Spent almost as long tidying up every last trace of the aftermath, which as you can see I can make quite a mess
Have a good day
I know I will 
aftermath
[Edited on 14/2/10 by Mr Whippy]
Well I may not win a price at a country fair but I think I’ve done rather well considering this is only my second attempt at a cake... Yip its
valentines today, this being morning having sneaked out of bed for the second night to bake this thing, last night was when I baked it, tonight was
the icing, phew its harder than it looks this icing lark and tbh I just made up the design as I went along having only decided it was going to be
heart shaped. Damn tasty it is though being a sponge cake with chocolate marble swirls and chocolate butter cream filling
Spent almost as long tidying up every last trace of the aftermath, which as you can see I can make quite a mess
Have a good day I know I will
aftermath
[Edited on 14/2/10 by Mr Whippy]
whaddaguy
MAJOR BROWNIE POINTS WHIPPY!
So... Is it too late to buy a card now? 
Definitely won't be showing this to the wife.
Don't want her getting any ideas!!
Are you two-timing Jayne, with Missy then?
I've just handed over a card and some choccie's, I know it doesn't sound very romantic, but at 8 months pregnant, we have other things
on our minds!
Ooops is it that day already ????
Heeeeeeeeeeeeelllllllllllllllllllppppppppp!!!!!
I've always wondered.......these "Brownie" points, what exactly can we cash them in for?! 
Oh you poor thing, you're still under the impression that we can cash them in...
You either redeem them there and then for sexual acrobatics, or you wait until you fudge up and then remind them of the iced cake on valentines day
etc...
well done that man!!! I got up to find my card from wife by the kettle and she's gone to work until 10pm tonight. Just me and the 2 kids today then.
How on earth did she not smell the cake cooking and wake up? Mine would smell a bit of cake a mile off.
Looks good bud and top idea.
Got mine some roses and a card. Havent handed them over yet as shes been up all night with the shits and spu's which she caught off my daughter
so no doubt im in for it too judging by the churning in my stomach. Oh well its saved me cooking the nice dinner i wa going to do.
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Originally posted by eznfrank
I've always wondered.......these "Brownie" points, what exactly can we cash them in for?!
quote:
Originally posted by Fozzie
It's all about give and take .....
Top job! Well done mate, now go and spend them brownie points
You deluded men
You only EVER get 1 brownie point, you cannot gain more or store them up for multiple benefits.
In quantum mechanics the brownie point is like a Nutreno, in theory it is there but no one has proved there existance, also a brownie point is like
the speed of light, the closer you get to one the more energy you need.
I would suggest that while Mr Whippy's efforts are highly commendable that the mess left in the kitchen will have evaporated the brownie point
before the icing had set
Well all I can say is ( in the typical scottsh manner )
YOU BIG POOF
Oh and good luck with the brownie points I doubt it will make muckle differrence.
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Originally posted by Xtreme Kermit
So... Is it too late to buy a card now?
quote:
Originally posted by Fozzie
quote:
Originally posted by eznfrank
I've always wondered.......these "Brownie" points, what exactly can we cash them in for?!
1...Garage time (car)
2...Unforseen spends (car)
3...Blatting....(car)
4...Meeting up with others (car)
5...garage time (car)
6...Oh! time/money for the car..
7...Last but not least... garage and car time...
8...If you have enough Brownie Points saved, you maybe able to go to a car show/track day ..without the guilt...
Or in other words...Brownie Points are cashed in for time/money spent on car, without the other half trying to give you a guilt trip for doing so .....
You do something really nice for the other half that equals major Brownie Points.
It's all about give and take .....
Which reminds me...best go and start the 'Full English' for HWiMBO.... I need to earn some Brownie Points to put in the 'bank' ...
Whipster, that cake is brill well done......I'm well impressed...
I made a double chocolate footie birthday cake in the week the cake was shaped like a football.....icing a sphere was a pain in the neck......(in West Ham colours)....
All set on the 'hallowed turf'......complete with a player in moulded clay.....
Not easy .... you will have earned a major stack of Brownie Points I am sure....
Fozzie
ps .... don't listen to Steve....he will get you in 'trouble' .... LOL
Steve.....wait until baby has arrived, you might be in need of a few 'saved' points at times...
Mr W, it's all well and good doing that this year, but you are setting a high bar, which will be difficult to 'top' next year!
My advice is to keep the expectations and the bar low so simple but well meant gestures and gifts have as much meaning as big ones!
I hope what you do next year doesn't get compared to this years as the effort you have put in this year is big! Two nights without sleep, thats
true LOVE!
BTW - it looks great!
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Originally posted by StevieB
quote:
Originally posted by Fozzie
quote:
Originally posted by eznfrank
I've always wondered.......these "Brownie" points, what exactly can we cash them in for?!
1...Garage time (car)
2...Unforseen spends (car)
3...Blatting....(car)
4...Meeting up with others (car)
5...garage time (car)
6...Oh! time/money for the car..
7...Last but not least... garage and car time...
8...If you have enough Brownie Points saved, you maybe able to go to a car show/track day ..without the guilt...
Or in other words...Brownie Points are cashed in for time/money spent on car, without the other half trying to give you a guilt trip for doing so .....
You do something really nice for the other half that equals major Brownie Points.
It's all about give and take .....
Which reminds me...best go and start the 'Full English' for HWiMBO.... I need to earn some Brownie Points to put in the 'bank' ...
Whipster, that cake is brill well done......I'm well impressed...
I made a double chocolate footie birthday cake in the week the cake was shaped like a football.....icing a sphere was a pain in the neck......(in West Ham colours)....
All set on the 'hallowed turf'......complete with a player in moulded clay.....
Not easy .... you will have earned a major stack of Brownie Points I am sure....
Fozzie
ps .... don't listen to Steve....he will get you in 'trouble' .... LOL
Steve.....wait until baby has arrived, you might be in need of a few 'saved' points at times...
I always figured there'd be a catalogue to show how you can spend your points.
You know, like the one's you used to get at BP garages years ago. You could get a toy car for 10 points, but if you hung around and collected a million, you could have a wekend at Butlins.
I might draft a proposal for such a thing.
I was aybe Shell or Esso then - all I remember was reading throgh the cataogue as a kid wishing my mum would mysteriously clock up 1,000,000 miles so
I could get a new skate board.
The principle would be the same for Brownie Points though - you have to clock up a totally unreasonable number of them i order to get cheap and nasty
reward.
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Originally posted by Xtreme Kermit
So... Is it too late to buy a card now?
And they say that men are useless.
Who else can build a car and bake a cake.
From the other point of view,
Claire don't read.
Women can't do either of the two.
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Originally posted by l0rd
And they say that men are useless.
Who else can build a car and bake a cake.
From the other point of view,
Claire don't read.
Women can't do either of the two.
Well as my first single valentines in about 4 years I can do nothing but laugh at you lot
Oh and I had perfect nights sleep the last two nights too :p
The brownie points are worth something. The problem is, they don't tell us that we even had them until they've been spent, usually for time
on some pursuit they are not interested in in the first place.
At the risk of further wrath from our Ms. Foz, I know that we are generally in the negative, until told otherwise, but never one up. Doesn't
happen. But they let you THINK you are in the good books from time to time. Everything is at the discretion of the management.
I did flowers, card, cooked and chocolates.
What did I get? F.A. I am soooo in credit.
No bad thing.
No wrath from me RK ....
I do think, from being on here for many years, and reading posts, that you are right
I have concluded that most women are not like me .....
But...there again, neither of us has to earn Brownie Points .... as we are both such Petrol Heads.....
FWIW though, he was made up with his 'Full English' served in bed with a nice cuppa, and his chocs.
I am made up as the local florist has just delivered a beautiful bouquet of red roses and lilies .... so major brownie points all round..so we are
both spending them at Race Retro next month .... 
....
Now that is a result!
Fozzie
oh boy did that go down well, got tears and all that and the £50 worth of roses
I know what a sap
Don't think I can do any wrong for the rest of the the year now, taking her out for a meal later
chears
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Originally posted by Mr Whippy
oh boy did that go down well, got tears and all
As someone said earlier, it is setting the bar a little high. I can hear it now "... and back in 2010 you baked my a cake and bought me roses!!"
... and Brownie Points are always collected in arrears and are therefore useless as soon as collected!!
Notice the sporadic updates (probably in between shags!)
Fair play on the romantic stuff. Youre not married and dont have kids then?
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Originally posted by eznfrank
I've always wondered.......these "Brownie" points, what exactly can we cash them in for?!
Bah! The whole thing's inventd by Clinton cards for a bit of business I think. Not had to suffer Valentines for 8 years now!