motherhen Posted May 5, 2005 Share Posted May 5, 2005 Hope you are all voting today. 17 year old daughter mighty cheesed off that she can't vote this time. Unfortunately we don't have a "Hens for every household" candidate sitting up here - anyone got that exciting option to vote for? Please note I have used a neutral colour for this posting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted May 5, 2005 Share Posted May 5, 2005 I wouldn't let those suffragettes down but Ollie put the crosses in the boxes for me so we can all blame him if it goes pear shaped!! Neutral colour for me too - I didn't want to vote for any of them. They are all liars and never do anything for stay at home Mums ! Had to put my cross somewhere though ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jangle Posted May 5, 2005 Share Posted May 5, 2005 I am going tonight after I get home from work. I live 1.5 miles from the polling station so I shall go on my bicycle. The OH left for Devon at 7.00am this morning and should get back just in time to vote before the polls close at 10.00pm. He travels about 700 - 1000 miles a week at the moment, poor thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted May 5, 2005 Share Posted May 5, 2005 Can't help feeling that any Suffragettes looking in might think "We chained ourselves to railings for this?" but I can't not vote. Totally disillusioned with the lot of them but I have been and voted. Who not to vote for was easy........... Better choose a neutral colour instead of my usual then.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louise Posted May 5, 2005 Share Posted May 5, 2005 I have to got o the recycling, supermarket and then the polling station and my dad is coming to stay this w/e how can I cram it all in But I will definitely be doing my bit - for what its worth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SarahJo Posted May 5, 2005 Share Posted May 5, 2005 Ollie put the crosses in the boxes for me .. we did postal voting, but did NOT let Joe put any crosses anywhere near ..... . Raving loonies might have got in then , having said that they still might .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted May 5, 2005 Share Posted May 5, 2005 Lauren was quite put out that she couldn't vote - she wanted to vote for 'Mummy'. When we explained that she couldn't she decided she would vote for Jamie Oliver Perhaps she's got something there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SarahJo Posted May 5, 2005 Share Posted May 5, 2005 What a smart kid ... obviously Lauren likes GOOD food. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicola H Posted May 5, 2005 Share Posted May 5, 2005 Now that is worth a vote especially if he manages to ban Turkey Twizzlers................... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted May 5, 2005 Share Posted May 5, 2005 I don't think Lauren would let him ban Turkey Twizzlers She does like good food but unfortunately, she also like TT's She has stopped eating them (at school) since I let her watch an 'edited' version of his programme where he showed how they were made Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted May 5, 2005 Share Posted May 5, 2005 What are turkey twizzlers ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SarahJo Posted May 5, 2005 Share Posted May 5, 2005 A twizzled form of Turkey Dinosaurs or Jetters I suppose ... , ok they don't have them EVERY night Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted May 5, 2005 Share Posted May 5, 2005 You don't want to know! They are reconstituted turkey bits (which bits I don't know!) made into a twizzly long shape. Cheap, nasty and horrible and picked out by JO as one of the worst items in the school menu. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted May 5, 2005 Share Posted May 5, 2005 Hmmmm . Not missing much then, am I ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trish Posted May 6, 2005 Share Posted May 6, 2005 (edited) Basically they take all the bits you wouldn't touch if you saw them and puree them all up into a sludge then add binders and chemicals to make them stick together. It looked completley vile.Where's that vomiting emoticon please Edited May 6, 2005 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted May 6, 2005 Share Posted May 6, 2005 You can't have the vomiting emoticon - it messes up my PC! Kate might let you have one though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trish Posted May 6, 2005 Share Posted May 6, 2005 Thanks but I think the moment has past Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted May 7, 2005 Share Posted May 7, 2005 I've been making my own chicken nuggets for years now since we had to try my eldest on a gluten free diet. Now the boys won't touch "plastic" nuggets and they sing "We're hating it" everytime we pass a McDonalds ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trish Posted May 7, 2005 Share Posted May 7, 2005 Hurray for decerning children. Must admit mine don't like the commercial ones unless in the company of their peers when they do sometimes bow to pressure poor things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kizzamozza Posted May 8, 2005 Share Posted May 8, 2005 Now that is worth a vote especially if he manages to ban Turkey Twizzlers................... mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm turkey twizzlers are so fine. theyre all yummy. exept when the schooll make the horrible slimey ones. now that is bad. I know I'm only 13 but I so wish I could vote, the conservatves sounded soooo much better than the labours. I think the election is quite interesting. My Mum and my dad never voted though. "I like labour but I dont like tony blair" was their excuse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kizzamozza Posted May 8, 2005 Share Posted May 8, 2005 I've been making my own chicken nuggets for years now since we had to try my eldest on a gluten free diet. Now the boys won't touch "plastic" nuggets and they sing "We're hating it" everytime we pass a McDonalds ! Can I just say that why is everyone sort of killing macdonalds?? The food is so good... have you ever tasted a quorn burger and a creme egg mc flurry.... and the chips mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. But the chciken nuggets are disgusting though but I dont really eat chicken the only meat I really do eat is salami because salamis are so good. And Ham! I always buy the ham Salad at school Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imogen Posted May 9, 2005 Share Posted May 9, 2005 Yeh McDonalds is nice.... I wouldn't choose to eat there but sometimes it's just too tempting. But since I've heard all the gross stuff that goes into it, I find it much easier to resist! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red Posted May 14, 2005 Share Posted May 14, 2005 My sister has a friend who's child said to my sister (during a conversation about McD's) "Go to MacDonalds? I'd rather hold a pistol to my head!" We loved that we particularly liked the use of "pistol" rather than gun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motherhen Posted May 15, 2005 Author Share Posted May 15, 2005 OK Kim and Imogen It's to do with how they produce their food (broiler poultry and battery hens for starters), treat their staff, trash the environment with their production, packaging and waste practices, lie about how healthy their food is in their adverts, and dump the same McDonalds package into every culture in the world. They also use advertising and promotions and sponsorship to 'get kids addicted' to their food. That is what I think from what I have read and watched about the company. IT IS IMPORTANT YOU GUYS MAKE YOUR OWN DECISIONS ON WHAT YOU THINK ABOUT MCDONALDS (and Burger King and KFC etc) To help you make educated decisions, AFTER YOUR EXAMS, try and watch that docu film about the guy who lived for a month on McDonalds (available to rent on dvd now I think) There was also an excellent documantary last month about the McLibel Two. This was a couple of ordinary people who were protesting outside McDonalds about health issues, employment practices etc and handing out leaflets and, to get to the point, McDonalds sued them for libel and they did the court cases themselves against the best legal people in the world for years. They actually won a lot of it and got an important change to EU law that means anyone in a similar position could get legal aid and advice. Anyway they have a website http://www.mcspotlight.org/case/ but if you google McLibel that will get you to several sites so you can read both sides of the story Hope revision is going well - stick in there, it will all be over before you know it and the long summer will beckon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
