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Keela · Post by **Keela** » 12 Sep 2010, 07:26

syberberg wrote: Yoghurt weaving?!?

For people who wear "oatmeal socks"!

(Sorry - it's OH's phrase for everything eco-hippy)

JohnB · Post by **JohnB** » 12 Sep 2010, 09:07

I'd like to know how to weave yoghurt. Can anyone tell me? Presumably it can be used to make things that can be eaten, rather than landfilled, when they're no longer needed.

nexus · Post by **nexus** » 12 Sep 2010, 09:53

Presumably it can be used to make things that can be eaten, rather than landfilled, when they're no longer needed.

Post by **adam2** » 12 Sep 2010, 10:11

JohnB wrote:I'd like to know how to weave yoghurt. Can anyone tell me? Presumably it can be used to make things that can be eaten, rather than landfilled, when they're no longer needed.

I dont think that "yoghurt weaving" is a serious term.
I have heard it used as a mild insult by workers against useless managers who are considered to perform useless or pointless taks.
"We do the real work, whilst office staff attend yoghurt weaving courses"

For some reason the term is especialy popular amongst drivers, gaurds and ticket inspectors on South West Trains.

JohnB · Post by **JohnB** » 12 Sep 2010, 11:03

adam2 wrote:I dont think that "yoghurt weaving" is a serious term

But it would be good to prove that it is. Next time someone accuses you of yoghurt weaving it would be great to shut them up by showing them your yoghurt T-shirt

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syberberg · Post by **syberberg** » 12 Sep 2010, 15:14

Keela wrote:
syberberg wrote: Yoghurt weaving?!?
For people who wear "oatmeal socks"!

(Sorry - it's OH's phrase for everything eco-hippy)

Thanks Keela. I thought that might be the case, but I'd not come across the phrase before.

Keela · Post by **Keela** » 12 Sep 2010, 16:12

Actually I hadn't come across "yoghurt weaving" either.....

So I guess I should have put a question mark after my "oatmeal socks" comment!

Just yoghurt weaving sounded so like what my OH might say......

woodpecker · Post by **woodpecker** » 12 Sep 2010, 16:53

nexus wrote:Contadino wrote

Nowadays I only log in for Aurora's news links.
Well, they are very good links.

I like JohnB's idea.

+1

Lord Beria3 · Post by **Lord Beria3** » 12 Sep 2010, 16:57

Not sure the inferences among some about certain member(s) was me or jonny2mad - but in case it is me (although I do not consider myself a doomer like jonny) I couldn't care less.

Eternal Sunshine · Post by **Eternal Sunshine** » 12 Sep 2010, 17:51

Lord Beria3 wrote: but in case it is me.... I couldn't care less.

But just enough to post this.

snow hope · Post by **snow hope** » 12 Sep 2010, 18:22

PS_RalphW · Post by **PS_RalphW** » 12 Sep 2010, 20:31

Yoghurt weaving was dreamed up by Alexei Sayle in the late 70s. I can still hear him in my head.

lurker · Post by **lurker** » 13 Sep 2010, 02:06

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.p ... t%20weaver

The first definition was my understanding of the term

Although they all are pretty good ones :

I never realized Alexi Sayle invented it.

Got to be one of my favourite terms in being totally nonsensical yet conveying so much in just two words.

Actual yoghurt weaver posts about charka's or worshipping crystals would be only good for comedy value

"The Good Life" type posts would be the proper alternative to the doomer scenario's

2 As and a B · Post by **2 As and a B** » 13 Sep 2010, 07:36

"Yoghurt weaving" is a term used by people with no imagination.

MrG · Post by **MrG** » 13 Sep 2010, 13:10

JohnB wrote:
nexus wrote:I like JohnB's idea.
Having said that, I'm tempted to start loads of positive topics .

A while back I got a little pissed off with all the stuff I could have just read on the Daily Mail website if I'd wanted to and decided I was just going to post loads of practical things in Preparations. Mostly food preservation stuff - with it being harvest time and all. I got separated from my garden and I kind of stopped (posting not preparing.. well both actually) but I might just get back on it.. theres still hedgerows to be harvested and I found a massive load of jam jars the other day so I'm going to make hawthorn / crabapple jelly, rosehip syrup etc. cheer me up from the garden separation

I think maybe it was the increase of doom as well. I think Adam has a very good point though.. its because now we are seeing it.

We should reach peak doom too though.. there's only so many times you can go through.. "they'll be eating each others babies!"

Plus we are seeing it and its not going all mad max. Its been a very economic downslope so far (or is this the plateau?)