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[blamebrampton]

Lost: Brammer's talent
Last seen: Around HP10K time, though, if we're honest, it's all been downhill since 'Who? Voldemort?' 'No, Peter Mandelson.'
Description: Erratic, flighty, prone to obscure references, but likes a good laugh and a pratfall as much as anyone. Prone to running off with strangers and then being all coy about it afterwards. Overly alliterative. Occasionally found in pubs saying things like 'This Scotch is really very good!' Cannot resist conversation on story structure, unable to maintain serious facade for any length of time.
If found: Please do not feed alcohol or chocolate. Please keep quiet in dark box with ready access to water. Owner will be by to pick up ASAP. Sizable reward offered.

Comments

[blamebrampton.livejournal.com]

They're DELICIOUS!!! But I don't like brussels sprouts. Bleargh.

[kareina.livejournal.com]

I didn't like burssel sprouts till I had them at a feast in the Mists. They were so yummy I had fourths, and many folk on site were heard to say "burssels sprouts, who knew?". Years later I e-mailed the cook to ask him what he did to make them so yummy, and he replied complaining about how he'd done prime rib of beef that event, and many other amazing dishes, but everyone asks about his burssels sprouts. He then explained that all he did was peel the leaves off and cook them in garlic butter till slightly wilted. He said "I figured that if it works for escargot..."

[blamebrampton.livejournal.com]

Brussels sprouts are acceptable when cooked that way, but I still don't like them. Mr Brammers does, though. To me, they represent all the worst habits of a brassica ;-)

[treacle-tartlet.livejournal.com]

The small girl likes carrying them around in the supermarket, peeling the leaves off and leaving a Hansel and Gretel trail of them. She refuses to eat them, but is very fond of broccoli, cauliflower and raw carrot.

[blamebrampton.livejournal.com]

Well, those are three of the vegetables of the heavens, as opposed to Brussels 'Satan's own' sprouts ...

BTW, what's her foot size?

[treacle-tartlet.livejournal.com]

She's just moving into size 12, poor little blossom has inherited my feet.
Further to the vgetable discussion, she has taken a violent dislike to potato (only four year old on the planet, surely, who refuses to eat mashed potato and demands an extra helping of purple cabbage instead!)

[blamebrampton.livejournal.com]

What's a 12 compared to a size 24/25? And I will eat her potatoes for her!

[treacle-tartlet.livejournal.com]

Erm, she has a size 28 pair of boots that are almost too small, does that help?
She still sometimes plays the 'potato' game, as inspired by your handcream last year, btw :)

[blamebrampton.livejournal.com]

YAY POTATO! Bugger, I have a really cute pair of 24 pink felt boots. Off to another little girl, in that case!

[kareina.livejournal.com]

To my mind they have one advantage over many of their kin--their small size. Since I'm cooking for one, and despise throwing food away, I want veg I can purchase in small enough quantities that I will eat it before it goes off. I often buy a variety of small vegetables, including one to three brussles sprouts, and cook them all together. Much more sensible than buying, say, a cabbage, when I only want a hint of that sort of plant in the mix.