The Off Topic Topic

[Malthus]

Soon we can rid ourselves of the tie...that most ridiculous of fashion accessories.

Hey, who doesn't like a colourful arrow pointing to one's genitals?

[Syt]

The president of Portugal taking a vacation selfie.

[Duque de Bragança]

Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa has always been popular.

[Syt]

He looks good for 71.

[Josquius]

He has my vote

[Duque de Bragança]

He has my vote

Tainted!

[merithyn]

Soon we can rid ourselves of the tie...that most ridiculous of fashion accessories.

I love men in ties.

[Tonitrus]

You just want to keep a figurative noose around the neck of the working man. 

[Duque de Bragança]

Wait until merithyn discovers some German Carnaval rituals involving the tie...

[merithyn]

Wait until merithyn discovers some German Carnaval rituals involving the tie...

[Josquius]

I'm looking at building an extension next year.
There looks set to be a space about 2.7x2.7m on which I'm torn whether to make it a room of its own or part of a huge room which is super long along the whole length of the house.  It seems too small to be a useful room but too big otherwise. Hmm.

[Razgovory]

My new cats caught a mouse.

A few hours later they caught a 2nd mouse!

[Eddie Teach]

You might run out.

[Razgovory]

God Forbid

[merithyn]

Never made it - but once you've pickled beetroot you can have it with my people's national dish! Make a pot of scouse!
https://www.theguardian.com/food/2019/oct/30/how-to-make-the-perfect-scouse-stew-hotpot-recipe-felicity-cloake

Beets and eggs are pickled, so today I made this but with beef. I used what I know as turnips (white with purple tops). It's in the oven now. It strikes me as a slightly more complicated beef stew. We'll see in about an hour and a half.