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[deipnosophist]

Use it as a foot then.

lol lol

 

[deipnosophist]

@Rigsby would like that

lol lol lol

 

[deipnosophist]

Everton might be snail-slow on the pitch, but its supporters are lightening quick off of it...

...Everton that

 

[summerisle]

 

[summerisle]

 

[Philw]

https://metro.co.uk/2018/06/15/spot...enamed-spotted-richard-house-commons-7632813/

Spotted [Poor language removed] renamed ‘Spotted Richard’ in House of Commons

The iconic dish has been given a rebrand. (Picture: Shutterstock)

Spotted [Poor language removed] is off the menu in the Houses of Parliament and has been reportedly replaced by ‘Spotted Richard’.

The change of the iconic and amusingly-named dish is said to be to spare the blushes of MPs.

However the rebrand appears to have created a stir with many taking to social media to lambast the move.

Former UKIP leader Nigel Farage branded it ‘PC Baloney’, while Michael Fabricant, Lichfield’s Conservative MP, said: ‘Call a [Poor language removed] a [Poor language removed], I say!’

Staff working in Strangers Dining Room, the 19th-century restaurant used to entertain the guests of MPs, claimed the name had changed last night, according to the Daily Telegraph.

This morning, the House of Commons denied anything was different.

However restaurant regular Andrea Jenkyns, Conservative MP for Morley and Outwood, claimed that her waiter had offered her a slice of ‘Spotted Richard’ from the special desserts menu.

Ms Jenkyns said she had ‘to bite on my lip to stop myself from laughing’.

‘I had to ask twice, just to be sure,’ she continued. ‘They have a traditional desserts section, which changes daily, so I asked what the dessert was and that’s when they said it.

‘I still have no idea why.’

A House of Commons spokesman denied the rumours were true saying that the dish remained one of ‘many traditional hot puddings’ served up across Parliament.

‘Spotted [Poor language removed] is one of the many traditional hot puddings we serve in our outlets, and there are no changes to the way it is referred to on menus’ they added.

However it is thought maybe some staff have changed the way they refer to the dishes.

Tesco was the first to rebrand the dessert ‘Richard’ after a survey claimed females shoppers were embarrassed by the original name.

In 2009, Flintshire council also renamed it on their menu following several ‘immature comments’ from customers.

The dish was first served by French chef Alexis Benoit Soyer in 1849 and ‘[Poor language removed]’ is an old English name for pudding.

Can't believe I'm in agreement with Nigel Farage about something!

 

[summerisle]

I wonder how he misused his superpower.

 

[summerisle]

 

[magicjuan]

Is that one 'event'?

 

[chrismpw]

True this. My neighbours son had a massive heart attack and was declared dead before he eventually fought back. His doctor said he could have a death certificate if he wanted it. This means he'd have to pay no council taxes, prescriptions and any other such obligations and could collect on his life insurance.

Trouble is, neither would he be able to claim any pension, benefits, get a mortgage, get any new insurance or a passport ever again.

 

[summerisle]

 

[The binman chronicles]

I wonder how he misused his superpower.

That headline gives me the willies!!

 

[Groucho]

No way

 

[Harryflashman]

No way

If only I’d have known , i feel I’ve just wasted the opportunity to earn millions

 

[summerisle]