Jack Monroe #172 Grift, glaugh, glove

[Silver Linings]

 

[Shawads]

Another baffling photo caption. "You’re never too old for a Colin from yer Ma" might work for a 33 year old getting a caterpillar cake from their mum, but literally no one thinks that a boy of 11 is "too old" for one.

And the fact that it's not actually a Colin. Just made it up on the spot for the 'funny' line it probably was meant to be a Colin but she ran out of time and sainsbos was nearer

 

[Orphan_Black]

I wonder if the Polski Sklep shlep was designed to distract us from our quotes.

It was a very fast turnaround from hairdresser Jack, I wonder if her new book has a Polish chapter too lol!

 

[Marj24]

I feel like I must be the only person in the UK who has never had one! tempted to go and buy myself one but as I live alone and have 0 self control seems like a bad idea

I've never had a Colin or any of the knock off versions either! Always get my family celebration cakes from Costco, big enough to cater for a crowd (£14.99 serves 48!)

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[EllaEm87]

Still feeling triggered.

The world is bigger than Jack Sodding Monroe.

WHO KNEW? Not Jack, apparently.

 

[PunkyMonkey]

I wonder if perhaps there would be a reason for that

 

[Pixieboots]

I feel like I must be the only person in the UK who has never had one! tempted to go and buy myself one but as I live alone and have 0 self control seems like a bad idea

They do mini-roll versions!

 

[Bombastic]

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I'm bored now, Jack x

From a spoon! My ACTUAL grandmother's bones rattling in the grave

 

[L3moning]

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This could almost be Fevers and Mirrors era Bright Eyes single cover art

Although actually, it doesn't say "She died", so its not quite morbid enough for that album

 

[Captainmouse]

No babes, she saves all her bellybutton fluff and her drain hair in a dirty milk bottle, then packs it into toilet roll tubes with tumble dryer lint to start a bbq, coz she is poor.

I thought firefighters put fires out?

 

[JuliaGulia]

not caught up but a decent patreon drop from 344 to 329, down 15 subs or 4.4%.



Wtf, cab drivers don’t even want to go from central to the suburbs and that’s still in London... why would they be going to the fucking COAST with any regularity???

I was late for work one morning years back and couldn't even get one to take me from Kentish Town Road to Kilburn

 

[Jelly Bean]

I'm on a Grunka so the convo has 100% moved on by now but...can I also be boring and ask you what shampoo bar you use? I also have a very oily scalp and am thinking of switching shampoos to see if it helps any

Spoiler: Off topic hair talk

For an oily scalp I 100% recommend a silicone scalp massager. Most well known is the Scalpy but I got a cheaper version, Sofmild, on Amazon (sorry) for about £4. Makes my hair seem thicker and able to go longer between washes. Definitely worth a try.

 

[Orphan_Black]

This, which she has liked this morning, is making me cringe for her.

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Which one do we think Jack will focus on first? lol. I hate shit like this!!!

 

[Kelpie]

When we expect Asian food Jack, Afro Caribbean Jack or perhaps Antipodean Jack? Just want to pencil a few dates in for entertainment.

Ps who is RSM??

 

[Lanie]

No offence to anyone but those pickled mushrooms. Pickled food gives me the ick.

I know it's preserved but I always just think it's been sitting there in the heat of the shop in a jar for God knows how long. It's totally a imagination thing. Don't get me started on pickled eggs from the chip shop.

 

[Orphan_Black]

last mention of knitting from january 23rd in the megathread of stories teasing the frugal book shit, including the usage of ring pulls to arrange your outfits, even if you have several identical shirts and jeans that were purchased in an emergency in Edinburgh cos all you'd packed were nutribullets and bits of wallpaper

(ss by @colouredlines)

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She's so keen on a denim shirt!!!

 

[Shawads]

hot hot water is awful or you face, unless you like thread veins
but looking at her hands we know she doesn’t vigorously scrub anything with them

Except deeply into dog skin for that real scrrriiiiitchhh effect

 

[Legionnairess]

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What the absolute fuckery is that?

 

[Vroo]

Sorry, but 'free from caterpillars' is making me laugh! I know what it means but my brain is showing me a label with Caterpillar Free on it

When my dad was going through his ‘Good Life’ phase he grew calabrese - def not caterpillar free

 

[Orphan_Black]

I'm fully here for a AMA - I will answer all 3 of your questions happily

Do you have your court outfit still ready to go in case the Jack strikes back?!