I love a one liner that hits it over the fence like that, especially a double entendre that everyone will get instantly, and so damn well timed! Legend.
When tea was first introduced to Europe, people didn’t have bone china, so the cups were very fragile. But then bone china was introduced, which allowed porcelain products to be made very thin but considerably stronger. However, these were also very expensive, so only the most affluent could acquire them. Those who had bone china, added water first, while the others added milk. This was in a way a sign of wealth or higher class at the time, differing across class lines. Even now, King Charles has apparently said that the Royal family are firm believers in water first, which is maybe a confirmation of that 😄
The recipe for cooking a placenta reminded me of the recipe for albatross, 1) pluck the albatross 2) boil it in lightly salted water for half an hour 3) discard the water 4) boil again in sugar water for half an hour 5) discard the water 6) boil in spring water for half an hour 7) discard the albatross
Milk in first comes from when fine bone China was used. The delicate porcelain was sensitive to heating so to prevent cups from cracking or exploding milk was added first to control the temperature.
I agree with you, but, I wonder...the Chinese have been drinking tea for many centuries, and I have been told they do not add milk at all, so, were they sending the really fragile cups to England while keeping the sturdy porcelain for themselves, or did they not serve tea at as high a temperature, or what? Enquiring minds want to know, especially as I am hosting the pretender to the Dragon Throne next Thursday😉
@jeraldbaxter3532 I can't say this is true, but my guess is that we added milk in the west to take away the bitterness from black tea - I don't believe Chinese people drank black tea, and the fermenting process to make it was to stop it going off on the long overland journey back to Britain (and then you had flavours added like Earl and Lady Grey to 'lift' the flavour, I guess). Again, this is just my assumption, but it seems to make sense 🤷♀️🫤
@@trudimclaren4301 green tea is traditionally not served boiling hot, ideal brewing temperature is 80°C, and I doubt they used kettles. If it is heated too much green tea becomes bitter. It will naturally have some bitterness but when brewed well it's sort of sweet.
45:50 I don't know if he still is a cop but, at one point, the tallest cop in NZ was 7ft tall. You really look up to the law when you're standing next to him. (He also used to be one of the tall scale doubles in LotR/Hobbit films.)
I remember being told for the MIF vs TIF argument that it came about because of class distinctions. In days of yore, if you were lower middle class or below, it was more likely that you would have lower quality china something like an earthenware which might crack under thermal shock if the tea was placed into the cup first, so the milk was always put in first to offset the heat. Where as, someone who had access to the likes of bone china or porcelain cups could withstand the thermal shock better, so the tea was put in first.
Wow, the Sinnerman! And gotta love how these guys feed off each others energies😊😂 😊 Diolche, Grazie, domo arigato!! This has been an absolute joy and true fun!!😊😂😊 Sandi's laugh is so great! Made me laugh with her😊
The zebra thing isn't that the flies don't want to land on a stripped animal it's that the pattern of stripes messes with their vision. The flies struggle to land on zebras.
Javelina are members of the peccary family. There are actually three species of peccaries that range from the Southwestern United States south to central South America. The only species found in the United States is the collared peccary, or javelina.
The only species found in the United States is the collared peccary, or javelina. In Texas, the javelina is found in the more arid or semi-arid parts of the state, with most occurring in the South Texas brush country, the Trans-Pecos' desert grasslands, and the Edwards Plateau's oak-juniper woodlands. THE PIC YOU HAVE ON THAT SCREED IS A COLLARED ONE .
When bone china tea sets first became all the rage in England, only the very rich/aristocracy could afford the fine china that was tempered porcelain. The middleclass could only afford the lesser quality china that was not tempered but still highly decorated. They had to put the milk in first to avoid temperature shock that could shatter the cup. The rich put the milk in second because a very fine tempered porcelain cup will not shatter when hot tea is poured directly into it. The working class (those in service) took their ques from their employers and adopted the milk-second habit because, as members of the household staff in-residence, they had their tea served in very fine porcelain.
The Static Policeman, is the 'Security Guard' in Australia. My mother's life was saved, when she was 8yr old, after having 8 teeth extracted and a blood clot formed at the back of her throat and stopped her breathing. My Great Grand-mother threw my mother up in the air to revive her.
The milk first question is unfair, because the right way to make tea is one separate pot and then pour it in the cup.... The tea is steeped in the pot, so it doesn't matter wether you put the milk or tea in the cup first.... Except for the fact that if you do milk first and add too much milk, you can't remove the excess milk once you the tea. Therefore if you put it in second, you can gauge how much to use more easily!
@29:20 "primate of Italy" caught me by surprise. Shouldn´t that be a bit insulting? I do believe the pope IS a primate, but it seems a bit odd to be boisterous about it. I mean, we could add to that, surely: Mammal of the vatican, Eukaryot of Europe, chordatum of Rome, Hominid of the mediteranean.
“Primate” originally meant the person of the highest rank, coming from the Latin word for first. Many early taxonomists saw life on earth as a hierarchy with humans at the top and other “lesser” creatures below them. Therefore the category that included humans and other apes were the “primates”.
Both the late Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria and the current Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria would be very surprised to find out that they weren’t/aren’t Catholic.
I suppose not Catholic in the sense of in union with the Bishop of Rome? Many denominations of Christianity subscribe to the Apostles Creed and so I guess consider themselves to be catholic in at least some sense.
QI often sacrifices accuracy for the sake of sounding interesting. Which is not entirely unfair, its purpose is to entertain the masses not educate them on comparative religion. So the idea of "the head of the (Roman) Catholic Church doesnt have the official title of Pope, and the man with the official title of Pope isn't actually (Roman) Catholic" is near enough to accuracy for a mostly non-religious audience.
Every time Phill calls Sandi mum it’s just so adorable!
It seems they both enjoy the interaction. Funny old thing is love.
When making a cup of tea the whisky go's in first. This way you all get enough whisky.
goes.
Good life advice
Thats no smell no tell jim beam
Alans poo story will never fail to make me laugh 😂
"That looks exactly like Fanny's"
*tip of the hat* to you Gyles
I love a one liner that hits it over the fence like that, especially a double entendre that everyone will get instantly, and so damn well timed! Legend.
One of my all-time favorite moments of QI. Right next to rev. Richar Coles saying "you can get ferked".
Giles Brandreth is honestly one of the greatest humans of this and last century.
and the century before that
When tea was first introduced to Europe, people didn’t have bone china, so the cups were very fragile. But then bone china was introduced, which allowed porcelain products to be made very thin but considerably stronger. However, these were also very expensive, so only the most affluent could acquire them. Those who had bone china, added water first, while the others added milk. This was in a way a sign of wealth or higher class at the time, differing across class lines. Even now, King Charles has apparently said that the Royal family are firm believers in water first, which is maybe a confirmation of that 😄
The recipe for cooking a placenta reminded me of the recipe for albatross,
1) pluck the albatross
2) boil it in lightly salted water for half an hour
3) discard the water
4) boil again in sugar water for half an hour
5) discard the water
6) boil in spring water for half an hour
7) discard the albatross
That reminds me of a Super Model’s diet. 1. Take one chicken. 2. Take one cigarette. 3. Light cigarette. 4. Discard chicken.
Milk in first comes from when fine bone China was used. The delicate porcelain was sensitive to heating so to prevent cups from cracking or exploding milk was added first to control the temperature.
Ahhh! So that heresy has a good reason! All is forgiven, then. ;-)
I don't take milk, but I always put a little cold water in first, so as not to scald the tea (it tastes bitter to me, if I don't)
I agree with you, but, I wonder...the Chinese have been drinking tea for many centuries, and I have been told they do not add milk at all, so, were they sending the really fragile cups to England while keeping the sturdy porcelain for themselves, or did they not serve tea at as high a temperature, or what? Enquiring minds want to know, especially as I am hosting the pretender to the Dragon Throne next Thursday😉
@jeraldbaxter3532 I can't say this is true, but my guess is that we added milk in the west to take away the bitterness from black tea - I don't believe Chinese people drank black tea, and the fermenting process to make it was to stop it going off on the long overland journey back to Britain (and then you had flavours added like Earl and Lady Grey to 'lift' the flavour, I guess). Again, this is just my assumption, but it seems to make sense 🤷♀️🫤
@@trudimclaren4301 green tea is traditionally not served boiling hot, ideal brewing temperature is 80°C, and I doubt they used kettles. If it is heated too much green tea becomes bitter. It will naturally have some bitterness but when brewed well it's sort of sweet.
The Procrastinators' Creed:
Never put off until tomorrow what you can forget about completely.
As a German, I've to admit, this was the first time I've ever heard of a Nabelschwein.
Ramesh with his Italian accent 😂 "he's got massive hands and tiny winkie"
When your alone in a public toilet in a stall. The door never opens. But the automatic towel dispenser goes off!
45:50 I don't know if he still is a cop but, at one point, the tallest cop in NZ was 7ft tall. You really look up to the law when you're standing next to him.
(He also used to be one of the tall scale doubles in LotR/Hobbit films.)
Rhod's comment about "squirty cream on a camel's hoof" rendered both Ed and Alan speechless! That rarely happens! LOL
I remember being told for the MIF vs TIF argument that it came about because of class distinctions. In days of yore, if you were lower middle class or below, it was more likely that you would have lower quality china something like an earthenware which might crack under thermal shock if the tea was placed into the cup first, so the milk was always put in first to offset the heat. Where as, someone who had access to the likes of bone china or porcelain cups could withstand the thermal shock better, so the tea was put in first.
Thank you! Merci! Danke! Gracias!
I love Sindhu's coconut story
I like that she flatly just says "no" when offered the hammer and screwdriver.
I used to make Cornish pasties that had savoury, then desert and then wine and cigars. It was very popular down the mines.
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂. Market those-you’ll make a fortune!
Wow, the Sinnerman! And gotta love how these guys feed off each others energies😊😂 😊 Diolche, Grazie, domo arigato!! This has been an absolute joy and true fun!!😊😂😊 Sandi's laugh is so great! Made me laugh with her😊
The zebra thing isn't that the flies don't want to land on a stripped animal it's that the pattern of stripes messes with their vision. The flies struggle to land on zebras.
Well they struggle to land because it messes with their vision lol
I feel better about wasps now - bloody hate spiders! 😂
6:28 My mother used poison ivy leaves by mistake when she was eight
Javelina are members of the peccary family. There are actually three species of peccaries that range from the Southwestern United States south to central South America. The only species found in the United States is the collared peccary, or javelina.
The only species found in the United States is the collared peccary, or javelina. In Texas, the javelina is found in the more arid or semi-arid parts of the state, with most occurring in the South Texas brush country, the Trans-Pecos' desert grasslands, and the Edwards Plateau's oak-juniper woodlands. THE PIC YOU HAVE ON THAT SCREED IS A COLLARED ONE .
Noel *does* look a little like Elvis here!
When bone china tea sets first became all the rage in England, only the very rich/aristocracy could afford the fine china that was tempered porcelain. The middleclass could only afford the lesser quality china that was not tempered but still highly decorated. They had to put the milk in first to avoid temperature shock that could shatter the cup. The rich put the milk in second because a very fine tempered porcelain cup will not shatter when hot tea is poured directly into it. The working class (those in service) took their ques from their employers and adopted the milk-second habit because, as members of the household staff in-residence, they had their tea served in very fine porcelain.
Sir Giles is great..
Black tea without any other ingredients is my favorite. Crazy American am I
The Static Policeman, is the 'Security Guard' in Australia.
My mother's life was saved, when she was 8yr old, after having 8 teeth extracted and a blood clot formed at the back of her throat and stopped her breathing. My Great Grand-mother threw my mother up in the air to revive her.
The milk first question is unfair, because the right way to make tea is one separate pot and then pour it in the cup.... The tea is steeped in the pot, so it doesn't matter wether you put the milk or tea in the cup first.... Except for the fact that if you do milk first and add too much milk, you can't remove the excess milk once you the tea. Therefore if you put it in second, you can gauge how much to use more easily!
I use a teaspoon
I agree, tea first, milk second
Milk in first it is an infusion. Milk in second it's a collodian
30:18.. that pix of Pope, that’s Stephen Fry again .
I didn't know you were vegan, you should mention it sometimes... I love you Richard.
I never hesitate to procrastinate...
tea in a pot milk first, teabag milk in second
milk is third, tea bag, sugar then milk
25:50 Hahaha! Richard Osmond, for the win! Badum-tss.😄
When you astrally project, the other person is yourself.
@29:20 "primate of Italy" caught me by surprise. Shouldn´t that be a bit insulting? I do believe the pope IS a primate, but it seems a bit odd to be boisterous about it. I mean, we could add to that, surely: Mammal of the vatican, Eukaryot of Europe, chordatum of Rome, Hominid of the mediteranean.
“Primate” originally meant the person of the highest rank, coming from the Latin word for first. Many early taxonomists saw life on earth as a hierarchy with humans at the top and other “lesser” creatures below them. Therefore the category that included humans and other apes were the “primates”.
ROFL
I’ve heard the thing about the policeman and the eyes before but surely it’s just the fact thieves will think the area is patrolled or has CCTV
Both the late Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria and the current Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria would be very surprised to find out that they weren’t/aren’t Catholic.
I suppose not Catholic in the sense of in union with the Bishop of Rome?
Many denominations of Christianity subscribe to the Apostles Creed and so I guess consider themselves to be catholic in at least some sense.
@@lilymarinovic1644 None of these churches define “Catholic” as being in communion with Rome.
@@teologen I'm sure they don't, but QI probably does.
@@lilymarinovic1644 Yes, but that means QI is wrong, which is ironic for a show that is the equivalent of the um, actually meme.
QI often sacrifices accuracy for the sake of sounding interesting.
Which is not entirely unfair, its purpose is to entertain the masses not educate them on comparative religion.
So the idea of "the head of the (Roman) Catholic Church doesnt have the official title of Pope, and the man with the official title of Pope isn't actually (Roman) Catholic" is near enough to accuracy for a mostly non-religious audience.
There's an article about toast sandwiches in Wikipedia.
"I didn't know you were a vegan...you should mention it occasionally" -- Alan is priceless 😘
It was Richard Osman who said that not Alan
Yeah Alan's a vegan himself so he probably wouldn't make that tired joke
You skipped the explanation of rhods periscope
PicASSo's mistake was being him - hate him, hate his work
Hannah Gadsby is that you?
Flash Gordon if anyone else hasn't already mentioned it
Surely the zebra thing must have to do with camouflage against grass?
I loved this show but because of the lack of cc I can no longer watch
1:14:28 Phill meltdown incoming. ❤
That thumb nail old Noel looks a bit like Elvis .
Shout out for Alewife Station.🤣
Procrastinating - could it be extreme delayed gratification?
Lois Lane still beautiful 25 years after
1:48 consent!
1:45:56 so that's why AI art always has 6 fingers, it's just referencing back to this Picasso painting. Sus!
Who is the third person?, me, myself and I. Guess who.
❤
hey Romesh bread made with animal fat??
Not all bread is made with animal fat
1:35:51 John Calhoun was also very, very pro-Secession a generation before the Civil War.
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How on earth can you askn2 questions with each being wrong!!!!!!!!?????
Her opening the coconut is ruined by all the unfunny, 'man-splaining' nonsense before.
Procrastinators being perfectionists , some sure, but I’m guessing most are lazy..,, guilty 😂..
I always put milk in first and leave the tea bag in the mug 😮
*Faints*
serial killer vibes….
Straight to jail.
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Ireland is not in the british isles.
Regrettably, it is. It’s historical. Bloody Romans..
Ireland is indeed in the British Isles, but it is not part of Great Britain or the United Kingdom!
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Honey, tea bag then milk. That way I can estimate hoe much bolunenis lost after I remove the tea bag.
More incorrect so called facts than correct ones
Yet you listened!
Anyone else find Sandy’s sexism grating?
No.
Steven Fry......NO, Jeff Daniels.........YES
Thank you Peter, very cool!
Never add milk to tea, while would you want to ruin the taste of the tea.
I have never disliked a comment but then
Imagine, people having different tastes and preferences. The nerve!
1:06:00 didn’t age well.
actually you could say it aged perfectly.
Given recent events....the BBC being smug and politically correct about President Trump didn't age well, did it?
Nah. If anything they were too easy on him.
Spot on about him not having decency. As for pets in the Whitehouse , he has all his cult sheep.
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Reconsider your plans for continued tenure of this mortal coil.
Nearly had Zapruder 2: Electric Boogaloo
He doesn't get a free pass from being a wanker, just because someone took a shot at him.
Bashing Trump just makes the basher look stupid.
Not as stupid as the people defending him look.
History will be far kinder to those who bashed him than the idiots who try and implant themselves up his arse
He’s actually less than human.
they'll never look more stupid than he is
Please Steven come back
Black tea without any other ingredients is my favorite. Crazy American am I
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