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Chris Turnbull
Ginger Nut Review |
Dear Nicey
I read with interest in the Sunday papers recently of a young lady who beat off a knife-wielding attacker with no more that a pack of biscuits.
The biscuits, alas, remain unidentified; however much tea-break speculation has prompted discussions as to the most effective biscuit to wield in the face of danger. We cannot decide between something with a high density to volume ratio such as a Ginger Nut with which to deliver a sharp cautionary blow, or something soft and forgiving that might absorb an impact (perhaps a Tunnock's Tea cake or better still a pack of Wagon Wheels).
We would welcome your views on this important matter.
Regards
Chris, David and Steve |
| Nicey replies: Very interesting. I think I would go along with you on the Gingernuts for packet combat. For individual biscuit defense I would be lobbing Thin Arrowroots at my adversary.
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| David Sugarman |
Dear Nicey
I watched Midsommer Murders on ITV last night and was struck by how simple it was to spot the killer(s). They'd left two cups of tea and a plate with several biscuits to go about their foul deeds.
I, at least, would have finished the tea before bludgeoning my neighbour to death.
Best regards
David Sugarman |
| Nicey replies: Very good point. Probably if they had finished off the tea and biscuits they would have been in a far too agreeable state of mind to go and bump off the neighbours, and probably just settled for the crossword. |
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| Lisa, Robin and Holly the cat |
Dear Nicey and Wifey
I just had to send in a picture of our lovely new kettle which, as well as boiling water jolly fast and filtering it for us, also has a super blue light which illuminates the water inside and some quite spiffy little red lights around the base. These little red lights flash when the "keep warm" feature is used - something we never do as it would be fatal to a nice cup of tea! However, we are particularly fond of the lights as they make a dark dull morning just that little bit brighter.
Hurrah!
Lisa, Robin and Holly the cat.
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| Nicey replies: Yes we have been getting quite a few proud owners of this particular kettle mailing us. Of course Breville pioneered the use of slightly confusing lights with their sandwich toaster's red and green lights which both meant something apparently. |
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Kerry White
McVities Milk Chocolate Digestive Review |
Nicey,
We managed to get this definitive answer from Mc Vities.
Cheers
Kerry White
We still regard the chocolate side as being on the bottom of the
biscuit, so perhaps people hold, eat and place them on plates upside
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| Nicey replies: Of course I can see why they are saying that for technical reasons, and its quite a nice official answer because its the logical one rather than the instinctive one. However, among the masses the consensus was firmly with the polarity reverse idea. I'll put a poll up next week and we can all vote on it, that way everyone can choose the answer they like best.
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| Keith O'Kane |
Dear Nicey and the Wife,
In response to Rydderch Wilson's concerns about the phenomenon of tea tongue, I too believe this to be all too real. I think it is caused by a chemical reaction between the tea and the milk. Try drinking your tea black to see whether the effect is lessened.
Nice picture by the way, it's good to see such a splendid collection of different mugs.
Keith O'Kane |
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