I used to go ice skating in my youth and bought my own skates to avoid all this queuing up and wearing second hand shoes that a quick squirt of odour eaters is meant to prevent catching something and the laces were invariably frayed/ broken.
Maybe buying your own bowling shoes is the solution
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- Mon Jun 29, 2020 1:05 pm
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- Mon Jun 29, 2020 9:45 am
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Re: Politics in General
And Black Lives Matter's UK branch have just ruined everything they've done for the last three weeks by posting the notion Jews don't have a right to self-determination on their Twitter feed, including the rather stupid assertion that British politics is "gagged" when disputing it. Racism...
- Mon Jun 29, 2020 9:23 am
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Re: Joke Items
Golfing shoes can be added to that list.
Most golfing clothes too.
Only a seventies pimp would where some of the getup that's acceptable on the golf course
- Mon Jun 29, 2020 7:59 am
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Re: People you shouldn't trust
People who send novelty wreathes to funerals.
- Sun Jun 28, 2020 7:09 am
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Re: What films have you watched lately?
The Eurovision Song Contest : The Story of Fire Saga.
This was a fun silly campy film.
I'm not sure Americans will get it but if you like Eurovision you will like this
Even Will Ferrell is not annoying , which is hard to achieve
This was a fun silly campy film.
I'm not sure Americans will get it but if you like Eurovision you will like this
Even Will Ferrell is not annoying , which is hard to achieve
- Sat Jun 27, 2020 11:39 am
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Accents and dialects
The UK is in global terms a small island (well several actually ) but I love a regional accent.
My ex wife comes from the Midlands and I liked the way she pronounced tooth and bus.
Also my Northern Irish friend likes to say film as Fillum.
But I pronounce water as wartah.
What quirks do you like ?
My ex wife comes from the Midlands and I liked the way she pronounced tooth and bus.
Also my Northern Irish friend likes to say film as Fillum.
But I pronounce water as wartah.
What quirks do you like ?
- Sat Jun 27, 2020 11:35 am
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Re: People you shouldn't trust
Regarding the aitch/haitch situation, where I live there is a rather funny/depressing split along typical Northern Ireland lines for the pronunciation. I taught in a school for a year and intentionally changed my pronunciation of the letter, mainly just to avoid boring conversation. I did randomly ...
- Fri Jun 26, 2020 12:57 am
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Re: The C4C Football Thread
No open top bus to celebrate the momentous occasion , but they thoroughly deserved their win .
- Thu Jun 25, 2020 6:09 am
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Not so much a joke item but more a joke ritual. 1) Funeral Cars.....why can't people use their own cars. 2) the standing up and sitting down after hymns at a funeral service. 3) the excessive purchases of flowers at a funeral. I have four siblings we only need one wreath to say mum. I would rather g...
- Tue Jun 23, 2020 1:28 pm
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- Topic: Have you put weight on during lockdown
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Re: Have you put weight on during lockdown
I have found it harder to lose weight since I became a veggie in January and this diet I'm on (Team RH fitness ) relies on a higher protein and fibre intake.
The fibre is easy but the protein less so and I am reluctant to rely on Whey powder
The fibre is easy but the protein less so and I am reluctant to rely on Whey powder
- Tue Jun 23, 2020 6:30 am
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Have you put weight on during lockdown
Having spent the first 6 weeks of furlough watching TV or movies on my phone or tablet I put on over a stone . So for the last 3 weeks I've been averaging 15,000 steps a day and eating healthy and watching my macros. I've lost half of the stone I've put on and hope to at least get back to my pre cov...
- Mon Jun 22, 2020 2:09 pm
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The hyphen Our IT helpdesk at work also decided that the hyphen was a joke item, and introduced a new rule meaning that it wasn't allowed in anyone's name. Boy was that fun for me. The number of internal processes that just don't work for me any more is ridiculous. The best one was when we rolled a...
- Mon Jun 22, 2020 11:26 am
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Re: Fun stuff you've just found (music, games, etc)
Kiss from a Rose by Seal was ahead of the game
- Mon Jun 22, 2020 10:52 am
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Re: Joke Items
The hyphen
- Sat Jun 20, 2020 4:34 am
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Re: People you shouldn't trust
People who get tetchy about the grocers apostrophe
Re: Text
Yes.
Also Skypeted , WhatsApped and DMed
Also Skypeted , WhatsApped and DMed
- Fri Jun 19, 2020 5:36 pm
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- Topic: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
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Re: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
Boots on the moon by 2024 !!Mark James wrote: ↑Fri Jun 19, 2020 8:25 am The space race was kind of stupid. The whole point was America beating the Soviets, to show that free market capitalism was better than communism. And in order to win they had to use a Government funding programme.
- Fri Jun 19, 2020 5:34 pm
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- Topic: Trade Secrets
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Re: Trade Secrets
Instead of snacking on unhealthy potato crisps, trying Yushoi . They're much healthier and actually taste quite nice. The "plain" flavour have 19.4 grams of protein per 100 grams, compared to 6.1 for Walkers plain. And they're baked rather than fried. I'm not going to pretend they're bett...
- Fri Jun 19, 2020 5:32 pm
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- Topic: Questions you've always wanted answered
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Re: Questions you've always wanted answered
Where is love ?
- Fri Jun 19, 2020 7:39 am
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- Topic: Inventions corner
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Re: Inventions corner
It seems another idea of mine is already in existence.
Cycling undershorts with a padded seat.
I wish I had known 2 weeks ago as I spent £30 on a seat cover that I have to constantly take off for fear of it getting stolen
Cycling undershorts with a padded seat.
I wish I had known 2 weeks ago as I spent £30 on a seat cover that I have to constantly take off for fear of it getting stolen
- Thu Jun 18, 2020 7:19 pm
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Re: Inventions corner
I must be a freak of nature If I buy an open bag of chips from a chippy I can guarantee they are too hot to hold but in my mouth they are not . The saliva is a factor in sure of that . Different parts of the body can be more sensitive to heat A baby's bottle is deemed too hot if it feels warm to you...
- Thu Jun 18, 2020 4:49 pm
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Re: Trade Secrets
Instead of snacking on unhealthy potato crisps, trying Yushoi . They're much healthier and actually taste quite nice. The "plain" flavour have 19.4 grams of protein per 100 grams, compared to 6.1 for Walkers plain. And they're baked rather than fried. I'm not going to pretend they're bett...
- Thu Jun 18, 2020 10:14 am
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- Topic: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
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Re: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
This is a fascinating discussion as I don't think there is a clear answer it depends on what you are consuming , and how , also the tolerance level of the individual. I readily admit I'm more of a Larry David when it cone to hot beverages , it has to be hot. I know it's thirty years ago but I develo...
- Thu Jun 18, 2020 10:08 am
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Re: Inventions corner
This is what I would dispute. It's all about what's too hot to put in your mouth. Your mouth is more sensitive than your hands to overly hot food. No-one find themselves in a situation where their food is cool enough to eat but too hot to pick up. It's not a thing. Make yourself a bowl of soup and ...
- Thu Jun 18, 2020 8:13 am
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Re: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
Gevin : food is hotter to the touch than to the mouth How come I can comfortably hold a slice of pizza in my hand yet it burns my mouth when I try to take a bite? Maybe my mouth is conditioned to accept hotter foods or maybe your hands are instead. Or more likely you hold the crust ( cooler than th...
- Thu Jun 18, 2020 5:57 am
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Re: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
Gevin : food is hotter to the touch than to the mouth
- Thu Jun 18, 2020 3:31 am
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Fake crowd noises
- Thu Jun 18, 2020 3:27 am
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Re: Inventions corner
There is a reasonable temperature difference between what can be eaten with your fingers versus utensils This is what I would dispute. It's all about what's too hot to put in your mouth. Your mouth is more sensitive than your hands to overly hot food. No-one find themselves in a situation where the...
- Wed Jun 17, 2020 2:37 pm
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- Topic: Politics in General
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Re: Politics in General
Goodness me , we are a touchy lot today.
I wanted to illustrate that my neighbour was pissed ( as he frequently is ) and urinated in the street rather than it was a lame excuse for being on the sex offenders register for the more usual reason
I wanted to illustrate that my neighbour was pissed ( as he frequently is ) and urinated in the street rather than it was a lame excuse for being on the sex offenders register for the more usual reason
- Wed Jun 17, 2020 9:32 am
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Re: Politics in General
I had a neighbour who got put on the sex offenders register because he took a pee up against a tree near a primary school even though it was mid afternoon when the children were at lessons
A passer by reported him.
At least that's what he told me.
He looked more like an alky than a paedo
A passer by reported him.
At least that's what he told me.
He looked more like an alky than a paedo
- Wed Jun 17, 2020 3:04 am
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Re: Inventions corner
Would a vacuum even work? Presumably you lose the cooling effect of convection, and conduction and radiation remain the same. But the lower pressure will cause evaporation. I would have thought putting it in the freezer would be more effective. I wish Brainiacs was still on TV it would be a good qu...
- Tue Jun 16, 2020 3:41 pm
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Re: Inventions corner
You use a watch, and get dinner ready 5 minutes earlier! 5 minutes for a hungry child is a lifetime. Also I'm not keen on eating my food if it's not piping hot When my kids were young it was usually eating in restaurants that was the biggest problem. Although I wasn't strict on them not using their...
- Tue Jun 16, 2020 11:55 am
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Re: Inventions corner
For and hose with young children it's a feff to cool their dinners down at mealtimes , usually fanning a newspaper works But as most people don't buy newspapers now my idea is to have a dome over the dish and a device to create a vacuum inside the dome thus cooling the food Or a can of co2 maybe Yo...
- Tue Jun 16, 2020 5:44 am
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- Topic: Inventions corner
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Re: Inventions corner
For and hose with young children it's a feff to cool their dinners down at mealtimes , usually fanning a newspaper works
But as most people don't buy newspapers now my idea is to have a dome over the dish and a device to create a vacuum inside the dome thus cooling the food
Or a can of co2 maybe
But as most people don't buy newspapers now my idea is to have a dome over the dish and a device to create a vacuum inside the dome thus cooling the food
Or a can of co2 maybe
- Tue Jun 16, 2020 5:40 am
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Re: Inventions corner
Having used public transport with a compulsory mask on a suitable way of eating and drinking with a mask on needs to be invented.
- Tue Jun 16, 2020 5:35 am
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Re: Joke Items
In the 2030s we will be putting driverless cars in here
- Sun Jun 14, 2020 12:20 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Fun stuff you've just found (music, games, etc)
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Re: Fun stuff you've just found (music, etc)
I like choral versions of hits like Creep and Smells Like Teen Spirit.
Also Elvis impersonators version of modern
Also Elvis impersonators version of modern
- Sun Jun 14, 2020 7:43 am
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- Topic: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
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Re: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
Peter Shilton and Peter Schmeichel have very similar names for two goalkeepers. I noticed because I was doing a Sporcle quiz and one of the answers was Peter Shilton, but I couldn't think of his name. I was like "Peter Sh." and ended up with "Schmeichel" in my head. I got it in ...
- Sat Jun 13, 2020 6:27 pm
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- Topic: Politics in General
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Re: Politics in General
I don't use cis in the same way I don't have to announce myself as heterosexual.
- Fri Jun 12, 2020 10:15 am
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Re: Politics in General
So I guess JK Rowling has stirred up a TERF war
- Fri Jun 12, 2020 9:23 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And How Will We Feel Fine?)
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Re: It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And How Will We Feel Fine?)
I'm posting this here.
First they came for Little Britain , then they came for Fawlty Towers , next will be 'allo 'allo , Dad's Army and
all The Simpsons containing Apu.
First they came for Little Britain , then they came for Fawlty Towers , next will be 'allo 'allo , Dad's Army and
all The Simpsons containing Apu.
- Fri Jun 12, 2020 9:19 am
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- Topic: Trade Secrets
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Re: Trade Secrets
If you are in any way in the public eye or work for the government or any major corporation , now would be the time to have a cull of your social media output for anything that could vote you in the arse politically. Or if you can't be bothered just make a blanket apology for everything casually or ...
- Fri Jun 12, 2020 9:14 am
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- Topic: Politics in General
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Re: Politics in General
As regards Ms Rowling , I'm surprised post menopausal women and those that have had hysterectomies or have been sterilised are not up in arms too
- Fri Jun 12, 2020 9:12 am
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Re: Politics in General
Warning.....boomer alert
I long for those simpler days when the way to tell if you were a man or a woman was to look inside your pants
I long for those simpler days when the way to tell if you were a man or a woman was to look inside your pants
- Tue Jun 09, 2020 1:44 pm
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If you shave every day then electric is best .Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Tue Jun 09, 2020 12:51 pmManual razors generally. Move into modern times and use an electric one where using foam would just be weird anyway.
- Sun Jun 07, 2020 1:45 pm
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- Topic: Favourite sayings
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Favourite sayings
Mine is : " There is no such thing as bad weather , only inappropriate clothing "
- Sun Jun 07, 2020 7:38 am
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Anyone else think the protests would be even cooler if they just kept to social distancing rules. The same amount of people at the protests but at least making a decent effort to stay 2m apart, even 1m as a compromise. Obviously it would take up more of the streets and stuff but I just think would ...
- Sat Jun 06, 2020 6:06 pm
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Re: Politics in General
Black lives matter , that's not in doubt but , social distancing should also matter .
These mass protests have less effect than social media.
We wouldn't even know about the circumstances of George Floyd if it wasn't for social media.
These mass protests have less effect than social media.
We wouldn't even know about the circumstances of George Floyd if it wasn't for social media.
- Sat Jun 06, 2020 7:30 am
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Re: People you shouldn't trust
I used to think they were different species.
But then again I thought an Alsation was different from a German Shepherd
- Sat Jun 06, 2020 7:28 am
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Re: People you shouldn't trust
A Midsummer Nights Dream, play within a play is quite funny but generally no real laughs for me
- Fri Jun 05, 2020 10:40 pm
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Re: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
Not everyone knows their blood type I just asked my missus (in her mid fifties , as am I) what her blood type was and she didn't know. I guess unless you have had a surgical procedure , why would you ? Pregnant women find out their blood type too, which is something that describes a significant pro...
- Fri Jun 05, 2020 3:37 pm
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- Topic: Unusual Fears/Phobias
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Re: Unusual Fears/Phobias
China dolls , which was fun having two daughters.
- Fri Jun 05, 2020 6:10 am
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Re: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
Not everyone knows their blood type
I just asked my missus (in her mid fifties , as am I) what her blood type was and she didn't know.
I guess unless you have had a surgical procedure , why would you ?
I just asked my missus (in her mid fifties , as am I) what her blood type was and she didn't know.
I guess unless you have had a surgical procedure , why would you ?
- Thu Jun 04, 2020 5:06 pm
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- Topic: Cummings and goings
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Re: Cummings and goings
The early days of alternative comedy was littered with political comedians.
The best stand-up comedian currently imho is Stewart Lee.
Bill Hicks and Lenny Bruce were masters of their craft
The best stand-up comedian currently imho is Stewart Lee.
Bill Hicks and Lenny Bruce were masters of their craft
- Wed Jun 03, 2020 11:20 am
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- Topic: Inventions corner
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Re: Inventions corner
My other idea for an invention has already been done
A pair of night blindfolds with built in Bluetooth headphones
A pair of night blindfolds with built in Bluetooth headphones
- Wed Jun 03, 2020 9:18 am
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- Topic: Inventions corner
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Inventions corner
Whilst most of us still have time on our hands. What ideas would you like to see invented ? I have done a lot of cycling and have had a sore bottom from the seat. Why can't somebody devise a seat that has room for your buttocks to sit on with a seat that crosses the frame of the bike so the seat pol...
- Tue Jun 02, 2020 9:34 am
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- Topic: Questions you've always wanted answered
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Re: Questions you've always wanted answered
If an asteroid like the one that killed the dinosaurs stuck again tomorrow (same weight, size, speed, location etc.) what would happen? Would we go extinct or would we somehow survive it with our ability to adapt? I guess we would know it was coming so I guess all the amount of people that could fi...
- Mon Jun 01, 2020 1:43 pm
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- Topic: Cummings and goings
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Re: Cummings and goings
Maybe Hislop's just balancing the shift in the other direction by the Prime Minister? And are you seriously claiming that the Clinton campaign would have spared time and money to 'lean' on a slightly jaded British panel show? It must be hard for satirists these days when both the UK and US governme...
- Mon Jun 01, 2020 1:24 pm
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- Topic: Trade Secrets
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Re: Trade Secrets
I'm sure taste bud impairment must be affected around 4 degrees C or soIan Volante wrote: ↑Mon Jun 01, 2020 12:40 pmSurely this effect is even more pronounced for poor-quality alcohol?Paul Worsley wrote: ↑Sun May 31, 2020 8:21 pm A good quality vodka tastes better out of the fridge. The same is true for gin.
- Mon Jun 01, 2020 8:41 am
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Re: Trade Secrets
I agree with the chilled vodka ...don't like any gin though.
On the subject of alcohol , I cannot stand hot alcoholic drinks
On the subject of alcohol , I cannot stand hot alcoholic drinks