Jack Monroe #19 Is it a show? Miguel's not sure. I am Jack, hear me ROAR!

[Gentlemensrelish]

Yup. There’s some crappy areas and people in bad situations here but that’s the same in most places across the uk. It’s no where near Tanzania levels (from what I’ve read of it)

There’s quite a few tattlers around this area, we’d show you the nicer places!

Ironically for this thread, it's something I don't talk about it very much at all outside of my immediate family because I feel really uncomfortable about the poverty porn aspect of it.

So I will say that Tanzania and Uganda are both equally as beautiful as their flashier neighbour, Kenya. Uganda has some of the best curry I've ever eaten plus gorilla trekking. For its many faults and sadnesses, I would urge anyone who can visit to do so

 

[chocolate choux]

At the start of lockdown I got in a total slump with cooking, both freelance so we were scrimping until we knew when we could work again (husband not for ages yet, me thankfully a bit now) and I used Miguel's £1 vegetarian book a lot. A fair repetition of ingredients which guess is due to th cost implications of others, but a good variety of meal ideas. Really helped me when I needed it.

Are you vegetarian? Might have a look at that book as I’d kind of rubbished his meat One Pound Meals after flipping through it and thinking with some recipes that the meat alone would cost way more. I’m a stickler for an accurate premise

 

[Doobots]

Are you vegetarian? Might have a look at that book as I’d kind of rubbished his meat One Pound Meals after flipping through it and thinking with some recipes that the meat alone would cost way more. I’m a stickler for an accurate premise

I am vegetarian. There's elements of some of the recipes that are annoying, like using curry powder for everything spiced and there's a fairly limited selection of veggies used (spinach, peas, leeks feature heavily) but it does spark decent thrifty dinner ideas.

How he could do the same premise with meat baffles me.

 

[Raker]

I’m a stickler for an accurate premise

which is why you’re all over Jack’s ballix!

 

[heretoreaditall2019]

Yup. There’s some crappy areas and people in bad situations here but that’s the same in most places across the uk. It’s no where near Tanzania levels (from what I’ve read of it)

There’s quite a few tattlers around this area, we’d show you the nicer places!

I’ve shared my Southend love here before but I do looooove it, it’ll have to be our post covid post court case girls retreat

I want one of those baby things you wrap around you with the sole intention of it making south end a funner time, I think I’d worry about her getting bumped into in London and losing an arm or summit, they don’t feel robust enough for here...

 

[kirkvanhouten]

For someone so into politics and commentary she sure has a lot to say on the current climate....oh wait....

Dare i say the ship will have possibly sailed by release date.....again....

Trying to think of the absurdly awful book title it will be given and whether this will be her smiling face (of course it will)

 

[The Devils Arse]

Jesus duck.

I've worked in hospitals across that region and seen things that were so distressing, I had terrible flashbacks for a very long time.

Fairly sure I could visit Southend and return potentially sad but otherwise untraumatised (although that man with the gammy leg sounds quite distressing).

Depends, you may get kicked in the shin by jack. Or come across one of the many people that have shouted at jack in the street.

 

[lola_90]

Does anybody actually hoot? I don’t think I’ve ever hooted in my life.

I tried to watch Jacks live last night. Turned it off when she was explaining how to make pancakes with gram flour I think. She said you have to double the liquid to flour or it could be the other way round. You’d have to check.

Put it on today for a laugh and had to turn it off after five minutes. Who starts a live and then actually isn’t dressed or sorted the filming area? She seemed manic and I felt really uncomfortable watching. Car crash tv at its finest.

 

[Raker]

Can I just say to those who’ve been so brave and open over the past few days about their mental struggles you’re all amazing

 

[Alansbigplate]

God is she doing it every night? Hopefully she doesn’t look like she’s shaking like a shitting dog soon.

Soul rebel your backpack analogy is beautifully put. Love to everyone who needs it today

 

[PoorPatrol]

Does anybody actually hoot? I don’t think I’ve ever hooted in my life.

I tried to watch Jacks live last night. Turned it off when she was explaining how to make pancakes with gram flour I think. She said you have to double the liquid to flour or it could be the other way round. You’d have to check.

Put it on today for a laugh and had to turn it off after five minutes. Who starts a live and then actually isn’t dressed or sorted the filming area? She seemed manic and I felt really uncomfortable watching. Car crash tv at its finest.

Not quite hooting, but the deepest secrets thread has just entertained me for what feels like about two hours, and my eyes were watering I was wheezing at one point. It’s some of the most insane stuff I’ve read in a longggg time, maybe ever . The thing is, Jack is always hooting or coughing up a lung, yet all available evidence points to her being a humourless bloody fun sponge!

 

[LavaFlake]

I keep thinking about her admin assistant being furloughed when she's posting stuff like this. I appreciate events etc being cancelled but surely stints like Daily Kitchen, Hellishslop-mans and a book launch would counteract this?!

 

[Nottonightbabe]

I really do hope that she has in fact sent superfan’s book out with the rest of them.

She seems uncertain that she'll be sent a copy, judging by the amount of times she keeps mentioning/asking about it.

 

[FrumpyCat]

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She seems uncertain that she'll be sent a copy, judging by the amount of times she keeps mentioning/asking about it.

Super fan seems quite vulnerable, and a free book is such a small thing to want. Hoping Jack does send her the promised book.

 

[Nottonightbabe]

Oh here we go again, she's lugging loads of books, single handedly, trudging to the post office with them on her back.
Like Jesus carrying the cross

 

[Tabitha D]

Oh here we go again, she's lugging loads of books, single handedly, trudging to the post office with them on her back.
Like Jesus carrying the cross

She’s so MELODRAMATIC.

 

[BeautifulTrauma]

I wish I could reply without being blocked why are you jumping onto your sofa in skimpy pyjamas on camera when you’re body is so bad you need continual deep heat?!

Because guys, deep heat is a cure for rhumatoid arthritis remember! What a pillock.

 

[Alansbigplate]

She was alright carrying that bleeping sideboard

 

[FrumpyCat]

Oh here we go again, she's lugging loads of books, single handedly, trudging to the post office with them on her back.
Like Jesus carrying the cross

Sweet suffering Jesus -why didn't she just get the post office office to pick them up - or failing that I'm sure someone could have couriered them to the post office. Maybe Vix when she popped over for that social distancing date.

 

[ProphecyLost]

She knew the volume and couldn't arrange for a few Royal Mail collections over the next week. It's all about woe is Jack the martyr