MunichNark

Agreed. I'm just not interested in them anymore. I come here for the well written posts, the snark but the family in themselves........yawn

A case found in Denmark of all places...

I had exactly the same happening to me, for my 5th anniversary - my then Boss stumbled through some perfunctionary words. It was crucifying. But neither Mechelle nor DimBulb really know their kids, since they've never bothered to get to know them. Those kids are generic, exchangeable and don't matter a damn on an individual basis at all. I would really like to know when was the last time that Mechelle really bothered about any of her children?

Everything about their house is very generic, isn't it? Their decorating, their rooms, their garden or lack thereof.......none of them seems to care, or is allowed to care. Having greenery would, of course, mean somebody has to be responsible and that is something they aren't capable of being

Why does she always make a point to look as dowdy as possible? Is she trying to deflect DimBulb? She seems to shrink at an alarming rate too

That's because Anglicans come in different shades - they would be very High Church, which is near inseparable from the Catholic Church. In fact, you'd hardly know the difference if you were to go to their Mass service. I remember I was in London years ago, attending a Service and couldn't tell if it was A or C til Communion..... Jill is an idiot. I think this is what happens when you raise your children to be dumb, deaf and blind to everything but their parents, when you crush their spirit in every way, when you beat them up every time they don't do the sweet countenance...it's so sad

Here you go my dear ;-))) http://www.mrkipling.co.uk/MrKipling/media/Images/Products/Large%20Cakes/hero-largecakes-battenberg.png?width=522&height=300&ext=.png I see. Infrastructure here is somewhat different of course, with public transport and all, you would be able to get yourself to a supermarket. We do have a lot of smaller shops still that sell fruit n veg. Aye, I remember then supposedly planting a garden, but that takes discipline and perseverance, none of which the Duggars possess. And since Ma n Pa are more interested in travelling to and fro, it falls by the wayside

You've pretty much nailed it. Some Duggar child I think admitted that they hadn't seen their so-called good friends in years. I don't think that the Bates parents actually like the Duggar parents. Some sort of friendship seems to have sprung up between some of the kids (I do remember that some Duggar girls, Jessa? turned up their nose(s) at any innuendo that there may be a courtship between the two families a few years ago), but for the adults, no. The Bateses were just as crazy but kind of reinvented themselves and come across as much more likeable now, plus they seem to have mellowed and yes, learnt something from their mistakes. I still do like them, their kids aren't afraid of them, they interact in a normal way and Alyssa hasn't been shunned for wearing jeans

Who's Flame?

Thanks for the link, that was interesting. I'm quite amazed at the amount of veggies that seem to be sold in tins :-) We don't have that huge a selection of tinned goods. I agree, I just don't get it that they don't have a lovely fruit n veg garden. They have the space, they have enough indentured slaves, who could actually learn something and be given a work ethic. AND they would have the best possible produce, fresh and healthy. Feeding a child cold tinned peas is just...........blah. We don't experience that food desert syndrome much if at all here, I suppose. It's never that far from a supermarket or Farmer's Market. Those kind of expensive wee shops are corner shops here. But the Duggars live near a town, don't they and I believe I've even seen an Aldi there. Not known for the best products, but still.......

It's cheaper? Really? All junk/convenience food here is much more expensive, despite the fact that it's basically made from utter crap. Interesting. Mind you, since they put their barely teenage daughters onto cooking duty, what can you expect? They weren't taught anything real after all

:-)))) You just made me laugh. Thanks for the explanation, Google wasn't terribly helpful in that respect. There is no such thing either in Germany, the UK or Ireland. Ah well. I get that they don't want to cut up a ton of carrots say, but I've always been led to believe that the US is the epitome of convenience - and thus will surely have frozen prepared food that you just chuck into the saucepan? And junk food is expensive, no? I'm not even familiar with most of what they eat (velveeta, tater tots....)

I'm somewhat disappointed that Whitney is pregnant again. Their wee one is barely a year old and she must surely be past the 3 months mark. Sigh.....and he's such a dote. I hope they won't go the same route as Zac's parents.

Oh dear goodness, this was hilarious. I don't know what tater tots are exactly and thought the strange dog sausage shaped thingy looked like turd........yuk. This does not look appetising at.all. Salty, fatty, overproduced crap. Never heard of white cake either - is that a uniquely american thing?

You'll love it. Perhaps I ought to mention that it does need to go into the oven - that wasn't terribly clear in my post.

I've looked them up and they seem identical to our donuts.......

I use either mature Gouda or Cheddar. It's so yummy. Only thing is, you may, ahem, not be terribly sociable to people for a while due to the gassy nature of the kraut.....it's so easy to make, just throw in the kraut, previously cooked for a minute or two with some sugar and pineapple (use sweetened pineapple for this), and throw lots of cheese on top. Sauerkraut cooked with some cream is actually really nice too. Gives a melt-in-the-mouth texture. I had to look up Kolbassi, since I've never heard of it. What's white cake? Re Berliners, depending on where you're from, they are either Berliners (I've just scoffed one), Pfannkuchen (which is actually a pancake) or here, in the South, Krapfen. We're heading towards the Carnival seasons finale (just before Easter) now, where traditionally, there are looooooooads of different filled donuts available you only get then. Droooooooooooooooool

Oreo balls.......how......delightful. Not. Why is everything they eat so fat, salty, sweet and plain unhealthy?

I'm far from innocent :-) I lived in Northern Ireland at a time when bombs were a reality and I've been in bombs scares. In comparsion, Germany and Munich are lalaland......Munich's exceptionally safe (up until now), laughably so, so you may fare well with your open door...... Quite like the dog with a business attitude:-))) Is that a trademark yet? Pork's very bavarian, they can't do without it here at all. I'm a veggie so.. Sauerkraut with pineapple and cheese, baked in the oven comes highly recommended, if you're not a huge fan usually.

Is there ever a quiet moment in that dirty messy house? It would drive me insane. Small wonder Jilly Muffin can't stand being alone with her hubby. She's used to mayhem

What IS that? Toffee apples? Chocolate covered fruit? Marshmellow kisses?

Thank you, that's kind. Aye, all well, nothing happened yet......I was worried about a friend who was out near it, but no bother thankfully. We will have more of that to come - and that something is going to happen is a given. Just a matter of when exactly. Sigh. I thought I left that behind when I left Northern Ireland. Anyhoo, hope you all had a good start to the year. Do you have any new year's traditions where you are? Myself, I eat white pickled cabbage (sourkraut) with mashed potato for lunch, to ensure I have enough money throughout the year. The cabbage represents whitegold, ie, money........ We've some fairly funky traditions in Germany though, from the fireworks to special Berliners (donuts to you) to melting lead to tell fortunes

Biscuit? THAT's a biscuit :-))) http://www.filet-bleu.com/biscuit-factory-france/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Biscuits-au-beurre.jpg Ok, I had to google that version, looks a wee bit like a scone or something.

I don't see any photos of Alyssa hiding anything? I hope it's not her - didn't she say she didn't want so many kids? That would be disappointing. Whitney, well, the wee one is what, a year or so? I suppose if she must. I hope they all have enough sense to not overbreed

Playskool first husband:-)))))))) People don't turn out like that unless they have been exposed to some hideous stuff in their childhood. Granted, not everyone is very emotional or given to gestures, but she..... She was a "willful child" (how do you do those tm trademarks?), eg, she was beaten to shite every day, to survive as a child, she learnt to build up a wall and do what's expected. The fact that she was a bully soon after also is a serious warning sign that things are very amiss with that one. Jessa wasn't taught to love, laugh and just be - she was taught to repress any and every normal human emotion, to view any urges as the spawn of the Devil, to view her own brother as dangerous.....etc etc. No wonder she turned out like that. Only thing is - now she is an adult and responsible for the way she still is. We can't help how we grow up but we CAN help the way we are once grown