[14:24] <davef> I..D..L..E..B..R..E..A..K..E..R.. ⛓️‍💥 
[14:25] <penguin42> oooh
[14:25] <davef> It's been too quiet. Not a single mention of a Jaffa Cake. 
[14:26] <penguin42> true
[14:42]  * zxmpi slides the hobnobs out of sight
[17:27] <daftykins> :)
[17:27] <daftykins> those Aussie TimTams that are identical to Penguins biscuits... i have sighted them in a local shop!
[17:30] <davef> TimTams annoy me. They managed to make it onto the supermarket shelves here before Jaffa Cakes
[17:30] <daftykins> :O
[17:30] <davef> Jaffa's are clearly the superior biscuit. 
[17:30] <daftykins> i concur
[17:31] <daftykins> you should have words with management!
[17:37]  * penguin42 would rather have a Penguin thanks
[17:41] <zxmpi> cake!
[17:41] <zxmpi> north america is just not civilised enough yet for jaffa cakes
[17:43] <zxmpi> will have to await till the lands are conquered by the scots who will also bring tunnock teacakes
[17:44] <daftykins> i find those way too dry :S
[17:44] <zxmpi> well obviously you wash them down with iron bru
[17:45] <daftykins> :D
[17:45] <penguin42> you find tunnocks tea cakes more drying than jaffas? Huh I'd say the other way - the sponge just sucks the mouth dry after the first packet or so
[17:46] <daftykins> hmm it was more a standalone statement but i think i always find jaffas more moist
[17:46] <zxmpi> can depend on age of the tunnock teacake. but it might be that as they are a tea cake they are meant to go with a cup of tea and not be eaten without
[17:46] <daftykins> i've noticed since i quit coffee for a temporary break that i've regained lots of moisture where i used to lack it, like in the mouth overnight
[17:47]  * penguin42 did once buy a pack of [clone] jaffa cakes from the Aldi in Manc arndale, then go across the path to the Greggs and buy a hot chocolate and sit there dunking :-)
[17:47] <zxmpi> well tea and coffee are diuretics 
[17:48] <davef> I can get clones from various stores around, heck even Dollarama carries them occasionally, but it's just _not_ the same
[17:50] <zxmpi> mcvities make a very good jaffa cake
[17:51] <zxmpi> but tesco, aldi, lidl and jacobs here make a very nice copy
[17:52] <penguin42> sounds like it needs some statistically significant sampling of them all
[17:53] <davef> I think you should all send to my PO BOX for evaluation. 
[17:53]  * zxmpi wonders who i know that can smuggle a shipping container at short notice...
[17:56] <zxmpi> i used to post boxes of irish crisps to my sister when she was living in uk. i don't think usa customs would have same sense of humour
[17:57] <zxmpi> https://www.britsuperstore.com/usa/browse-by-section/biscuits-and-cookies/mcvities-biscuits/mcvities-jaffa-cakes.html?p=1 they have a service :-D
[18:07] <davef> $10 box of jaffas is $23 shipping
[18:09] <daftykins> you best order enough to make it worth it! ;)
[18:10] <davef> added ribena.. now it's minimum $50 shipping
[18:10] <davef> https://usercontent.irccloud-cdn.com/file/moiJalL8/Screenshot%202024-06-28%20at%202.10.47%E2%80%AFPM.png
[18:11] <zxmpi> just hold up a cardboard sign at airport looking for diabetic brits and drain their blood for ribena? :-P
[18:11] <daftykins> crank up the quantities and see if shipping scales or stays static?
[18:12] <zxmpi> i mean there are recipes online for making your own jaffa cakes...
[18:12] <daftykins> "ain't nobody got time for that"
[18:13] <zxmpi> you could start a pc repair business that prefers to be paid in jaffa cakes to screw the tax office? :-P
[18:19] <daftykins> genius
[18:19] <daftykins> of course shrinkflation would have to be very carefully policed
[18:22] <zxmpi> biting the corner of every jaffa cake to test it's authenticity like a pirate of old
[18:22] <daftykins> hah
[20:19] <daftykins> hmm is it a deep yorkshire accent when someone uses the phrasing "i thought you was doing it" (i.e. they don't use 'were'?) trying to work out the origin of someone :D
[20:19] <daftykins> all videos i found online of various yorkshire accents just don't sound the same as this particular person
[20:44] <penguin42> isn't the 'was' thing nearer newcastle?
[20:45] <daftykins> mayhaps
[20:46] <zxmpi> liverpool was my guess
[20:47] <zxmpi> boys from the blackstuff i seem to remember
[20:47] <daftykins> hmm geordie examples definitely don't fit with what i heard