Nice People Thread Part 9 - and so it continues

lostinrates

PasturesNew wrote: »

Is that it?

So it's fish and chips night? Followed by banana fritters?

Nope, that's not it, no more than Christmas is just a big bird (or respective national meal) and pud, but ......well....doughnuts count for a lot, huh?

What food people eat will depend on their family and national besides Jewish heritage. There are also things like the lighting of the appropriate candles on the menorah each night and various prayers and stuff.

DH will ( cover your eyes silvercar and GDb) probably respect his heritage with a fry up at the weekend and doughnuts and reading lots of recipes to suggest fried food. I'll probably, this year, offer latkes, as I have been eating potato latkes every now and then because I know they are relatively safe food for me. Ironically, I do them in a non stick pan and add no oil when its just me,



I'm going to get the actual stroy wrong if i try so not going to try but the festival is specifically about the usuage of oil

GDB2222

neverdespairgirl wrote: »

Bleeding' obvious, NPs. It's a map of THE WORLD. Otherwise known as Earth. Looks like hte Mercator Projection to me.

The white bits on the map are (allegedly) the only countries in the world that Great Britain has not invaded.

lemonjelly

Doozergirl wrote: »

I just bought the Michael Buble album on CD for DH in one of the Amazon Black Friday deals. They've also given it to me 'for free' in mp3 format, which is supercool :cool: i can have it on my phone now, he can have it in his car.

I always end up buying gifts that I'd like myself. This way, I get them too!

Reminds me of my friend who always bought his mum chocolates for her birthday/mothers day.

He only did this as she was permanently on a diet, so would give them back to him to eat after thanking him profusely!

lemonjelly

lostinrates wrote: »

I lost track opening the links

*cheeky mode on* do them 1 at a time? *cheeky mode off*

lemonjelly

Viva/doozer/others, thanks for the feedback.
She wears black, a lot. Loves colour though (current fave appears to be purple(!) I think? Wears a lot of colours - light blues, salmons, peachy pinks etc in summer. Occasional white/cream colour outfit.

Viva, I picked out the test-card style one as she loves kids tv (dangermouse, postman pat, roary etc...) But I take your point.

Like I say, thanks to everyone, as I'm struggling to get the right one, so input from other people really does help.

lostinrates

lemonjelly wrote: »

*cheeky mode on* do them 1 at a time? *cheeky mode off*

Beyond cheeky.

I was opening them sequentially (and one aunt a time) but couldn't make comparisons that way.

They were very different and I didn't have a clear idea of the person you were buying for from them.

What kind of shoes does she normally wear? And bag? Does she wear any jewellery almost all the time? What colour is it?


Edit...ok, cross posted. That rules out the second to last I think, brown animal print? (Although it sounds like it would go with her summer wardrobe, and I didn't hate it personally.)

PasturesNew

lostinrates wrote: »

...about the usage of oil

Could be a good indian then - many of those, once you've removed the cardboard from the top of the foil carton, have a layer of oil!

Could just give DH a fried egg sandwich.

silvercar

lostinrates wrote: »

Um, obviously my authority is not good as I'm now doubting my dates, but guess is it starts at sundown this afternoon?

Correct.

We light candles.

We eat donuts, little ones. This festival is 8 days long, so fat donuts for 8 days would have us ballooning.

Presents traditionally only for kiddies; I need to consult on what mine would like. The age you stop being a kid is elastic.

CKhalvashi

Spirit wrote: »

I did care enough but I have no idea

Soviet mode comes in here.

The Russian empire invaded Belarus and Mongolia, but as far as I'm aware, never the British Empire?

Also, with Britains historic links with Sweden and Catholicism (Vatican), this may be the case too?

ETA: Didnt read page 436 before posting, and I didn't dissect this; it was one of the Georgian delegations, with a degree in European History.

Doozergirl

silvercar wrote: »

Correct.

We light candles.

We eat donuts, little ones. This festival is 8 days long, so fat donuts for 8 days would have us ballooning.

Presents traditionally only for kiddies; I need to consult on what mine would like. The age you stop being a kid is elastic.

You can come shopping with me for clothes for large bottoms and have a nice lunch