Why the Guardian is going down the pan!

[scifisam]

Always assumed it was a contraction of breakfast and lunch so pre-noon, but not going to read the article.

The stupid title probably isn't down to the writer (because yes, that where the word comes from), but he does say this:

“Sometimes when you roll out of bed there’s nothing better than cooking a great brunch in your own surroundings."

No, that's called breakfast. And well done you, you sometimes make a fry up. We can all learn from this food guru.

 

[Proper Tidy]

The stupid title probably isn't down to the writer (because yes, that where the word comes from), but he does say this:

“Sometimes when you roll out of bed there’s nothing better than cooking a great brunch in your own surroundings."

No, that's called breakfast. And well done you, you sometimes make a fry up. We can all learn from this food guru.

So brunch is basically an indulgent breakfast instead of two weetabix or a piece of toast in the car

 

[scifisam]

So brunch is basically an indulgent breakfast instead of two weetabix or a piece of toast in the car

Yes. And can involve alcohol, preferably cocktails, unlike drinking at breakfast, which is something only alkies do.

 

[FridgeMagnet]

Yes. And can involve alcohol, preferably cocktails, unlike drinking at breakfast, which is something only alkies do.

That seems to be the primary point of it tbh, drinking before midday. All the brunch deals I see seem to make a point of bottomless Prosecco, a free cocktail etc.

 

[butchersapron]

So it's for people too scared get a 10am pint in the wetherspoons?

 

[rekil]

Did you read it? Curious about how brunch can encroach into afternoon without becoming dinner (or 'lunch' if you like)

800 words on brinner. It's an advert btw. Says so at the bottom.

 

[belboid]

800 words on brinner. It's an advert btw. Says so at the bottom.

you only do brinner at christmas

 

[FridgeMagnet]

So it's for people too scared get a 10am pint in the wetherspoons?

Nobody tell them about that, Wetherspoons is best in the morning. The last thing we want is a load of influencers coming in for an ironic brunch.

 

[YouSir]

That seems to be the primary point of it tbh, drinking before midday. All the brunch deals I see seem to make a point of bottomless Prosecco, a free cocktail etc.

Bottomless you say?

 

[FridgeMagnet]

Bottomless you say?

I bet there's small print. No serious retailer offers actual bottomless drinks in this country more than once.

 

[YouSir]

I bet there's small print. No serious retailer offers actual bottomless drinks in this country more than once.

Aye, doubt they'd give you more than a bottle/half a box or so. Bastards.

 

[TheHoodedClaw]

Aye, doubt they'd give you more than a bottle/half a box or so. Bastards.

A bottle is a pretty decent mid-morning sharpener, mind you. The sort of thing that leads to leaning on a wall outside the kebab shop waiting for it to open. At 4pm.

 

[Proper Tidy]

I went to a bottomless prosecco (could also have beer, specifically bottles of becks) thing once for a birthday for a woman I know. Think it was £20 a head but you only get two hours to get it down you. Reckon I did get my money's worth for pub/bar prices, although the bar wouldn't have lost money on what they pay and everybody stays after and pays bar prices. Also I had to drink becks and shit prosecco.

 

[Plumdaff]

I bet there's small print. No serious retailer offers actual bottomless drinks in this country more than once.

I went to a bottomless brunch recently for a work colleague's 60th. It was genuinely bottomless, but for 90 minutes. We got pretty shit faced tbh.

 

[TheHoodedClaw]

I went to a bottomless brunch recently for a work colleague's 60th. It was genuinely bottomless, but for 90 minutes. We got pretty shit faced tbh.

I was at a wedding reception a few years ago where there was a free bar all night. The bride - very posh, very lovely, very clever, from somewhere terribly Home Counties. The groom - very lovely, very clever, from Clackmannan. Both scientists. Anyway, the bride's dad was pretty cool about how far over the initial amount he'd stuck behind the bar his credit card went. I mean, after hiring Stirling Castle, what's a couple of grand on top of that?

 

[Orang Utan]

I bet there's small print. No serious retailer offers actual bottomless drinks in this country more than once.

I've been to one and it really was bottomless - prosecco, beer and gin

 

[Idris2002]

"headless body in topless bar"

 

[emanymton]

Love the caption to the picture

 

[Pickman's model]

 

[rekil]

Most of these are tories and libdems are they not? There's even an Ayn Rand cultist in there. Why not just get it over with and endorse the Swinson party.

Concerns about antisemitism mean we cannot vote Labour | Letter

 

[Orang Utan]

Orwellian pro-work propaganda:
Under pressure: how stress can change our lives for the better

 

[petee]

Orwellian pro-work propaganda:
Under pressure: how stress can change our lives for the better

"eustress"

 

[Steel Icarus]

A bottle is a pretty decent mid-morning sharpener, mind you. The sort of thing that leads to leaning on a wall outside the kebab shop waiting for it to open. At 4pm.

 

[Pickman's model]

A bottle is a pretty decent mid-morning sharpener, mind you. The sort of thing that leads to leaning on a wall outside the kebab shop waiting for it to open. At 4pm.

4pm? What sort of kebab shop do you frequent which opens so tardily? Archway kebab, for example, open from 11am and you can get an earlier kebab in eg dalston

 

[crossthebreeze]

"eustress"

It is a thing in psychology - it explains why people enjoy rollercoasters and horror movies and rock climbing and bdsm sex and watching and playing competitive sport. Contained doses of stress can be fun and have positive effect on relaxation, confidence, etc. Very different concept to trying to get people to "reframe" ongoing, grinding, work stress as "eustress".

 

[butchersapron]

**

 

[FridgeMagnet]

Why vote? You’re just clinging to a wrecked system | Suzanne Moore

In a subtle double-bluff, the Guardian attempts to persuade everyone to vote so as not to align themselves with self-obsessed tossers aghast at the idea that, for once, maybe there isn't a party specifically pandering to them.

 

[equationgirl]

Why vote? You’re just clinging to a wrecked system | Suzanne Moore

In a subtle double-bluff, the Guardian attempts to persuade everyone to vote so as not to align themselves with self-obsessed tossers aghast at the idea that, for once, maybe there isn't a party specifically pandering to them.

I read it as they were trying to persuade people not to vote because voting won't change anything.

 

[brogdale]

 

[D'wards]

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