Spotted Dick's not a bad pudding. It's not a wonderful pudding, but it's okay. It's from the UK school of dumplingy-thing-with-custard puddings, of course, clearly designed to help you withstand chilly winters in a time before central heating. God alone knows the derivation of the name, but my contempt for that whole stupid ass Spotted Richard bullshit that the supermarket pulled is too great for mere words to expres. If they genuinely thought the knob gags were a problem, 'Spotted Pudding' or 'Fruit Pudding' would have been fine. Changing 'Dick' to 'Richard' is going to make you stare blankly, do the math, and then go "Richard? Richard? What?....Oh yeah! Spotted Dick. Why have they...oh! They've changed it 'cause it means cock."
Tara: Do you have any books on robots? Giles: Oh, yes, dozens. There's a lot of research to be done in order to--no, I'm lying. Haven't got squat. I just like watching Xander squirm.
'Get It Done'
All Ogle, No Cash -- It's Not Just Annoying, It's Un-American
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Fay - Jul 01, 2003 8:12:42 am PDT #5424 of 9843
"Fuck Western ideologically-motivated gender identification!" Sulu gasped, and came.
Nutty - Jul 01, 2003 8:41:07 am PDT #5425 of 9843
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
I'm still working on the part where spotted dick is made of suet.
Suet??
Isn't that the stuff you leave out in your backyard in winter, so the birds won't starve? Isn't it basically congealed white animal fat?
I mean, okay, I can vaguely understand my grandma saving goose grease and cooking other things in it, but grease all by itself? With only raisins as a chaser?
§ ita § - Jul 01, 2003 8:45:08 am PDT #5426 of 9843
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Suet's just the shortening. There's other stuff in it -- flour, eggs, alcohol, spices.
Fay - Jul 01, 2003 8:47:14 am PDT #5427 of 9843
"Fuck Western ideologically-motivated gender identification!" Sulu gasped, and came.
Isn't it basically congealed white animal fat?
I guess - but it's only like butter, or lard, or whatever. And it's not like that's the only ingredient
It's a dumpling type thing. But sweet. I prefer Bread and Butter pudding, myself, but Spotted Dick is nice enough. Very stodgy, but sometimes that's what you want.
Trudy Booth - Jul 01, 2003 8:49:13 am PDT #5428 of 9843
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
Wait, it's log-shaped and we're wondering why it's called "dick"?
Fay - Jul 01, 2003 8:51:41 am PDT #5429 of 9843
"Fuck Western ideologically-motivated gender identification!" Sulu gasped, and came.
? I don't think it is log shaped.
t /tentative
Jon B. - Jul 01, 2003 8:59:35 am PDT #5430 of 9843
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
The town inside the stone circle? That would be Avebury.
That's the one. The Red Lion sounds right too. I don't remember it being log shaped and I think that's something that I wouldn't forget if it were.
§ ita § - Jul 01, 2003 9:00:38 am PDT #5431 of 9843
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
The Red Lion always sounds right.
As in, there's always one nearby.
Am-Chau Yarkona - Jul 01, 2003 10:05:43 am PDT #5432 of 9843
I bop to Wittgenstein. -- Nutty
That's the one. The Red Lion sounds right too.
Glad to help. Stone circles are a minor interest of mine.
I don't remember it being log shaped and I think that's something that I wouldn't forget if it were.
No, when I've had it I didn't noticed log shaped. Cooked as a great big sticky mass, cube or round or whatever shape your cooked pot is, and then served in big lumps. And you don't notice the suet because it's hot and melted, and therefore see-through. IIRC, there's suet or similar in the mincemeat you put in mincepies, too, and that's not bad.
Daisy Jane - Jul 01, 2003 11:29:43 am PDT #5433 of 9843
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
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