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What are some common English and Irish slang?

Asked by ScottyMcGeester (1374 points ) June 29th, 2014

I’m looking for specific slang for these words both in English (as in England, not United States) and Irish.

- girl (like a little girl)

- boy (like a young adult)

- common slang for exclamations (like “Wow” or “Oh snap!”, general exclamation)

- common slang for frustration (like “Dangit!” or “Darn!”)

- common slang for when something sucks (Like instead of saying “This sucks”, are there slang phrases like that?)

- any possible slang for the following words – hotel, chest (as in a treasure chest), salesman, and rookie

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Male more generally=bloke, chap
Girl=lass (especially northern England)
General exclamation= oh my god/goodness; you’re kidding/joking; what do you mean?
Frustration= oh sh*t/f*ck (probably less sensitive about this in the UK than USA); damn it; oh hell; no way
Slang for it sucks=similar to America, minus ‘it sucks’. That’s awful/terrible/shocking
No slang for hotel as far as I know, or chest, or salesman (some might use ‘dealer’ for salesman). For ‘rookie’ we would probably use beginner, or schoolboy (as in ‘schoolboy error)

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older guy=bloke
god damn= bloody oath
sux = balls or bullocks
salesman= flogger
disbelief= fukin bloody hell
argument, shouting=carried on like a pork chop
alchoholic= pisshead
whitetrash= bogan
old people=pensioners
thats what comes to mind

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Irish say ‘Feck’ instead of f*ck as a euphemism. Both swear a lot, and use swear words as nouns and adjectives Jesus is common to both Irish and English. Irish might say “Jesus, Mary and Joseph”. English say bloody – like ‘bloody awful’ ‘bloody hell’

Lad or laddie, Lass or lassie in Irish/north as @davidshoukry said. Posher people might say chap for man. Fella. Men call other men ‘mate’, even strangers. Girls – I can’t think of any specific words – maybe ‘young lady’ but not sure.

Hotel – country house hotel, guest house, bed and breakfast (also B&B), hostel/youth hostel, inn (old country inn), farmhouse B&B, Travelodge/Premier Inn, the Ritz

Rookie – trainee, apprentice, new boy, from the 1980s: ‘yopper’ (Youth Opportunities Programme), not intern – we copied that from US if used in England.

In england, we are master of the understatement – your house has burnt down/you failed all your exams/your partner ran off with their best friend. Your friend says ‘that’s not good’ and you reply, ‘nope, not good at all, is it?’

rojo's avatar

I found this Scouser language guidebook that might be of some use but it is a localized dialect.

However,iIf any of our British or Irish contingent get a look, I would like their opinion as to whether there is a similar lexicography in their hometowns.

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Boy = chap, bloke
Girl = bird
Wow = blimey
Frustration = bloody hell

Hotels, salesmen, chests, and things that suck = pretty much the same words as we use here.

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Living among the Brits gave me some slang phrases that other people don’t normally hear:

“Shall I write you a letter?” (you say when you are talking to someone but suspect they aren’t listening to you)

“Don’t get your knickers in a twist” (It makes sense once you know that knickers are underwear.

“Cheeky” means impertinent, “Smarmy” means smart-alec.

“Call me anything you want, just don’t call me late for supper” (means I don’t care what bad names you call me as long as I am still getting fed around here.)

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Irish and Scottish: Eejit, spelled “idiot.”

@Stinley Let’s join forces and say, “Feckin’ eejit.”

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@SadieMartinPaul aye, eejit – I’d forgotton that. It means idiot (for those who don’t know)

Christ on a bike!
What a numpty (foolish or lacking in any common sense)
Chuffed or Chuffed to bits – really pleased
Fine – not great but ok/adequate. Except in Aberdeen where it is said in an approving voice ‘f i i i ine’ and means fantastic, usually refering to food.

Smarmy used with salesman is good. Wide-boy can refer to people like smarmy salement. ‘Bought a new car – the salesman was a bit of a wide boy’

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How much extra time should I allow to get to Logan Airport tonight?

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It normally takes 3 hrs and 15 minutes for us to get to Logan in Boston from Albany, NY area. We are meeting an 8:30 pm flight. How much extra time should I allow?

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Honestly? I’d probably leave around 1pm. Maybe earlier. To be safe you need to get to Logan by 6:30 (only to find out your flight is delayed, I’m sure) because they’ll have super long security lines tonight. Two hours early is kind of a minimum at the holidays. The problem is that it means you need to hit Boston right at rush hour on TOP of holiday traffic making this one of the worst driving days of the year.

If you leave at 1, you’ll hopefully get there before rush hour, if you get caught up in AWFUL traffic it is okay, and you know—bring a book or whatever and read at the terminal. Getting to the airport early isn’t the end of the world. Getting there late is a problem.

Leave: 1pmish.
Allow: 1 hour in a traffic jam.
Arrive: 5:30ish.
Stand in line to check in: 6pm
Stand in line for security: Who knows? Hopefully less than an hour.
Arrive at gate at least an hour early. Get out packed dinner and eat.
Read book. Do the crossword. Do sudoku. Wish you didn’t get there so danged early. Wonder when you started acting like your mum about airports. Sigh.
Board flight.

This advice comes from my mom’s book of airport advice. She’s definitely of the “it doesn’t matter if you are three hours early, better than 1 minute late” variety.

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I will also say that I went to DC one year to go to the Library of Congress with a friend on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving. It was normally a 90 minute drive. It took us three hours to get home. I’ve been afraid to drive on this Wednesday ever since.

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Ok – I see we need to leave much earlier than I planned. So what about leaving at 3:00 since we are “just” picking up travelers at the airport.

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Oh! Sorry, I thought you were actually traveling. Well in that case, don’t worry about it NEARLY so much. Being late sucks, but you definitely can call them or whatever if you do run late. I’d probably leave maybe an hour or hour and a half earlier than normal. Also make sure you know the flight number so you can call ahead and find out if they are delayed. No sense leaving early only to find out they won’t be there for a while.

I mean, to some extent you’ll still be there early if there are no problems and possibly late if there are, but since you aren’t catching the plane, I wouldn’t stress about it nearly so much. If you want them to love you forever, bring a few bottles of water and some snacks for the car trip back. Someone did that when they picked me up once and it was amazing.

ALSO: You can check the traffic on Google maps to see how heavy it is on your route. If it looks normal, you might not need to leave early at all!

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Here’s the magic real time site from rte 128 to town- maybe it is called 495 now? (the beltway around the city) for live reports, including the airport.

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3 hours 15 from albany? you might want to double check that

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Traffic not bad after 7pm

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Why are people so cynical about marriage?

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kenmc's avatar

Divorce rate 50%

Religious connotations

Roots in sexism

hug_of_war's avatar

The divorce rate is it for me. If I choose to do something, I want to believe I have a good shot at it, and 50/50 is not favorable odds. And that’s not even including unhappily married couples.

Dog's avatar

Part if it is “puppy syndrome”

When you get a puppy it is fun cute, cuddly and life is wonderful. But puppies need a lot of work, attention and are a commitment. Many end up in the shelter because the people who adopted them did not put in the effort.

Marriages require constant work. Keeping communication open means taking time and patience.

Marriage requires both parties to commit to making it work and sad that is not always the case.

All this being said I will add that the rewards of nurturing a marriage are incredible.

Facade's avatar

@hug_of_war Marry the right person, and it won’t be a problem.

hug_of_war's avatar

@Facade heh, that’s the optimistic not realistic viewpoint

casheroo's avatar

I’m sorry, but can someone post a link to these divorce rate statistics?

hungryhungryhortence's avatar

I believe it’s a bit of reverse idealism going on. Since the time of my parents’ wonderful generation, rebellious bigmouths everywhere have tried to purport marriage as a useless and empty ceremony representative of outdated religious and social mores. The spin is that if you still believe in the social recognition of a committed bond then you lack something in your personality, social evolution or self esteem. It’s bullshit evidenced by watching so many who cry out loudest go and take it up themselves.

There’s not a thing wrong with modern couples still wanting to be married and having that bond recognized by others through ceremony, legal document, whatever. Personally for my own self, I feel this way: “I feel so committed to you that I will even go through ancient rituals as a show of my enthusiasm and love, I’ll give you the whole nine yards of past present and future.”

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According to enrichment journal on the divorce rate in America:
The divorce rate in America for first marriage is 41%
The divorce rate in America for second marriage is 60%
The divorce rate in America for third marriage is 73%

Lupin's avatar

Here are the numbers from National Center For Health Statistics by year 2000 to 2007. Marriage rate is decreasing. Divorce rate is pushing 50% .

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@boots So that old expression: “Third time’s a charm.” simply is not true.

casheroo's avatar

thanks for the links!

I’m not sure why people are cynical. I don’t pay attention to the numbers, I’m too busy concentrating on my happy marriage :)

Facade's avatar

@casheroo Fantastic. I never understood why people think statistics hold true for them and their lives.

Lupin's avatar

Well, based on the statistics I can figure out how many cynics there are. The half that stay married usually don’t talk about it. They go about life happily without showing off or making noise.
We’ve been married for a long time. More than half my life.

btko's avatar

Married people live longer I’ve heard.

3or4monsters's avatar

I’m cynical when it comes to running as a health improvement method because I’m really bad at it. That doesn’t mean running is bad for people, even if 50% of the people are doing it wrong and getting injured.

Each married experience is unique, which renders statistics meaningless, in my opinion.

Dog's avatar

@3or4monsters I completely agree.

Dog's avatar

I have often wondered- if they required a 6 month wait for a marriage license as they have to enact a divorce if the overall divorce rate would drop?

Impulsive commitments often make for failed marriages.

wundayatta's avatar

I don’t believe people are cynical at all. I think we are very hopeful. I don’t think we’d get married if we weren’t hopeful.

exitnirvana's avatar

I have seen a lot of marriages fail, and those that haven’t vary from gloriously happy to completely miserable. Despite my observations, I also know that each marriage is different and what may have occurred for one couple is not guaranteed to happen to anyone else, myself included. So, I can’t say that I’m cynical about it—somewhat skeptical to some extent, but never to the point of negativity. However, I def. feel that marriage isn’t something to be rushed into, nor is it just something to do because one feels it may be required. It’s a lot of work, and I suppose if one accepts that and remains hopeful for the future then there is nothing to remain cynical about. To each their own.

Jack79's avatar

…maybe they’ve tried it?

Simone_De_Beauvoir's avatar

I don’t think people are all that cynical about marriage…many still want it, look for it, obsess over it…the divorce rate might have something to do with divorced people being cynical about marriage…I don’t believe marriage in the ‘good old days’ was any happier or unhappier…just that people (women for the most part) couldn’t get a divorce as it was looked down upon…

I think people are cynical about relationships in general as it’s hard to find true love and getting married and having kids can put a strain even on the best of ‘em

essieness's avatar

Having jumped into my first marriage and failing at it, I’m definitely more cautious this time. More cynical, yes, and definitely plan on taking my time next time around. It’s easy enough to say “marry the right person and it won’t be a problem,” but the fact is, people change. People lie. People grow apart. Marriage has it’s perks: a built in best friend, tax breaks, dual incomes, someone to have sex with, shared insurance plans… But it’s hard work. While I do believe marriage is sacred, I think it’s a bigger mistake to stick it out with someone you don’t want to be with just because you “signed a contract” as my ex put it.

Simone_De_Beauvoir's avatar

even if marriages come apart, I don’t think it means that ‘it failed’, you know? it just means that relationship is over, that’s all and that you thought it was important enough to join yourself together legally

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They haven’t met my parents, celebrating with much love this summer their 65th wedding anniversary.

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@skfinkel That’s so sweet! My grandparents were married just as long and my parents just celebrated their 40th.

Poser's avatar

Unrealistic expectations.

tonedef's avatar

I grew up in a Navy town—Jacksonville, FL—that has a staggering divorce rate (for all marriages) is 72%, just for more numbers.

But why are people cynical about it? Everyone else answered it. I’d love to even be able to have ONE marriage. I need to move out of Florida. What a shithole.

NaturalMineralWater's avatar

Because society is losing its grasp on the value of marriage; quick to point out divorce rates as if that’s a viable reason not to get married. Do statistics control their lives? Didn’t their mothers tell them the “What if Billy jumped off a bridge..” story?

IMHO, divorce rates have increased because people (as a whole) are getting weak. Commitment is becoming obsolete in favor of the quick fix.

Is there any surprise that statistics show that when a person gets divorced once, their second marriage will likely fail? Not to me. They aren’t committed.

Marriage is supposed to be in sickness and in health , till death do us part. Divorce rates would not be so high if people could only mean what they say… Marriage does take work.. if you aren’t willing to go through trials and tribulations with the person you are marrying.. holy crap batman .. you shouldn’t be getting married!

The other reason I think divorce rates are so high is because marriage rates are so high. People are getting married for the passion, not the love… for the sex, not the companionship. Not dating long enough.. promiscuity.. “eating the candy instead of the apple”... they are all reasons why people end up getting divorced… but as usual.. it is not the institution that is at fault (marriage) .. it is the people who have placed so little an investment in it.

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I have met many people (both single, never married and divorced) that are very cynical. Some just think it’s such an outdated institution. The divorced ones just had a bad experience and have said they don’t want to go back down that road, again.

I’m not cynical about marriage. I have a good one – it’s pretty strong, too. We work together.

fireside's avatar

There is a serious loss of trust in our society.

People used to trust their government, there were failures and many now don’t trust the government or politicians.
People used to trust their churches, there were failures and many now don’t trust the the church or religion.
People used to trust their bankers, there were failures and many now don’t trust Wall Street or the bankers.
People used to trust their families, there were failures and many now don’t trust marriage.

I don’t know what it will take for people to learn to trust again, but I see a strong need for it.

ems's avatar

Men are sometimes cynical of marriage because when they do fail men are often the one’s who take it in the shorts financially. Especially if there are children involved.

knitfroggy's avatar

People are cynical about marriage because of the divorce rate, I think. I grew up with married parents, as did my husband-I’ve been told this gives us a better chance of staying married. I don’t know if this is true or not, but that’s what I’ve been told. My 70 year old grandmother says that marriage is an unnatural state. She says that people would be happier if they didn’t get married and had different partners thru out their lives. She was married 52 years before Pops died, so I don’t know where she got her ideas. I’ve been married 10 years and can’t imagine being with someone else!

The_Compassionate_Heretic's avatar

People who are cynical about marriage shouldn’t get married.

essieness's avatar

@Simone_De_Beauvoir Yeah you have a point and I needed to hear that. I’m hard on myself about it sometimes.

YARNLADY's avatar

It’s partly because the commonly quoted “divorce rate” is very misleading. The number is arrived at by comparing the number of marriages in the reporting year to the number of divorces that year. It makes no effort to determine the acutal number of all marriages since the beginning of time compared to the number of divorces since the beginning of time. In reality, there are more marriages that have lasted than the numbers indicate. Plus, many of the divorces reported are the same people who were on the marriage/divorce list several times.

tiffyandthewall's avatar

seeing numerous failed marriages around them.

Blackberry's avatar

It’s strange, when people I know get married or engaged, instead of being happy for them, I think ‘What a mistake you just made…’.

Facade's avatar

@Blackberry How nice for you.

Blackberry's avatar

@Facade Oh, sorry lol. As far as my answer, it’s in a lot of the answers above.

BoBo1946's avatar

A man who says marriage is a 50–50 proposition doesn’t understand two things: 1 – Women, 2 – Fractions.

hopeful5141's avatar

I am not cynical, but when you hear about what some people tolerate int heir marriages and/or go through trying to divorce, you can understand why people become fearful. Marriage seems either to be the best or worst decision that people make. As they say with the nightly news, you only hear about the bad stuff, so perhaps people have a skewed view of things. It makes me sad that people do seem more cynical about marriage, but I can understand why…

Truth1's avatar

Unrealistic expectations for sure is the best answer amongst other factors such as we now break all Natural Laws some called Traditionalism then wonder for instance, why women cannot find a so called “good man” anymore? Well, natural as it that men cannot bare children and so they are the Natural providers and yet women have all but taken over both roles except that they farm out kids to daycares. It is a culture going down into an abyss of no recovery. I speak to tons of young men moots of which do not want to marry or have kids while women are far too delusional thinking “guys” should always be able to make what they do or much preferably more as THEY compete and take what could be male jobs. Go figure. No logic in this deduction and so many women eventually have a baby come hell or high water than expect Government hell, Child Support, and a lonely “guy” to move in and be a step Dad…that is becoming the norm.

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The big problem with using schlappen for streamer wings is the stem is so soft that the wing will foul around the hook. The only ways to counteract this are: tie the wing shorter than the hook's bend; or tie the schlappen in at the bend of the hook as a pusher-style tail. Also, schlappen is too opague to simulate the translucency of baitfish.

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Today, out of boredom, I built my cat a little fort. Later, I decided to crawl inside to pet her, but as soon as I stuck my head in, she clawed me. I guess I'm not allowed in, then. FML

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Today, I was out with my girlfriend at a club. As a slow dance began, a guy approached and asked, "May I cut in?" My girlfriend surprised me by saying, "Sure!" As I was about to protest, the guy cut me off and said, "Sorry miss, I was asking him." FML

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Today, something ran across my foot while I was on the toilet. Hearing me scream, my husband ran in. We now have a new "pet" mouse named Jerry that I am not allowed to kill under threat of divorce. FML

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Today, while cleaning a carpet in my house, something in it sliced my foot. I couldn't find what it was, so I went to clean the wound. 10 minutes later, I sliced my foot again on the same thing. I still can't figure out what it was. FML

by sashimi9999 / 02/06/2014 at 8:32pm / United States (California) / Health

Today, I was driving along when I noticed a kid struggling to push his car up the crest of a hill. I jumped out to help him, and he acted surprised to see me. Once we got the car over the hill, it rolled on down. I then saw that no one was actually in the driver's seat. I'd helped a vandal. FML

Today, as I was taking out the trash, I spotted my cute neighbor doing the same. In a rush to get out before he went back inside, I slipped on my iced-over porch. I passed out and woke up with a note on my chest saying, "I unlocked your door but you were too heavy to drag inside". FML

by rholt / 01/14/2014 at 1:48am / United States (Kansas) / Miscellaneous

Today, after working my shift at McDonalds, I went to clock in at my dispatch job. During a 911 call, I blurted, "Would you like to try the McRib while it's back?" FML

by Anonymous / 01/10/2014 at 9:25pm / United States / Miscellaneous

Today, to avoid a guy who's been creepily following me around school lately, I ducked into the girl's bathroom. After few minutes, he stuck his head in with his eyes closed and asked if I was done yet. FML

by stalked / 01/08/2014 at 3:27pm / United States (Florida) / Miscellaneous

Today, I've had my tenth "Christmas" dinner since Christmas last took place. My mum has gone nuts and keeps playing Christmas music, making these dinners, and refusing to let me take down the Christmas decorations. My dad is too whipped to save us from this hell. FML

by Anonymous / 01/04/2014 at 4:31pm / Ireland / Miscellaneous

Today, like every other day for many years, I have a phobia of bananas. This evening, the phobia came to a head when I had a nightmare in which I was stabbed to death by a gang of walking bananas. FML

by Elisa_LmR / 01/03/2014 at 6:28pm / France / Miscellaneous

Today, I woke up to my girlfriend masturbating beside me. I asked if she needed a hand. She called me a pervert and now won't speak to me. FML

by notsohandy / 01/03/2014 at 5:08pm / Denmark (Midtjylland) / Intimacy

Today, I sent a message on Facebook to a girl I really like. She replied, "..." It took me three hours to realize she'd actually written it. I thought it was just Facebook telling me she was typing. FML

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Today, I ran into an old friend. I asked her how she was doing, then asked, "And your mum?" Just as the words escaped my lips, I remembered her mum died a few years ago. Trying to save face, I messed up again and blurted, "She still in the same graveyard?" FML

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Today, I wore my brand new Wonderbra to school. When I got home, my dad looked at me and started laughing hysterically. Between breaths, he asked if anyone actually thought my chest was that big and said "You know why it's called a Wonderbra? Guys take it off and wonder where your tits went." FML

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by Harry Dare / 09/02/2011 at 12:31pm / United Kingdom (Walsall) / Love

Today, my 5 year old fish died. As I was flushing him, he started swimming again. FML

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Today, while stuck in traffic on the highway, my 5 year old in the back seat asked me why the man in the car next to us was pulling on the other man's "peepee". FML

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Today, I went shopping with my grandma. She went to the bathroom and was gone for a long while. I jokingly asked, "What happened, you fall in?" She did. She had shit all over the back of her shirt. FML

by Ima_Moronski / 07/25/2011 at 11:35pm / United States (Oklahoma) / Health

Today, after watching Insidious, my boyfriend thought it would be funny to scare me while I was on the toilet. I was in mid-piss when he jumped out at me, and I ran screaming and peeing down the hall. FML

by toni405 / 07/21/2011 at 5:24pm / United States / Love

Today, I peeked through my window and trained a pair of binoculars on my neighbour's house. Every night without fail, he ends up standing in front of his window topless to flex his muscles. This time, I was surprised to instead find a note taped to the window saying, "Sorry, I'm out tonight." FML

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Today, I took my dog for a walk. He started crapping on someone's lawn, then I noticed that the owner was outside and giving me a death stare. Not knowing what to do, I picked up the crap with my bare hands. The man started laughing at me. FML

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Today, trying to be an old-school romantic, I asked my girlfriend "where art thou my love?" via SMS. She replied "Toilet." FML

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Today, in the middle of the night, my girlfriend whispered "Are you asleep?" I chose not to respond, to see what she'd do. She then let rip a loud, stinking fart, giggled, and went back to sleep. FML

by SkinsCastSelection / 01/17/2011 at 4:53am / France / Love

Today, I took my daughter to the library instead of the pool. I sat her on the counter and, while I reached for my library card, she turned to the librarian and said "We didn't go to the pool today because Mum has hairy legs." FML

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Today, I was taking a leak in the mall bathroom. A kid no older than thirteen strolled in and paused next to me at the urinals. He took one look and laughed, "I feel sorry for your wife, man." All I could do was stand there as he casually disappeared into one of the stalls. FML

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Today, was the first time I had sex with a guy I really like. I took off my shirt and my bra and he said "wow, that's disappointing." FML

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Today, I told my boyfriend that I was afraid our future children would be fat and ugly. He reassured me, saying that he was sure our spawn would take on after him. FML

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Today, my 5 year old nephew showed me green martians he'd made with his new Play Doh set. I smiled and said, "Wow! Now, how about some blue martians!" He looked at me and replied, "How about some blue shut the fuck up?!" FML

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Great write up! I am glad I already have one of these... because I'd never be able to make one myself.. I'm all thumbs... hehe.

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Just curious if he still has his? I wonder how it held up with the test of time? He does have the first one I made up or prototype lol.
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OrangeSVTguy Someone just sent me a PM which made me look for this thread. I will list them in the marketplace, might have one or 2. They've been sitting around forever and I don't make these anymore.
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Do you have anymore of these? if so id like one
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I'm writing this because I got so much information from this site when I was planning my safari last year in June and I wanted to provide feedback to hopefully help others. To start with - something about my husband and myself: we prefer individual travel to group travel and had used A&K in the past for this (we were always very happy with them). So I checked out all the Africa books from the library and contacted A&K... I got their brochures and called them about their independent travels to a number of African countries. I then checked the internet for reviews of trips and found the Fodors site (I also used the Trip Advisor site for hotel reviews). After reading extensively here I decided: a) I wanted to start with my first safari in northern Tanzania and b) I would check with other tour operators for their prices (even though I thought I wanted a private safari for its flexibility I also checked out group tours by Thomson, Bushbuck, Micato, Hoopoe, Tauck, OAT etc but found Good Earth and Roy to be cheaper (except maybe OAT) - go figure - mostly because we did use frequent flier miles for the airfare). I put together the below mentioned itinerary for a year hence (after looking at the migration timing and weather etc) and put it out to A&K, CCAfrica, Good Earth Tours, and Roy Safaris. CCAfrica took a month to respond and then pushed me to book right away (by which time I'd already narrowed it down to Good Earth or Roy) so I decided against them on price and just general aggravation with their response time. Roy was more expensive by some so I chose Good Earth. Working with Narry in their Florida office was easy - he's cordial, helpful and always got back to me quickly. I also requested specific guides based on reviews here (which he said he would arrange later and did in the end) - so I was happy. I'd never arranged a trip so far ahead of time and it seemed a very long time to wait...

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We arrived in Kili from Nairobi (Precision Air) and were picked up by Komba who was our guide just for Arusha National Park. After flying to Grumeti in the western Serengeti we met Paul who was our guide for the rest of the trip. He was wonderful - a consummate professional. Always calm, knowledgeable, a great driver - he went out of his way to make our trip perfect. I can't say enough good things about him - he's a great guy. As I read here, the guide can make or break the trip and I feel we were truly blessed to have had such a good rapport.

The vehicle was a fairly new pop top Land Cruiser. It was comfortable (you spend a lot of time in your vehicle). It had 7 seats for the 2 of us so plenty of room for luggage and to run around and get pictures without stepping on other people. We used bean bags for shooting pix and there were good binoculars for each of us. We saw lots of old, cranky (sometimes broken down vehicles) on the roads (even A&K seemd to have older Land Rover Defenders) - we saw an old Defender for a few days which, every time it stopped, the tourists had to get out and push to bump start it (or other vehicles had to push it) which was laughable. Once we had lunch at the same spot with them and Paul had to tell them to park halfway up a large termite mound so they could get started again. Also seeing people crammed into vehicles made me really happy we'd booked a private safari (no jockeying for the best seats - ever!).

Here's the itinerary (this is a reverse itinerary to most peoples so the grass had time to die down in Tarangire for best game viewing and we also got our internal flight done first):

July 4: Arrival Kilimanjaro
Mountain Village Lodge (Serena) -
Food was ok to good, service was really slow in the dining room and they didn't seem to care when they got your menu choices wrong. The rooms were nice (6 rooms on 1 level in each area around a central small courtyard) with good views of a lake (which you can't walk to without a guide, sadly). They seemed to play this endless looped tape in the main building with the most irritating american oldies music (yes, even disco) ever.

July 5: Arusha National Park
This was much greener and lusher than the other parks and has tons of giraffes. A great intro to the other parks (it's smaller) - it has lots of colobus monkeys which were among my favorite animals of the whole trip even if they were difficult to photograph. It was great to see local people enjoying this park as well - families out for the day with lots of kids... If I had it to do over again I might have done some of the trails there. It costs extra but sounded fun - also there was canoeing available on the Momela Lakes which were beautiful...

July 6: Arusha / Serengeti
flight to western Serengeti (Grumeti Airstrip) - we took Air Excel (small plane) - we shared it with one couple going to Lake Manyara (20 min flight) and then it was an hour to Grumeti. We could see the Crater and the animals from the air - very cool (I was expecting bumps but it was completely smooth). A great way to cut out 11 hours of driving time and we had our own private pilot on our private safari (OK - not really, it just felt that way).

Kirawira Camp - I really liked this camp - it has first class food and excellent service from great people who you actually get to know. The only complaint was that we got a tent that had no view (signs say tents 1-25 only and 26 and 27 were obviously added later and are right next to the car park where the staff leave around midnight and return at 5am or so and they also are next to the generator) even though they are very nice with an outside deck, then an inside sitting room with satellite TV, then the bedroom and bath. The staff was amazing - they remembered everyone's names and were very friendly and helpful. I couldn't believe when I showed up at the pool the first day and was greeted by name!

July 7: Western Serengeti
We saw lots of wildebeest and zebras even though it wasn't the main migration (see below) - enjoyed the game viewing lots. For the main parks I won't go into depth about the animals since it's pretty widely available info...

July 8: Central Serengeti
Serengeti Serena Lodge - I liked our room here - it was clean and nicely decorated. Each round hut is divided into two lower rooms and one upper room - we got the upper room with a little balcony and a nice view. The food was ok - all buffet style except for soup for some reason. Service was pretty good - just not much of it since the buffet was offered.

July 9: Central Serengeti
Serengeti Balloon Safaris - this was fun since I'd never been in a balloon (this is the 3rd largest in the world according to the operators). It was pretty expensive but once in a lifetime stuff... It ends with a huge champagne fest and full english breakfast in the middle of the Serengeti. Cool. Nigel and Nick are the pilots (2 balloons with 16 people each) and are both characters - very entertaining. The only disappointment was that we didn't see very many animals. Nick said that he'd just started (December '07) a flight in Kirawira and not many people knew about it yet. They see many more animals according to him and they're going to add another balloon there - that's maybe where I'd do it if I had had the opportunity...

As for the area itself - it seemed to have fewer animals than the west but we saw groups of lions and almost the best part was the ability to go off the road. Suddenly the crowds are left behind - once in a while we saw others. And when you find a group of 7 lions just around a corner you feel that they're all yours... Also eating lunch in the middle of it (Paul chose a tree in the middle with lots of wildebeest and zebras around so he could see any approaching animals) was beyond cool.

July 10: Serengeti / Ngorongoro
Afternoon game drive in the Crater - the drive from Serengeti was long and dusty - I was really glad to have missed that by flying in. We skipped a planned visit to the Maasai villages and I'm glad we did - seeing them by the side of the road with the Maasai spaced evenly along it begging for money for photos just reenforces what tourist traps they are... They aren't places where people live - they just go there during the day to have tourists come and take pictures and maybe watch a dance and then they sell stuff (this is according to Paul and other tourists who did go there mostly, since we skipped the visit). The guides try to discourage the outright begging even though it's great to see them in their shukas, especially with their herds and their kids. They also try to get the tourist lunch boxes (once in a while you see one holding up a deconstructed lunch box as a hint) which is discouraged because there was a time when they would scatter the garbage around (according to the guides). I kind of went against Paul's advice to buy some jewelry from the Maasai at the gate who accost you when you drive up (necklaces for $2 - who could resist?).

The crater is a bowl full of animals where the predators can come and go. Not as many animals as in the western Serengeti and loads of trucks everywhere but such a unique site. We missed the lake being covered in flamingoes by a few days...

Ngorongoro Crater Lodge - spectacular property with the best views anywhere. The rooms are amazing - you get there and start with a butler who brings you afternoon cappucino and draws your bath in this giant tub surrounded by scattered rose petals (kind of a rose theme there). Even the toilet has a breathtaking view. The service was sometimes spotty owing to staff failure to relay requests to our butler. In this caliber of property there was no excuse for that and the food was not as good as at Kirawira or Treetops. Saying that, I would still stay there again - the views and rooms are worth it. They also had a resident cape buffalo and some zebras which wander around munching the landscaping.

July 11: Ngorongoro / Lake Manyara
Morning game drive - I was proud to have spotted 6 lions (well, they were walking straight towards us at the time) and among a mix of the same animals seen elsewhere we did see rhino (from far away - twice).

Lake Manyara Serena Lodge - I would skip this altogether if I had it to do again. I liked the pool (all pools are cold there) and the evening singing and dancing at the pool by the hotel staff - one even played the zeze. They were really talented. The rooms are in need of updating and the food was the worst on the trip. Think beef that could sole your hiking boots and last a lifetime...

July 12: Lake Manyara / Tarangire
Lake Manyara - this was good even though I wasn't sure if I should include it or not. It had the best hippo pool - lots of interesting birds as well as hippos (I thought the large main Serengeti ones were kind of gross - stinky and covered in hippo poo) and because the weather was cool and cloudy we got to see the hippos out and playing. Wow. We also got to see our flamingos although they weren't too close - a challenge for the 400mm lens + teleconverter. The picnic spot here had the best bathrooms (first place to be new, neat and have toilet paper which is a rarity - do bring that with you from the hotel rooms just in case, although most guides have a roll in their glove box I think).

Tarangire Treetops - great place - best combo of room, food, plus service (IMO). The service was great and the food was top notch. The large tented room was one of the really high ones - up a steep spiral polished wood staircase maybe not for the faint-hearted (they have 3 types - very high with the spiral staircase, some with a few steps and some with a ramp). Views of trees were nice and there was a resident elephant in the camp. The food was really notable - you must request the picnic lunch for your game drive (providing you're staying the next night and can return their basket) - it was a 4 course meal for at least 3 times the people we had - with a hot soup starter in china bowls, salad, a meat course, pasta, vegetables, fruit salad and hot coffee or tea in china cups to finish. Amazing. Eating our massive picnic lunch we really felt sorry for the poor schmoes with their sorry box lunches;)!

July 13: Tarangire
Game drives in Tarangire - lots of elephants here. Otherwise more of the same as elsewhere (don't get me wrong - it never gets boring seeing animals up close) but I also really liked the scenery - lots of trees including those massive baobabs which you have to see to believe.

July 14: Tarangire / Kilimanjaro / Nairobi

Maasai boma visit - this was through the hotel and was guaranteed an "authentic, genuine, real cultural experience" etc. It was - at least, probably the closest these things ever will come. This group of Maasai had just moved a few weeks previously to 15 minutes from the hotel by truck from an hour away and built their village (the women build the houses in a week they said) of about 8-10 (I didn't count) huts- their herd was arriving the next week. They said about half their men work at the hotel and they had actually danced for us at dinner the night before. I got the feeling that they didn't really know what to do with tourists yet (this will no doubt change) - they asked us into one of their houses to sit by the fire - and answered questions through the hotel employee who drove us there. It was interesting and they hadn't picked up the money for pictures, dancing etc. habit that their brethren have elsewhere. They were openly curious about us but very hospitable. Sadly that will probably also change as more tourists visit and cause them to become more cynical (the official opening is due to happen next month and the village committee was hosted at Treetops for lunch while we were there and we heard them being given rules by the hotel staff which I'm sure they just loved).

Also on the way back to Arusha we stopped for shopping at a great place (which I forget the name of) which had quality carvings, textiles, t-shirts and clothing, even gems. I can possibly find the name if anyone is interested.

Misc. Notes:

I was expecting a lot more bugs than we encountered. I brought tons of repellents and never needed them. Every hotel room had this No-bite Lotion with DEET (except Treetops where there just weren't many at all). I got some bites but not enough to justify using DEET (maybe just in the evenings when the mosquitoes are actually out - but then I usually wore long sleeves - it beats me why I kept hearing other tourists describe how they smothered themselves in the stuff during the day). Tsetse flies which are out during the day are evil and aren't even fazed by it anyway. There fortunately weren't too many of those - probably most in the western Serengeti. The staff at each hotel sprayed the rooms with insect spray when they turned down the beds at night.

We brought too few single dollars (I think it was 30 total) - they may be a pain to carry but we needed more for those who do small things like carry bags, walk you back to your tent/room at night etc. We ended up paying bar bills in $$ to get more (thus cutting down on my shopping money for the end of the trip).

The migration
I booked this trip with seeing the migration in mind - according to this site and books and well just about everybody it should have been in the central part or the western part but was acutally at the Mara river (very northern Serengeti) at the time (a do-able day drive but just decided not to). There were lots of leftovers in the western part so based on several years of changed rain pattern I would say that if you're booking now for next year that you split your Serengeti time between north and west to see it.

My husband and I are pretty keen amateur photographers but there were some pros out there that had requested special vehicles for camera mounts from Good Earth (Good Earth is taking delivery of a brand new special photography specific vehicle according to Paul which should be really good for those even more serious than we are). We had a pop top truck which I was happy with and just used the bean bags. We took a rented Canon EOS-1D Mark III and my Canon Rebel Xti (I may yet get time to post pix) with a wide angle EF-S 10-22mm lens, my favorite EF 24-105mm lens, EF 70-200mm (which my husband dropped the very first day and disabled), my new EF 100-400mm (which I kindly loaned to my husband for a lot of the trip), 1.4x teleconverter, and older EF 300mm. We used the 100-400 and the 24-105 the most...

Gifts for guides
I had to ask Paul about the advice I'd gotten here about t-shirts, baseball caps, stuff for kids as gifts. I thought that after a while the guides would get sick of getting the same stuff from everybody but not so... According to Paul it's all good (no candy as advised here) - the shirts, the caps and for kids stationary stuff (school supplies) like pens, pencils, notebooks etc.

I know I've forgotten lots but I hope this helps somebody...

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Hi all,

I am interested in a day trip from Brussels to Luxembourg. I will not be able to rent a car, so my option is the train. If I do this, am I pretty much limited to Luxembourg City? I know there are local trains but dont know if the logistics of timing and everything makes it work.

I found one tour group that does bus tours for L City + the Ardennes. I typically dislike tours but this would be convenient for the sake of the bus. However, Viator only operates its tours one day a week and I cannot go that day. Do you know of any other sort of group that does bus tours?

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Downsizing Sale!

The time has come for us to downsize our herd to a handful of select breeding females and herdsires. We have grown our farm with some of the best lineages in the country, and consistently improved our crias each year. As we get older, the need to have a smaller herd so we can spend more time enjoying our retirement and our family becomes apparent. We are pleased to offer some of our foundation herd at prices that will help starter farms get up and running or enhance their herd. Please contact us for more information. Not all animals have been listed, and all offers will be considered.

Majestic Peruvian Ransom
Snowmass Apotheosis

Snowmass Kahuna Sunrise

Thank you for your interest in Foggy Bottom Alpacas. Like many other alpaca owners, we realized that, after learning as much about alpacas as we could, we had found the focus of our new farm and business venture.

Since purchasing our first animals in 2008, Foggy Bottom has grown to 40+ Huacayas, mostly breeding females and a select few herdsires. We've built our herd with females from very experienced breeders. Lineages include Peruvian Hemingway, Titan's Clash, Royal Fawn, Simba, Sheer Galaxy and Canadar, and Snowmass Matrix to name a few.

Our commitment to this exciting industry is to learn as much as we can from other breeders and operate our business professionally and ethically. Breeding decisions are based on defined fleece improvement goals coupled with an honest assessment of genetic strengths and weaknesses of each animal in our herd.

We offer:
• Strict bio-security measures, keeping your animals, and ours, healthy
• 30 day live birth guarantee
• 60 days free agisting with any purchase
• Flexible payment plans

Our farm is located on 20 rolling acres in Isanti County, one hour north of the Twin Cities, conveniently located close to main roads and towns. We welcome your inquiries and invite you to visit our farm anytime.

"Criative" financing available! Discounts available for multiple purchases and breedings.


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Cabbage-Broccoli Salad and Dressing

Total Time
1hr 15mins
Prep 15 mins
Cook 1 hr

A wonderful healthy salad that is served at our Friendship lunches and loved by all.

Ingredients Nutrition

  1. In small bowl mix Miracle Whip, sugar, and vinegar until sugar is dissolved.
  2. Set aside.
  3. Prepare all remaining ingredients and place in large bowl.
  4. Add dressing and mix thoroughly.
  5. Chill in fridge for up to 2 hours.
  6. Toss again before serving.
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Any recipe that makes a hit at a Friendship lunch has to be my kind of recipe ... and it was! Made as posted right down to picking up some Miracle Whip which was perfect for this salad. We love cabbage salads with the crunch of sunflower seeds and almonds. The rest of the ingredients combined to make for a winner of a salad. Thank you Shahana, another PAC recipe into the keeper file.

Gerry April 14, 2008

Oh, Yummy!!!! As usual I only eyeballed measurements and since grapes are way to expensive for me I substituted finely chopped apple. This is really really good. I will try one of these days with grapes but I can't see how it could be much better. Thanks so much for posting.

beancooker April 28, 2007


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Total Time
Prep 10 mins
Cook 30 mins

From TOPS #FL 646.

Ingredients Nutrition

  1. Roll chicken in flour and brown in skillet coated with cooking spray. Remove chicken. Stir broth, onion, seasonings, and water in skillet.
  2. Cook and stir until broth mixture comes to a boil. Spread rice in 2-quart shallow casserole. Pour all except 1/3 cup of broth over rice. Stir to moisten. Top with chicken and remainder of broth. Cover and bake 30 minutes at 375. Garnish with paprika if desired.
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I followed the recipe exactly. This was very fast and easy to make. I was pleased with the nutrition levels. The flavor was okay, but bland. Thanks for posting anyway.

forthefunofit March 30, 2008


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Total Time
Prep 5 mins
Cook 10 mins

Just a simple side dish... I love this with rice - the sauce is great!

Ingredients Nutrition

  1. Mix vinegar, honey, and chicken stock in a small bowl.
  2. Heat oil in a skillet; once hot, saute garlic until fragrant (30sec - 1 min).
  3. Add carrots and saute for 2-3 minutes.
  4. Stir in the vinegar mixture and let carrots cook in the sauce for a few minutes until it has reduced to a slightly sticky glaze.
  5. Sprinkle with black pepper before serving.
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Very good recipe. My husband commented that eating this meal feels healthy because of the fact that its not oily and vegetarian. the portion of the ingredients is balance enough not to let one or the other overtake the taste. the taste of balsamic vinegar is not as strong as chinese black vinegar and the honey is also not so sweet at the end. while the taste of the garlic still exist after simmered in the sauce. I have the carrot simmer in low heat for 25-30mins so that it is still crunchy with the sauce so that the taste of the sauce can be absorbed into the carrot. Remember to slice the carrot really really thin as +- 3-5mm. Will definitely make again in the future. Thanks.

Winnie Sim January 03, 2008

What a wonderful surprise this carrot recipe was. Made it for Easter to go with a roast pork and both my husband and I really enjoyed it. I may try fig balsamic next time but the recipe is perfect just the way it is. Enjoyed the crunch of the carrot that remained even after the sauce thicken. We will be making this one again and again.

Chef Mrs T April 12, 2015


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Hooters Buffalo Wings (Gluten Free)

Total Time
1hr 50mins
Prep 1 hr 30 mins
Cook 20 mins

This recipe is modified to be gluten free from Hooters Buffalo Wings which was from Top Secret Recipes http://www.topsecretrecipes.com. Even though the modification is very small, I had to post it so those of you who have to eat gluten free would be able to enjoy this as well!

Ingredients Nutrition

  2. Combine the flour, paprika, cayenne pepper, and salt in a large bowl using a wire wisk to blend the flours well.
  3. If the wings are frozen, defrost and dry them very well with paper towels.
  4. Toss the wings with the flour mixture, coating each wing evenly.
  5. Put the wings in the refrigerator for 60 to 90 minutes. (This will help the breading to stick to the wings when fried.)
  7. Heat oil in a deep fryer to 375 degrees.
  8. Put as many wings into the hot oil as will fit comfortably so they are still covered entirely by the oil.
  9. Fry for 10 to 15 minutes or until some parts of the wings begin to turn dark brown. (10 mins works for me).
  10. Remove the wings from the oil to a paper towel to drain (just don't let them sit too long, because you want to serve the wings hot).
  11. Repeat the frying process as needed until all wings are cooked.
  12. While the wings are frying, melt butter in a small sauce pan and stir in hot sauce, ground pepper, and garlic powder. Simmer over very low heat just enough to keep warm until ready to use.
  13. When wings are done put them in a large serving bowl and pour the warm sauce over them, coating evenly (if it has a lid you can cover and shake).
  14. Serve with a small bowl of Bleu cheese dressing and celery sticks.


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Total Time
1hr 50mins
Prep 20 mins
Cook 1 hr 30 mins

This soup is simple yet surprisingly complex in flavor. The roasted garlic adds depth and the cumin gives it a surprising tingle. Plus the ingredients are pocketbook friendly!

Ingredients Nutrition

  1. Preheat your oven to 300 degrees.
  2. To prepare garlic, cut off the top third of the head. Drizzle with 1 T olive oil and then wrap tightly with aluminum foil. Roast in oven 45min to an hour until very soft.
  3. Place sliced carrots in a baking pan large enough so they sit in a single layer. Drizzle the remaining oil on them and stir so that they are covered. Put the pan of carrots in the oven with the garlic. Give them a stir every 20 minutes or so to prevent sticking.
  4. While carrots and garlic are roasting, heat butter in a large skillet over medium low heat. Saute onions for about 15 minutes stirring occasionally til soft and translucent. Turn off the heat while you wait for the carrots to finish roasting.
  5. Once garlic is soft, remove from oven, unwrap the foil, and set aside to cool.
  6. Turn up the oven to 350 and continue roasting carrots for 15 more minutes.
  7. Now put your carrots in the pan with the onions and add 2 cups of stock. Bring to a simmer over medium heat and simmer for about 15 minutes.
  8. While this simmers carefully squeeze out the bulbs of garlic and place them in a blender. They should pop right out.
  9. Add carrot and onion mixture to the blender as well and blend until smooth.
  10. Pour soup back into the skillet and gently heat to a simmer, adding more stock as needed to reach the consistency you want. Now add your cumin and salt, tasting to see if more is needed.
  11. Ladle into bowls, top with a dollop of sour cream and enjoy!


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Best Carrot Cake

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this is by far the best!!!
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2 cups all-purpose flour

2 teaspoons baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

3 large eggs

2 cups sugar

3/4 cup vegetable oil

3/4 cup buttermilk

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

2 cups grated carrot

1 (8-ounce) can crushed pineapple, drained

1 (3 1/2-ounce) can flaked coconut

1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts

Buttermilk Glaze

Cream Cheese Frosting

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Ace of Cakes

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Duff takes to the ice to challenge a team of sled hockey players, while Tommy summons up visions of Hasselhof in order to make the KITT car. Duff and Geof get a last minute birthday cake order and end up trading jabs with Drew Carey! (Episode: DB0904H)