But fruit in a culinary sense is different to fruit in a botanical sense.

The saying is something like: knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit; wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.

They were so large and slimy!

Then a couple of years ago in PNG I went swimming with these massive, fat estuarine eels and you could even pick them up (which I did). Quite horrible but also rather marvellous.

Some years ago, was swimming in a lake on South Stradbroke Island, having a great time clambering up amongst the submerged roots and mud to jump in again. Then someone came by & mentioned, while I was in the water, about the eels everywhere. Absolute horror.

EEEEEEEK! And thank you: the feather will be like Batfink’s shield of steel.

Lots of cake all the time!

I often think that if I died tomoz (tomoz being a variable, depending upon when I think it, obvs) I would, of course, leave much undone, but I’d be leaving with no REGERTZ - happy with what I’d experienced and seen and supremely grateful for the people. It’s a privilege. Glad you feel the same. xxx

Lord, yes. The jokes are what makes it unbearable.

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I’ll miss you so. The best one I could come up with is #passupial

Re the Bali hash brown. You’re probably right. I hope you didn’t encounter too many dickhead Australians there.

They were pretty good but that was just down at Freo harbour from one of the two fishing companies that have been there for YARS and YARS. Went there for my b-I-l’s birthday & thought I’d just get a salad and chips - was pleased to find they offered a vegan option.

I had to add an example so I didn’t sound like a wanker going on about some amazing dining experience. Those things are totally wasted on me.

I couldn’t comment: was last in UK in 2010 & can’t bring any food to mind. (That’s not a sly insult; food is only occasionally memorable to me, taste-wise. I remember it more as an occasion. Like the time before the NQ-mother & Bloody Ern were married & she made & sent me a cake for my birthday.)

Well, that’s fair. Fried bread is pretty good. I might make some in the morning.

Ah, but so delish.