Mr Whippy
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| posted on 14/2/10 at 02:03 AM |
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Valintine brownie points in the bag!
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]
Fame is when your old car is plastered all over the internet
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RK
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| posted on 14/2/10 at 03:04 AM |
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whaddaguy
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omega0684
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| posted on 14/2/10 at 07:28 AM |
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MAJOR BROWNIE POINTS WHIPPY!
I love Pinto's, even if i did get mine from P&O!
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Xtreme Kermit
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| posted on 14/2/10 at 07:44 AM |
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So... Is it too late to buy a card now? 
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alexg1965
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| posted on 14/2/10 at 08:07 AM |
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Definitely won't be showing this to the wife.
Don't want her getting any ideas!!
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Steve Hignett
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| posted on 14/2/10 at 08:13 AM |
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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!
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CRAIGR
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| posted on 14/2/10 at 08:15 AM |
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Ooops is it that day already ????
Heeeeeeeeeeeeelllllllllllllllllllppppppppp!!!!!
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eznfrank
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| posted on 14/2/10 at 08:26 AM |
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I've always wondered.......these "Brownie" points, what exactly can we cash them in for?! 
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Steve Hignett
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| posted on 14/2/10 at 08:41 AM |
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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...
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AndyW
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| posted on 14/2/10 at 08:42 AM |
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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.
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Danozeman
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| posted on 14/2/10 at 08:45 AM |
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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.
Dan
Built the purple peril!! Let the modifications begin!!
http://www.eastangliankitcars.co.uk
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Fozzie
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| posted on 14/2/10 at 08:55 AM |
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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'
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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...
'Racing is Life!...anything before or after is just waiting'....Steve McQueen
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Steve G
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| posted on 14/2/10 at 09:29 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Fozzie
It's all about give and take .....
I'd agree with the above totally.............. I give, SWMBO takes - simples!!
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Daddylonglegs
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| posted on 14/2/10 at 09:35 AM |
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Top job! Well done mate, now go and spend them brownie points
It looks like the Midget is winning at the moment......
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snapper
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| posted on 14/2/10 at 09:53 AM |
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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
I eat to survive
I drink to forget
I breath to pi55 my ex wife off (and now my ex partner)
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omega 24 v6
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| posted on 14/2/10 at 10:11 AM |
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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.
If it looks wrong it probably is wrong.
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MakeEverything
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| posted on 14/2/10 at 10:44 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Xtreme Kermit
So... Is it too late to buy a card now?
Oh dear, looks like we might be meeting in the pub tonight then!! - Ive got to get my card today as well, but fortunately, shes at work until 9!
Kindest Regards,
Richard.
...You can make it foolProof, but youll never make it Idiot Proof!...
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StevieB
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| posted on 14/2/10 at 10:55 AM |
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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.
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carpmart
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| posted on 14/2/10 at 11:02 AM |
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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!
You only live once - make the most of it!
Radical Clubsport, Kwaker motor
'94 MX5 MK1, 1.8
F10 M5 - 600bhp Daily Hack
Range Rover Sport - Wife's Car
Mercedes A class - Son's Car
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carpmart
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| posted on 14/2/10 at 11:04 AM |
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quote:
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.
StevieB - It was Smurfs at the BP garages! and football coins which you put into your collectors albums!
Happy Days!
You only live once - make the most of it!
Radical Clubsport, Kwaker motor
'94 MX5 MK1, 1.8
F10 M5 - 600bhp Daily Hack
Range Rover Sport - Wife's Car
Mercedes A class - Son's Car
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StevieB
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| posted on 14/2/10 at 11:09 AM |
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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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speedyxjs
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| posted on 14/2/10 at 12:54 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Xtreme Kermit
So... Is it too late to buy a card now?
Yep but not to print one
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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l0rd
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| posted on 14/2/10 at 01:25 PM |
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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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Fozzie
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| posted on 14/2/10 at 01:30 PM |
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quote:
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.
Hmmpfh .... that's you off my Crimbo card list then! 
Fozzie
'Racing is Life!...anything before or after is just waiting'....Steve McQueen
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luke
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| posted on 14/2/10 at 01:48 PM |
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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
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