had to.

Hmmm, I still think they are different. Omelets are a bit rougher round the edges, quiches are in this nice round flan baking dish and even on top. I don't think I'm just making this up.

Then there is the matter of spanish omelets vs frittatas. Of course once you get to this side of the world, we're all uncouth and know bugger all about the vagaries of British and European cuisine (we do still know that the UK isn't part of Europe though ).

I am sure your quiche is a baked omlette

I don't know what frittata is so I must be even more uncouth that you

You're not all uncouth on that side of the world.

The Aussies are putting out some damned fine dramas and films..and their food is brilliant in places..

Oz figures a lot here now in cultural consciousness.

Most people only about Lord of the Rings though to do with NZ.

And there was a brilliant kiwi artist called Boyd Webb who came here the moment he could. He's a favourite of mine.

But Oz is brash..you should loook to them a bit.

Go away Effers, you are not welcome in this thread

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writes note, must remember to google frittata

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