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Originally Posted by LazyScot
17!
Ah 17. Almost my favourite number (after 9). Why?
Well, have you ever met a 17 tog duvet? Nope. What? No that's two duvets and 13 and a 4 tog combined, not a 17 tog.
How about a size 17 dress? Nope!
Or a 17 wheeler truck? Nope!
Or a pack of 17 toiler rolls? Nope!
Or a 17 month subscription to a magazine? Nope!
And why not? Because 17 has the most wonderful characteristic that I so greatly admire. It just cannot be bothered to drag itself out of bed. Hence there are so many places we just don't have a 17. And I applaud it's laziness.
Not convinced? Have you ever seen 17 sleep? No?
Oh yes you have! You see when 17 settles down for a snooze, it lays the 1 horizontally and snuggles into it. What do you see? Z! Yup, the famous Zs are actually snoozing 17's.
What a wonderful number!
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Originally Posted by FlorenceArt
I love 17  |
17 is my new favourite number.
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Originally Posted by FlorenceArt
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Originally Posted by Javed
If the countdown gets down to smaller numbers then brussels sprouts can be used as a guide.  |
...and Belgium is my new favourite unit of measurement.
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Originally Posted by LazyScot
15!
After some of the characters of late (okay, apart from 17!), it's nice to have a real, honest-to-goodness solid character. And not just any old character, one that has the most noble, most honourable and in my opinion the oldest profession. It is one to be respected, worshipped and treasured.
You see, 15 is a chef.
15 likes nothing more than creating the most tasteful, heartwarming pots of stew, with all the accompaniments. And 15's couscous is universally acknowledge to be the world's best (based on a secret moroccan recipe collected on a long sojour 15 had studying the cuisine of the area that has never been divulged to another living soul).
However, 15's real skills lie with time spent training with 12. And 15's pièce de résistance is bread. Not just any old bread, either. The most amazing pain de campagne. This may sound plain, and un-interesting. But until you have smelt and tasted this most glorious bread fresh from the oven you have truly not tasted the stuff of life. And to cap it all, 15 has the most amazing taste and selection of cheeses that are served with the bread.
Ah heaven......
Let's hear it for 15, and its chosen profession.
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ok, 17 and 15 are tied for my new favourite number, because there is NOTHING like a really excellent pain de campagne. i haven't been able to eat any of that for 3 months now, so now i have a craving. thank god i can at least eat cheese again !