On 24/02/2023 13:58, Max Demian wrote:
> On 23/02/2023 20:06, Rod Speed wrote:
>> On Thu, 23 Feb 2023 23:18:38 +1100, Max Demian
>> <max_demian@bigfoot.com> wrote:
>>> On 22/02/2023 21:18, Rod Speed wrote:
>>>> On Thu, 23 Feb 2023 04:54:58 +1100, Max Demian
>>>> <max_demian@bigfoot.com> wrote:
>>>>> On 22/02/2023 17:29, Jeff Gaines wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I have broken my egg slice so went on to Amazon to find a
>>>>>> replacement. All it turned up was those small devices for slicing
>>>>>> eggs to go in sandwiches. I got on the their chat service and it
>>>>>> seems what I should have been searching for is a "Fish Slice
>>>>>> Slotted Turner Spoon Nylon Cooking Spatula Non-Stick Burger
>>>>>> Flipper Fried Egg Turner Heat Resistant Bpa Free Kitchen Utensils
>>>>>> for Cooking, Draining & Frying"
>>>>>> Oh well, I'll know next time.
>>>>>
>>>>> That's because everyone calls it a fish slice or turner.
>>>>  I don't.
>>>
>>> What do you call it: a turno?
>>
>> Don't have a specific name for it.
>
> What do you do if you want to buy one and you can't find one on display?
> Do you say, "Can I have a funny slotty thing?" In the UK we have special
> names for things.
>
Rodders doesn't do cooking.
He orders Pizzas or gets his mum to do it.

--
A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting on
its shoes.

On 24/02/2023 13:53, Tim Streater wrote:
> On 24 Feb 2023 at 11:54:36 GMT, ""Jeff Gaines"" <jgnewsid@outlook.com> wrote:
>
>> On 24/02/2023 in message <k5rl1cF5qp2U1@mid.individual.net> Tim Streater
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On 24 Feb 2023 at 10:04:22 GMT, ""Jeff Gaines"" <jgnewsid@outlook.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 24/02/2023 in message <k5rfu3F51i9U1@mid.individual.net> Tim Streater
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On 24 Feb 2023 at 08:46:00 GMT, "Bob Eager" <news0009@eager.cx> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On Fri, 24 Feb 2023 08:35:25 +0000, Tim Streater wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I (and the OED) recognise egg-slice as a thing for removing fried eggs
>>>>>>>> &
>>>>>>>> omelets from pans.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> So it removes or moves eggs.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> An egg slicer is a thing for slicing eggs.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> And now you say it slices them. Which is it?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Different words. slice and slicer.
>>>>>
>>>>> Pure sophistry.
>>>>
>>>> No, different words, different meanings. An egg slicer slices eggs to go
>>>> in sandwiches/salads. An egg slice lifts eggs from a frying pan in the
>>>> same way a cake slice lifts a slice of cake.
>>>
>>> So a cake slice gives me a slice of cake, and an egg slice gives me a
>>> slice of egg, is that your story?
>>>
>>>> The subtleties of the English language.
>>>
>>> Subtle indeed.
>>
>> And agreed by the Collins dictionary and others:
>>
>> https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/egg-slice
>>
>> https://www.dictionary.com/browse/egg-slice
>>
>> https://www.wordnik.com/words/egg-slice
>>
>> https://www.thefreedictionary.com/egg+slice
>
> Argument by authority.
>
> Presumably, also, it is forbidden to use an egg-slice to remove bacon,
> sausages, mushrooms, hash-browns, etc from the frying-pan.
>
The answer is specific, the item we are talking about is a fish slice, a
slotted spatula or a slotted turner.

An egg slice is a thing for slicing (hard boiled) eggs.
End of.

You can argue that its silly, but that's English for you.

--
A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting on
its shoes.

On 24/02/2023 14:00, Max Demian wrote:
> On 23/02/2023 21:51, Tim Streater wrote:
>> On 23 Feb 2023 at 20:45:42 GMT, "NY" <me@privacy.net> wrote:
>>
>>> I've never heard of a "fish slice" or "spatula" being referred to as an
>>> "egg slice" but I can see the logic in it: a device for turning over
>>> fish when shallow-frying it or grilling it would be equally useful for
>>> turning over a fried egg or for scooping it up and serving it after
>>> cooking.
>>
>> That's a spatula. The egg slice does for eggs what a cheese slice does
>> for
>> cheese: turns a solid lump into a bunch of slices. The clue is in the
>> name.
>
> Spatulas have narrow, flexible blades. Too narrow to life a fried egg.

No, some spatulas do, a *slotted' spatula is a fish slice

In general a spatula is a broad flat implement. How broad and how flats
is moot.
Those sets of wooden things you buy are ALSO spatulas.

As is that ghastly rubber thingy you use on non stick pans.

>
> Not sure why a fish slice is a slice.
>
It just is. Not sure why a torque wrench isn't a spanner.

--
“Progress is precisely that which rules and regulations did not foresee,”

– Ludwig von Mises

On 24/02/2023 14:09, Jeff Gaines wrote:
> No idea what that means?
*Argumentum ab auctoritate*, or argument from authority, is a logical
fallacy indulged on by every single academic scholar who quotes someone
elses bullshit to support his own.

So e.g., you get idiots in the guardian saying '97% of scientists
think...' as if that meant something.

Before Einstein., 99.99% of scientists thought Newton was right.

I call it 'Bandar Logic' after Kipling's 'Bandar Log' , the monkey
people, who claimed 'we all say it, so it must be true'.

--
Of what good are dead warriors? … Warriors are those who desire battle
more than peace. Those who seek battle despite peace. Those who thump
their spears on the ground and talk of honor. Those who leap high the
battle dance and dream of glory … The good of dead warriors, Mother, is
that they are dead.
Sheri S Tepper: The Awakeners.

On 24/02/2023 in message <ttal6q$27bbi$3@dont-email.me> The Natural
Philosopher wrote:

>On 24/02/2023 14:09, Jeff Gaines wrote:
>>No idea what that means?
>*Argumentum ab auctoritate*, or argument from authority, is a logical
>fallacy indulged on by every single academic scholar who quotes someone
>elses bullshit to support his own.
>
>So e.g., you get idiots in the guardian saying '97% of scientists
>think...' as if that meant something.
>
>Before Einstein., 99.99% of scientists thought Newton was right.
>
>I call it 'Bandar Logic' after Kipling's 'Bandar Log' , the monkey people,
>who claimed 'we all say it, so it must be true'.

Interesting, sounds like a good description of socialist dogma/propaganda.
In this case it was references from dictionaries that have rather more
credibility than me when it comes to explaining the meaning of words.

--
Jeff Gaines Dorset UK
640k ought to be enough for anyone.
(Bill Gates, 1981)

On 24/02/2023 in message <ttakjr$279gm$9@dont-email.me> The Natural
Philosopher wrote:

>On 24/02/2023 13:53, Tim Streater wrote:
>>On 24 Feb 2023 at 11:54:36 GMT, ""Jeff Gaines"" <jgnewsid@outlook.com>
>>wrote:
>>
>>>On 24/02/2023 in message <k5rl1cF5qp2U1@mid.individual.net> Tim Streater
>>>wrote:
>>>
>>>>On 24 Feb 2023 at 10:04:22 GMT, ""Jeff Gaines"" <jgnewsid@outlook.com>
>>>>wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>On 24/02/2023 in message <k5rfu3F51i9U1@mid.individual.net> Tim
>>>>>Streater
>>>>>wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>On 24 Feb 2023 at 08:46:00 GMT, "Bob Eager" <news0009@eager.cx> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>On Fri, 24 Feb 2023 08:35:25 +0000, Tim Streater wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>I (and the OED) recognise egg-slice as a thing for removing fried
>>>>>>>>>eggs
>>>>>>>>>&
>>>>>>>>>omelets from pans.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>So it removes or moves eggs.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>An egg slicer is a thing for slicing eggs.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>And now you say it slices them. Which is it?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Different words. slice and slicer.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Pure sophistry.
>>>>>
>>>>>No, different words, different meanings. An egg slicer slices eggs to
>>>>>go
>>>>>in sandwiches/salads. An egg slice lifts eggs from a frying pan in the
>>>>>same way a cake slice lifts a slice of cake.
>>>>
>>>>So a cake slice gives me a slice of cake, and an egg slice gives me a
>>>>slice of egg, is that your story?
>>>>
>>>>>The subtleties of the English language.
>>>>
>>>>Subtle indeed.
>>>
>>>And agreed by the Collins dictionary and others:
>>>
>>>https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/egg-slice
>>>
>>>https://www.dictionary.com/browse/egg-slice
>>>
>>>https://www.wordnik.com/words/egg-slice
>>>
>>>https://www.thefreedictionary.com/egg+slice
>>
>>Argument by authority.
>>
>>Presumably, also, it is forbidden to use an egg-slice to remove bacon,
>>sausages, mushrooms, hash-browns, etc from the frying-pan.
>>
>The answer is specific, the item we are talking about is a fish slice, a
>slotted spatula or a slotted turner.
>
>An egg slice is a thing for slicing (hard boiled) eggs.
>End of.
>
>You can argue that its silly, but that's English for you.

It may be English but it's wrong, you need to distinguish between slice
and slicer.

--
Jeff Gaines Dorset UK
There is absolutely no substitute for a genuine lack of preparation

On 24/02/2023 14:10, Jeff Gaines wrote:
> On 24/02/2023 in message <ttafti$27l2d$2@dont-email.me> Max Demian wrote:
>
>>> That's a spatula. The egg slice does for eggs what a cheese slice
>>> does for
>>> cheese: turns a solid lump into a bunch of slices. The clue is in the
>>> name.
>>
>> Spatulas have narrow, flexible blades. Too narrow to life a fried egg.
>>
>> Not sure why a fish slice is a slice
>
> Inherited from cake slice?

What's a cake slice? (I know what a slice of cake is.)

--
Max Demian

On 24/02/2023 15:24, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
> On 24/02/2023 14:00, Max Demian wrote:
>> On 23/02/2023 21:51, Tim Streater wrote:
>>> On 23 Feb 2023 at 20:45:42 GMT, "NY" <me@privacy.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I've never heard of a "fish slice" or "spatula" being referred to as an
>>>> "egg slice" but I can see the logic in it: a device for turning over
>>>> fish when shallow-frying it or grilling it would be equally useful for
>>>> turning over a fried egg or for scooping it up and serving it after
>>>> cooking.
>>>
>>> That's a spatula. The egg slice does for eggs what a cheese slice
>>> does for
>>> cheese: turns a solid lump into a bunch of slices. The clue is in the
>>> name.
>>
>> Spatulas have narrow, flexible blades. Too narrow to life a fried egg.
>
> No, some spatulas do, a *slotted' spatula is a fish slice
>
> In general a spatula is a broad flat implement. How broad and how flats
> is moot.

My steel bladed spatula is 1.25" wide.

> Those sets of wooden things you buy are ALSO spatulas.

Mine is 2-1/8" wide.

> As is that ghastly rubber thingy you use on non stick pans.

I have two ghastly rubber things: one is 2" wide and the other is 2.5".

None of the aforementioned items is slotted or in any way suitable for
turning or removing a fried egg from a frying pan.

>> Not sure why a fish slice is a slice.
>>
> It just is. Not sure why a torque wrench isn't a spanner.

Maybe it's a US invention.

--
Max Demian

Clive Arthur <clive@nowaytoday.co.uk> wrote:
> Rod Speed wrote:

>> Yeah. One of our states calls a suitcase a port for some reason.

> Portmanteau.

Figures and I am familiar with that word, but its very unclear
why that particular state ended up with that particular word
for that given that it was one of the later states.

And why buses were never called omnis anywhere I am aware of.

On 24/02/2023 16:02, Jeff Gaines wrote:
> On 24/02/2023 in message <ttal6q$27bbi$3@dont-email.me> The Natural
> Philosopher wrote:
>
>> On 24/02/2023 14:09, Jeff Gaines wrote:
>>> No idea what that means?
>> *Argumentum  ab auctoritate*, or argument from authority, is a logical
>> fallacy indulged on by every single academic scholar who quotes
>> someone elses bullshit to support his own.
>>
>> So e.g., you get idiots in the guardian saying '97% of scientists
>> think...' as if that meant something.
>>
>> Before Einstein., 99.99% of scientists thought Newton was right.
>>
>> I call it 'Bandar Logic' after Kipling's 'Bandar Log' , the monkey
>> people, who claimed 'we all say it, so it must be true'.
>
> Interesting, sounds like a good description of socialist
> dogma/propaganda. In this case it was references from dictionaries that
> have rather more credibility than me when it comes to explaining the
> meaning of words.
>
Well yes, if it is something that is *defined by humans* then
*Argumentum ab auctoritate*, has some meaning. It doesn't work with
Nature though. Nature doesn't give a flying fuck about what 97% of
scientists think.

--
“The urge to save humanity is almost always only a false face for the
urge to rule it.”
– H. L. Mencken

On 24/02/2023 16:57, Max Demian wrote:
> On 24/02/2023 15:24, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>> On 24/02/2023 14:00, Max Demian wrote:
>>> On 23/02/2023 21:51, Tim Streater wrote:
>>>> On 23 Feb 2023 at 20:45:42 GMT, "NY" <me@privacy.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I've never heard of a "fish slice" or "spatula" being referred to
>>>>> as an
>>>>> "egg slice" but I can see the logic in it: a device for turning over
>>>>> fish when shallow-frying it or grilling it would be equally useful for
>>>>> turning over a fried egg or for scooping it up and serving it after
>>>>> cooking.
>>>>
>>>> That's a spatula. The egg slice does for eggs what a cheese slice
>>>> does for
>>>> cheese: turns a solid lump into a bunch of slices. The clue is in
>>>> the name.
>>>
>>> Spatulas have narrow, flexible blades. Too narrow to life a fried egg.
>>
>> No, some spatulas do, a *slotted' spatula is a fish slice
>>
>> In general a spatula is a broad flat implement. How broad and how
>> flats is moot.
>
> My steel bladed spatula is 1.25" wide.
>
>> Those sets of wooden things you buy are ALSO spatulas.
>
> Mine is 2-1/8" wide.
>
>> As is that ghastly rubber thingy you use on non stick pans.
>
> I have two ghastly rubber things: one is 2" wide and the other is 2.5".
>
> None of the aforementioned items is slotted or in any way suitable for
> turning or removing a fried egg from a frying pan.
>
That's why you need a SLOTTED spatula, or fish slice.

Actually the ghastly rubber things to work on a non stick

>>> Not sure why a fish slice is a slice.
>>>
>> It just is. Not sure why a torque wrench isn't a spanner.
>
> Maybe it's a US invention.
>

--
When plunder becomes a way of life for a group of men in a society, over
the course of time they create for themselves a legal system that
authorizes it and a moral code that glorifies it.

Frédéric Bastiat

On Sat, 25 Feb 2023 00:58:26 +1100, Max Demian <max_demian@bigfoot.com>
wrote:

> On 23/02/2023 20:06, Rod Speed wrote:
>> On Thu, 23 Feb 2023 23:18:38 +1100, Max Demian <max_demian@bigfoot.com>
>> wrote:
>>> On 22/02/2023 21:18, Rod Speed wrote:
>>>> On Thu, 23 Feb 2023 04:54:58 +1100, Max Demian
>>>> <max_demian@bigfoot.com> wrote:
>>>>> On 22/02/2023 17:29, Jeff Gaines wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I have broken my egg slice so went on to Amazon to find a
>>>>>> replacement. All it turned up was those small devices for slicing
>>>>>> eggs to go in sandwiches. I got on the their chat service and it
>>>>>> seems what I should have been searching for is a "Fish Slice
>>>>>> Slotted Turner Spoon Nylon Cooking Spatula Non-Stick Burger Flipper
>>>>>> Fried Egg Turner Heat Resistant Bpa Free Kitchen Utensils for
>>>>>> Cooking, Draining & Frying"
>>>>>> Oh well, I'll know next time.
>>>>>
>>>>> That's because everyone calls it a fish slice or turner.
>>>> I don't.
>>>
>>> What do you call it: a turno?
>> Don't have a specific name for it.

> What do you do if you want to buy one and you can't find one on display?

They are always on display being so frequently used by most.

> Do you say, "Can I have a funny slotty thing?" In the UK we have special
> names for things.

We do too but not for those.

On Sat, 25 Feb 2023 01:00:18 +1100, Max Demian <max_demian@bigfoot.com>
wrote:

> On 23/02/2023 21:51, Tim Streater wrote:
>> On 23 Feb 2023 at 20:45:42 GMT, "NY" <me@privacy.net> wrote:
>>
>>> I've never heard of a "fish slice" or "spatula" being referred to as an
>>> "egg slice" but I can see the logic in it: a device for turning over
>>> fish when shallow-frying it or grilling it would be equally useful for
>>> turning over a fried egg or for scooping it up and serving it after
>>> cooking.
>> That's a spatula. The egg slice does for eggs what a cheese slice does
>> for
>> cheese: turns a solid lump into a bunch of slices. The clue is in the
>> name.
>
> Spatulas have narrow, flexible blades. Too narrow to life a fried egg.
>
> Not sure why a fish slice is a slice.

Or why the word fish is used when FAR more eggs are fried.

On Sat, 25 Feb 2023 01:10:43 +1100, Jeff Gaines <jgnewsid@outlook.com>
wrote:

> On 24/02/2023 in message <ttafti$27l2d$2@dont-email.me> Max Demian wrote:
>
>>> That's a spatula. The egg slice does for eggs what a cheese slice does
>>> for
>>> cheese: turns a solid lump into a bunch of slices. The clue is in the
>>> name.
>>
>> Spatulas have narrow, flexible blades. Too narrow to life a fried egg.
>>
>> Not sure why a fish slice is a slice
>
> Inherited from cake slice?

We don't use that term for what is used to serve bits of a cake either.

On 24/02/2023 in message <ttapr5$28m53$1@dont-email.me> Max Demian wrote:

>On 24/02/2023 14:10, Jeff Gaines wrote:
>>On 24/02/2023 in message <ttafti$27l2d$2@dont-email.me> Max Demian wrote:
>>
>>>>That's a spatula. The egg slice does for eggs what a cheese slice does
>>>>for
>>>>cheese: turns a solid lump into a bunch of slices. The clue is in the
>>>>name.
>>>
>>>Spatulas have narrow, flexible blades. Too narrow to life a fried egg.
>>>
>>>Not sure why a fish slice is a slice
>>
>>Inherited from cake slice?
>
>What's a cake slice? (I know what a slice of cake is.)

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gift-Cake-Slice/s?k=Gift+Cake+Slice

--
Jeff Gaines Dorset UK
Have you ever noticed that all the instruments searching for intelligent
life are pointing away from Earth?

On 24/02/2023 in message <op.10vuczgabyq249@pvr2.lan> Rod Speed wrote:

>On Sat, 25 Feb 2023 01:10:43 +1100, Jeff Gaines <jgnewsid@outlook.com>
>wrote:
>
>>On 24/02/2023 in message <ttafti$27l2d$2@dont-email.me> Max Demian wrote:
>>
>>>>That's a spatula. The egg slice does for eggs what a cheese slice does
>>>>for
>>>>cheese: turns a solid lump into a bunch of slices. The clue is in the
>>>>name.
>>>
>>>Spatulas have narrow, flexible blades. Too narrow to life a fried egg.
>>>
>>>Not sure why a fish slice is a slice
>>
>>Inherited from cake slice?
>
>We don't use that term for what is used to serve bits of a cake either.

I'm not sure who "we" refers to but see:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gift-Cake-Slice/s?k=Gift+Cake+Slice

--
Jeff Gaines Dorset UK
It may be that your sole purpose in life is to serve as a warning to others.

On 24/02/2023 18:23, Jeff Gaines wrote:
> On 24/02/2023 in message <op.10vuczgabyq249@pvr2.lan> Rod Speed wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 25 Feb 2023 01:10:43 +1100, Jeff Gaines <jgnewsid@outlook.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On 24/02/2023 in message <ttafti$27l2d$2@dont-email.me> Max Demian
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>> That's a spatula. The egg slice does for eggs what a cheese slice
>>>>> does for
>>>>> cheese: turns a solid lump into a bunch of slices. The clue is in
>>>>> the name.
>>>>
>>>> Spatulas have narrow, flexible blades. Too narrow to life a fried egg.
>>>>
>>>> Not sure why a fish slice is a slice
>>>
>>> Inherited from cake slice?
>>
>> We don't use that term for what is used to serve bits of a cake either.
>
> I'm not sure who "we" refers to but see:
>
> https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gift-Cake-Slice/s?k=Gift+Cake+Slice
>
Further proof the rodders is a low class oaf.

--
Truth welcomes investigation because truth knows investigation will lead
to converts. It is deception that uses all the other techniques.

On Sat, 25 Feb 2023 02:17:02 +1100, The Natural Philosopher
<tnp@invalid.invalid> wrote:

> On 24/02/2023 13:58, Max Demian wrote:
>> On 23/02/2023 20:06, Rod Speed wrote:
>>> On Thu, 23 Feb 2023 23:18:38 +1100, Max Demian
>>> <max_demian@bigfoot.com> wrote:
>>>> On 22/02/2023 21:18, Rod Speed wrote:
>>>>> On Thu, 23 Feb 2023 04:54:58 +1100, Max Demian
>>>>> <max_demian@bigfoot.com> wrote:
>>>>>> On 22/02/2023 17:29, Jeff Gaines wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I have broken my egg slice so went on to Amazon to find a
>>>>>>> replacement. All it turned up was those small devices for slicing
>>>>>>> eggs to go in sandwiches. I got on the their chat service and it
>>>>>>> seems what I should have been searching for is a "Fish Slice
>>>>>>> Slotted Turner Spoon Nylon Cooking Spatula Non-Stick Burger
>>>>>>> Flipper Fried Egg Turner Heat Resistant Bpa Free Kitchen Utensils
>>>>>>> for Cooking, Draining & Frying"
>>>>>>> Oh well, I'll know next time.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> That's because everyone calls it a fish slice or turner.
>>>>> I don't.
>>>>
>>>> What do you call it: a turno?
>>>
>>> Don't have a specific name for it.
>> What do you do if you want to buy one and you can't find one on
>> display? Do you say, "Can I have a funny slotty thing?" In the UK we
>> have special names for things.
>>
> Rodders doesn't do cooking.

Wrong, as always.

> He orders Pizzas

Haven't ordered one for decades, quite literally.

> or gets his mum to do it.

Bit hard given that she has been dead for 65 years.

On Sat, 25 Feb 2023 05:23:57 +1100, Jeff Gaines <jgnewsid@outlook.com>
wrote:

> On 24/02/2023 in message <op.10vuczgabyq249@pvr2.lan> Rod Speed wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 25 Feb 2023 01:10:43 +1100, Jeff Gaines <jgnewsid@outlook.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On 24/02/2023 in message <ttafti$27l2d$2@dont-email.me> Max Demian
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>> That's a spatula. The egg slice does for eggs what a cheese slice
>>>>> does for
>>>>> cheese: turns a solid lump into a bunch of slices. The clue is in
>>>>> the name.
>>>>
>>>> Spatulas have narrow, flexible blades. Too narrow to life a fried egg.
>>>>
>>>> Not sure why a fish slice is a slice
>>>
>>> Inherited from cake slice?
>>
>> We don't use that term for what is used to serve bits of a cake either.
>
> I'm not sure who "we" refers to

Australians.

> but see:
>
> https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gift-Cake-Slice/s?k=Gift+Cake+Slice

I am well aware that poms do use that term, same with fish slice and egg
slice.

On 24/02/2023 in message <op.10vv4kdtbyq249@pvr2.lan> Rod Speed wrote:

>>I'm not sure who "we" refers to
>
>Australians.

Oh, how long before your sentence is complete? Are you allowed back to the
UK or do you have to stay in Botany Bay?

--
Jeff Gaines Dorset UK
Every day is a good day for chicken, unless you're a chicken.

On Sat, 25 Feb 2023 09:35:35 +1100, Jeff Gaines <jgnewsid@outlook.com>
wrote:

> On 24/02/2023 in message <op.10vv4kdtbyq249@pvr2.lan> Rod Speed wrote:
>
>>> I'm not sure who "we" refers to
>>
>> Australians.
>
> Oh, how long before your sentence is complete?

Never had one and none of my relos ever did and
those who did have been dead for quite a while now.

> Are you allowed back to the UK

There is no back involved.

> or do you have to stay in Botany Bay?

I have lived in sydney harbour for some years as a child,
never in botany bay.

On Sat, 25 Feb 2023 05:12:53 +1100, Rod Speed <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com>
wrote:

> On Sat, 25 Feb 2023 01:00:18 +1100, Max Demian <max_demian@bigfoot.com>
> wrote:
>
>> On 23/02/2023 21:51, Tim Streater wrote:
>>> On 23 Feb 2023 at 20:45:42 GMT, "NY" <me@privacy.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I've never heard of a "fish slice" or "spatula" being referred to as
>>>> an
>>>> "egg slice" but I can see the logic in it: a device for turning over
>>>> fish when shallow-frying it or grilling it would be equally useful for
>>>> turning over a fried egg or for scooping it up and serving it after
>>>> cooking.
>>> That's a spatula. The egg slice does for eggs what a cheese slice
>>> does for
>>> cheese: turns a solid lump into a bunch of slices. The clue is in the
>>> name.
>>
>> Spatulas have narrow, flexible blades. Too narrow to life a fried egg.
>>
>> Not sure why a fish slice is a slice.
>
> Or why the word fish is used when FAR more eggs are fried.

Just came across this, you lot need to wake up.
https://www.facebook.com/reel/1527144674421629?mibextid=5zvaxg&fs=e&s=TIeQ9V

On 24/02/2023 18:11, Rod Speed wrote:
> On Sat, 25 Feb 2023 00:58:26 +1100, Max Demian <max_demian@bigfoot.com>
> wrote:
>> On 23/02/2023 20:06, Rod Speed wrote:
>>> On Thu, 23 Feb 2023 23:18:38 +1100, Max Demian
>>> <max_demian@bigfoot.com> wrote:
>>>> On 22/02/2023 21:18, Rod Speed wrote:
>>>>> On Thu, 23 Feb 2023 04:54:58 +1100, Max Demian

>>>>>> That's because everyone calls it a fish slice or turner.
>>>>>  I don't.
>>>>
>>>> What do you call it: a turno?
>>>  Don't have a specific name for it.
>
>> What do you do if you want to buy one and you can't find one on display?
>
> They are always on display being so frequently used by most.
>
>> Do you say, "Can I have a funny slotty thing?" In the UK we have
>> special names for things.
>
> We do too but not for those.

The shops must have a word for it, so they can order more when they run out.

Why don't you just admit that you don't know what it's called?

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Max Demian

On Sun, 26 Feb 2023 04:18:54 +1100, Max Demian <max_demian@bigfoot.com>
wrote:

> On 24/02/2023 18:11, Rod Speed wrote:
>> On Sat, 25 Feb 2023 00:58:26 +1100, Max Demian <max_demian@bigfoot.com>
>> wrote:
>>> On 23/02/2023 20:06, Rod Speed wrote:
>>>> On Thu, 23 Feb 2023 23:18:38 +1100, Max Demian
>>>> <max_demian@bigfoot.com> wrote:
>>>>> On 22/02/2023 21:18, Rod Speed wrote:
>>>>>> On Thu, 23 Feb 2023 04:54:58 +1100, Max Demian
>
>>>>>>> That's because everyone calls it a fish slice or turner.
>>>>>> I don't.
>>>>>
>>>>> What do you call it: a turno?
>>>> Don't have a specific name for it.
>>
>>> What do you do if you want to buy one and you can't find one on
>>> display?
>> They are always on display being so frequently used by most.
>>
>>> Do you say, "Can I have a funny slotty thing?" In the UK we have
>>> special names for things.
>> We do too but not for those.
>
> The shops must have a word for it, so they can order more when they run
> out.

But that isnt necessarily what the general public calls them, stupid.

> Why don't you just admit that you don't know what it's called?

It isnt just me, fuckwit.