COLD DARK ROOM

[meech008]

I always think it's so marvelous when we have people chatting from four different continents at the same time:
America, Europe, Africa and Asia.
Wonderful.

It is! It's also really cool I think. I've learned a lot from chatting with people on here.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

fido camView attachment 145723

with no fido in sight lol

Camera shy.
Or escaped.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

It is! It's also really cool I think. I've learned a lot from chatting with people on here.

Me too!
For one thing, I've found lots of interesting things out about the US, which i've never visited.
How different your laws, beliefs, cuisine and everything are.
(not bad, just different and interesting).
And how different it is State to State in some ways.

 

[johnandjade]

Red Bull's banned in France and other places.

wow!

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

It is! It's also really cool I think. I've learned a lot from chatting with people on here.

And loads about torts and turtles, of course.

 

[johnandjade]

Camera shy.
Or escaped.

flew away

 

[ZEROPILOT]

Hello Ed. How are you? And how's Bertha these days? Hope you're fine, and that Bertha is better.

Will be going to the post tomorrow - Saturday - and am hoping to find a nice surprise for Oli. Will inform you as soon as I return.

Thanks, Ed.

Don't forget. It could be as late as NEXT Wednesday....

 

[johnandjade]

Where at in VA?

i text me mammy to find out, she's in spain just now so might be too drunk to text back lol

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

flew away

Battort.
Or Fidobat.

 

[johnandjade]

Battort.
Or Fidobat.

he must have heard you!!

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

he must have heard you!! View attachment 145724

Basking.
Lovely.

 

[johnandjade]

Basking.
Lovely.

re charging

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Surely somebody must know what the red food colouring people use for icing and Smarties etc. is made from ?
10 Points plus or minus.

 

[johnandjade]

Surely somebody must know what the red food colouring people use for icing and Smarties etc. is made from ?
10 Points plus or minus.

raspberry?

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

raspberry?

Nope.

 

[johnandjade]

crushed dead bugs?

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

crushed dead bugs?

Yep, people often say beetles, but it's a type of bug, that makes E120 , the Cochineal bug, Dactylopius coccus.
(beetles have biting mouth parts, bugs sucking ones)
It takes about 70,000 of them to make pound of cochineal.
We've largely moved away from cochineal because of vegetarianism and it not being Kosher or Halal
So we now use E122, except in Smarties which still use cochineal,
So Smarties are no good if you have an allergy to aspirin as the red ones will make you go blotchy, other people it can make hyperactive

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

What is the name given to a beetle 'fancier' or someone who collects beetles.
(nothing to do with The Beatles, a pop group, so i'm told.)

 

[johnandjade]

Yep, people often say beetles, but it's a type of bug, that makes E120 , the Cochineal bug, Dactylopius coccus.
(beetles have biting mouth parts, bugs sucking ones)
It takes about 70,000 of them to make pound of cochineal.
We've largely moved away from cochineal because of vegetarianism and it not being Kosher or Halal
So we now use E122, except in Smarties which still use cochineal,
So Smarties are no good if you have an allergy to aspirin as the red ones will make you go blotchy, other people it can make hyperactive

woo hoo

 

[johnandjade]

What is the name given to a beetle 'fancier' or someone who collects beetles.
(nothing to do with The Beatles, a pop group, so i'm told.)

beetlejuice