Monday, August 9, 2010

I'm a lipstick socialist. Or something.

I've just discovered that my Smaller Half and I are unbearably snobbish members of the chattering classes.  I discovered this because I started ironically singing Mozart's 9th Symphony while we discussed quinoa (a food eaten by lefties, greenies, hippies, pinkos and vegans).  Here's how it went down:

Smaller Half
How much is 80 grams of quinoa?
 
PTR
I reckon about half a cup.
 
Smaller Half
I'll look it up in Stephanie Alexander. Do you think quinoa would be similar to semolina?
 
PTR
Yeah sure.
 
Smaller Half
Well, well! 80g is half a cup!

PTR
[Loudly sings melody from Ode To Joy in an triumphant reference to Peggle]
 
Smaller Half
Sigh.

PTR
[Continues singing]

Smaller Half
That's enough.

PTR
Aww.

Painful, I know.  But you really should watch that youtube video I linked to.  It's great.

6 comments:

Lumpage said...

My sole aim in life is to become like one of those two old men at the end. I've even started constructing a balcony to judge people from...

PTR said...

I have reason to believe you are well underway.

Anonymous said...

With exams approaching I've had extreme fever continuously.

Anonymous said...

I've been having extreme night sweats in association with my ultra extreme fever.

PTR said...

I've been having paroxysmal nocturnal haematuria in association with my ultra extreme night sweats!

Anonymous said...

there's a groovy antibody for that -Eculizumab against c5. its a cool half mill a year though...