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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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What do you bring to fab forum table? No, not another food post you hungry animals. Do you bring people together? Do you share jokes, wisdom, flirt? What do you think people appreciate about your presence here? Do you always take the same seat with your trusted friends around or try to chat to new people?
This little exchange from another post between GeminiMan and myself will explain it better. He described forum as a melting pot of opinions.. so this followed:
"-Melting pot is a very accurate description. so many ingredients, spices and.. cooks and everyone seems to have a different recipe.
-But that's the joy of cookery books - you can always find the ingredients to make something to your liking - no point in worrying about tastes that are not to your own, even if it was a flavour you may once have liked - just find a different recipe that you like the look of and want to try - or if you find one that works keeping going back for more.  "
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By *abs..Woman
over a year ago
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I don’t know what I bring to the fab table. I’ll have to ponder on that.
I do like reading others comments and getting to know people. There are a lot of lovely people on fab - not just the forums and I enjoy my time on here. I’m not affiliated to any groups just me, doing my thing. Whatever that is |
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I'm very much an acquired taste. I try to be the best I can be, but, I think I'm made with coriander. Some people are going to like it, some people are going to wonder who put soap in their dish. I'm also deeply flawed, made by a cook who's still learning. I make a lot of mistakes. But I try, and I keep on trying. And sometimes it works. Sometimes it doesn't. But the cook is still learning and trying to improve, always.
I'm a big dish, hopefully enough for lots of people. |
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"I'm very much an acquired taste. I try to be the best I can be, but, I think I'm made with coriander. Some people are going to like it, some people are going to wonder who put soap in their dish. I'm also deeply flawed, made by a cook who's still learning. I make a lot of mistakes. But I try, and I keep on trying. And sometimes it works. Sometimes it doesn't. But the cook is still learning and trying to improve, always.
I'm a big dish, hopefully enough for lots of people."
Well I like you! |
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"I'm very much an acquired taste. I try to be the best I can be, but, I think I'm made with coriander. Some people are going to like it, some people are going to wonder who put soap in their dish. I'm also deeply flawed, made by a cook who's still learning. I make a lot of mistakes. But I try, and I keep on trying. And sometimes it works. Sometimes it doesn't. But the cook is still learning and trying to improve, always.
I'm a big dish, hopefully enough for lots of people.
Well I like you!"
I think coriander tastes like soap  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"What do you bring to fab forum table? No, not another food post you hungry animals. Do you bring people together? Do you share jokes, wisdom, flirt? What do you think people appreciate about your presence here? Do you always take the same seat with your trusted friends around or try to chat to new people?
This little exchange from another post between GeminiMan and myself will explain it better. He described forum as a melting pot of opinions.. so this followed:
"-Melting pot is a very accurate description. so many ingredients, spices and.. cooks and everyone seems to have a different recipe.
-But that's the joy of cookery books - you can always find the ingredients to make something to your liking - no point in worrying about tastes that are not to your own, even if it was a flavour you may once have liked - just find a different recipe that you like the look of and want to try - or if you find one that works keeping going back for more. "
Disclaimer: I might not reply to all the comments. Please dont hold it against me.."
Love this culinary analogy, brilliant 
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By *eliWoman
over a year ago
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I don't know what I bring. To some it might be the most delicious dish ever containing light flirting, wit, eloquence. To others it's a sour, rancid dish that makes them eye roll. I'm going to hazard a guess and say that's the case with all forum users.
I think those I like and like me appreciate my presence but that's a really obvious answer. I talk to and interact with posts that interest me, I'm more likely to make jokes with those who understand my sense of humour because language is so subjective and I know people can misread it and add their own bias. I don't know if I bring people together as such, I don't think I do. But I try and post with kindness even more so right now - I don't want to add to another's sad so even those I'm not fond of I try and have a laugh with/interact with them. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"I bring my wooden spoon to stir the pot and poke at ingredients that look a bit iffy "
That made me chuckle actually. Everyone is needed. We cant have any poisoning cases. |
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"But I try and post with kindness even more so right now - I don't want to add to another's sad so even those I'm not fond of I try and have a laugh with/interact with them."
I like this a lot. At the moment I'm standing at the back of the food queue a lot, utensils out of my reach, trying not to react and make things worse. If in doubt, withdraw. |
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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago
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Nora will be on my case but I am me, what you see is what you get, take me or leave me
I say things as I see them, I avoid forum politics and bickering as much as I can and leave people to make their own mind up about me - it they like the ingredients I contribute then great - if they don't then there are plenty of other recipes in the book, but I am open to being encouraged to taste them and have my mind changed about them too |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"What do you bring to fab forum table? No, not another food post you hungry animals. Do you bring people together? Do you share jokes, wisdom, flirt? What do you think people appreciate about your presence here? Do you always take the same seat with your trusted friends around or try to chat to new people?
This little exchange from another post between GeminiMan and myself will explain it better. He described forum as a melting pot of opinions.. so this followed:
"-Melting pot is a very accurate description. so many ingredients, spices and.. cooks and everyone seems to have a different recipe.
-But that's the joy of cookery books - you can always find the ingredients to make something to your liking - no point in worrying about tastes that are not to your own, even if it was a flavour you may once have liked - just find a different recipe that you like the look of and want to try - or if you find one that works keeping going back for more. "
Disclaimer: I might not reply to all the comments. Please dont hold it against me..
Love this culinary analogy, brilliant
Fuzz"
Thanks Fuzz. He always puts things so eloquently. I believed it needed highlighting |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"I'm very much an acquired taste. I try to be the best I can be, but, I think I'm made with coriander. Some people are going to like it, some people are going to wonder who put soap in their dish. I'm also deeply flawed, made by a cook who's still learning. I make a lot of mistakes. But I try, and I keep on trying. And sometimes it works. Sometimes it doesn't. But the cook is still learning and trying to improve, always.
I'm a big dish, hopefully enough for lots of people."
I havent liked coriander at first. I also didn't like olives. I grew to like them. I gave them a chance and exposed myself to a new flavour. More than once. Not everyone is a a chocolate bar but hey.. I cant imagine living just off chocolate whole my life ?
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"You tell me "
As in me specifically?
To me you add nice "topsy turvy" humour, very straightforward attitude and many posts which people find relaxing and entertaining from what I recall |
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"I'm very much an acquired taste. I try to be the best I can be, but, I think I'm made with coriander. Some people are going to like it, some people are going to wonder who put soap in their dish. I'm also deeply flawed, made by a cook who's still learning. I make a lot of mistakes. But I try, and I keep on trying. And sometimes it works. Sometimes it doesn't. But the cook is still learning and trying to improve, always.
I'm a big dish, hopefully enough for lots of people.
I havent liked coriander at first. I also didn't like olives. I grew to like them. I gave them a chance and exposed myself to a new flavour. More than once. Not everyone is a a chocolate bar but hey.. I cant imagine living just off chocolate whole my life ?
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I've got the gene that makes coriander taste like soap. People have tried to convert me so many times. It's genetic. I can't fix it. Please don't put soap in my damn food 
Or, some situations are non starters. Or there's incompatibility to work around (yes I do pick coriander leaves out of dishes when I can). Or the cook is a fuck up.
... The cook is often a fuck up, I will say. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"I also bring invisibility
How come?
You can’t see me  "
Nonsense.
You need a pinch under the table or good telling off in front of the table neighbours;-) |
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By (user no longer on site)
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I think I can take a joke quite well without getting offended, and 'get' pretty much most of the humour here, even if it isnt quite my own. I watch/read more than I post now and probably interact with a lot less people than when I was first here, I seem to have lost the enthusiasm to flirt too, but was quite good at it |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"I think I can take a joke quite well without getting offended, and 'get' pretty much most of the humour here, even if it isnt quite my own. I watch/read more than I post now and probably interact with a lot less people than when I was first here, I seem to have lost the enthusiasm to flirt too, but was quite good at it "
I just wanted to say I noticed your absence (at the "table") Always enjoyed reading your comments. You can make one liner really stand out! |
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"I think I can take a joke quite well without getting offended, and 'get' pretty much most of the humour here, even if it isnt quite my own. I watch/read more than I post now and probably interact with a lot less people than when I was first here, I seem to have lost the enthusiasm to flirt too, but was quite good at it "
I feel like I’ve lost the flirt too.
I’m blaming lockdown lol |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I think I can take a joke quite well without getting offended, and 'get' pretty much most of the humour here, even if it isnt quite my own. I watch/read more than I post now and probably interact with a lot less people than when I was first here, I seem to have lost the enthusiasm to flirt too, but was quite good at it
I feel like I’ve lost the flirt too.
I’m blaming lockdown lol"
Would you like some one on one training? |
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I just bring myself and what my mind is thinking at the time is what I write, whether that be serious or fun, but it’s honest with no fluff
Other than that I just draw, keeps me occupied and smiles to those that receive them |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Not too sure what I bring to the table. It all depends on my mood I suppose. Sometimes my responses are a bit sarcastic, tongue in cheek and sometimes just a genuine question.
I do sometimes use the forums to voice an opinion or vent/let out some frustration about what’s going on, on here.
But, I post everywhere and anywhere.
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I just bring myself and what my mind is thinking at the time is what I write, whether that be serious or fun, but it’s honest with no fluff
Other than that I just draw, keeps me occupied and smiles to those that receive them "
What is a good girl like you doing in a dirty mind like mine? |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"I will bring Ash.
Haha if we can recognise him in his new haircut
I will send you the before and after photos. "
I know what you are not allowed to bring. Clippers |
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"Not sure what I bring if I’m honest.
Would like to think it’s a bit of kindness.
I’d say I take more than I give on here "
You bring kindness and inclusiveness. Very friendly and up for a giggle. Well you didn't tell me to f off when we chatted anyway |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I will bring Ash.
Haha if we can recognise him in his new haircut
I will send you the before and after photos.
I know what you are not allowed to bring. Clippers "
OK I will just bring my Natural charm and humour. |
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"Nora will be on my case but I am me, what you see is what you get, take me or leave me
I say things as I see them, I avoid forum politics and bickering as much as I can and leave people to make their own mind up about me - it they like the ingredients I contribute then great - if they don't then there are plenty of other recipes in the book, but I am open to being encouraged to taste them and have my mind changed about them too "
I like this and you x
This is how I see it also |
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Going on the food theme
I bring a mixture of things to the forum, Im like an Indian curry which contains a pinch of this and a pinch of that, opinions liked by some not by others, too much of something is not always a good thing and tastes change and evolve into different wants, new dishes are also there to be explored.
Words on a screen can be taken in many different ways and you don't really know me until you have met me
I'm in a reflective state of mind |
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Absoloutely no idea. We just post on the threads that catch our attention, we will start threads, we try to involve lots of people and welcome newbies and try to avoid the negativity and conflicts that sometimes occur on here.
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By (user no longer on site)
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I bring pragmatism, thoughtfulness and a cold, hard dose of reality, which goes down about as well as a shit smoothie. I also sometimes bring dry,deadpan humour, which generally passes unnoticed. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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In a distant past I may have brought more than I do now. But perhaps that was just self delusion. Now I post less interact less trust far less than I ever did, or maybe ever will again.....
If I walked away tomorrow, again, then I doubt anyone would notice
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"In a distant past I may have brought more than I do now. But perhaps that was just self delusion. Now I post less interact less trust far less than I ever did, or maybe ever will again.....
If I walked away tomorrow, again, then I doubt anyone would notice
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For some reason I'm getting REM "that was just a dream..." Out of this. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"In a distant past I may have brought more than I do now. But perhaps that was just self delusion. Now I post less interact less trust far less than I ever did, or maybe ever will again.....
If I walked away tomorrow, again, then I doubt anyone would notice
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People you are close to would.
People who value your words would.
And now I will most likely notice because that comment has made a bit of a scratch in my mind - 'nobody would notice'. I usually dont notice when people return though. Not good at this spotting who is who business. But I know who is gone if their posts made me wonder or laugh frequently. Anyway, your seat will be reserved! |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"In a distant past I may have brought more than I do now. But perhaps that was just self delusion. Now I post less interact less trust far less than I ever did, or maybe ever will again.....
If I walked away tomorrow, again, then I doubt anyone would notice
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I would miss you. |
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"I bring pragmatism, thoughtfulness and a cold, hard dose of reality, which goes down about as well as a shit smoothie. I also sometimes bring dry,deadpan humour, which generally passes unnoticed. "
I notice you around |
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"No idea what I bring, I think I'm generally kind and considerate, probably a bit ditsy?
I’m the same "
No sharing you said on an earlier thead.
Sharing is caring 
Having met you, you are bloody gorgeous in more ways than one x |
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"In a distant past I may have brought more than I do now. But perhaps that was just self delusion. Now I post less interact less trust far less than I ever did, or maybe ever will again.....
If I walked away tomorrow, again, then I doubt anyone would notice
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I would notice. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I bring pragmatism, thoughtfulness and a cold, hard dose of reality, which goes down about as well as a shit smoothie. I also sometimes bring dry,deadpan humour, which generally passes unnoticed. "
you might well be surprised |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I bring pragmatism, thoughtfulness and a cold, hard dose of reality, which goes down about as well as a shit smoothie. I also sometimes bring dry,deadpan humour, which generally passes unnoticed. you might well be surprised "
Seems unlikely. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Loving the food theme in here "
Thanks. I think it's an ongoing theme on the forum so it was good to adapt it.
What do you bring to the table Adam ? |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Erm ... I'm not even sure , I look back at some of my posts and think what the fuck are you doing you muppet .
I guess only others can say  "
I guess my point was to try and poke ones thoughts on what they think they contribute, rather then how others see them. But there is a place for both
I like muppets;-) which one are you? |
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"Erm ... I'm not even sure , I look back at some of my posts and think what the fuck are you doing you muppet .
I guess only others can say
I guess my point was to try and poke ones thoughts on what they think they contribute, rather then how others see them. But there is a place for both
I like muppets;-) which one are you? "
Animal  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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I share a little bit of me! Its all you can cope with, a little goes a long way! I think I am very marmite, but I flirt shamelessly, on occasion. I do genuinley care about the people I interact with here regularly x |
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By (user no longer on site)
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I used to bring threads to make people think. To try and challenge thinking or see things differently. Some people understood that, some thought it was trolling.
Now I bring nothing. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Loving the food theme in here
Thanks. I think it's an ongoing theme on the forum so it was good to adapt it.
What do you bring to the table Adam ? "
Sharing is caring so usually food being a hungry animal with animalistic impulses 
I'm a Meerkat. Bringing everyone together and sharing jokes |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I used to bring threads to make people think. To try and challenge thinking or see things differently. Some people understood that, some thought it was trolling.
Now I bring nothing. "
Don't stop, never give up! (Sang like S-club 7)  |
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