My mother, who knows her preserves, reckons the yanks are right.

Apparently what we call "jam" should most often actually be called "jelly" 'cos that's what it is. It's not two words for the same thing, it's two different things. Fuck knows what the difference is. Well, my Mum knows what the difference is, but I don't.

Posted By: Arizona Bay on November 2nd 2006 at 13:38:07

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What about if, right, once, yeah, say you had just seen a Jetty Boy do a quick doughnut (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Nov 2, 13:03:56
- What if her dream was for you to sing twice ? (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Nov 2, 13:35:42
  - noone can dream holding a gourd (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Nov 2, 13:37:44
    - 12 for that ? You must be mad. (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Nov 2, 13:39:59
- Make her dreams come true (n/m) (General Chat) - Partial Angler, Nov 2, 13:29:19
  - good (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Nov 2, 13:29:45
- I would (General Chat) - CB41, Nov 2, 13:25:43
  - flawed, you can't give someone a really quick, spinny car manoeuvre (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Nov 2, 13:27:11
    - You can if (General Chat) - CB41, Nov 2, 13:28:48
  - Gonna try and see History Boys again tonight (n/m) (General Chat) - Fierce Panda, Nov 2, 13:26:15
    - It's a goodie - got another good one out on (General Chat) - CB41, Nov 2, 13:27:50
      - Google time... (General Chat) - Fierce Panda, Nov 2, 13:28:55
        
        Ah right... (General Chat) - Fierce Panda, Nov 2, 13:30:35
        
        Shame, he speaks highly of you ;-) nm (General Chat) - CB41, Nov 2, 13:31:42
    - ok (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Nov 2, 13:27:26
      - Thought you'd be pleased CmBk41 (n/m) (General Chat) - Fierce Panda, Nov 2, 13:28:09
        
        It's in the past (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Nov 2, 13:30:54
        
        What are you on about now you silly bender... (General Chat) - Fierce Panda, Nov 2, 13:33:09
- Durrrrr... (General Chat) - Fierce Panda, Nov 2, 13:24:33
  - Just like yesterdays excellent band (General Chat) - CB41, Nov 2, 13:26:20
    - Placebo are shit (n/m) (General Chat) - Fierce Panda, Nov 2, 13:27:30
  - good (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Nov 2, 13:25:04
- probably both (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Nov 2, 13:18:25
- B (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Nov 2, 13:15:37
  - idiotic windmillface (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Nov 2, 13:25:28
- I'd do what I imagine Elvis might do. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Nov 2, 13:10:46
  - Have a peanut butter and jam sandwich fried in butter, then die like a fatty? (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Nov 2, 13:11:54
    - jelly (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Nov 2, 13:19:15
      - Jello... (General Chat) - Fierce Panda, Nov 2, 13:27:05
        
        Nah. Jelly = Jam. Jello = Jelly. If that makes sense. (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Nov 2, 13:33:16
        
        My mother, who knows her preserves, reckons the yanks are right. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Nov 2, 13:38:07
        
        My mum, God bless her soul, used to make redcurrant jelly... (General Chat) - Fierce Panda, Nov 2, 13:39:30
        
        Exactly - two different things. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Nov 2, 13:41:45
        
        She obviously cannot spell very well though (n/m) (General Chat) - Fierce Panda, Nov 2, 13:44:38
        
        I bet she makes a good flan, your Mum (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Nov 2, 13:39:12
        
        Yep, brill. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Nov 2, 13:42:24
        
        The presentation of Mrs AB's flange was second to none (n/m) (General Chat) - Fierce Panda, Nov 2, 13:41:49
        
        Line. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Nov 2, 13:50:41
        
        Typo... (General Chat) - Fierce Panda, Nov 2, 13:51:19
        
        lordy (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Nov 2, 13:43:21
    - Are you suggesting I do something that isn't one of the offered options? (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Nov 2, 13:12:51
      - No way homes (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Nov 2, 13:24:33
- Make her dreams come true, with some inert gases, (General Chat) - tudders, Nov 2, 13:10:34
  - I had some xenon in my pocket for over a day once (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Nov 2, 13:12:58

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