is there such thing as a manly biscuit?

Capt'n Midnight

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iis there such thing as a manly biscuit?

trout

A fair question.

It is a common mistake to think that biscuits in and of themselves have any gender aspect.

All biscuits CAN be manly biscuits ... it's the volume that counts.

To illustrate ... one jaffa cake, on it's own ... that's girly. Inhaling 5 packets in one sitting ... that's manly.

See ?

Photi

trout wrote: »

A fair question.

It is a common mistake to think that biscuits in and of themselves have any gender aspect.

All biscuits CAN be manly biscuits ...

Erm..

Hagar

Ginger nuts, what other biscuits has nuts in the name.

Zaph

Hagar wrote: »

Ginger nuts, what other biscuits has nuts in the name.

Ginger nuts ain't what they used to be. There was a time when they were so hard, and as a result manly, that biting into one could put the continuing use of several teeth in jeopardy. Now you look crooked at one and it crumbles. Standards are slipping.

GBX

Hob Nobs!

LolaDub

perhaps explaining how they get the figs in the fig rolls could appear manly?

Zaph

LolaDub wrote: »

perhaps explaining how they get the figs in the fig rolls could appear manly?

I reckon they use a sealant gun, which would probably be the manliest way of filling them

Hagar

LolaDub wrote: »

perhaps explaining how they get the figs in the fig rolls could appear manly?

Jim Figgerty is the only person who knows that secret.

IanCurtis

Jersey Creams!

I remember being in Dakota with an old pal of mine and we were in this group of women. They got this game going to get to know everyone....favourite film/band/crisps etc.

All the girls say nachos/pringles/doritos etc. (dakota types)....my mate says loud and proud "CHICKATEES!!!"

He sounded like Jim Larkin, so proud he was to declare he hadn't succumbed to these continental/american types....that's why I stand by Jersey Creams

AlmightyCushion

Soggy biscuit? Only a real man could stomach it.

Balmed Out

jamie dodgers and Kimberleys.

Nursy

Balmed Out wrote: »

jamie dodgers and Kimberleys.

Really?

trout

Hagar wrote: »

Jim Figgerty is the only person who knows that secret.

Not so. in his younger days, pa trout worked in the biscuit industry ... he claimed to have either invented the fig roll, or the fig roll machine, or in some way be integral to the development of that noble biscuit.

He was going to pass on the secrets to the fruit of his loins (me) one day ... but then he got a job in Guinness ... I never got to hear the secret ... so it all worked out in the end.

I should point out that pa trout had a very loose and fluid engagement with what the rest of the world likes to call ... reality.

trout

Photi wrote: »

Erm..

Eaten in heroic quantities ... even pink wafers can be manly.

There.

I've said it.

*ahem*

IanCurtis

Any biscuit that involves no chocolate and a dunk in a "mug a' cha'" is a manly biscuit.

Rich Tea smothered in booooter is a perfick example.

Star Lord

Ginger nuts (proper rock hard teeth shatterers as said before)

or
Bourbon creams

LolaDub

trout wrote: »

Not so. in his younger days, pa trout worked in the biscuit industry ... he claimed to have either invented the fig roll, or the fig roll machine, or in some way be integral to the development of that noble biscuit.

He was going to pass on the secrets to the fruit of his loins (me) one day ... but then he got a job in Guinness ... I never got to hear the secret ... so it all worked out in the end.

I should point out that pa trout had a very loose and fluid engagement with what the rest of the world likes to call ... reality.

Pa trout sounds a lot like my dear old Grandfather,

Is that you Daddy?

Steyr

GBX wrote: »

Hob Nobs!

+100% except they have to be the Milk Chocolate covered ones.:)

AudioMove

Not really a biscuit but, Yorkie - NOT FOR GIRLS!

Third_Echelon

Got to be the 'Fox's Classic' biscuit... Savage!

Gaspode

The Garabaldi is the daddy of biscuits, as manly as the come, and the only way a true brother could be seen to consume fruit without fear of shaming himself.
Garabaldi dipped into tea, mmmmmmmmm

Nevyn

Squashed fly biscuits my granddad used to call them.

_blank_

deswalsh wrote: »

The Garabaldi

Garabaldi

Fits right in with BGRH tbh

Garabaldi

Baldy

Receding hair?

I'll get my coat.

Gaspode

No need, we'll get it for you!

trout

Are Garibaldi biscuits still on the market ? I haven't seen them in years.

I could really go for a pack or three of them right now. With a pot of tay. And a kebab.

Love them biscuits. :pac:

Star Lord

trout wrote: »

Are Garibaldi biscuits still on the market ? I haven't seen them in years.

I could really go for a pack or three of them right now. With a pot of tay. And a kebab.

Love them biscuits. :pac:

Just for you Trout:

1966

Marietta anyone ???

trout

1966 wrote: »

Marietta anyone ?????

Good for camping.

ChewChew

café noir

nice nice nice.

Blitzkrieger

Apart from quantity, surely what makes biscuits manly or not is how you eat them? Nibbling at a Rich Tea - not manly. Stuffing entire choclate Kimberlys into your mouth - very manly.

AlmightyCushion

Maryland cookies - probably one of man's finest achievements.

trout

Blitzkrieger wrote: »

Apart from quantity, surely what makes biscuits manly or not is how you eat them? Nibbling at a Rich Tea - not manly. Stuffing entire choclate Kimberlys into your mouth - very manly.

Stuffing herioc quantities of pretty much any biscuits into yore swalleyhole while laughing disdainfully and spraying crumbs on yore minions ... that's the manliest biscuit of all.

Oh yes it is. :cool:

joewicklow

Mikado Biscuit.

Otherwise known as Fanny Biscuits in Finglas in the 1980s.

I still wonder why!

Hagar

trout wrote: »

Good for camping.

Camp? Please God let it be the canvas variety. I still worry about the apron.

trout

Hagar wrote: »

Camp? Please God let it be the canvas variety. I still worry about the apron.

All canvas.

pa trout taught me the only equipment required for camping is as follows

1. Tent
2. Sleeping bag, damp
3. Mallet for beating in the tent pegs and for tent security
4. Cracked enamel pot (small) and one camping gaz cooker (small, leaky)
5. Enamel mugs, stained, for de scald.
6. Tay-bags (Lyons Gold blend)
7. Milk ... for de scald
8. Marietta biscuits
9. Butter ... for the Marietta biscuits
10. One knife for stirring the tay and buttering the biscuits

Who ever heard of an apron on a camp-site ?

Raskolnikov

AlmightyCushion wrote: »

Soggy biscuit? Only a real man could stomach it.

Is this what you were referring to?

Rigel

Perfect trout, all that's missing is the spoon to scoop out the piece that always drops off when you dunk the Marietta sandwich in the mug of tea.

feylya

You're all wrong.

THIS is a manly biscuit:



A supersized Twix (with a normal sized Twix for comparision)

Or perhaps this manly Jaffa Cake:

Gaspode

trout wrote: »

All canvas.

pa trout taught me the only equipment required for camping is as follows

1. Tent
2. Sleeping bag, damp
3. Mallet for beating in the tent pegs and for tent security
4. Cracked enamel pot (small) and one camping gaz cooker (small, leaky)
5. Enamel mugs, stained, for de scald.
6. Tay-bags (Lyons Gold blend)
7. Milk ... for de scald
8. Marietta biscuits
9. Butter ... for the Marietta biscuits
10. One knife for stirring the tay and buttering the biscuits

Who ever heard of an apron on a camp-site ?

Hmmmm, much as we all bow to the wisdom of Pa Trout, there are 2 glaring omissions from the list.

Beer. Wimmins.

In whatever order of priority you like.

GBX

feylya wrote: »

You're all wrong.

THIS is a manly biscuit:



A supersized Twix (with a normal sized Twix for comparision)

Or perhaps this manly Jaffa Cake:

Sure jaysus how could they be considered manly if you've gone to the trouble of baking them! Leave that to the wimmins and get through that packet of choco covere hob nobs while your waiting!

feylya

GBX wrote: »

Leave that to the wimmins and get through that packet of choco covere hob nobs while your waiting!

But that goes without saying. You get back from the Bar and BEHOLD, dessert for when you finish your kebabs!

GBX

feylya wrote: »

But that goes without saying. You get back from the Bar and BEHOLD, dessert for when you finish your kebabs!

Good point there ... Kebabs and Cake. Score!

trout

GBX wrote: »

Good point there ... Kebabs and Cake. Score!

mmmmmmm ... kebab cake

tony 2 tone

DamoElDiablo wrote: »

Ginger nuts (proper rock hard teeth shatterers as said before)

or
Bourbon creams

+1 for the bourbons.
Any chocolate chip biscuits. NOM

Hagar

trout wrote: »

All canvas.

Phew, what a relief.

When we went camping the tent was optional. Pineapple rings were the food of choice. You could fish them out with your finger and the juice was just right with Bacardi. Now that's a breakfast.

Piste

trout wrote: »

To illustrate ... one jaffa cake, on it's own ... that's girly.

Pfft, I believe the conversation is about biscuits not cakes.


I'm surprised at so many people citing choccy biscuits as the manliest biscuit, as we all know, chocolate is the quintessential girl treat!

Star Lord

Jaffa cakes come in these man-sized packs around this time of year:


Now that's a manly pack of jaffa cakes!

LolaDub

Jaffa cakes aren't manly at all

punchdrunk

Army issue Ration pack bickies
so full of preservatives and sh1te that they don't go off for about twenty years
affectionately called "dead fly cemeteries"

...Manly

star-pants

My dad used to make biscuit sandwiches....