Am I Weird: Restaurant Leftovers

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There'll be some dodge advice coming up. feele for you to ignore it. How are you? Good, thank you. Smer I mean, you know. I know sweating in my t shirt. And this happens, I don't know why it's always a surprise, but suddenly there's just wall to wall sport. Yeah I don't mind that actually. You know, I've read the whole of Netflix now. In fact, the whole of the internet. I know. Yeah. You finished Instagram. finished it all. Yes, no, I quite like the sport. We've got the World Cup of course.. I know. I mean I do quite like it. notot obsessively. It's the hope that kills Graham and I find that as I get older, increasingly hard to swallow. Really? But yeah, do you genuinely care? Well, yes. and you know, when we get through this game when we get through this game and then we're in the semifinal and everyone goes mad and then there's, you know Nationalist flags flying out of every car. I didn't like that so much, a bit dangerous. And then no, not again. So the song thirty years of her is now years of hurt. Wow, we haven't won. The last time I remember feeling real kind of pride was when we hosted the Olympic Games in twenty twelve and the opening ceremony was a sensation. Danny Boyle pulled it out of the hat. And everybody went home, I watched you know with friends. everyveryone went home feeling really good. But that wasn't a sporting event, that was a cultural event. Well, the Olympics is a sporting event. I know, but nurses dancing around beds. That was a cultural evvent. Well, it was the opening of a sporting event. So it wasn a cultural event, yes. Let's not get into a row about. Okay. But no, I, I'm with you. I thought the opening of the Olympics was great. Oh fantastic. teams are doing I love not caring. Well think people get so that's the best way to be not to care. But the minute you start watching it and you think, Oh France played really well and you get sucked in. You get sucked in by the whole I mean, I love a penalty shootout. I feel like why why whyy did do they do the rest of the game when they've got this great format point now, where just people come up and kick a ball. It's nice and quick The stakes are so high. So high. You know, you'd have saved yourself ninety minutes, you know, all those calories. Yeah, calories. I mean, I still feel bad for Gareth Southgate because he missed a penalty back in a million years ago. That means a lot to him. Yeah, I know, right. I send him a card every year. The anniversary of your failed penalty. I don't blame you, Gareth It was the shoe. No, the penalties are too stressing. No I'd love that. That bit, that bit I genuinely enjoy. Because it's quick. High stakes, quick. It just seems like now that you've thought of this format, why are you still doing this boring bit where you run around? Because it wouldn't mean as much if it just went straight to penalties because you've watched them play forty five minutes in horrific heat each way, as I like to say, each half And then they probably played extra time and nothing's happened and it's still boring and Nil Nil, but they're all knackkeered. Then they have to kind of go, okay, my whole country is watching this. I've got to get it in the goal That is the point. but I feel that's that's the easy bit kicking, you know Running is hard. Running and passing it to people is very hard because the other team members, they get in the way and then they've got the wall and now look. I don't know why you're not a sports commentator.out Gabby Logan coming for you. It's true. And then after the footall we've got the tennis. Oh no tennis I mean, I don't watch that either. but but but I kind of get that. It's that to me is better telly. Because there's, you know, there's only two people. it's easier to follow. Yeah. Where forward whereereas you know, televised football, You know the scoring in tennis. Yeah. Okaykay, good Oh yeah. I feel like televised football is very like televised golf where it's a lot of people watch that. I know, but I don't know why because you see a man hit a ball and then they just kind of show you the sky for a while and then kind of go, there it is. It's not great television. Again, you commentating would thrill me en alormously. Oh I's just hit it and now o look at the sky. Oh, it's quite a good day here in wherever we are ye Stt Andrews. Oh, and there's some grass and That must be the same ball. Yeah it's landed now. You see your' shoing exactly? No I mean, I remember as a kid occasionally when Ireland would do something I think it was John something. and I think he won a medal in The marathon or long distance This anecdote is not doing. No, but I just remember like an Irish person doing it was really exciting. Yeah, because it was just, wow, some this little country a kind of nationalism. Well did, it was kind of like, wow, someone from this little country is you know one of the best people in the world at doing whatever this thing is. I will never do but Whatever this news that I'm watching. Yeah, I'm delighted I think it was in LA. it was the LA Olympics because it was early in the morning, so you know, I wasn't busy. John Try maybe? No, I don't know, We'll have to get someone to look that up. Becauseuck clicky clicky That's the only sporting thing that you can remember. Yes. Yeah. But you will be watching the tennis? No. No, no, no no, no, no, no, no, no. I don't think we'll do very well in tenis I don't think we've got strike me down, but I don't think we've got any real contenders they. But they play individually. they don't play for the country, do they? No, but you know, Andy Andy, what's his name? Wow How quickly did they forget? Maria, Maria Tennis suuper fan you couldn't remember what the sport was, what the name was, That what the year was. I'm not pretending I like it . Andy And he's got a mother. Yeah. he's got a mother. He's got the really pushy mother. What's his name? Murray. Andy Murray. And misses Murray. And misses Murray, she wasn't playing. 'a the dad was Pete Murray what s? It was not Pete Murray, the DJ. And they've got a hotel in is it Kromlix or something? Oh God. now suddenly you're mister F fact. Yeah. And I say that was very nice. Oh didJ? Yeah yeah. See, someone has just told me in my ear that it was John Tracy and it was LA, the Olympics, but he didn't even come first silver. in my ear. We were so delighted We are still delighted. Someone has just told me in my ear. Yeah Hoay for you. Because you were doing sports commentary and that how they know. That's how they know. That's how they know. But my ear picked it up too. Anyway, good luck with your summer sport. 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Visit newmarket holidays dot com d Uk and find out more and save up to fifteen percent on your next wishlist escorted tour It's time, Maria. Envelophoy. There it is. You were very prepared. I was, indeed, I preempted that. I knew what was coming, Graham grab them around An old friend of mine has written his first novel.. Did you send this in? No. He sent me the manuscript and asked me to read it. While I don't work in publishing, he knows I'm a keen reader I was nervous about starting it and kept putting it off. About a month after he sent it, I received a message guilting me for not yet responding. So I finally sat down to read it bad Nevertheless, I took notes and sent him a detailed response with constructive criticism, encouraging him to develop what felt like the best bits and trim the others. He thanked me but said he' not interested in revisiting it as all the literary agents he sent it to I projected it. Fair enough Now he sent me another manuscript and asked me to read it as well. I don't want to. How can I tell him I'd really rather not read it? Or should I be blunt and tell him I think his writing is truly bad? I've suggested he do a creative writing weekend or a novel writing course But he's not interested. I desperately don't want to continue reading hundreds of pages of his awful prose for eternity. Hell Thanks for your fantastic show, which always gives me a laugh. Your sincerely Suckuck the novel. Chuck, I mean, I feel your pain. That is Orx. Yeah, that's very Orx. Eespecially as he seems to be so kind of resistant to any of your criticism you know, constructive criticism and advice in order to get this published. you know I mean, you've got to be able to say, yeah, you're right. I think actually that is a bit boring. I need to get rid of that and develop this. And he's saying, I'm not going to do it because they've rejected it. Well, they've rejected it for the same reason Chuck ort hasact in a way though, the friend, on one level, is right, Okaykay, nobody likes this novel. I've got reams of advice from Chuck about how bad it is. No literary agent likes it. I'm going to throw it in them in. I'm going to chuck it. But the amazing thing is that like was he using AI to go for novel number two You know, even writing a bad novel takes a lot of time. It does. ye. we don't know the time frame. Yes, but anyway, there's now another novel. What I would say, Chuck, here's the thing. as someone who has interviewed many, many writers about their books, it's very easy to frisk a novel, particularly a bad one U you know, read a bit at the beginning. Dip in few little bits there, there, get to the end, and then just send a vague thing, kind of like, yeah, it was a bit better. I enjoyed the blah, blah blah. Yeah yeah. Don't do onto that I just leave it. and They will, you know, if there's a quiz, And he got what about the bit with you don't know Big rabbit that appears on You just go, I don't remember that bit. You don't have to do what you did the first time, Chuck. You know, just give it a little frisk and then say something vague and then it's done. You're over, you're out. And you know It's a tough one though, isn't it? He's going to give up on writing quite soon, I think What else is he doing? Who the friend? Yeah. I don't know. Nothing nothing. That's why he's written a second novel. His life is empty. I kind of feel that Chuck Fnd has pos retired or changed his life in some way, given up his job to become a novelist. That was a big risk. Maybe he has, I don't know. Yeah. Maybe I'm reading too much into it reading Actually you find out what Bangers think of. Let's do that. Yeah. Okay. But also come I just say Oh yeah Chuck, very good friend. Yeah, very nice, Chuck. And actually, except slightly ded because no one wants that level of feelack. No, I was just about They they just want you to say, Oh, I really liked it. And I think you can say I really liked the bit about the doodar But you know, the bit about the library bored me a bit. Yeah, or kind of like I felt maybe there were two endings. you need to decide how you ending. I liked that one. It sounded true, didn't it? It was like I'd read Stupid book. Yeah. Yeah. I remember when I wrote my memoir and you said, you gave me some sort of quote, and then you read it. And you went, Hey, I think I'm going to change my thing because I've read it now. Sadly, it had long gone to press. Okay. Marian in the librarian and s you'll know. Yeah, yeah. The person sounds like a twat She's a librarian. Y she She knows what she's talking about. When you took the time to read and critique his work, he ignored your feedback. Just say that unfortunately you are busy and don't have the time you would like to dedicate to reading. You can lightheartedly mention how long it took you to get through his previous manuscript. L is too short to waste reading this trash, o. Marion is pulling no punches there. It reallyally is. Yeah. He's a Trash who writes thrash. Very good. I like them. Oh the voice note. Beth Beth has been interest. Come on, Beth, talkalk to us talk I would just copy and paste the manuscript into GBT and then just ask it to give you a synopsis and then a few little bits of feedback about how to improve the script. And then just say you've readit, stick the feedback into an email and send it back. Sounds like they don't really want any real feedback anyway. They just want you to say, yeah, it's great. Do that That's clever. I mean, I couldn't do it, but it's clever I would know how to do that, but I feel like if you put it through chat GBT, it will come back going, I wrote this But wait, I cannot correct what is already brilliant.. I enjoyed this when I wrote it a few months ago That's very funny. That is clever. Yeah. That is clever, but I don't know how you do it. Beth, that's good. John O, in Elgin, Scotland says, I love this dilemma. Great. I love reading. I love writing my own screenplays and adapting ones in my spare time. And I do force my poor boyfriend to read what I do And he loves me, so he does. But this is just a friend and you don't owe him anything. I'd maybe just say that you know of places online where he could send this. There's surely online communities on Facebook, Reddit, scribbloo file, etcera, where people would love to help and read it. Love the show as always, lots of love. Hope you yell this part out, Maria The show has always lots of love. You've made a dream come tr. No we are. You really have. I did it. I did it, Joon O. That is good advice because I bet you there must be You know, all those not good reads, but you know there must be amateur versions of that where they'll slag off your book for you. Yes because you're not going to get I bet you none of that you donre' not getting good feedback from any of those places. No, because most of the time I think people are frustrated writers who do read those things. Yeah Eager to find the bad. Yeah So do that. Yeah. ye. I to do that. Okay, Steeen and Nicki, a gay couple from Denmark, they put in., that's Back Good to know. Yeah. Steeen and Niickki, thank you for listening. Offer to read one or two chapters, his choice and that way you are not saying no, but also not yes to all of it I'm with you, Steen Nicky on So gay couple in Denmark. Is it? Is it though? That is very gay couple in Denmark. Cosmic Fx Glove. Have we had them before Don't recall. No. Cosmic Fox Glub says This reminds me of a piece of advice, neverever be too good at something you don't like doing. Your mistake was to give him a detailed and constructive response the first time. This time you can say you don't have a lot of time, but we'll take a quick glance at it. Then give a very half asked rushed response so he never asks you again. Cosmic Voxglve has got it in one. Yeah yeah Except I wouldn't even say I don't have much time I would just pretend you've read it, but do give half h. I'm going with Beth's response, which was put it all through chat GPT and then ask for a synopsis. feel I know that is clever, but I just resist doing things like that because you don't know how to do it. Well no, but also once you do it once, then I wonder will you ever read a book again or will you just every book you get, you'll just put it into chat Deleted chat T from my computer Wow. Yeah. So you were able to do that. I was, yeah. It's because I had to, you know, I had too much fness. It was full. My storage was full and I had to realize what I could get rid of. Okay. My novel one hundred thousand wors. Don't need that. That's rubbish. I've sent it to him to read and ignored his critique. Well, Chuck, a lot of advice there. Some of it may even be handed. I think some of it was quite good adv. I thought it very, very good. Thank you Wangers for that. If not, Chuck, you could always scroll down where the Wangers have added their advice below this There might be some gems of wisdom there Maria, we will have a second problem in but a moment This episode is brought to you by TV Licensing. And Maria, I've been watching the new twenty twenty six with the twenty twelve W one A. I love Hugh Bonneville. Well And again, it's one of those shows where you kind of think, o, I'm not so sure. but because they've changed it so much It has kind of refreshed it. They've made it in America. It's in America for the football. And also you Bonneville, he's so good because in the beginning you could imagine, oh, he's just going to play the character. But now that we all know the joke. The temptation as an actor would be to play the joke. Yeah. and he really really doesn't. He really sits back on it. He reigns it in. And also I do love his assistant who is from all the other series. Yes, Will. Will, who's the actor's name. H Skinner. Very good. Is that right? Yeah. What have you been watching? Well on a slightly more serious note, I have been watching The wonderful Sheridan Smith in The cave. Oh, that's on my list. And also I think Michael Sotcher is his name It's a sort of double handed. they work in a casino And they're stealing money. no spoilers here. But she is consistently good. You can kind of watch anything with her is my feeling and think, I believe you She's such a bankable star. Isn't she th she is a gift to those TV channels. If you manage to sign up Sherid Smith, you're okay. And you know she's so she can do everything is my feeling. And she's a brilliant musical performer as well. But there's not enough hours in the day to watch all the episodes that are available. Because remember, a TV license covers you to watch over four hundred channels. I know everything on PBCI Player Ed to find out more, go to Tvl. co Uk slash pod. The moment is now up. It's time. We're second Rom. Hur, ra, Rom Gramming Maria my husband for seventeen years, Bracket's married for twelve, and we have a very happy life. He works in London usually for two or three nights and we share a home in North Yorkshire where we look after our little dog, and I work as a theatre lecturer. We argue about one thing and one thing only, money. It has become less of an issue, but he earns more than double my salary So I often feel awkward spending money on myself As he tends to pay the mortgage as well as renovating the house bit by bit, which we are doing totally ourselves. He goes for expensive haircuts and buys more expensive clothes but does pay a lot into the relationship. I spend fifteen pounds on my hair and adore a charity shop bargain. I pay all the bills with my wages and pay for things like Netflix and the RHS I booked in a back massage and a foot treatment for myself on a day he was due to be in London. I lied to him and said I had a meeting with a colleague that morning. However, the company emailed my massage and foot appointment to my email calendar, which my husband had connected to his. Okay So I messaged him the truth and apologized. He said he was disappointed. I had lied so easily to his face and said I could use my money however I wanted. I've since realised I've grown accustomed to these monetary lies without realising, and I've actually done it a lot Just because I feel some kind of shame that we don't earn the same, I've always felt I was on the back foot, always trying to keep up. Never quite good enough. It's the only thing in our relationship that doesn't work. So, how can a relationship work successfully when one partner earns way more than the other? and that is from anonymous. I feel I know everything about anonymous' life though. There's a lot to unpack, isn't there? But mainly what I unpack from that is where is the argument with the husband? Yes I don't The only thing we ever argue about is money, and yet I'm seeing no argument other than you lying to him and him saying, you spend your money how you like don't're going to hook her tonight. and't don't lie me. I You know, I think the key to this is You know, how can a relationship work successfully when one partner earns way more than the other? The key word is partnner. Yeah. You're partners in this. and I get it. you know, I think early doors, this can really be an issue if you start dating someone and they earn a lot less than you are a lot more than you.venteen years. seventeen years. I mean I think it's your problem, by the way, anonymous. I think it's entirely your thing that you feel guilty that you don't earn as much as your husband does. But seventeen years have gone by. You've managed so far. I'm not seeing an argument. I'm seeing that you had to lie to him for no apparent reason. And also think You need to kind of go o yes, so there's money There's money that's there, but there's also about who's putting in what into this so long as you're putting the weight in the relationship and in your life. So you know, if you're doing all the renovations by yourself Are you J just watching him do that Yeah. Or are you doing are you sanding something?ays we're doing it ourselves. Yeah I'm imagining she's getting her road rules on and a bit of a hundred grit sandpaper occasionally. So I just feel like if you're pulling your weight in the relationship and in you know around the house, the dog, the d d d, making sure everything in North Yorkshire is working smoothly. and you know when he gets back from London E everything's as it should but you know that I just feel like it's a partnership. And there's something martyrish about Anonymous saying I only spent fifteen pounds on a hairdress and shop in charity shops You don't have to do that. You are earning money. There's just you and your husband and the dog. He earns twice as much as you. There is money coming in, buuy a nice dress. Stop being a martyr about it, stop feeling quite so inadequate about the fact that you're in North Yorkshire, so probably the salaries are a little bit less than they would be in London. I know this is often a thing. Yeah. I think anonymous as a man Oh do you? Well, because I don a woman can't get a hair done for fifteen pounds, even in North Yorkshire, surely. I think you can. Sampoo and set on old age penson a day. Okay. She gets the gardener to do it. You think it's a man Does everybody think it's a man It's a man. Yeah. somethinghing to do with the little dog. I The little dog in North Yorkshire. I just felt o yeah. Yeah o. Yeah. so I mean buying and buying stress by all means and knock yourself out Nor. Yes, I think you can spend a lot more on your clothes than you perhaps normally are doing at the moment. buuy a nice shirt, pair of trousers or whatever. But also I think, you know, it's one of those classic things where this has become an issue for anonymous sitting in North Yorkshire over analyzing it, d. Meanwhile, husband dance out making all the money Not thinking about it. No. Not thinking about it because partners. Yeah, and also is now really upset because, you know, you've betrayed you've kind of undermined the trust because, you know, you lied so casually about something so stupid. I just yeah, I just think there's a conversation to be had here after seventeen years I think in fact, that being caught out in the lie is quite a good way into the conversation where you just go, you know, we need to talk about. I'm really sorry about that. I want to explain where that lie came from And, you know I' been bugging me for seventeen years. I mean, really? I mean, also anonymous, you could get a second job Yeah, Where's your ambition anonymous?cause this's North Yorkshire. Everyone needs a cleaner Bronte tours. I love that. This is where Charlotte in her teeny tiny writing. Shall I see what the Wangers say? Go on then. A trractor. I love that name. Aractor. Where do you think a trractor is coming from? Ireland. Yeah. I mean, but an attractor, I don't know like I wonder how old a trractor is because when I was a kid The world old people called attractor and Cceptor. Yeah yeah, they're all gone now, apart from this attractor. Yeah. So we think Aractor is quite old. Oh, she's about ninety A doctor is from County Mayor. And you could be my age and says, I have a solution to this problem.. Have a joint bank account. Both people put in the same percentage of their wages, for example, seventy percent each. This would leave each person with thirty percent of their wages to spend on themselves. She's done the maths. This way both parties are contributing equally. It's not about both partners contributing the same amount of money, but rather everyone contributing the same percentage stops saying contributing. What percentage? Yeah percentage. M att tract as much younger she's just left school Me donating one hundred thousand euros to charity would affect me more than if Brad Pitt donated one hundred thousand. However, she's lost me now. However, if myself and Brad Pitt look it's a Ted talk on taxation. However If myself and Brad both donated ten percent of their wages, that would be more of an equal gesture. Yes, she's lost me now. I thought you attracked to. No. I know what she was saying. In a kind of you know logic sense, I see what she's saying. But a partner in North Yorkshire who's left with thirty percent of a small wage You know, that's not much. No. That's pennies Whereas one in London, thirty percent of his wage. So attractor's argument is null and void. I mean ye, kind of, I think a joint bank account is a good idea. No not Wh you just it's all in there. and clearly Anonymous feels bad about not earning as much, but you have chosen to live in North Yorkshire. Your husband is happy with that. You are a theater lecturer who's never going to earn a vast sum of money. And also it's not like if this is a joint bank account, this anonymous person is gonna go mad and you spend it all on sweets and Ferraris. You know It's fifteen pounds for a haircut. I like the notion of sweets and Ferraris. That's what when you were young and you thought, if I'm rich, I was going to spend all of my first wages on swees. Yeah, and I did. And still do Ella in Copenhagen says, My girlfriend and I set up a system when we moved in together four years ago. H hope she explains it to us. What do you think? We agreed that personal money is kept on separate accounts it's called online, Martin Lewis. But shared expenses like food, rent and bills live on a shared account. I mean, if she says so. We also agreed that the amount either of us pay is determined by what we each earn currently. We've got a percentage coming up, Graham. At the moment, I pay roughly eighty percent and have absolutely no issue So we find this system quite comfortable, and frankly, the only fair way to do it. I do think it's a bit worrying that your husband is living this hyacinth bucket lifestyle, bouquet lifestyle, while you opt for cheaper haircuts in charity shops and still feel guilty about going for a massage. Maybe the best advice is to become a lesbian And see how much better life is. Now she's talking. That's the sort of advice we're looking for here. We really we could have done with all of this. Yeah yeah.centages. The percentages are making me think he should just continue to lie. Anything's better than getting a calculator out. Pcentages. Faithful Wanger Luke in Wickland. he wrote our little jing. A My weir jingle? Yes. Thank you, Luke. This isn't a dilemma, nor is it about your relationship with your husband. It's about your own relationship with money. Your husband doesn't care about the money. He cares about being lied to by the person he should trust the most I suggest getting a little therapy to finally convince yourself to let go of the fear around spending money and enjoying yourself Good. advice there, Luke. but don't get over the fear too much. Okay because you don't want to suddenly go hogwild An Ferraris and sweets. Yes. Exactly. You don't want your husband to come back and go Why is his Ferrari filled with sweets? And whose Ferrari is it anyway? I wanted in a raffle I' hadd to guess the number of suites in the Ferrari And I own it now. Guess the number of sweets in a Ferrari. Come on, write it down. Send it in, send it in. It's a game show. It's a game show. Yeah, and that and just a whole whole show of penalties. Oh yes. I think you're cooking this morning. On gas. Yes Formats, formats, forats. Okay for anymore. Yeah yeah Anthony in Nottingham says, Sit down with the husband over a cup of coffee and a plate of his favorite biscuits and explain how you feel. If the husband is a decent guy, I am sure he will be able to reassure you. Sunlight is the best disinfectant and honesty is the best policy, A. I't need honesty is the best policy because I've heard that before, but I love sunshine is the best disinfectant. good isn't it? Please don't tell any more fibbs, it's a slippery slope and lies are the mother of distrust. That sounds like my mum, frankly. But no the Wangers are good aren't they I love that sunshine is is important. That's good. You know, just let the light in. the light. G, I' moved. I am moved by Anthony Nottingham. Okay. Anonymous, thank you so much for trusting us with your problem and hopefully you found some of that advice helpful. And like all dilemmas, that one came into the show via email Wanging on at listen. co. Uk. There you go. That's also the address you use. If you'd like to ask the question, am I weird? A I weird Courtesy of Luke in withl. Yeah, thank you, Luke. Okay, this, amm I weird comes courtesy of Anne in Hammersmith, who says M Graym Maria left the port and your ever judicious advice. Hello A I word Am I weird? Yes. You had one job, Maria. Say the words properly. Am I weird? Were you to delve into my handbag? you would find the usual items diary keys, a few cosmetics, phone, etcetera. But you would also find a sheet of extra strong kitchen foil measuring around twelve inches by twelve inches, carefully folded Love it. This is for when I go to a restaurant and find I have too much usually meat on my plate to finish, despite the meal being delicious. So discreetly I pop a chicken leg or half of my steak or perhaps a lamb chop but never fish into the foil, wrap it up carefully and put it in my bag, ready to go into the fridge when I get home Usually for lunch the following day. God us in the details. I know many restaurants will put any leftovers in a doggie bag if you ask them, but this tends to be in a more sizable container and less easily transportable in one's bag. So there you are, am I weird Thank you, Anne in Hammersmith. I'm liking hearing about your life. but I think when you say it's less transportable, what they put it in. Yeah, when you leave a restaurant of an evening Presumably you're going straight home. Maybe in a taxi, maybe driving. She might be going clubbing. There's not that far. You don't want to piece of fish in your bag for that long. No no, no, No, no, no, no, no fish That's why because she's going clubbing. Yeah, yeah, you don't justt want to smell the club out And I'll just check my lamb chop into the cloak room. Have you've got a refrigerator? Yeah. Could I put my bag in the fridge It's delic leather. I don't think Anne is going clubbing after I don't think there's clubbing But anyway all I say is as someone who worked in restaurants. love Anne. Oh, you like that? Nothing is more annoying when you're w sharp. P go, C I get this wrapped up to take a? You, just eat it stupid Can I just say, Graham, let it go because you're not a wait anymore? I know, but it still irks me. Yeah. But also in the olden days when you were a waiter, doggy bags weren't so prevalent. Yeah. But also I think the reason why restaurants put it in a big styrofoam is to shame you. And a big bag is to got to go, right, you want to take it home, take it home Yeah, go on then. Yeah. we've got a whe bin thing for you. I ask one of those Gannys shopping bags. I did see Taylor Swift and her fiance, Travis Kilsy coming out of a restaurant in New York the other day I photograph and they had a doggy bag. Really? Yeah was sort of, you know, low I mean, I'm sure they were delighted the restaurant because it was logoed up, but they had a doggy bag to take home. Why I suppose he had a lettuce leaf or something and he obviously had cow pie and then have some cow pie to go, please. And that's what was in the doggy bagage. Wow Good to know. Yeah, good to know. Yeah spend too much time looking at photographs. Yeah you really do.. Yeah Talk about Yeah. that's a deep dive to it seen. Why? Travis and Taylor carrying takeout. relevant to this problem? Yes. H they just got takeaway? No they'd been to a restaurant, I could tell you the restaurant's name if I think about it hard enough. Go on, Maria.es But anyway, Anne in Hammersmith. Oh, yes, Anne in Hammersmith. I love her. Graham thinks it's a good idea. I think it's a good idea too. So I'm gonna say no, not weird. Not weird at all. But maybe before you go out for dinner, Anne, don't have all those sweets because you know, it's affected your appetite. so you can't finish a whole steak. Yes, I must say Restaurant portions, particularly these days they're not that big. No, no. I love it when they are. We don't know where Anne is going for her eating meal. I mean, it's a nice meal if I feel slightly sick afterwards. good one That's a good one. I don't like that feeling. Oh I love it. Too full. Oh yeah. Oh money's worth.oney. I used to quite like it when I went out from and I had to go home and lie on the floor that I was that great I remember once there was nothing in the house to eat and there was only potatoes and pasto in a jar of pesto. So I just cooked the pasta and potatoes together and then when they were done, stirred in some pesto es and then I had to kind of crawl to bed. I was like that snake that had eaten the cat Yeah. I would just lie on the bed to digest. There's a lot of carbs there. But then you see you like whenever a I come to your house for food. You always do different lots of potatoes.'s a very Irish they So you have mash And roast potatoes. Potato Poto Potato making up for the famine. All this talk of potato. you h Very hungry. We must wrap up this episode of Wanging on. That's it for this week. Yeah, believe it or not, we are not experts on anything, really. So if you need genuine help with any problems, please seek it out from the proper channels. 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