http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Smaller things en Sun, 31 May 2026 16:21:20 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18361&page=2#post-267777 Sun, 26 Nov 2017 22:23:56 +0000 gembo 267777@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Sorry, M&amp;S have no poetry or accuracy and merely call them knee length socks. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18361&page=2#post-267776 Sun, 26 Nov 2017 21:26:12 +0000 unhurt 267776@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>gentleman's half hose</em></p> <p>Please tell me they are labelled like this. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18361&page=2#post-267772 Sun, 26 Nov 2017 21:13:19 +0000 gembo 267772@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I write in praise of the gentleman's half hose from marks and Spencer. Dark blue, dark gray or black. Quite big for a sock but then socks are small things.</p> <p>Excellent for tucking your trousers in</p> <p>Last for years </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18361#post-267755 Sun, 26 Nov 2017 16:52:51 +0000 unhurt 267755@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@Iwrats Painful pun was good (and justifiable!) No need for edits. </p> <p>@gembo as I suspected... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18361#post-267753 Sun, 26 Nov 2017 16:19:52 +0000 gembo 267753@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>That sort of Lycra does shrink if you leave it for six months in a drawer. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18361#post-267751 Sun, 26 Nov 2017 15:12:12 +0000 unhurt 267751@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Ouch! But also, v good. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18361#post-267750 Sun, 26 Nov 2017 15:11:12 +0000 I were right about that saddle 267750@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>What kind of moths can shrink fleece lined lycra?</em></p> <p>Moths or months? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18361#post-267748 Sun, 26 Nov 2017 14:54:44 +0000 unhurt 267748@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Winter cycling tights dug out for first time since last time it was properly cold. What kind of moths can shrink fleece lined lycra? Because that's obviously the problem here... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18361#post-266723 Thu, 16 Nov 2017 13:45:41 +0000 I were right about that saddle 266723@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@kaputnik</p> <p>Thanks for that clarification. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18361#post-266699 Thu, 16 Nov 2017 11:50:11 +0000 kaputnik 266699@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>In Argentina they have milanesa a la napolitana, which is a little confusing to Italians (despite the the majority of the population having Italian roots)<br /> </em></p> <p>Apparently the "a la napolitana" bit refers to "<em>it was first made and sold in Restaurante Napoli owned by Jorge La Grotta in Argentina in the 1940s</em>". Or so Wikipedia says.</p> <p><em>fish "alla Milanese" means "fish in breadcrumbs". Somewhat disappointing if you are expecting a new and exotic experience... </em></p> <p>Milanese should be fried in clarified butter and not oil, then finished with butter and/or a squeeze of lemon. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18361#post-266662 Wed, 15 Nov 2017 20:38:35 +0000 unhurt 266662@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>[W]e are no sooner boys than we are adult, no sooner in love than married or jilted, no sooner one age than we begin to be another, and no sooner in the fulness of our manhood than we begin to decline towards the grave.</em></p> <p>- Robert Louis Stevenson, <a href="https://archive.org/details/crabbedageyouth00stevgoog">Crabbed Age and Youth</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18361#post-266603 Wed, 15 Nov 2017 14:06:13 +0000 threefromleith 266603@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I'll bet the contents of the famous "10p Mixture" we used to get from Phillips' Ice Cream van in Dalkeith in the 70s wouldn't amount to much these days.</p> <p>It provided an evening's eating / chewing / sooking for a young lad. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18361#post-266594 Wed, 15 Nov 2017 13:08:58 +0000 crowriver 266594@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"In the very olden days a Macowans penny chew had to be cracked on the kerb and half given to your pal. Though mouths were smaller and pavements softer in the seventies"</p> <p>Ah, yes McCowans Highland Toffee. Almost guaranteed to pull several fillings out. Also risked breaking a tooth if one attempted to "chew" on a cold day / before warming said toffee in mouth prior to mastication.</p> <p>Twenty "new pence" could get you one of the above, a pack of sweet cigarettes (or some shredded coconut tobacco), and a Marvel comic ( Doctor Strange, Fantastic Four or The Incredible Hulk in order of preference), with maybe some "new pence" to spare, maybe in half penny coins: felt like you had more left over. Of course you could blow (literally) the rest on some Bazooka Joe bubble gum (with free mini-comic inside) or maybe a Sherbet Fountain/Dip Dab. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18361#post-266592 Wed, 15 Nov 2017 12:52:52 +0000 dougal 266592@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Roads are getting wider... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18361#post-266581 Wed, 15 Nov 2017 11:20:12 +0000 I were right about that saddle 266581@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>Am I the only one who is finding that trousers are definitely smaller than they used to be.</em></p> <p>No. See also hills getting steeper and hangovers easier to acquire.</p> <p>At least the winters are getting warmer. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18361#post-266580 Wed, 15 Nov 2017 11:13:57 +0000 steveo 266580@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I for one prefer the new smaller mars bars. The full sized ones from a few years ago would leave me in a sugar coma! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18361#post-266579 Wed, 15 Nov 2017 11:10:51 +0000 PS 266579@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Is this really a bad thing? Portion control is a significant driver for the obesity issue.</p> <p><img src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C9Ren7MXgAAWqva.jpg"><br /> Don't know how to de-supersize that image, but it's from <a href="https://twitter.com/jeukendrup/status/852410964406390784">here</a>. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18361#post-266562 Wed, 15 Nov 2017 09:05:05 +0000 rider73 266562@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@Greenroofer ;-) ;-)</p> <p>Fries at fast food outlets are defo smaller, large is the 1980's small !</p> <p>ahhh the 80's...... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18361#post-266556 Wed, 15 Nov 2017 02:32:14 +0000 amir 266556@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Just don't order Italian cycling clothing </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18361#post-266554 Wed, 15 Nov 2017 01:15:26 +0000 unhurt 266554@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Nope. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18361#post-266548 Tue, 14 Nov 2017 23:12:57 +0000 Greenroofer 266548@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Am I the only one who is finding that trousers are definitely smaller than they used to be. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18361#post-266547 Tue, 14 Nov 2017 22:33:39 +0000 amir 266547@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>In Argentina they have milanesa a la napolitana, which is a little confusing to Italians (despite the the majority of the population having Italian roots) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18361#post-266534 Tue, 14 Nov 2017 20:12:29 +0000 gembo 266534@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I like the smaller bars. I only ever buy a pack of four if on a pound deal. I eat one item only and therefore have saved money and calories ok soon they will be fun size of course. Except maybe bounties and fudges they seem about the same.</p> <p>In the very olden days a Macowans penny chew had to be cracked on the kerb and half given to your pal. Though mouths were smaller and pavements softer in the seventies </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18361#post-266519 Tue, 14 Nov 2017 18:28:06 +0000 Frenchy 266519@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I've had a bacon sandwich with one rasher of bacon in it before. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18361#post-266518 Tue, 14 Nov 2017 18:25:41 +0000 rider73 266518@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>the classic "eggs Benedict" and its 1 egg on a single muffin. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18361#post-266516 Tue, 14 Nov 2017 18:24:58 +0000 acsimpson 266516@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I often check when ordering Ginger beer that they are serving a soft drink not a mixer. When I order a drink I want more than 75ml or it.</p> <p>If your product comes in a box there is no need for it to become smaller when shrinkflated. Simply reshape it to continue fitting in the same box while being considerably less satisfying. Just ask Toblerone (or is that Tobler-two thirds!). </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18361#post-266507 Tue, 14 Nov 2017 17:55:57 +0000 fimm 266507@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Only vaguely connected:<br /> fish "alla Milanese" means "fish in breadcrumbs". Somewhat disappointing if you are expecting a new and exotic experience... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18361#post-266505 Tue, 14 Nov 2017 17:36:26 +0000 wingpig 266505@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>The plum pudding my wife was given in hospital after emitting the oldest child had only two very small plum fragments in it. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18361#post-266481 Tue, 14 Nov 2017 15:40:50 +0000 unhurt 266481@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Sort of connected: after some incidents of disappointment (she says "betrayal") the best friend always questions restaurant staff closely to find out how many scallops (minimum) she will be getting in a dish that promises them in the plural. Because once, apparently, there were only TWO. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18361#post-266480 Tue, 14 Nov 2017 15:34:50 +0000 rider73 266480@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@dougal - now thats an interesting link - thanks.<br /> Cinema tickets what a rip off!!!!</p> <p>simliar WebPage i found in the METRO shows the Biscuit BOOST is the best value for money, as its actually got bigger but price wise its the same!</p> <p>at least the trusty big mac still good value ;) </p>