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Virtual-Symmetry
23-05-2016, 08:46
No particular order

Money
Records
Stereo
Fanny
Nice Home

struth
23-05-2016, 08:55
Your family
Your soul
Love
Health
Friends

Virtual-Symmetry
23-05-2016, 09:01
Im selfish never though of those

:D

struth
23-05-2016, 09:31
Im selfish never though of those

:D

Then comes your list;)

Gazjam
23-05-2016, 09:43
Health
Something to look forward to
Friends n family
Love, (as opposed to fanny...)
Hobbies

bonus item : A few bob in your pocket.

Marco
23-05-2016, 10:43
Love of family/friends, my cats, and good health have to be Nos 1 & 2. The former for obvious reasons. And as they say, your health is your wealth! All the money in the world is fook all use if you're too ill to spend it!! ;)

For me, 3) would be happiness/fulfilment/contentment, as so many folk are unhappy/disenchanted with their 'lot' in life, and despite being financially well off, are still as miserable as sin!

4) Having a stress-free life and the time to do WHAT you want, when you want (indulging your passions and enjoying your love of music or whatever), with no-one standing over you telling you what to do or making demands, and largely being in control of your own destiny.

5) Financial security, largely enabling you to stick two fingers up to and divorce yourself from government control, or having your life manipulated by 'Big Brother'/the establishment.

Everything else, in comparison, pales into insignificance!

:cool:

Marco.

shane
23-05-2016, 11:04
Love
Food
Drink
Music
Beauty

Virtual-Symmetry
23-05-2016, 11:07
I thought only wimin used the wurd 'Love'? Bit sloppy for blokes innit :D

Macca
23-05-2016, 11:13
It's the drink making them sentimental

Marco
23-05-2016, 11:34
I thought only wimin used the wurd 'Love'? Bit sloppy for blokes innit :D

Yesh, but I'm a latin type, so very temperamental/emotionally driven, and therefore not afraid to cry, talk about love, or show my feminine side [as Grant knows all too well] :eyebrows::D

Marco.

Gazjam
23-05-2016, 12:14
Yesh, but I'm a latin type, so very temperamental/emotionally driven, and therefore not afraid to cry, talk about love or show my feminine side [as Grant knows all too well] :eyebrows::D

Marco.

Aye,
Seen yer feminine side at Nebo...
sippin pink flamingo's at the bar, shocking behaviour for an ex Weegie...

struth
23-05-2016, 12:16
Yesh, but I'm a latin type, so very temperamental/emotionally driven, and therefore not afraid to cry, talk about love or show my feminine side [as Grant knows all too well] :eyebrows::D

Marco.

Yes he likes to flash his garter belt:eyebrows:

I was just being nice... Its should read. Whisky, Coffee, Fry-up....thats all!:D

Macca
23-05-2016, 12:58
Alcohol
Cigarettes
Cats
Some people (not many)
Kipping

Oddball
23-05-2016, 13:29
Happiness
Cask Ale
The Mrs
Health
Wrexham FC

Not in any particular order
:eyebrows:

Marco
23-05-2016, 13:36
Talking of good friends, and enjoying their company, Snapper and I have not long polished this off for lunch (a selection of Italian antipasto, black olives and peppers, with some salad Niçoise), washed down with a few glasses of vino, whilst chilling to some choons:

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/923/XGDYGm.jpg (https://imageshack.com/i/pnXGDYGmj)

That's what life is all about! :cheers:

Marco.

Virtual-Symmetry
23-05-2016, 13:44
:sofa:

Marco
23-05-2016, 13:45
Wossat mean, lol?

Marco.

Arkless Electronics
23-05-2016, 14:04
Unfortunately, maddeningly, shamefully, unjustly... etc... MONEY turns out to be all that really matters other than health:( All the other things on peoples lists tend to be unattainable or will soon fade away without money.... even love and friendship. I know;)

Virtual-Symmetry
23-05-2016, 14:14
Wossat mean, lol?

Marco.

:lol:

Joe
23-05-2016, 14:28
As I once saw in a graffito: 'the most important things in life aren't things'.

I'd say, in no particular order

Physical health
Mental health
Friends
Family
Fresh air

If I have to lay off the cheesy stuff and concentrate on things, I'd say

House
Books
Music
Hifi
Laptop

I could manage without all bar the house and books if necessary, though I guess the laptop could provide ebooks and music at a pinch.

Marco
23-05-2016, 14:40
All the other things on peoples lists tend to be unattainable or will soon fade away without money.... even love and friendship. I know;)

Lol... Nah, I've attained everything on the list I posted and have some great (close) friends and a loving wife and family, whom my dad aside, should hopefully be here for as long as I am! :)

Marco.

Marco
23-05-2016, 14:42
:lol:

Lol... Doncha loike Italian cured meats, then? The crusty bread, which accompanied them, was just coming out of the oven, when Snapper took the picture... I can assure you it was scrummy! :)

Marco.

Virtual-Symmetry
23-05-2016, 14:45
Looks like 50/50 Fat/Meat...

Macca
23-05-2016, 15:00
Looks like 50/50 Fat/Meat...

That's the best combo.

Low fat diets make people depressed as they reduce serotonin output.

struth
23-05-2016, 15:12
Too much fat for me tbh... 80/20 is more me. Enough for flavour.

Marco
23-05-2016, 15:24
Looks like 50/50 Fat/Meat...

That's where the flavour is! And it's all cut super-thin (as in not much thicker than a sheet of paper).

Along with the salad Nicoise (lettuce, tuna fish, anchovies, slices of hard-boiled eggs, french beans, baby new potatoes, croutons and red peppers, dressed with extra-virgin olive oil and red wine vinegar) it's pretty healthy stuff :)

Marco.

Marco
23-05-2016, 15:24
Too much fat for me tbh... 80/20 is more me. Enough for flavour.

Not in an Italian Antipasto! ;)

Marco.

struth
23-05-2016, 15:46
Better with a plate of soup lol

Macca
23-05-2016, 15:49
You can keep the salad or give it to the rabbits. Nothing nutritional in it.

Marco
23-05-2016, 16:07
Better with a plate of soup lol

Heathen! :ner:

Marco.

Virtual-Symmetry
23-05-2016, 16:38
Might have a Kebab from the Chippy Toneet

Marco
23-05-2016, 16:45
Enjoy! :cool:

Marco.

Stratmangler
23-05-2016, 17:08
Might have a Kebab from the Chippy Toneet

Shaved elephant's leg, or something from the charcoal grill?

Marco
23-05-2016, 17:09
This is Snapper's last night before going back home, so Del's doing a barbecue later, just some lamb cutlets (marinated in rosemary and garlic) with dauphinoise potatoes, followed by David's favourite Italian dessert, chocolate Zabaglione:

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/640x480q90/922/IEtpgZ.jpg (https://imageshack.com/i/pmIEtpgZj)

Recipe here: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/giada-de-laurentiis/chocolate-zabaglione-recipe.html

:cool:

Marco.

struth
23-05-2016, 17:16
This is Snapper's last night before going back home, so Del's doing a barbecue later, just some lamb cutlets (marinated in rosemary and garlic) with dauphinoise potatoes, followed by David's favourite Italian dessert, chocolate Zabaglione:

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/640x480q90/922/IEtpgZ.jpg (https://imageshack.com/i/pmIEtpgZj)

Recipe here: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/giada-de-laurentiis/chocolate-zabaglione-recipe.html

:cool:

Marco.

Local shopkeepers will be very sad; they had doubled their orders since he popped down ;)

Virtual-Symmetry
23-05-2016, 18:49
Enjoy! :cool:

Marco.

Only Kiddin' mate, i don't eat dat shyte anymore, took too long getting the weight off.. Not done Junk food or Booze for quite some time now.

Firebottle
23-05-2016, 19:08
This is Snapper's last night before going back home, so Del's doing a barbecue later, just some lamb cutlets (marinated in rosemary and garlic) with dauphinoise potatoes, followed by David's favourite Italian dessert, chocolate Zabaglione:

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/640x480q90/922/IEtpgZ.jpg (https://imageshack.com/i/pmIEtpgZj)

Recipe here: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/giada-de-laurentiis/chocolate-zabaglione-recipe.html

:cool:

Marco.

Have you got a spare bedroom? when can I move in? :drool:

Ninanina
23-05-2016, 19:26
I think my list would be, in order:

My health
Health of close friends and family
Having own transport
Sunshine
Food/Drink

Marco
23-05-2016, 19:38
Only Kiddin' mate, i don't eat dat shyte anymore, took too long getting the weight off.. Not done Junk food or Booze for quite some time now.

Lol - no worries... You like what you like. Nothing wrong with some junk food now and then. The key is moderation :)

Dinner earlier (as mentioned):

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/1024x768q90/922/5d1qtz.jpg (https://imageshack.com/i/pm5d1qtzj)


http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/1024x768q90/922/foc6Ci.jpg (https://imageshack.com/i/pmfoc6Cij)


http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/1024x768q90/921/yDag6h.jpg (https://imageshack.com/i/plyDag6hj)


:cool: :cheers:

Marco.

Marco
23-05-2016, 19:51
Have you got a spare bedroom? when can I move in? :drool:

Pas de probleme, mon ami. Nous préparerons pour votre arrivée! :)

Marco.

Virtual-Symmetry
23-05-2016, 20:00
Thats it Alan your in there. Thing is Snapper will have noshed him out of house & home by the time you arrive

:D

struth
23-05-2016, 20:19
Did better than me. I got "tu plaisantes. Sur votre vélo , vieux git -vous triste" ;)

Folkboy
23-05-2016, 20:44
Good health
Getting paid for something you love doing
Crush your enemies.
See them driven before you.
Hear the lamentations of their women.

Gazjam
23-05-2016, 20:48
Good health
Getting paid for something you love doing
Crush your enemies.
See them driven before you.
Hear the lamentations of their women.


http://registered-weapon.com/images/conan.jpg

Barry
25-05-2016, 18:46
Wossat mean, lol?

Marco.

Possible reference to a post made elsewhere, else when, under another name.

Love salade nicoise, but find a lot of salami too fatty for my taste.

Virtual-Symmetry
25-05-2016, 19:03
Possible reference to a post made elsewhere, else when, under another name.



:lol:

However one thing i don't do is hide behind an new user name.

Barry
25-05-2016, 19:11
Lol - no worries... You like what you like. Nothing wrong with some junk food now and then. The key is moderation :)

Dinner earlier (as mentioned):

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/1024x768q90/922/5d1qtz.jpg (https://imageshack.com/i/pm5d1qtzj)

Looks good Marco!


http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/1024x768q90/922/foc6Ci.jpg (https://imageshack.com/i/pmfoc6Cij)


http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/1024x768q90/921/yDag6h.jpg (https://imageshack.com/i/plyDag6hj)


:cool: :cheers:

Marco.

Looks good Marco!

Just been tucking in to some local (Cadíz, Andalucia) seafood (mussels in a light tomato sauce), followed by a rib-eye steak, cooked to perfection at the table, with roasted vegetables. All washed down with a bottle (yes, a whole bottle - it was that good) of 2014 Cortilo de Jara; a local wine of Tempranelo, Syrah and Merlot grape. (15.5% ABV)

Marco
25-05-2016, 19:21
Love salade nicoise, but find a lot of salami too fatty for my taste.

Hi Barry,

Hope you're having a lovely holiday in Spain! :)

Yes, salad Nicoise is a favourite of ours, especially in the summer, or if we're in Paris, as it's something the cafes there do exceptionally well.

Marco.

Marco
25-05-2016, 19:25
Looks good Marco!


Cheers, mate. It also tasted great! Snapper certainly enjoyed it, as that meal is one of his favourites :)


Just been tucking in to some local (Cadíz, Andalucia) seafood (mussels in a light tomato sauce), followed by a rib-eye steak, cooked to perfection at the table, with roasted vegetables. All washed down with a bottle (yes, a whole bottle - it was that good) of 2014 Cortilo de Jara; a local wine of Tempranelo, Syrah and Merlot grape. (15.5% ABV)

Sounds wonderful, you lucky bugger! We fully intend to 'do Spain properly' one year soon, and tour around the area of Andalusia, way off the beaten track, and sample the real Spain, in the same way we've done in France and Italy.

The wine sounds great... Perhaps that'll wean you off the claret a little? :eyebrows:;)

Marco.