If brunch is brunch, is it linner or dunch?

[Fallout]

A very important question. Been pondering it for at least 15 - 20 seconds, but can't decide. If I eat a slap up meal between 3 and 4 o'clock, am I eating linner or dunch?

[TamSV]

Afternoon Tea. :D

[Brettus]

It'd be Linner, the earlier meal comes first in the concatenation, everyone knows that. (OK fine I made it up but I do run a convincing line of BS)
I'd also argue that Dunch sounds too much like Brunch so you'd have Linner instead on those grounds.

Just don't ignite the whole Is the evening meal Dinner or Tea debate or you'd have, is it Linner or Lea too!

[Specialone]

You really need to get a more demanding job or get out more :rolleyes:

[Fallout]

I just don't think I could call eating a 16oz t-bone at 3:30pm Afternoon Tea! :D

@Brettus - I considered the chronological concatenation argument too, but thought dunch sounded too good to pass up.

@SpecialOne - You are right, on both counts. :D

[L3nny]

If you were northern then lunch would be dinner and dinner would be supper so it would be dupper or sinner.

[littleoldman2]

Both
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Dunch

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Linner

[Spank86]

Brunch is a travesty, an upstart of a meal attempting to oust the far more civilised elevenses.

[widepants]

If you were northern then lunch would be dinner and dinner would be supper so it would be dupper or sinner.
NOOOOOOOOO .Been here a million times .Dinner is around 12-1 and tea is around 5-6.
And to those that dont agree , dinner ladies arnt called lunch ladies

[hindle8907]

NOOOOOOOOO .Been here a million times .Dinner is around 12-1 and tea is around 5-6.
And to those that dont agree , dinner ladies arnt called lunch ladies

+1

[hindle8907]

Breakfast
Dinner
Tea

[Spank86]

surely dinner is the hot meal at either lunch or tea time?

Dinner ladies being so called because they provide a hot dinner as an alternative to a packed lunch?



-10: Breakfast

11: elevenses

12-2 Lunch

3-6 Tea, possibly afternoon or high tea

7- supper.

[TamSV]

Brunch is a travesty, an upstart of a meal attempting to oust the far more civilised elevenses.

Quite right. The concept of brunch is that it replaces both breakfast and lunch and I'm just not having that.

The course of the day should correctly run as follows;
Breakfast
Elevenses
Lunch
Afternoon Tea
Dinner
Supper
Half a packet of Rennies
Bed

[Spank86]

See, TamSV has it.

Clearly a very distinguised fellow, If only work didn't insist on getting in the way of civilized behaviour.

[Littlepeahead]

I just don't think I could call eating a 16oz t-bone at 3:30pm Afternoon Tea! :D

You really should get a job in cricket. Of course it is afternoon tea, and should be eaten between 3.40pm and 4pm. As well as the steak do try and leave room for scones, jam, clotted cream and a slice of fruit cake.

[L3nny]

NOOOOOOOOO .Been here a million times .Dinner is around 12-1 and tea is around 5-6.
And to those that dont agree , dinner ladies arnt called lunch ladies

I think in this politically correct world they would now be refereed to as child sustenance providers.

And what kind of workshy layabout is back home from work and ready for their evening meal at 5?

[widepants]

See, TamSV has it.

Clearly a very distinguised fellow, If only work didn't insist on getting in the way of civilized behaviour.
southern shandy drinkers pffft:smt019

[Spank86]

Yes, quite... remind me again whats north of Troon?


(did the poles flip while I was working?)

[widepants]

Scotishland is not northern England so na na naaa naaa na.

[Spank86]

Scotishland is not northern England so na na naaa naaa na.
Nor is somerset.


It still doesnt explain how scottish can be southern shandy drinkers, Is it because Tam's not in the highlands?

[chezvegas85]

NOOOOOOOOO .Been here a million times .Dinner is around 12-1 and tea is around 5-6.
And to those that dont agree , dinner ladies arnt called lunch ladies

+1

+2

[Messie]

Hey great, another thread/poll pointing at differences between people (class in this case, with a seasoning of North/south divide to add a certain something)

A suggestion for you - go and get a rewardingjob/ life/hobby or hamster or whatever.
Sometimes the similarities between people are even more interesting!

[Bibio]

it's food it gets eaten when your hungry and who cares what time it is.

[Spank86]

Morris Day?

[Messie]

Morris Day?

Every day is Morris day ;)

[Fallout]

Hey great, another thread/poll pointing at differences between people (class in this case, with a seasoning of North/south divide to add a certain something)

A suggestion for you - go and get a rewardingjob/ life/hobby or hamster or whatever.
Sometimes the similarities between people are even more interesting!

*Baffled*

I'm assuming this must be directed at someone else, because I have no idea how a light hearted play on words becomes xenophobic or desperate.

[metalmonkey]

You really should get a job in cricket. Of course it is afternoon tea, and should be eaten between 3.40pm and 4pm. As well as the steak do try and leave room for scones, jam, clotted cream and a slice of fruit cake.

Or a film set, very similar arrangement, which reminds me gym tomorrow! Got stuffed with cake...I gave up with naming meal times, what would it be at 3am?

[Spank86]

*Baffled*

I'm assuming this must be directed at someone else, because I have no idea how a light hearted play on words becomes xenophobic or desperate.

Nor do I but I've got some electrodes I could pop in your brain and give it a go.

[widepants]

*Baffled*

I'm assuming this must be directed at someone else, because I have no idea how a light hearted play on words becomes xenophobic or desperate.
:smt008

[BanannaMan]

surely dinner is the hot meal at either lunch or tea time?

Dinner ladies being so called because they provide a hot dinner as an alternative to a packed lunch?



-10: Breakfast

11: elevenses

12-2 Lunch

3-6 Tea, possibly afternoon or high tea

7- supper.





+1
Dinner is the big meal of the day can either be the mid day or evening meal.

[Wideboy]

bill evening meal is called tea! you lot over there should be calling it tea!

breaky, luncheon timerington then tea

[Milky Bar Kid]

Hey great, another thread/poll pointing at differences between people (class in this case, with a seasoning of North/south divide to add a certain something)

A suggestion for you - go and get a rewardingjob/ life/hobby or hamster or whatever.
Sometimes the similarities between people are even more interesting!

Say whaaaaaat?! Did we miss something here?

[DJ123]

no, everyone took the thread in a light hearted way as it was meant. Someone read too much into it, and then blamed it on someone else.

It's called eating. Why does it need a name?/

[Sid Squid]

Brunch is a travesty, an upstart of a meal attempting to oust the far more civilised elevenses.
Every word a gem - listen to this.

And then it all falls apart:
If only work didn't insist on getting in the way of civilized behaviour.
The above is quite true - but you cannot claim any degree of civility if you spell it with a 'z'.

All wrong.

[BanannaMan]

bill evening meal is called tea! you lot over there should be calling it tea!

breaky, luncheon timerington then tea




I don't have a clue if it's north or south or what class it might be,
(Sorry Messie and no offence to anyone)
but I've had tea, (in the UK) and tea is at 4:00 and consists of tea and biscuts.
I'd hate to think that was all I had for evening meal! ;)

[Specialone]

Although at 4pm tea and biscuits would be nice, proper tea is your big evening meal, normally around tea time, which is between 5-6pm.

[Milky Bar Kid]

Lol Phil, is tea time defined somewhere as between 5 - 6pm?

[BanannaMan]

Although at 4pm tea and biscuits would be nice, proper tea is your big evening meal, normally around tea time, which is between 5-6pm.





Are you trying to say something about the class of my friends? :smt062




;)
J/K people!!!!


Tea a big meal. Is that everywhere, or is there a north / south tea?

(Well I've learned something today but I feel like Homer Simpson.)

[Littlepeahead]

But what if your 2 hour commute means you rarely get home before 7.30 and your main meal is closer to 9pm?

And yesterday I had an M&S chocolate mallow teacake at 2.45pm with coffee. What is the official category of this small but delicious meal?

[Specialone]

Lol Phil, is tea time defined somewhere as between 5 - 6pm?

Yep, but I rarely eat mine at those times lol

[widepants]

Although at 4pm tea and biscuits would be nice, proper tea is your big evening meal, normally around tea time, which is between 5-6pm.
good grief , how have we managed to agree on something

[Spank86]

The above is quite true - but you cannot claim any degree of civility if you spell it with a 'z'.

All wrong.

My only excuse was I was sat by my PC with the game box for civilization in front of me and not on a PC with a spell checker.

But what if your 2 hour commute means you rarely get home before 7.30 and your main meal is closer to 9pm?

And yesterday I had an M&S chocolate mallow teacake at 2.45pm with coffee. What is the official category of this small but delicious meal?

Tiffin?

[widepants]

Tiffin , that always reminds me of Sid James

[Spank86]

Carry on up the khyber?

[widepants]

that'll be the one .Time for tiffin...rubs thighs in a pervy way

[Wideboy]

Breky - tea break - luncheon timerington - tea / everything in-between is simply called food

This thread is racist, food Nazis!

[Littlepeahead]

No one sums it up better than my favourite philosopher...

“It is more fun to talk with someone who doesn't use long, difficult words but rather short, easy words like "What about lunch?"”

“When having a smackerel of something with a friend, don't eat so much that you get stuck in the doorway trying to get out.”

- Pooh Bear

[Sir Trev]

How can you call a meal the same thing as a hot beverage? I've never got my head around that one and my butler is only just recovering from the palpatations he had when I asked him.

After checking with the rest of my staff it is breakfast, luncheon, high tea, dinner. If high tea is missed and dinner is appropriately earlier then one has supper as a light late meal.

[Wideboy]

But if there's a high tea then there should be a low tea which is tea break.

I don't drink tea so my tea is called tea, you see.

[Sir Trev]

But if there's a high tea then there should be a low tea which is tea break.

I don't drink tea so my tea is called tea, you see.

A tea break is not a meal. You may use it as an excuse to have a snack but that's not the same thing.

Don't drink tea? Really?? Good lord. You'll be telling me your valet doesn't bring you a whiskey and soda at 6 o'clock next! Shocking.

[Wideboy]

You have to have a pasty at tea break or something similar. It's the law

Whisky and soda? Pah, neat or moonshine!

[widepants]

port and lemon is rather tasty

[Sir Trev]

port and lemon is rather ghey


Corrected for you.

[guernica]

Dunch sounds better than linner but don't forget elevensies as well

[Scoobs]

You have to have a pasty at tea break or something similar. It's the law

This is why you look like you're smuggling a wok in your leathers fatty.

[Scoobs]

Oh and linner. Ithangyu.

[Wideboy]

how dare you, all that has been paid for and it was mighty fine fun getting there!

[Specialone]

good grief , how have we managed to agree on something

We didnt, awright :smt062

[Specialone]

This is why you look like you're smuggling a wok in your leathers fatty.

Front or back wok?