General discussion - "gossip and tittle tattle"
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by Sandra » 14 Dec 2006, 15:23
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by arachnid » 14 Dec 2006, 15:57
Have a great time Sandra!!
Hope you don't have to work tomorrow!!!

Why be scared????
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by Sandra » 15 Dec 2006, 16:33
Nite out good, and I can remember getting home
Just feeling a bit tired and emotional today.
Abstaining from drink until tomorrow night
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by Porty » 15 Dec 2006, 17:53
Are you typing short sentences due to a hangover?
.....ambition makes you look pretty ugly
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by Sandra » 15 Dec 2006, 19:21
Porty wrote:Are you typing short sentences due to a hangover?
how did you guess?
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by bearcub » 16 Dec 2006, 15:36
Ditto
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by Sandra » 16 Dec 2006, 15:50
i'm still off drink

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by SoupDragon » 16 Dec 2006, 19:00
I ca remember a lab do way back in the early eighties.
A few of us trooped off while the party was in full swing to find a tv. I remember standing drink in hand, party hat askew watching the last episode of Blakes Seven

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by Poppy » 16 Dec 2006, 19:46
SoupDragon wrote:I can remember a lab do way back in the early eighties.
A few of us trooped off while the party was in full swing to find a tv. I remember standing drink in hand, party hat askew watching the last episode of Blakes Seven

The younger viewers will be thinking that was in the Stone Age!! ["Wot, no video??" (Answer: NO!)]
I tried to watch that episode in the Diggers....
And I missed the last episode of Edge of Darkness while getting inebriated at the office do in the disco place at the Playhouse.

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by teddygirl » 16 Dec 2006, 22:01
I tried to watch that episode in the Diggers....
Did you used to go there with some of the rugby crowd ? I used to go to some of the dances at the Royal High and one of my friends went out with(now married to) one of the guys and they were always in Diggers. I only went once or twice.
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by SoupDragon » 16 Dec 2006, 23:23
I remember going into the Diggers once or twice. Got carried out once or twice as well.
Ah the long gone days of youth
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by Sandra » 17 Dec 2006, 12:37
SoupDragon wrote: Got carried out once or twice as well.
Ah the long gone days of youth

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by Poppy » 18 Dec 2006, 21:00
TG enquired
Did you used to go there with some of the rugby crowd ?
Used to go there a lot in the very early 80s with my now ex-husband before we married as he lived in Gorgie (odd as he is a Hibby

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by teddygirl » 18 Dec 2006, 23:00
It would have been late 70's or early 80's when I occasionaly went there too.
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by Porty » 20 Dec 2006, 00:41
Who here has tried stornoway black pudding?
I had it in Cafe Gandolfi in Glasgow and thought it was very tasty. However, my brother in law, who judges butchers competitions, says it is not even close to the best available. Whats your view?
.....ambition makes you look pretty ugly
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by Cleopas » 20 Dec 2006, 01:09
Lancashire make the best black puddings! Bar none!
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by Scoop » 20 Dec 2006, 02:10
Porty wrote:Who here has tried stornoway black pudding?
I had it in Cafe Gandolfi in Glasgow and thought it was very tasty. However, my brother in law, who judges butchers competitions, says it is not even close to the best available. Whats your view?
Best without a doubt is Grants of Dornoch - is famous, and it just so happens I am going there in 2 weeks. Would you like me to bring you back a roll?
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by teddygirl » 20 Dec 2006, 08:28
I brought back a whole black pudding from Stornoway in the summer, it freezes well. You can buy it in Dobbies foodhall which is a bit handier.
Funnily enough the best black pudding I have ever tasted came from Dornoch (didn't know the maker but no doubt it will be Grants), my brother used to get it from someone who worked up there at the time. I used to think it had a sort of haggisy taste (something else I'm partial to)
You will have to try it Porty and compare it to the Stornoway...............delicious

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by Porty » 20 Dec 2006, 13:40
Scoop wrote:Porty wrote:Who here has tried stornoway black pudding?
I had it in Cafe Gandolfi in Glasgow and thought it was very tasty. However, my brother in law, who judges butchers competitions, says it is not even close to the best available. Whats your view?
Best without a doubt is Grants of Dornoch - is famous, and it just so happens I am going there in 2 weeks. Would you like me to bring you back a roll?
Yes please that would be great,
.....ambition makes you look pretty ugly
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by Sandra » 20 Dec 2006, 22:24
Porty wrote:Who here has tried stornoway black pudding?
Whats your view?
This is the best black pudding in the world! BC got some delivered straight from Stornoway but you can buy it at Valvona & Crolla also.
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by arachnid » 20 Dec 2006, 23:30
Porty wrote:Who here has tried stornoway black pudding?
Mr. Arachnid loves it!!! Buys a whole roll of it and keeps it in thr freezer!!!
Why be scared????
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by Maria » 21 Dec 2006, 13:44
I thought the Stornoway black pudding was the best until I tried Grants of Dornoch.
www.porty.org.uk
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by Scoop » 21 Dec 2006, 20:18
Porty wrote:Scoop wrote:Porty wrote:Who here has tried stornoway black pudding?
I had it in Cafe Gandolfi in Glasgow and thought it was very tasty. However, my brother in law, who judges butchers competitions, says it is not even close to the best available. Whats your view?
Best without a doubt is Grants of Dornoch - is famous, and it just so happens I am going there in 2 weeks. Would you like me to bring you back a roll?
Yes please that would be great,
ok, porty, i'll get you a roll. maybe POL should have a taste - off somewhere.
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by Sandra » 21 Dec 2006, 21:17
Scoop wrote:Porty wrote:Scoop wrote:
Best without a doubt is Grants of Dornoch - is famous, and it just so happens I am going there in 2 weeks. Would you like me to bring you back a roll?
Yes please that would be great,
ok, porty, i'll get you a roll. maybe POL should have a taste - off somewhere.
Scoop sounds a great idea, I've never tried Grants of Dornoch Black pud hint hint

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by Scoop » 03 Jan 2007, 00:57
Ok, I've got 5 rolls of Dornoch BP in my freezer. It's as good as I remember. Porty, how can I get some to you?
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by Porty » 03 Jan 2007, 11:28
Scoop wrote:Ok, I've got 5 rolls of Dornoch BP in my freezer. It's as good as I remember. Porty, how can I get some to you?
Well seen as how you went all the way to get it I ought to come and get it. Failing that you could always slip Epykat a length and ahe could deliver it to the shop.

.....ambition makes you look pretty ugly
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by bearcub » 03 Jan 2007, 19:08
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by Scoop » 03 Jan 2007, 19:08
Porty wrote:Scoop wrote:Ok, I've got 5 rolls of Dornoch BP in my freezer. It's as good as I remember. Porty, how can I get some to you?
Well seen as how you went all the way to get it I ought to come and get it. Failing that you could always slip Epykat a length and ahe could deliver it to the shop.


Porty, you are the rudest man alive. I would be too scared to be in a room on my own with you. I'll drop it off tomorrow.

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by arachnid » 03 Jan 2007, 21:29
Why be scared????
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by Porty » 04 Jan 2007, 16:45
Scoop wrote:

Porty, you are the rudest man alive. I would be too scared to be in a room on my own with you. I'll drop it off tomorrow.

Pudding duly dropped off and what a michty beast it is too. Thank you very much Scoop and apologies for the rude humour. I' let you ken what I think of the pud!!
.....ambition makes you look pretty ugly
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by Porty » 04 Jan 2007, 16:51
This thread in many ways epotomises the POL forum. It starts off as a story about christmas nights out and ends with a rather attractive lady appearing in our office to drop of a blood filled pudding that has travelled 200 miles to get here. How very neat.
.....ambition makes you look pretty ugly
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by Epykat » 05 Jan 2007, 12:19
Porty wrote:a rather attractive lady appearing in our office .
Sorry P you're getting confused again. I couldn't make it, so it was Scoop who delivered........

Enough of your nonsense - get back to the Play Pen!
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by Scoop » 06 Jan 2007, 17:12
Epykat wrote:Porty wrote:a rather attractive lady appearing in our office .
Sorry P you're getting confused again. I couldn't make it, so it was Scoop who delivered........

Cheeky cow! You are just jealous because I've got a black pudding and you have to make do with white.........
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by Epykat » 08 Jan 2007, 23:41
Scoop wrote:Epykat wrote:Porty wrote:a rather attractive lady appearing in our office .
Sorry P you're getting confused again. I couldn't make it, so it was Scoop who delivered........

Cheeky cow! You are just jealous because I've got a black pudding and you have to make do with white.........
Do I tell you EVERYTHING?.............

Enough of your nonsense - get back to the Play Pen!