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WCDT Strips 3271-3275* (25-29 July 2016)

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BenRG:
IMO, like stews, they should be served in a bowl along with bread for mopping up the leftover gravy.

Casseroles are old dishes; pre-industrial with a history probably going back to the post-Roman epoch or even further. Consequently, they are made very much for efficient use of whatever ingredients are available for maximum nutrition value and storage of leftovers. It is definitely not an entrant in the 'food = art' world.

BTW - What is the difference between a casserole and a stew? Stews use mostly just stock gravy and don't take that long to cook whilst casseroles have far more elaborate sauces and tend to take longer to cook because the sauce needs time to flavour the meat.

Thrillho:

--- Quote from: swapna on 26 Jul 2016, 02:09 ---Re: Yesterday's comic: Yah, Claire has learnt nothing- didn't we just talk about pushing people, especially Clinton, into decisions? But ha-ha it's Claire so it's cute.
--- End quote ---

The attitude towards Claire in this thread is unsettling to me. Clinton has shown himself to be braver than he used to be, he is well within his rights to say no.

People are also ignoring that Claire says that it can be cancelled, and Clinton says he wanted another tattoo anyway.

How about we pay attention to the strip to see whether they actually get matching tattoos and whether Clinton ends up liking it? Especially if he's choosing the design.

oddtail:

--- Quote from: Thrillho on 26 Jul 2016, 03:14 ---The attitude towards Claire in this thread is unsettling to me. Clinton has shown himself to be braver than he used to be, he is well within his rights to say no.

--- End quote ---

I see where you're coming from, but making an appointment, with the possibility of cancelling, without consulting Clinton *before* making the appointment seems, to me, a bit presumptous. The decision should be made together with him. Yes, he can say "no", but he could always say no, even if she sprung this at him at the last second. Wouldn't make it 100% right. Making the arrangements before checking for his OK seems pushy.

People in the thread may be overreacting, possibly, but I think Claire did not, in fact, completely learn her lesson here. She's not doing anything atrocious, but she still doesn't think to ask ahead of time what Clinton thinks of the idea.

(granted, I'm not very objective here, because I've had anxiety attacks (or whatever those were) upon being informed less than three days in advance that I was going to a friggin' cinema. To get a tattoo, I'd need at least a month or two to get comfortable with the idea, and another month or so to decide on a design. Clinton is clearly not as screwed up as I am, and he *has* been shown to get a tattoo on a whim, basically. But I... guess even a normal person would ideally want to think it through for a few days at least, right? And to be fair, Clinton's USUAL deal seems to be to mull over things for a while, he's not very spontaneous. So I still think Claire seems awfully pushy, given that she knows that about her brother)

As a side note, I'm a bit surprised that Claire could set an appointment on such short notice. Must be an US thing... my wife, when she did her first tattoo, booked the appointment months and months in advance, because the tattoo artist was fully booked (always is, apparently) at least three months in advance at all times. Granted, that particular artist, from what I gather, is very popular and has a great reputation, so it's probably unusual. Still, a few days? Huh.

BenRG:
In Claire's defence, she's been fantasising about shared tattoos ever since the blow-up over Emily. I really think that she's set her heart on this, telling herself that it will be a great bonding moment for them. I can see Clinton agreeing on the basis that it is clear to him that this is something Claire needs in their relationship, right now.

My suggestion? A matching pattern on Clinton's left and Claire's right shoulder. Given their likely gaelic ancestry, maybe a celtic knot pattern or something.

Gyrre:
Thank you, Brun!

It's nice to know that I'm not the only one who thinks some casseroles look really weird/kind of gross.
Especially if there's an excess of peas.

Incidentally, I've been around dogs all of my life, so I know exactly the sort of casserole that is (though I don't recall the name). The meat is roast beef, if memory serves.

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