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  • L Lost User

    Cheese, ham, shallot and mushroom is very good, especially with denser bread. I am a big fan of cheese and paprika salami. Sadly the lack of a seal means my favourite ever toastie is now too messy to contemplate; Heinz tinned ravioli, cheese, and ketchup.

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    Dalek Dave
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    Whilst I have never had a Heinz tinned ravioli, cheese, and ketchup toastie, I can imagine it and it sounds like a winner! I also like a bacon and scrambled egg toastie.

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    • P Pete OHanlon

      Ah, great for making Banjo sandwiches (yes I know he played a Ukelele, but go with me on this).

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      The joy that is an egg banjo!

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      • H Henry Minute

        Ooh, sounds nice. My fave was sausage, chips and baked beans. Definitely need a sealer for that one.

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        Dalek Dave
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        Across the globe, cupboards are being opened, dust blown from brevilles and toasties are being prepared!

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        • D Dalek Dave

          The joy that is an egg banjo!

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          Pete OHanlon
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          Food of the gods

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          • N Nagy Vilmos

            So Michelle wins again then.


            Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett

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            Dalek Dave
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            Is, was and ever shall be the case. I have the remote control, that is my victory.

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            • P Pete OHanlon

              Food of the gods

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              Dalek Dave
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              Especially when it is still warm and has a runny yolk!

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              • D Dalek Dave

                I have one of These[^] (But in two tone grey), and much as I love it, Mrs Wife wants me to get shot of it and buy a new crappy cordless rubbish thing. I am loathe to do this, as I love the phone, but needs must when the boss makes her mind up. It looks like they are going for £30-40 on eBay, so there is not a lot of money to be made selling it. Should I stick to my guns and keep it, or should I just sell it be be done? I shall judge the view of the forum and decide!

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                Divya Rathore
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                Indeed keep this. And like a good hubby, buy a cordless one. And after 2 weeks, fit in the rotary shell to the mobile one and rig up the circuitry. And enjoy a rotary mobile version ;)

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                • D Dalek Dave

                  I have one of These[^] (But in two tone grey), and much as I love it, Mrs Wife wants me to get shot of it and buy a new crappy cordless rubbish thing. I am loathe to do this, as I love the phone, but needs must when the boss makes her mind up. It looks like they are going for £30-40 on eBay, so there is not a lot of money to be made selling it. Should I stick to my guns and keep it, or should I just sell it be be done? I shall judge the view of the forum and decide!

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                  Lost User
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                  Show her the pic here[^] Oh! yours is Grey? I have an original bakelite black phone which is on the office desk - the rest of the house is a mass of cordless phones with the ringers turned off - I love the feel of a nice weighty phone - with a cord just long enough to pace with, whicle keeping you at the desk. You could always put it in the attic with your train set?

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                    Show her the pic here[^] Oh! yours is Grey? I have an original bakelite black phone which is on the office desk - the rest of the house is a mass of cordless phones with the ringers turned off - I love the feel of a nice weighty phone - with a cord just long enough to pace with, whicle keeping you at the desk. You could always put it in the attic with your train set?

                    MVVM# - See how I did MVVM my way ___________________________________________ Man, you're a god. - walterhevedeich 26/05/2011 .\\axxx (That's an 'M')

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                    Dalek Dave
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                    Nice pic!

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                    • D Dalek Dave

                      Especially when it is still warm and has a runny yolk!

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                      Pete OHanlon
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                      If it ain't runny, it ain't a banjo.

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                      • D Dalek Dave

                        Nice pic!

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                        Nagy Vilmos
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                        But could you pull off the look?


                        Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett

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                        • N Nagy Vilmos

                          But could you pull off the look?


                          Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett

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                          hairy_hats
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                          There's a mental picture I could have done without, thanks. ;P

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                          • D Dalek Dave

                            I have one of These[^] (But in two tone grey), and much as I love it, Mrs Wife wants me to get shot of it and buy a new crappy cordless rubbish thing. I am loathe to do this, as I love the phone, but needs must when the boss makes her mind up. It looks like they are going for £30-40 on eBay, so there is not a lot of money to be made selling it. Should I stick to my guns and keep it, or should I just sell it be be done? I shall judge the view of the forum and decide!

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                            Dan Neely
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                            If her problem is just that it's ugly would replacing it with something classier looking work even if it's not cordless? My mom has a fauxantique corded phone with an old fashioned J shaped handset that's done up to look like hand painted porcelain and gold plating; although being plastic and potmetal actually didn't cost a small fortune.

                            Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason? Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful? --Zachris Topelius Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies. -- Sarah Hoyt

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                            • H Henry Minute

                              Get the new one and put the old one in that cupboard with the Breville, the Yoghurt Maker and the Crinkle Cut Chip Maker until the price rises.

                              Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.” I wouldn't let CG touch my Abacus! When you're wrestling a gorilla, you don't stop when you're tired, you stop when the gorilla is.

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                              Chris Meech
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                              Henry Minute wrote:

                              Get the new one and put the old one in

                              At first I wasn't sure if you were still talking about the phone or Dave's wife. :)

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                              • D Dalek Dave

                                I have one of These[^] (But in two tone grey), and much as I love it, Mrs Wife wants me to get shot of it and buy a new crappy cordless rubbish thing. I am loathe to do this, as I love the phone, but needs must when the boss makes her mind up. It looks like they are going for £30-40 on eBay, so there is not a lot of money to be made selling it. Should I stick to my guns and keep it, or should I just sell it be be done? I shall judge the view of the forum and decide!

                                ------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC Link[^] Trolls[^]

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                                Lost User
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                                Dalek Dave wrote:

                                I have one of These[^] (But in two tone grey), and much as I love it, Mrs Wife wants me to get shot of it and buy a new crappy cordless rubbish thing.
                                 
                                I am loathe to do this, as I love the phone, but needs must when the boss makes her mind up.
                                 
                                It looks like they are going for £30-40 on eBay, so there is not a lot of money to be made selling it.
                                 
                                Should I stick to my guns and keep it, or should I just sell it be be done?

                                You should search down the back of the lounge for your balls. You won't give her the baby she wants, so saying no to changing the phone should be easy. If no baby costs you a weekend away every few months, then no phone should equal a take-away coffee, once.

                                Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004

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                                • D Dalek Dave

                                  It truly is solid and well engineered, it would survive the vicissitudes of life in a busy household. (Hell, it would survive a nuclear bomb!)

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                                  Lost User
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                                  So, after nuking the fridge, we now nuke the phone?

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                                  "Shut up, Yoda, and just make yourself another toast." - Obi Wan Kenobi

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                                  • D Dalek Dave

                                    I have one of These[^] (But in two tone grey), and much as I love it, Mrs Wife wants me to get shot of it and buy a new crappy cordless rubbish thing. I am loathe to do this, as I love the phone, but needs must when the boss makes her mind up. It looks like they are going for £30-40 on eBay, so there is not a lot of money to be made selling it. Should I stick to my guns and keep it, or should I just sell it be be done? I shall judge the view of the forum and decide!

                                    ------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC Link[^] Trolls[^]

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                                    NickPace
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                                    All we have around my house are cordless phones. I hate them. I can never find one when I need one because they have been carted off around the house somewhere. Apparently, I'm not the only one frustrated by this. A few weeks ago, my 9-year old daughter was looking for one of the phones when she finally exclaimed, "Why doesn't someone invent a phone with a cord attached to the base so they don't get lost!?" Brilliant...

                                    -NP Never underestimate the creativity of the end-user.

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                                      I have one of These[^] (But in two tone grey), and much as I love it, Mrs Wife wants me to get shot of it and buy a new crappy cordless rubbish thing. I am loathe to do this, as I love the phone, but needs must when the boss makes her mind up. It looks like they are going for £30-40 on eBay, so there is not a lot of money to be made selling it. Should I stick to my guns and keep it, or should I just sell it be be done? I shall judge the view of the forum and decide!

                                      ------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC Link[^] Trolls[^]

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                                      wizardzz
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                                      I want to use it as a prop.

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                                      • D Dalek Dave

                                        I have one of These[^] (But in two tone grey), and much as I love it, Mrs Wife wants me to get shot of it and buy a new crappy cordless rubbish thing. I am loathe to do this, as I love the phone, but needs must when the boss makes her mind up. It looks like they are going for £30-40 on eBay, so there is not a lot of money to be made selling it. Should I stick to my guns and keep it, or should I just sell it be be done? I shall judge the view of the forum and decide!

                                        ------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC Link[^] Trolls[^]

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                                        peterchen
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                                        Dalek Dave wrote:

                                        new crappy cordless rubbish thing.

                                        Tsk tsk, the things your wife likes...

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                                        • D Dalek Dave

                                          I have one of These[^] (But in two tone grey), and much as I love it, Mrs Wife wants me to get shot of it and buy a new crappy cordless rubbish thing. I am loathe to do this, as I love the phone, but needs must when the boss makes her mind up. It looks like they are going for £30-40 on eBay, so there is not a lot of money to be made selling it. Should I stick to my guns and keep it, or should I just sell it be be done? I shall judge the view of the forum and decide!

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                                          Peter_in_2780
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                                          One thing I didn't see mentioned in this thread (but I reserve the right to go blind ;P ). A good old-fashioned telephone is still functional in the absence of mains power. (They are powered down the line from a LARGE battery at the exchange.) Depending on why the power is out, that could be an occasion when a functional phone can be a life saver (literally). So leave it plugged in somewhere inconspicuous (turn the bell off/down if you want) or have it ready to plug in as required. Cheers, Peter

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