Re: Questions You Always Wanted To Ask... : Thu May 24, 2012 5:20 pm  

Hull White Star wrote:

And why are they called "Pikelets" in Hull?

they're not, pikelets and crumpets are different.

(although, in the modern world, isn't a pikelet a a baby gypsy?)

Re: Questions You Always Wanted To Ask... : Thu May 24, 2012 5:27 pm  

Why is the Sin Bin chat thread used solely by the same two or three people to say nothing other than "morning"?

Re: Questions You Always Wanted To Ask... : Thu May 24, 2012 6:28 pm  

Standee wrote:

they're not, pikelets and crumpets are different.

(although, in the modern world, isn't a pikelet a a baby gypsy?)

Not according to Wiki "Pikelet, an alternative name for a crumpet" & "In England, there is also a regional variant of the crumpet called the pikelet. It is usually made from the same batter as a crumpet, but the way in which it differs from a crumpet varies from place to place. In some parts of England (for example in the Midlands, around Wolverhampton) a pikelet is simply a crumpet without holes. In other parts (for example, Lancashire) it has holes, but is wider, thinner and more irregular than a crumpet because it is made without being restrained by a mould, and so spreads in the pan (or griddle) while cooking.[5]"

Sinbin, a font of all knowledge

Re: Questions You Always Wanted To Ask... : Thu May 24, 2012 6:42 pm  

Hull White Star wrote:

Not according to Wiki "Pikelet, an alternative name for a crumpet" & "In England, there is also a regional variant of the crumpet called the pikelet. It is usually made from the same batter as a crumpet, but the way in which it differs from a crumpet varies from place to place. In some parts of England (for example in the Midlands, around Wolverhampton) a pikelet is simply a crumpet without holes. In other parts (for example, Lancashire) it has holes, but is wider, thinner and more irregular than a crumpet because it is made without being restrained by a mould, and so spreads in the pan (or griddle) while cooking.[5]"

Sinbin, a font of all knowledge

sorry, you (and Wiki) are wrong, they are different things.

Re: Questions You Always Wanted To Ask... : Thu May 24, 2012 6:53 pm  

Ferocious Aardvark wrote:

No, the sudden movement of their head in your peripheral vision to look at you is picked up by your fight or flight detector equipment, which is hard wired to that part of the brain from your optic nerve, bypassing your visual cortex. Your conscious mind is concentrating on the road ahead, but your unconscious mind picks up the "threat" and reacts to it.

Women also tend to have a wider angle of vison than men, although men can usually see further than women. All apparently goes back to the female nesting instinct and constantly looking out for predators, while the men are out hunting for dinner

Re: Questions You Always Wanted To Ask... : Thu May 24, 2012 7:05 pm  

why, when shopping with a woman, do they see what they want in the first shop, traipse around town for 4 hours, and then go back and buy the first thing they saw?

Re: Questions You Always Wanted To Ask... : Thu May 24, 2012 7:18 pm  

sally cinnamon wrote: I've got a question, what language did the Normans speak when they conquered us? If they spoke French then how come we didn't end up speaking French? Were they actually French? Because they didn't speak French. http://danielle-duchateau.suite101.com/ ... age-a75347

sally cinnamon wrote: I've got a question, what language did the Normans speak when they conquered us? If they spoke French then how come we didn't end up speaking French? Were they actually French? Because they didn't speak French. http://danielle-duchateau.suite101.com/ ... age-a75347

Re: Questions You Always Wanted To Ask... : Thu May 24, 2012 7:21 pm  

Standee wrote:

why, when shopping with a woman, do they see what they want in the first shop, traipse around town for 4 hours, and then go back and buy the first thing they saw?

Why are some blokes daft enough to go out shopping with women when they know full-well that they'll "see what they want in the first shop, traipse around town for 4 hours, and then go back and buy the first thing they saw?"

Re: Questions You Always Wanted To Ask... : Thu May 24, 2012 7:25 pm  

Standee wrote:

sorry, you (and Wiki) are wrong, they are different things.

What others call crumpets have traditionally been known as pikelets in Hull, even to the point that retailers sold crumpets as pikelets. At the end of the day, they're all basically the same thing, a thin batter poured onto a hot griddle. None of them can beat Staffordshire oatcakes anyway

We'll be getting into the bread cake argument next

Re: Questions You Always Wanted To Ask... : Thu May 24, 2012 7:27 pm  

Just spotted Barbudo answered the French question. Apologies for repetition.