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Butter habits.

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  • 29-08-2012 1:27pm
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    aujopimur
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    When it come to the tub or slab of butter are you a scraper or a digger.
    I myself tend to keep it fairly clean and tidy.
    The reason this came to my attention is, I was having "the tea" in a house recently and I could'nt get over the state of the tub of butter.
    It was manky, it was full of crumbs, bits of peas, spud, jam, ketchup and a few other unidentified articles, not to mention the scrapings around the edges and the knife standing to attention in the centre of the tub.
    So, how's your butter tub?.


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    Voodoomelon
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    My toilet bowl is cleaner than the butter tub.


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    Rigol
    Registered Users Posts: 465 ✭✭Rigol


    You should be made to sign the lid after use. To vouch for its crumbless integrity.
    That way in the case of a crustated skankulated butter situation the culprit can be identified.


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    smash
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    I don't really care what the tub/slab looks like as long as my toast is buttered to the edges!


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    Hande hoche!
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    A hellish mixture of the two.


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    Degag
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    I don't know. The last time i opened a tub of butter is a long time ago. I'd rather go without it than eat that shíte. Real Butter all the way.


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    hardCopy
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    Scraper.

    I like to keep a nice clean line down the centre of the tub, I alternate sides when it starts to look asymmetrical.

    If I scrape off too much it just goes on the food anyway.

    I never really noticed how OCD that sounds until now.


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    mikom
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    aujopimur wrote: »
    The reason this came to my attention is, I was having "the tea" in a house recently and I could'nt get over the state of the tub of butter.
    It was manky, it was full of crumbs, bits of peas, spud, jam, ketchup and a few other unidentified articles,

    Just be thankful you were not having tea round at Marlon Brandos place.


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    [Deleted User]
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    Neat and tidy.
    As are my candle-light suppers.


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    kfallon
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    smash wrote: »
    I don't really care what the tub/slab looks like as long as my toast is buttered to the edges!

    I like a good clean tub tbh but it really drives me mad when people don't butter to the four corners of the toast :mad:


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    Rigol
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    kfallon wrote: »
    I like a good clean tub tbh but it really drives me mad when people don't butter to the four corners of the toast :mad:

    lifes hard


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    Butterface
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    I get a bit grossed out in company when somebody licks their knife and then puts it into the tub for a slather. I don't mind if there's a few crumbs around the edge of the tub, not when there are unidentifiable foods changing colour on top of the butter!!


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    Soups123
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    I'm a scrapper at home but when I'm in someone elses house i'm a digger, I dig down to the next layer or two and use that, I hate using the top layer if it aint out of my fridge.

    If I know someone is a scrapper and anal about it I'll dig and scrape back in the left over just to be an ass


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    RaRaRasputin
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    God...horrid memories of a previous relationship coming up again: this butter tub obsession (symmetrical, symmetrical!!!) was one of this person's ticks...I need to leave this thread...


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    Fromthetrees
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    I switch between real butter and the healthiest spread you can get almost schizophreniclly. Always keep it clean though.


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    CardBordWindow
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    I remember when I was only a chap, I used to use my fork to 'plough' the top surface of the butter. Perfect straight ploughing right along. I used to be so proud, until I got caught. The wooden spoon ended my butter ploughing days.


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    Soups123
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    Butterface wrote: »
    I get a bit grossed out in company when somebody licks their knife and then puts it into the tub for a slather. I don't mind if there's a few crumbs around the edge of the tub, not when there are unidentifiable foods changing colour on top of the butter!!
    I would have thought you'd just dip the head in


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    kfallon
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    Rigol wrote: »
    lifes hard

    Not as hard as people just buttering the whole slice of toast it would seem


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    kfallon
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    CardBordWindow wrote: »
    I remember when I was only a chap, I used to use my fork to 'plough' the top surface of the butter. Perfect straight ploughing right along. I used to be so proud, until I got caught. The wooden spoon ended my butter ploughing days.

    Ah the wooden spoon.....the 'naughty step' of the 80's :pac:


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    hardCopy
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    RaRaRasputin wrote: »
    God...horrid memories of a previous relationship coming up again: this butter tub obsession (symmetrical, symmetrical!!!) was one of this person's ticks...I need to leave this thread...

    I bet you're one of those people who hangs the toilet roll back-to-front on the holder.


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    fishy fishy
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    aujopimur wrote: »
    When it come to the tub or slab of butter are you a scraper or a digger.
    I myself tend to keep it fairly clean and tidy.
    The reason this came to my attention is, I was having "the tea" in a house recently and I could'nt get over the state of the tub of butter.
    It was manky, it was full of crumbs, bits of peas, spud, jam, ketchup and a few other unidentified articles, not to mention the scrapings around the edges and the knife standing to attention in the centre of the tub.
    So, how's your butter tub?.

    that sounds disgusting. But I have seen that before in butterfishes - the crumbs are not too bad but all the other gunk is absolutely vile - are there a lot of men in your house. I don't use butter tho - I use olive oil - and the bottle is very clean, all drips washed off.


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    snubbleste
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    I don't do butter.


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    Butterface
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    Soups123 wrote: »
    I would have thought you'd just dip the head in

    All over my face indeed!


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    o1s1n
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    kfallon wrote: »
    I like a good clean tub tbh but it really drives me mad when people don't butter to the four corners of the toast :mad:

    I drive my girlfriend mad with this. When I butter something, I just slap a bit on, don't even smooth it out (I like when it's lumpy and when parts of the toast have no butter)

    She says it's just because I'm lazy and butters her own toast right out to the edge.


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    snubbleste wrote: »
    I don't do butter.

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    [Deleted User]
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    I'm a scraper.
    I like butter waaaay too much, which is evident by my wobbly thighs! I sometimes like toast with my butter.


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    BigFatGiant
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    I scrape and like to keep it nice and clean. My girlfriend digs and makes a complete balls of the butter and the dish every time. I can't see this relationship going much further.


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    kfallon
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    o1s1n wrote: »
    I drive my girlfriend mad with this. When I butter something, I just slap a bit on, don't even smooth it out (I like when it's lumpy and when parts of the toast have no butter)

    She says it's just because I'm lazy and butters her own toast right out to the edge.

    Cherish her

    :pac:


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    mauzo
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    I have to scrape, because sometimes its too hard so I scrape some off and mash it around the tub with the knife.

    Must be on warm toast, if the toast it cold you may take it back


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    Shenshen
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    aujopimur wrote: »
    When it come to the tub or slab of butter are you a scraper or a digger.
    I myself tend to keep it fairly clean and tidy.
    The reason this came to my attention is, I was having "the tea" in a house recently and I could'nt get over the state of the tub of butter.
    It was manky, it was full of crumbs, bits of peas, spud, jam, ketchup and a few other unidentified articles, not to mention the scrapings around the edges and the knife standing to attention in the centre of the tub.
    So, how's your butter tub?.

    Tub? Oh, you mean spreads, don't you?
    I don't use those, I cannot stand the taste and texture. I use butter, which comes as a stick.


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    fishy fishy
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    Shenshen wrote: »
    Tub? Oh, you mean spreads, don't you?
    I don't use those, I cannot stand the taste and texture. I use butter, which comes as a stick.

    a block actually, not a stick.


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