The Victor Meldrew Thread

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jeallen01 said:
Get a "better" toaster! - I toast every day, and the tray does collect almost all of the bits that falls off the bread.:)


PS: I do my rarebits (also quite frequently), and usually with some ham under the cheese, but I use the grill in the oven - that means nothing, apart from a few bits of melted cheese, can fall off the bread/ham/cheese because it's horizontal!:)
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Unlike the cooker, I can turn the toaster onto its side with relative ease. (the retaining bars give the cheese topping that 'flame grilled look as well, I always put the Worcestershire after removal)

I would never consider making toast under the grill anyway, too much space between the hot bit and the food.
 
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Channel Hopper said:
Unlike the cooker, I can turn the toaster onto its side with relative ease. (the retaining bars give the cheese topping that 'flame grilled look as well, I always put the Worcestershire after removal)

I would never consider making toast under the grill anyway, too much space between the hot bit and the food.
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"Worcestershire" sauce ?/! - that must be a bloody big piece of toast, and an absolutely humungous toaster - surprised you can even lift it o_O

PS: tomato sauce/ketchup on my toasties :D.
 
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There's no label on the bottle, one of the perils of buying stuff from the reduced section.

Tastes fine regardless, not bad on cornflakes either with the toasty toppings
 
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Channel Hopper said:
There's no label on the bottle, one of the perils of buying stuff from the reduced section.

Tastes fine regardless, not bad on cornflakes either with the toasty toppings
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I think you "missed my point"! - the county is called "Worcestershire", but the sauce is called "Worcester":-rofl2

IMHO, that's a real bit of "Victor Meldrew"'ism!
 
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We toast bread in our halogen...it's big enough for Yorkshire sauce...
 
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:-peepeeFireworks. The local morons have started already. Should be banned apart from licensed events on November the 5th. Let's face it, the shop bought ones are naff anyway :blink:
 
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Fireworks. The local morons have started already. Should be banned apart from licensed events on November the 5th. Let's face it, the shop bought ones are naff anyway
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Couldn't agree more. When I managed a newsagents we sold them and as we were part of a chain I couldn't refuse. Licensed events are the best solution.
 
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Couldn't agree more. When I managed a newsagents we sold them and as we were part of a chain I couldn't refuse. Licensed events are the best solution.
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We have been having them round here since August/September, it is part of the culture in these parts, I just switch off my hearing aids
 
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The BBC announces all your favourite the most insufferable programmes return for the festive enforced jollity season
www.bbc.co.uk

Doctor Who, Call the Midwife and Mrs Brown on BBC Christmas TV line-up

Doctor Who, Call the Midwife and Mrs Brown's Boys are among the shows in the festive schedule.
www.bbc.co.uk
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Since when was Harkness a major character in the series ?


www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk

Doctor Who Christmas special to see major character make return

Revolution Of The Daleks is set to air on Christmas Day on BBC One
www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk
 
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I think CH was being a little rhetorical in his question. Certainly Captain Jack was the lead character in Torchwood but mostly had a supporting and sporadic part in the Dr.Who cast. Personally, for me Xmas wouldn't be Xmas without an episode of Dr.Who....yes, I'm that sad....
 
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Captain Jack Harkness
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Thanks for the link, I think.

Since it is claimed Harkness is immortal, moreso with the ability to time travel, it makes any cliff hanger episode a non-starter.

Captain Scarlet (and the Mysterons) predates the premise by a good 40 years, Anderson realised the limited potential for storylines with a character that was solely 'indestructible' and wrapped up the series within thirty two episodes.
 
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All I can think of when watching Doctor Who is wondering when Bradley Walsh is going to blurt out "we're gonna need pushbacks". Though that might be a consequence of watching too much The Chase :-wow
 
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I finally gave up on Doctor Who when they were on some planet and one of the characters noted there was three suns/stars in the sky... yet everything only cast one shadow when there should have been three.
 
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