The Lopper Wrote:
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> *Ridiculous thread alert*
>
> It finally came in handy.
>
> So I'm there buying mince yesterday. Normally I'll
> ask for a pound of mince, and that'll do me for
> one dinner, with a small bit to spare. Since I've
> been working though, I have a bigger lunch at
> midday, and I've been throwing more onions,
> peppers, mushrooms, carrots into my dinners, so a
> pound of mince is just too much. I hit on an idea
> there yesterday though, that a pound of mince
> would almost do me for two dinners these days, but
> it's a bit skimpy on the meat value. Now a pound,
> if you check your pound of butter, turns out to be
> round about 452 grammes...I hit a brainwave, half
> a kilo of mince would probably just about do me
> for two dinners worth. So I went into the deli,
> big smiley head on me, and asked for a half a kilo
> of mince. Perfect.
>
> I feel so European.
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