Al_B on 27/5/2010 at 22:08
Yup - leaving it overnight is the way to go, Namdrol. Not sure where the duvet comes in, though - why doesn't he just leave it in the pan with the lid on?
Quote Posted by Subjective Effect
no cornflakes (you
sicko)
That's the last time I open up about my porridge perversions on comm chat :(. Seriously, it's not as horrible as it sounds but I can see why you'd have that opinion.
BrokenArts on 27/5/2010 at 22:21
Steel cut Oatmeal, and already mentioned goodies to toss in it. Too hot to eat it now though.
gunsmoke on 27/5/2010 at 22:52
Brown Sugar, whole milk, real butter. Eat.
Namdrol on 27/5/2010 at 23:02
I think it's just to keep the heat in like in a straw cooker, to keep it cooking for a few hrs, he's from Paisley and very serious about his morning gruel.
He's even got a spurtle.
(which is a good old Scottish word for a kitchen implement whose only task is the stirring of porridge, and that's not a joke)
BrokenArts on 27/5/2010 at 23:05
I forgot to add that I learned to use my crock pot for the steel cut oatmeal. Before I go to bed, I get it all ready, turn it on low, and let it go. I wake up to a nice hot bowl of oatmeal.
Best way to go with that kind of oatmeal, slow cook it. I also add some milk during the cooking process, its not all water. Tastes a bit better too.
Al_B on 27/5/2010 at 23:22
Quote Posted by Namdrol
He's even got a spurtle.
Does it have a thistle carved into one end?
CCCToad on 28/5/2010 at 02:28
Please sir, I want some more!
Renzatic on 28/5/2010 at 03:07
Quote Posted by Subjective Effect
So you've had it then? Wtf is up with YOU people and your wrong names for things? French fries, crisps, chips, pants, fannies, oatmeal, gas (its a LIQUID!!). Sheesh! AluMIIIINNNIIum!
I bain't never be puttin' no petrols in my car no sir not in a month o' Abraham Lililicolns.:mad:
Subway, underground trollies tot tot, words spelled with a totally unnecessary and completely arbitrary U. You English might have refined your namesake language into what it is, but ultimately, it is a living and ever evolving thing. In other words, TIME TO MOVE ON WITH THE TIMES, OLD BLIGHTY! AND THE TIMES ARE ALL ABOUT THESE GREAT UNITED STATES OF THUNDER AND GAS NOT PETROL.
Though in your favor, the word porridge does sound tastier than oatmeal. Oatmeal sounds like something you'd give a horse, not have as part of a complete nutritious breakfast.
SD on 28/5/2010 at 19:23
Quote Posted by Namdrol
Jenesis, porridge?
Thee Temple Ov Psychick Youth?
Sorry, I beat ya to the reference by a couple of hours (see tags :p)
Still milk and brown sugar, btw.
demagogue on 28/5/2010 at 21:38
Quote Posted by Renzatic
Subway, underground trollies tot tot...
Considering half the forum is British (a statistic I just made up), I just go with the attitude that both variants are co-equal and the thing to do is just weave in and out of both as the situation calls for (NB, this does not include newb, leet, or unintelligible masso-speak).
And if you really don't get a term, you just go to Google or Urban Dictionary and pretend you knew that that's a perfectly normal way to say X all along. Only occasionally that gets you in trouble, e.g., with my recent boro-fail. But I'm not sure you can act surprised or comment much, 8 years into this forum thing, on half the forum using some different terms every time. IMO.
Though I understand the temptation. Porridge sounds like it's straight out of a fairy tale to American ears and it takes about 50 times hearing it said with a straight face before it start sounding anything like a reasonable thing to say. That's where the pretending comes into play...
