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by Steve1956 » Fri Feb 19, 2021 2:16 pm

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Extra large...fill your boots boys
Last estimate 2.30 prompt

Bugger counting all that corn

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by Redbeard » Fri Feb 19, 2021 2:47 pm
Great stuff, Steve, but is any jooose mentioned on the back of the Tin?
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by Bosscat » Fri Feb 19, 2021 2:48 pm
45 Godzillas stuffed with (Mike) Garlic
195 mls of salty Zilla juse
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by Rowls » Fri Feb 19, 2021 2:50 pm
36 funky garlic filled olives
0 (Zero) millimetres of juuuuice
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by Zlatan » Fri Feb 19, 2021 2:50 pm
34 Spanish testis
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by Redbeard » Fri Feb 19, 2021 2:53 pm
Your zero may be correct, Rowls, in which case millilitres or millimetres is perhaps just the same.

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by Steve1956 » Fri Feb 19, 2021 2:54 pm
Redbeard wrote: ↑Fri Feb 19, 2021 2:47 pm
Great stuff, Steve, but is any jooose mentioned on the back of the Tin?
Water juice....I eat these a lot....some sort of liquid sits in there with the olives buddy.

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by Rowls » Fri Feb 19, 2021 2:54 pm
Zero gallons of joose!
Zero hogsheads of joose!
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by Steve1956 » Fri Feb 19, 2021 2:57 pm
Rowls wrote: ↑Fri Feb 19, 2021 2:50 pm
36 funky garlic filled olives
0 (Zero) millimetres of juuuuice
Change it buddy there is Juice.

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by Redbeard » Fri Feb 19, 2021 2:58 pm
Thanks, Steve.
I'll go with 44 in 144, then.
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by Steve1956 » Fri Feb 19, 2021 3:00 pm
Sometimes but very rarely the destoning machine splits the olive in two...if this occurs the vandalised olive will be counted has half of one.
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by green_parrot » Fri Feb 19, 2021 3:06 pm
30 Olives
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by Redbeard » Fri Feb 19, 2021 3:07 pm
Steve, the longstanding Official Fragmentation Rule is that any Unit of half or more than half of the average size is Counted as a full one, whilst any of less than half-size is not.
Half-Units are not otherwise recognised.
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by TheClaret » Fri Feb 19, 2021 3:08 pm
27 olives
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by RalphCoatesComb » Fri Feb 19, 2021 3:10 pm
50 Olives
160 mls jus
3 - 0 Clarets
Thanks Steve
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by Steve1956 » Fri Feb 19, 2021 3:12 pm
Redbeard wrote: ↑Fri Feb 19, 2021 3:07 pm
Steve, the longstanding Official Fragmentation Rule is that any Unit of half or more than half of the average size is Counted as a full one, whilst any of less than half-size is not.
Half-Units are not otherwise recognised.

i'll just do the count & measure Red...and leave the technical stuff to you!
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by Brucefanclaret » Fri Feb 19, 2021 3:16 pm
Hello, all
39 olives in 79 joose.
Thanks, Steve - might have to add some olives to my click n collect order now......yum
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by africlaret » Fri Feb 19, 2021 3:17 pm
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by longsidepies » Fri Feb 19, 2021 3:21 pm
38 oily olives
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by claretblue » Fri Feb 19, 2021 3:21 pm
38 extraaa larrrge olives
118ml of liquid
thanks for doin' the count steve!
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by Steve1956 » Fri Feb 19, 2021 3:22 pm
Brucefanclaret wrote: ↑Fri Feb 19, 2021 3:16 pm
Hello, all
39 olives in 79 joose.
Thanks, Steve - might have to add some olives to my click n collect order now......yum
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Recommended Bruce with a nice bottle of shiraz.

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by Redbeard » Fri Feb 19, 2021 3:31 pm
It's dead easy, Steve.
If there are indeed fragmented Units, most will be readily identifiable as below or above half the average full Unit size.
If there is still doubt, then having identified an average-sized full one simply compare each fragmented item with it; thereby establishing whether the latter is above, below or equal to half of full size.
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by Steve1956 » Fri Feb 19, 2021 3:41 pm
Redbeard wrote: ↑Fri Feb 19, 2021 3:31 pm
It's dead easy, Steve.
If there are indeed fragmented Units, most will be readily identifiable as below or above half the average full Unit size.
If there is still doubt, then having identified an average-sized full one simply compare each fragmented item with it; thereby establishing whether the latter is above, below or equal to half of full size.

please please all be whole ones!
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by Rowls » Fri Feb 19, 2021 3:57 pm
Steve1956 wrote: ↑Fri Feb 19, 2021 2:57 pm
Change it buddy there is Juice.
If I'm allowed to change I'll go with 73ml
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by gsyclaret » Fri Feb 19, 2021 3:58 pm
40 yakky things
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by gawthorpe_view » Fri Feb 19, 2021 3:58 pm
37 Popeye's ladyfriends
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88 mls of Joooosay.
No idea what's gonna happen on the morrow!
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by jollyjack » Fri Feb 19, 2021 4:30 pm
Missus says 37 olives, 140 ml garlicky olivy joose
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by wilks_bfc » Fri Feb 19, 2021 4:40 pm
31 olives
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by Eloise Laws » Fri Feb 19, 2021 5:02 pm
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by Claretmisterg » Fri Feb 19, 2021 5:19 pm
I sez 23 Olivia Newton Johns and 79 ml Joooooooose Travolta
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by jdrobbo » Fri Feb 19, 2021 5:21 pm
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by bfcjg » Fri Feb 19, 2021 5:43 pm
48 olives 139ml of

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by djemba-djemba » Fri Feb 19, 2021 5:53 pm
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32 olives
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by Nonayforever » Fri Feb 19, 2021 6:30 pm
Steve1956 wrote: ↑Fri Feb 19, 2021 3:00 pm
Sometimes but very rarely the destoning machine splits the olive in two...if this occurs the vandalised olive will be counted has half of one.
I always thought the stones were taken out by Latin beauties rolling them on their thighs & squeezing them out
Anyway, after my lie down i'm going for ;-
42 green bits of mediterranean sunshine
88 mils juice.
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by Bosscat » Fri Feb 19, 2021 6:42 pm
Nonayforever wrote: ↑Fri Feb 19, 2021 6:30 pm
I always thought the stones were taken out by Latin beauties rolling them on their thighs & squeezing them out
Anyway, after my lie down i'm going for ;-
42 green bits of mediterranean sunshine
88 mils juice.
Reminded me of that old joke about the couple walking through Naples on a baking hot July day, when they see an aging latin lady sat on the step of her house, legs wide apart wearing absolutely nothing under her skirt and eating a dripping slice of juicy water Melon....
Speaking a bit of Italian the young lady commented to the old woman "it must be cooler like that" ... The old woman replied " no ... but it does keep the flies off my melon"
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by claretdavid » Fri Feb 19, 2021 6:51 pm
21 olives
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by Cabbage » Fri Feb 19, 2021 7:27 pm
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by tiger76 » Fri Feb 19, 2021 8:37 pm
32 olives.
80ml juice.
And a convincingly 2-0 win to send BFS and his boys packing their bags for the Championship.
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by MDWat » Fri Feb 19, 2021 9:01 pm
44 ol’s
45ml de jus
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by Redbeard » Fri Feb 19, 2021 9:27 pm
MDWat, since I have already Estimated the number of Food Units at 44, you are invited to amend your own Estimate, though I must stress that you do not strictly have to.
The problem with identical figures like these is that in the case of their proving to be winning ones then the 5 points have to be shared.
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by Redbeard » Fri Feb 19, 2021 9:29 pm
Steve - On second thoughts I would like to revise my joose figure, please, from 144 to 114.
Thank you.

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by Longsider » Fri Feb 19, 2021 9:34 pm
34 Olive gonads
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by what_no_pies » Fri Feb 19, 2021 10:30 pm
23 stuffed lumps
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by HunterST_BFC » Sat Feb 20, 2021 12:16 am
18 round
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by leedsdave » Sat Feb 20, 2021 1:43 am
58 olives in 103 mls juice.
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by tarkys_ears » Sat Feb 20, 2021 1:44 am
64 Olafs
123 ml jews