TheMightyEthan Posted February 11, 2012 Report Share Posted February 11, 2012 Never heard that before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Pirate Posted February 11, 2012 Report Share Posted February 11, 2012 When someone calls someone else a knob, are they calling them an asshole? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted February 11, 2012 Report Share Posted February 11, 2012 I think a more literal translation would be "dick", but yeah. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted February 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2012 So university things:  In US textbooks are pretty much a standard requirement and can run you hundreds of dollars.  In the UK you get a "recommended reading" list, and the books at most tend to be like £30-40. (Though I was largely around computer related courses, it's possible that maybe something like a copy of Greys Anatomy could run you £100.) My most expensive book was the "Animators Survival Guide". The back of the book tells me it was £25($40). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuchikoma Posted February 21, 2012 Report Share Posted February 21, 2012 (edited) That would be great. Even in Canada, a lot of my college books were on American-like price schedules (but marked up because our currency was lower than USD and it takes forever for book prices to normalize) I even had books I couldn't sell back the next term because a new edition had come out... of a book about writing business memos, letters and other basic communication! Other times, the books would be required for a few assignments early on and then completely go by the wayside. Â Basically, books are second tuition, which looking back a few decades I guess means that in 2030 a term's worth of textbooks will cost the equivalent of $5000... Edited February 21, 2012 by fuchikoma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thursday Next Posted February 21, 2012 Report Share Posted February 21, 2012 So university things:  In US textbooks are pretty much a standard requirement and can run you hundreds of dollars.  In the UK you get a "recommended reading" list, and the books at most tend to be like £30-40. (Though I was largely around computer related courses, it's possible that maybe something like a copy of Greys Anatomy could run you £100.) My most expensive book was the "Animators Survival Guide". The back of the book tells me it was £25($40).  I think this varies by course more than country. Law involves a lot of rather expensive, terribly heavy books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted February 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2012 For Brits(and others) today is Pancake Day. But for you....it is Tuesday. Let's rectify this. Â Here's a recipe for proper pancakes: http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/basicpancakeswithsuga_66226 Â (You'll note that if you search BBC for pancake recipes, the one you guys will recognise are "American pancakes". These are proper pancakes, hence no need to define them as anything other than "pancakes") I've picked this one cos it's 1. Delia Smith. 2. It has both metric and imperial. Now american pancakes can be flipped easily with a spatula, but a proper pancake requires finesse. Now I was going to get a video but it turns out my previous sentence of "can be be flipped easily with a spatula" was premature. So most how-to videos on flipping pancakes are the american types using a spatula. (This is where you all commit seppeku) Â Thankfully Gordon Ramsay knows how: Â Now once flipped and cooked you put it on a plate and you can have a variety of toppings. Personally: Â But it's obviously extremely high in sugar. Now another favourite in my family, though it's a bit silly if you know basic chemistry/diary, is lemon juice, sugar and milk. Some also have cream and strawberries, chocolate sauce, blueberries, nutella, etc. Some might suggest a savoury mix on top but I'm not that brave, so don't have any suggestions. Anyone else with savoury suggestions? Â Oh yeah, put a plate in the oven below at a low heat, you put pancakes on the plate as you're cooking or they'll go cold. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFlyingGerbil Posted February 21, 2012 Report Share Posted February 21, 2012 cheese and asparagus is nice savoury topping, so's cheese and peperoni. Basically anything with cheese. mmm, cheese... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Battra92 Posted February 21, 2012 Report Share Posted February 21, 2012 Today is Mardis Gras or Fat Tuesday if you're Catholic or Orthodox. Â As for pancakes, the only thing to eat on pancakes is this: Â Grade B (the dark stuff) if you can get it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faiblesse Des Sens Posted February 21, 2012 Report Share Posted February 21, 2012 Your pancakes look like our crepes. Â I feel like making vegan pancakes for breakfast now... hmm... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted February 21, 2012 Report Share Posted February 21, 2012 Maple syrup all the way. Â Regarding the books thing: I stopped buying my books before classes started, I would wait and see if I actually needed the book before dropping the cash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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TheFlyingGerbil Posted February 21, 2012 Report Share Posted February 21, 2012 I had sugar and orange juice on mine. Crepes aren't quiet the same as our pancakes. crepes are bigger and thinner and use a special little tool (like a broom without bristles) to spread the batter over a special hotplate, which is round and doesn't have edges. Plus they're massive, about 40cm in diameter rather than 20cm of our normal pancakes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted February 21, 2012 Report Share Posted February 21, 2012 (edited) I just make crepes in a regular frying pan, and about 20 cm across. Don't use any special too either, just let the batter spread itself out. Edited February 21, 2012 by TheMightyEthan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFlyingGerbil Posted February 21, 2012 Report Share Posted February 21, 2012 You probably just make British pancakes then. Unless you spread the batter around to make it very thin? If you just tip it around the frying pan using gravity they won't be thin enough to be crepes, at least not European crepes, they may have a different meaning in the US. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted February 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2012 You may be making pancakes then. How thick, couple millimetre? Crepes are thin. Also crepes use different flour. Â Though for the most part crepes is just kinda like saying "I like eating pomme de terre" cos you eat granny smiths. If you scan about euro languages, most have something along lines of a "pancake/palacinka/pannkaka/etc" or "crepe/krepa/etc". There's a chance that to avoid confusion between what you guys have as "pancakes", and what we have as "pancakes", you guys are using the French word instead to avoid confusion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Battra92 Posted February 22, 2012 Report Share Posted February 22, 2012 Today in America it's Washington's Birthday. Monday was Washington's Birthday (Observed) but many refer to it as President's Day due to the fact that Lincoln's Birthday was also a legal holiday in many states and is on the 12th of January. This has fallen out of favor with most states opting to only celebrate Washington's birthday. Of course in a few southern states Robert E. Lee day is still remembered. Â Oh and here's this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdyNaQCzr5k Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuchikoma Posted February 22, 2012 Report Share Posted February 22, 2012 You may be making pancakes then. How thick, couple millimetre? Crepes are thin. Also crepes use different flour. Â In North America they're usually maybe a centimeter? There are certainly thicker though. Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Posted February 22, 2012 Report Share Posted February 22, 2012 We swedes make pancakes that are as thin as crepes. Â Â 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted February 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2012 You may be making pancakes then. How thick, couple millimetre? Crepes are thin. Also crepes use different flour. In North America they're usually maybe a centimeter? There are certainly thicker though. I know what american pancakes are like, more akin to Scotch Pancakes/Drop scones. Ethan was talking about crepes though, which are thin. Our pancakes are like crepes, but a tad thicker (though still thinner than scotch/american pancakes). See Johnnys picture for example. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRevanchist Posted February 22, 2012 Report Share Posted February 22, 2012 http://allrecipes.com/recipe/german-pancake/ Â My wife made this the other week. It's friggin' good! Not really a pancake, as it's not cooked on a pan, but it shares the name. The pancake is more custard-like in consistency. Also, that syrup recipe is a must for this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted February 22, 2012 Report Share Posted February 22, 2012 Yeah, when I make crepes they're just a couple millimeters thick. Look basically just like that picture Johnny posted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTF Posted February 22, 2012 Report Share Posted February 22, 2012 We swedes make pancakes that are as thin as crepes. Â Â Actually it's traditional in my family to make pancakes that thin but it comes from one side of the family. Â Also pancake day was awesome with all the different kinds of stuff we made. This weekend it's special Carrot Cake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted February 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2012 http://allrecipes.co...german-pancake/ Â My wife made this the other week. It's friggin' good! Not really a pancake, as it's not cooked on a pan, but it shares the name. The pancake is more custard-like in consistency. Also, that syrup recipe is a must for this. Looks like a Yorkshire Pudding, just with different directions in the making. A yorkshire pudding is much the same recipe as pancake, but it's baked, much like the german pancake you linked, and it's heavily whisked to put air into the mix to make it rise. Â Normally small round cupcake (muffin) tins are used though. You tend to only use a lasagna dish like above if you're making toad in the hole Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Posted February 22, 2012 Report Share Posted February 22, 2012 http://allrecipes.co...german-pancake/ Â My wife made this the other week. It's friggin' good! Not really a pancake, as it's not cooked on a pan, but it shares the name. The pancake is more custard-like in consistency. Also, that syrup recipe is a must for this. Â We make these a lot in Sweden as well. Oven pancakes are what we call them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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