Ordinary things you’ve never tried

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  1. Gally

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    I was sat in a greasy spoon in Leeds Market. There was a fella at the till who was complaining that the bacon sandwich he ordered is on a bread cake/roll rather than sliced bread. He then goes on to explain he’s never tried a bread roll before and sandwiches should be on slices of bread. He was probably late 50s.
    What everyday thing have you managed to avoid trying your entire life?
     
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    Coffee. Aaaargh. The smell is horendous
     
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    did he get the bacon in a teacake or did they put it in sliced bread?
     
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    He got his proper sandwich on sliced
     
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    Tripe.
    Kidney.
    Liver.
     
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    Haha he might be missing a new taste sensation for all he knows! Weird!
     
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    Poo tastes metallic.
     
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    Think you've been nibbling on piles.
     
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    Liar.
     
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    Supporting Sheff p1ssin Wednesday.
     
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    Greasy spoon cafes, full of weirdos...
     
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    I always wonder at what point does a cafe change from a normal one to a greasy spoon?
     
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    True. One less when I left
     
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    Probably the price point.
     
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    Absolutely nothing normal about that at all!!
     
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    HTH

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    A plastic table cloth
     
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    Civilised clientele to Weirdos....
     
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    I can't stand the smell either. I can (now) eat coffee and walnut cake, but I'll never drink coffee because of the smell.

    I think its genetic.
     
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