Of all the spirits, gin is the one I enjoy the most. That's why I'm embarrassed to say I learned about the existence of a gin I know nothing about. I saw the article on BoingBoing about Hemingway's Death in the Gulf Stream cocktail, and it introduced me to a new term: Holland gin.
My go-to gins are Beefeater, Bombay, Tanqueray and recently Bluecoat. (I've had Hendrick's a few times but didn't enjoy it enough to justify the price--and I found it a bit soft.) But apparently there is an entire category of gin that I've been oblivious to. Can you guys enlighten me and point me to the brand I should try?
As an aside, I love this Hemingway recipe in theory (I haven't tried it yet) because it's so simple and seems to be just what I like in a gin drink: simple, bitter and a delightful punch in the face.
I don't want to step on anybody's toes here, but the amount of non-dad jokes here in this subreddit really annoys me. First of all, dad jokes CAN be NSFW, it clearly says so in the sub rules. Secondly, it doesn't automatically make it a dad joke if it's from a conversation between you and your child. Most importantly, the jokes that your CHILDREN tell YOU are not dad jokes. The point of a dad joke is that it's so cheesy only a dad who's trying to be funny would make such a joke. That's it. They are stupid plays on words, lame puns and so on. There has to be a clever pun or wordplay for it to be considered a dad joke.
Again, to all the fellow dads, I apologise if I'm sounding too harsh. But I just needed to get it off my chest.
Do your worst!
I'm surprised it hasn't decade.
Specifically if you're on your own. Do you go out? Do you stay in and watch Jools Holland or similar? Or do you go to bed early and wait for it all to blow over?
I'd normally celebrate with friends but this year it's a bit uncertain whether my friends will be back in London for New Year, plus I'm single so won't be spending it with a partner. I'm leaning towards some sort of posh ready meal/takeaway and staying up to hear Big Ben chime then turning in, but intrigued as to how other people are spending it in case inspiration strikes!
ETA: Thanks to everyone for the replies! I think the plan is going to be a big walk in the afternoon, early takeaway dinner, film, couple of gin and tonics, Big Ben and bed. Hope you all have a happy, safe and peaceful New Year however you celebrate :)
For context I'm a Refuse Driver (Garbage man) & today I was on food waste. After I'd tipped I was checking the wagon for any defects when I spotted a lone pea balanced on the lifts.
I said "hey look, an escaPEA"
No one near me but it didn't half make me laugh for a good hour or so!
Edit: I can't believe how much this has blown up. Thank you everyone I've had a blast reading through the replies 😂
It really does, I swear!
Because she wanted to see the task manager.
Heard they've been doing some shady business.
They’re on standbi
Pilot on me!!
Nothing, he was gladiator.
Dad jokes are supposed to be jokes you can tell a kid and they will understand it and find it funny.
This sub is mostly just NSFW puns now.
If it needs a NSFW tag it's not a dad joke. There should just be a NSFW puns subreddit for that.
Edit* I'm not replying any longer and turning off notifications but to all those that say "no one cares", there sure are a lot of you arguing about it. Maybe I'm wrong but you people don't need to be rude about it. If you really don't care, don't comment.
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I work from home as a process specialist for a large multinational. I truly love my life. I love the outdoors, hiking, fresh air, nature and simple things, and I live in the perfect location for it. I am naturally very frugal so I’m quite interested in how this week turns out.
Assets and Debt
Retirement Balance – £405K in final salary pension
Equity - £120K on my house (house worth around £220K)
Savings account balance - £3K emergency fund in easy access savings account; around £30K in Vanguard stocks & shares ETF; around £10K in employee share scheme
Checking account balance – around £1k
My husband has £40K in savings that he inherited
Bonus: I get around £5K bonus every year from work
Credit card debt – none – I pay off the balance every month
Student loan debt – none - paid this off decades ago (degree in English Lit)
Car – worth about £1200 (14 year old VW Golf) – fully paid
Campervan – converted 11 year old Mercedes Sprinter worth around £25000 (fully paid off – value has gone right up however)
Income:
Income Progression: I’ve been with this company for 21 years, since the age of 26 (yep, I feel old haha). When I first started, I was always told that due to the nature of the industry I would never have a career for life there. I am truly astounded I have lasted so long, having seen many people get made redundant or leave along the way. I started off in resourcing, and my starting salary was £26K. It was amazing to have so much money after years of temping and working low paid jobs to make ends meet, and I’ve never forgotten how that felt, or how difficult it was to find a job. My salary has gradually increased every year, jumping twice when I changed jobs in the same company.
I moved into compliance and stayed there for over a decade, and recently changed jobs to work in process, risk and controls. I absolutely love it.
Main Job Monthly Take Home:
Monthly salary take home: £3045 after tax, pension contributions and £150 to company sharesave scheme
Side Gig Monthly Take Home
None – my husband and I have been discussing possibilities for the future however
Any Other Monthly Income Here
£400 monthly from my husband. I take care of all the bills and I bought the house before I met him. Rather than have him pay towards my mortgage when he moved in (which felt uncomfortable), we decided he would make a ‘contribution’ towards the bills. This works fine. We don’t combin
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I won't be doing that today!
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Where ever you left it 🤷♀️🤭
This morning, my 4 year old daughter.
Daughter: I'm hungry
Me: nerves building, smile widening
Me: Hi hungry, I'm dad.
She had no idea what was going on but I finally did it.
Thank you all for listening.
There hasn't been a post all year!
You take away their little brooms
It was about a weak back.
It’s pronounced “Noel.”
After all his first name is No-vac
Or would that be too forward thinking?
What did 0 say to 8 ?
" Nice Belt "
So What did 3 say to 8 ?
" Hey, you two stop making out "
When I got home, they were still there.
