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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.)
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.
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 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 .
I drive past the Longeburger basket every time I go visit my brother in Newark Ohio. I hear they might turn it into a museum. Lots of amazing native American Earth mounds and such there
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.
@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”.
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!
My tea v milk solution is simple: I drink my (Yorkshire Gold) tea: Black. No milk. No sugar. Perfect. (Teabag squeezed, then removed after just a brief steep of a few minutes, _not_ more than five, preferably less). ... I tend to drink a two-cup metal pot of tea, in a 'china' cup, once a week at the hospital cafe, (during my appointment visits, _either before or after_ attending clinic blood tests - to sscertain INR/Warfarin* levels - blood thinner* to help prevent strokes) Cheers?! 👍🙂🏴💕🇬🇧🙂🖖
That's almost like saying, when arguing if the chicken came before the egg, we answer "irrelevant, I'm happy with a Tuna sandwich." Seriously though, if I'm using a pot, the milk is in the mug while waiting. If I'm brewing in the mug the milk goes in last. I don't use bone China (or anything that isn't the biggest mug I can find) so protecting the ceramic means nothing to me
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.
My Mother grew up in a time when the word 'Pregnant' was never uttered. In the Club. The way you are....being most commonly referred to her future Grandchildren
12:26 "fun fact": My previous handle on another site was Kanda, which was earned me the nickname "Panda"....and it stuck when someone posted a sign that read something like 'Pandas may look cute, but they are mean and they will kill you' .....thus, KillerPanda was born. ......that is the origin story nobody asked for or cares about. 😂
Black tea only, it makes no sense for green tea or infusions. It smooths over a lot of the bitterness for those who want a stronger (than dishwater) cup but don't want sugar. That's pretty much it
I am not I. I am this one walking beside me whom I do not see, whom at times I manage to visit, and whom at other times I forget; the one who remains silent while I talk, the one who forgives, sweet, when I hate, the one who takes a walk when I am indoors, the one who will remain standing when I die. by Juan Ramón Jiménez
The coconut water came out, it was dripping. Coconut milk is blended coconut flesh mixed with water, you don't get coconut milk when you break a coconut open.
Every time Phill calls Sandi mum it’s just so adorable!
It seems they both enjoy the interaction. Funny old thing is love.
So 7⁷ů
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.
Giles Brandreth is honestly one of the greatest humans of this and last century.
and the century before that
Even despite being a Tory...sigh.
No doubt he would agree 🤣🤣🤣
@@Dylan-pj3vk
Despite being a Tory... 😞
And most annoying
Rhod's comment about "squirty cream on a camel's hoof" rendered both Ed and Alan speechless! That rarely happens! LOL
"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".
This show is kind of mad when you see enough episodes. I love it.
Phill Jupitus not trusting QI and just being generally defeated is my favorite part of the show
Alans poo story will never fail to make me laugh 😂
Having your trousers around your ankles on Hampstead Heath is not the best situation to be in 😂
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.
As a German, I've to admit, this was the first time I've ever heard of a Nabelschwein.
The Procrastinators' Creed:
Never put off until tomorrow what you can forget about completely.
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
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!
Thank you! Merci! Danke! Gracias!
I never hesitate to procrastinate...
Don't get me started. I beg you...
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.
Ramesh with his Italian accent 😂 "he's got massive hands and tiny winkie"
I love Sindhu's coconut story
I like that she flatly just says "no" when offered the hammer and screwdriver.
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.
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.)
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
So do helicopters I hear.
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😊
I eat pizza like a ninja turtle. Always have, always will.
Two fingers supporting the crust, thumb underneath 🐢
Please turn on closed captioning
Holly Walsh has such a lovely smile! She is gorgeous!
When your alone in a public toilet in a stall. The door never opens. But the automatic towel dispenser goes off!
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 .
6:28 My mother used poison ivy leaves by mistake when she was eight
I drive past the Longeburger basket every time I go visit my brother in Newark Ohio. I hear they might turn it into a museum. Lots of amazing native American Earth mounds and such there
I love the moment of instant regret on Sandi's face at the poo story. lol
17:46 brilliant... "without a trace of common decency"
I feel better about wasps now - bloody hate spiders! 😂
Noel *does* look a little like Elvis here!
Ciaran Lloyd is a Tolkienista.
I love her even more. 😊
Sindu is so badass
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.
@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
@@JacksonBockus right.. should have realised that :) I had Latin in school, but I like it when my brain misfires like that.
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
Sir Giles is great..
59.00 - Now I understand why space exploration is so important!
My tea v milk solution is simple:
I drink my (Yorkshire Gold) tea:
Black. No milk. No sugar. Perfect. (Teabag squeezed, then removed after just a brief steep of a few minutes, _not_ more than five, preferably less). ...
I tend to drink a two-cup metal pot of tea, in a 'china' cup, once a week at the hospital cafe, (during my appointment visits, _either before or after_ attending clinic blood tests - to sscertain INR/Warfarin* levels - blood thinner* to help prevent strokes)
Cheers?! 👍🙂🏴💕🇬🇧🙂🖖
That's almost like saying, when arguing if the chicken came before the egg, we answer "irrelevant, I'm happy with a Tuna sandwich." Seriously though, if I'm using a pot, the milk is in the mug while waiting. If I'm brewing in the mug the milk goes in last. I don't use bone China (or anything that isn't the biggest mug I can find) so protecting the ceramic means nothing to me
I love Alan. ❤
I loved this show but because of the lack of cc I can no longer watch
8/44 .... let's hope those odds get better!
30:18.. that pix of Pope, that’s Stephen Fry again .
You skipped the explanation of rhods periscope
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.
5:10 - 7:34 is just 5 people working together beautifully. The cut on this is also fantastic. Whoever did this 🫡
My Mother grew up in a time when the word 'Pregnant' was never uttered. In the Club. The way you are....being most commonly referred to her future Grandchildren
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
milk is third, tea bag, sugar then milk
12:26 "fun fact": My previous handle on another site was Kanda, which was earned me the nickname "Panda"....and it stuck when someone posted a sign that read something like 'Pandas may look cute, but they are mean and they will kill you' .....thus, KillerPanda was born.
......that is the origin story nobody asked for or cares about. 😂
When you astrally project, the other person is yourself.
That thumb nail old Noel looks a bit like Elvis .
Songs are just poems put to music.
There's an article about toast sandwiches in Wikipedia.
Milk in first it is an infusion. Milk in second it's a collodian
tea in a pot milk first, teabag milk in second
Surely the zebra thing must have to do with camouflage against grass?
25:50 Hahaha! Richard Osmond, for the win! Badum-tss.😄
Allan just never seems to know when the Joke is Over .
Lois Lane still beautiful 25 years after
Procrastinating - could it be extreme delayed gratification?
1:14:28 Phill meltdown incoming. ❤
Flash Gordon if anyone else hasn't already mentioned it
I never understood why you would put milk in tea.
Black tea only, it makes no sense for green tea or infusions. It smooths over a lot of the bitterness for those who want a stronger (than dishwater) cup but don't want sugar. That's pretty much it
“A wasp gun is a gun that fires wasps” and an elephant gun?
Who is the third person?, me, myself and I. Guess who.
❤
1:45:56 so that's why AI art always has 6 fingers, it's just referencing back to this Picasso painting. Sus!
1:35:51 John Calhoun was also very, very pro-Secession a generation before the Civil War.
1:44:55 he is so Sandy's son.
I didn't know you were vegan, you should mention it sometimes... I love you Richard.
Such an unoriginal joke, and it didn't even fit the context. Sandi is the one who brought it up.
"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
Such an unoriginal joke, and it didn't even fit the context. Sandi is the one who brought it up.
PicASSo's mistake was being him - hate him, hate his work
Hannah Gadsby is that you?
I feel the same about Pollock
1:48 consent!
Shout out for Alewife Station.🤣
“The bumbs” om your birthday. What is that?
Procrastinators being perfectionists , some sure, but I’m guessing most are lazy..,, guilty 😂..
Third person syndrome: Hypercapnia.
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!
Black tea without any other ingredients is my favorite. Crazy American am I
How on earth can you askn2 questions with each being wrong!!!!!!!!?????
More incorrect so called facts than correct ones
Yet you listened!
I am not I.
I am this one
walking beside me whom I do not see,
whom at times I manage to visit,
and whom at other times I forget;
the one who remains silent while I talk,
the one who forgives, sweet, when I hate,
the one who takes a walk when I am indoors,
the one who will remain standing when I die.
by Juan Ramón Jiménez
In Denmark we normally think of the “inner swine hound” as the non-pc thoughts and actions of a otherwice normal person, racism ect
Jesus with them
Oh I forgot how unimpressive FDR was..... didnt really need him since we had his wife......or something.....
More people die in lawn bowls, than any other sport !
White Christopher Lewis Anthony Harris Jose
Honey, tea bag then milk. That way I can estimate hoe much bolunenis lost after I remove the tea bag.
hey Romesh bread made with animal fat??
Not all bread is made with animal fat
Vegetable oil/spread is ubiquitous, madpaperpeople.
Thompson Frank Walker Ronald Young Christopher
Fake coconut break - no milk
The coconut water came out, it was dripping. Coconut milk is blended coconut flesh mixed with water, you don't get coconut milk when you break a coconut open.
Robinson Nancy Davis Deborah Garcia Paul
Cariad is painfully unfunny
Smith Karen Davis Eric Davis Melissa
I always put milk in first and leave the tea bag in the mug 😮
*Faints*
serial killer vibes….
Straight to jail.
Her opening the coconut is ruined by all the unfunny, 'man-splaining' nonsense before.