# Brit Dope Winter 2003 **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 1, 2003, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brit-dope-winter-2003/204981 "2003-10-01T21:07:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 40
**Author:** ![Angua](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@Angua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angua)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2003, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brit-dope-winter-2003/204981/781 "2003-11-17T12:09:21Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Bibliovore \* > \*\*I’ll bring a box of crayons for **Tir**. 🙂 > \*\* Just hide all the red ones. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Bibliovore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Bibliovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bibliovore)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2003, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brit-dope-winter-2003/204981/782 "2003-11-17T12:14:02Z")
Heh! Actually, I think it’s probably best if we _all_ stick to crayons - you know what she’s like around sharp objects… Only two weeks to go! ---
**Author:** ![paulberserker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c4cdca/32.png) [@paulberserker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/paulberserker)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2003, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brit-dope-winter-2003/204981/783 "2003-11-17T12:18:50Z")
pencils i can do. and a nice seperate eraser, all courtesy of my work store cupboard. on a lighter note, i did go out friday, spent a fortune and got bitten by one of my mates. friday night fun in wardour street! ---
**Author:** ![Bibliovore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Bibliovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bibliovore)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2003, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brit-dope-winter-2003/204981/784 "2003-11-17T12:21:47Z")
Er, that last remark was meant as a joke in reference to **Tir’s** extensive collection of medieval weapons - I really didn’t mean anything else by it. (God, I can be such a thoughtless arse sometimes… Sorry, love - no offense meant…) ---
**Author:** ![garius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e19b73/32.png) [@garius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garius)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2003, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brit-dope-winter-2003/204981/785 "2003-11-17T12:21:53Z")
see - plastic finance is your friend… ---
**Author:** ![Eva\_Luna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e495f1/32.png) [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2003, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brit-dope-winter-2003/204981/786 "2003-11-17T13:03:44Z")
What’s a propelling pencil? Is it what we’d call a mechanical pencil on this side of the Pond, for drafting and the like? ---
**Author:** ![Bibliovore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Bibliovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bibliovore)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2003, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brit-dope-winter-2003/204981/787 "2003-11-17T13:10:05Z")
That’s right. ---
**Author:** ![paulberserker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c4cdca/32.png) [@paulberserker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/paulberserker)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2003, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brit-dope-winter-2003/204981/788 "2003-11-17T13:59:22Z")
invisible money! ---
**Author:** ![Eva\_Luna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e495f1/32.png) [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2003, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brit-dope-winter-2003/204981/789 "2003-11-17T19:34:04Z")
Is there some reason pencils are preferable to pens? I’m left-handed and tend to avoid pencils, because then I get the lead all over the darn place. (And you know what they say: “Lefties are the only people in their right minds.”) ---
**Author:** ![Tansu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/67e7ee/32.png) [@Tansu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tansu)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2003, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brit-dope-winter-2003/204981/790 "2003-11-17T21:17:56Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Gyrate \* > \*\* You can use a pen instead, naturally, but I’m guessing you may wish to erase things at some point. \*\* ---
**Author:** ![ianzin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ed655f/32.png) [@ianzin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ianzin)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2003, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brit-dope-winter-2003/204981/791 "2003-11-17T22:21:20Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Gyrate \* > **I’m not requiring you to hammer them up ianzin’s nose or anything like that. / Unless you really want to, of course.** Ahem, **no**. Want to or not, it’s still not acceptable. Nobody will be inserting anything into any part of me. Even if I do say ‘Jehovah’. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2003, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brit-dope-winter-2003/204981/792 "2003-11-17T22:59:02Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by ianzin \* > \*\*Nobody will be inserting anything into any part of me. \*\* At least not without buying you dinner first. I didn’t mean to start a pencil panic; a few people with pencils per team will suffice. The rest can just shout helpful answers into their ears at close range. ---
**Author:** ![Eva\_Luna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e495f1/32.png) [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2003, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brit-dope-winter-2003/204981/793 "2003-11-17T23:17:20Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by ianzin \* > \*\*Ahem, **no**. Want to or not, it’s still not acceptable. Nobody will be inserting anything into any part of me. Even if I do say ‘Jehovah’. \*\* Not a fan of French kissing, are we? 😉 (Or am I still supposed to call it “freedom kissing?” What the heck; I thought that whole jingoistic renaming business was a crock, anyway.) Plus, that means no cookies, cake, or rugelah for you, now doesn’t it? Or at least that **Angua** and I can’t feed them to you like harem girls? Oh well, more goodies for everyone else. (P.S. All necessary baking staples have now been purchased! Now I just have to keep from using them up between now and…my goodness, only a week and a half from now until baking time! Yippee!) ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_Wright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@Steve\_Wright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_Wright)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2003, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brit-dope-winter-2003/204981/794 "2003-11-18T00:33:27Z")
Pencils? OK. (I just thought I’d post something in this thread to show that I’m not actually dead. I’m doing certification exams and NaNoWriMo this month, so I’ve been a bit busy lately. Normal inane chatter will be resumed in due course.) ---
**Author:** ![Angua](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@Angua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angua)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2003, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brit-dope-winter-2003/204981/795 "2003-11-18T12:29:11Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by ianzin \* > \*\*Ahem, **no**. Want to or not, it’s still not acceptable. Nobody will be inserting anything into any part of me. Even if I do say ‘Jehovah’. \*\* You mean, we can’t even stone you? :sulk: 😉 > [@](#): > > \*\* > Plus, that means no cookies, cake, or rugelah for you, now doesn’t it? Or at least that Angua and I can’t feed them to you like harem girls?\*\* Well, I’m sure other Dopers will appreciate our skills. 😉 > [@](#): > > **Oh well, more goodies for everyone else.** Quite. Does this therefore mean I don’t have to bake white chocolate chip cookies? Just kidding! Of course I’ll bake them! No, don’t turn me into a frog! _croak_ > [@](#): > > **(P.S. All necessary baking staples have now been purchased! Now I just have to keep from using them up between now and…my goodness, only a week and a half from now until baking time! Yippee!)** Yippee! I’ve bought almost everything - just need an orange, lots of butter and mascapone. You know, its really difficult to resist a bag of chocolate covered espresso beans, I’m probably going to have to hide one pack, just so I don’t have to go into town between now and next Friday to buy more. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![garius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e19b73/32.png) [@garius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garius)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2003, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brit-dope-winter-2003/204981/796 "2003-11-18T12:38:13Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Angua \* > \*\*You mean, we can’t even stone you? :sulk: 😉 > just need an orange, lots of butter and mascapone. > \*\* Okay the first two i can understand, but isn’t the last one a Sicilian Mafia boss?! ---
**Author:** ![Angua](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@Angua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angua)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2003, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brit-dope-winter-2003/204981/797 "2003-11-18T12:40:03Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by garius \* > \*\*Okay the first two i can understand, but isn’t the last one a Sicilian Mafia boss?! \*\* Last time I checked, mascapone was Itallian cream cheese type thing. Trust me, all will be revealled at the DopeFest. The reason for the mascapone that is, nothing else. ---
**Author:** ![garius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e19b73/32.png) [@garius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garius)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2003, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brit-dope-winter-2003/204981/798 "2003-11-18T12:46:31Z")
cheesy cookies?! i guess all i can say is: :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Angua](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@Angua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angua)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2003, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brit-dope-winter-2003/204981/799 "2003-11-18T12:51:38Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by garius \* > \*\*cheesy cookies?! > \*\* Bwahaha! However, I’m not just making cookies am I? ---
**Author:** ![garius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e19b73/32.png) [@garius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garius)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2003, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brit-dope-winter-2003/204981/800 "2003-11-18T12:55:06Z")
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