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Real problems ahead - Peak Mince Pie!
Posted: 23 Nov 2008, 14:45
by eatyourveg
As we all do, I was having a look at:
http://www.petrolprices.com/blog/price- ... =7&c=added
Start at page 7, about half way down, post 489.
Could this be the Black Swan event we have been dreading? And how on earth did that site pick it up before this one?
Posted: 23 Nov 2008, 15:56
by JohnB
They're £1.09 for 6 in the Co-op, I've eaten far too many so far and it's nowhere near Christmas yet. Bring on the peak!
Posted: 23 Nov 2008, 20:35
by Ben
Excellent!
1. Stop deluding ourselves. The era of cheap, readily-available mince pies has ended. Prices may fluctuate, but the underlying trend is up, up, up. We have to get used to using less. Though for this christmas we must consume as many mince pies as possible because I say so.
I see someone responded in #491!
Thank God for your post. It's time somebody stood up and said what needs to be said.
I don't agree that it is the end of cheap mince pies though, a recent paper by a Dr D. Ipshite has suggested they may be abiotic in origin, thus no need to panic.
Posted: 23 Nov 2008, 21:04
by RenewableCandy
In Canada they're resorting to passing steam through layers of antedeluvian dead moose to extract the fat, which is then refined and used to make mince pies. The problem is that this process can only be powered by sweet Christmas Pudding, so the EROEI is appalling and, of course, the supply of cheap pudding is far from limitless.
Needless to say the effects on the atmosphere could be catastrophic.
Posted: 23 Nov 2008, 23:57
by Kentucky Fried Panda
food of the devil, they should be banned anyway
Posted: 24 Nov 2008, 12:34
by Pip Tiddlepip
Haggis wrote:food of the devil, they should be banned anyway
Dad? Is that you?
Posted: 24 Nov 2008, 14:06
by emordnilap
Then there's:
What do you call James Bond with a polo on his head?
A mint spy, of course.
Posted: 24 Nov 2008, 14:25
by Andy Hunt
emordnilap wrote:Then there's:
What do you call James Bond with a polo on his head?
A mint spy, of course.
Groan . . . have you started pulling your crackers already?
Posted: 24 Nov 2008, 15:03
by emordnilap
Andy Hunt wrote:emordnilap wrote:Then there's:
What do you call James Bond with a polo on his head?
A mint spy, of course.
Groan . . . have you started pulling your crackers already?
I've only ever pulled one.
Posted: 24 Nov 2008, 17:37
by Kentucky Fried Panda
Pip Tiddlepip wrote:Haggis wrote:food of the devil, they should be banned anyway
Dad? Is that you?
Shouldn't you be working, son.