Robert StartPlayer @StartPlayer

Boardgames, baking, geocaching, poker, coeliac / celiac, gay, pedant yet anti grammar police. He/him 🏳️‍🌈 Leeds, UK Joined May 2010

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Robert StartPlayer @StartPlayer

a year ago

@BritishGasHelp @BritishGas I’ve received another messages from British Gas about fixing my (non existent) smart meter. I’m concerned by the over emphasis of ‘be reassured it’s us who will message from a different number’. Is scamming getting very sophisticated?

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Robert StartPlayer @StartPlayer

2 years ago

Just received this scam text pretending to be @BritishGas How do I know it’s a scam apart from the punctuations around ‘Yes’? I don’t have a smart meter.

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Robert StartPlayer @StartPlayer

2 years ago

@thebakingnanna1 This is blue sky

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Robert StartPlayer @StartPlayer

2 years ago

Like so many others. You’ll probably find me over there now. I don’t want to be on a platform where I can’t block, tweets likes by bots and endlessly removing fake followers.

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Robert StartPlayer @StartPlayer

2 years ago

@Mr_SnailyPops Ive not seen any yet

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Robert StartPlayer @StartPlayer

2 years ago

@GFAlchemist1 @Rob_C_Allen @thebakingnanna1 It was very nice so thanks for the recipe. I did re ready the recipe after and custard was 4 yolks and 3 whites. By force of habit I just added 4 whites. So it didn’t set quite as well as it could. But it did taste delicious.

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Robert StartPlayer @StartPlayer

2 years ago

For #GBBOTwitterBakeAlong I’ve made GF tiramisu from @GFAlchemist1 recipe. The Savoiardi Biscuits were simple enough to make. I didn’t realise it wasn’t cream but an egg/mascarpone mix. It prob wanted another hour to set but I wanted some now! @thebakingnanna1 @Rob_C_Allen

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Robert StartPlayer @StartPlayer

2 years ago

Tonight I saw (and performed with) the brilliant @hornesection at @CityVarieties. Huge respect the lady in the audience who heard there were two empty seats on front row and came on interval to ask to use them, and then won a task (and let me pose with it!).

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Robert StartPlayer @StartPlayer

2 years ago

@shinyhappymeepl @CJtheSmitty Thats what I read to. I’ve heard furvant arguments that more dice get removed if more players dice and not just one. The rules are ambiguous in original print and there are many arguments on BGG

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Robert StartPlayer @StartPlayer

2 years ago

@thebakingnanna1 For context this will be shared. The recipe had it in a smaller dish. I didn’t feel that looked likely lol. So much bigger than I expected it to be!

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Robert StartPlayer @StartPlayer

2 years ago

@CJtheSmitty @shinyhappymeepl Does the passing rule make sense this time? It’s the only game my group ever fell out over! And BgG threads were full of arguments about it too.

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Robert StartPlayer @StartPlayer

2 years ago

@duolingo getting this weird bug on iOS which eventually leads to app crashing. To recreate open app, tap treasure chest tab. Then scroll down to daily quests iOS 17.6.1, iPhone 13 Pro Duolingo version 7.46.0

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Robert StartPlayer @StartPlayer

2 years ago

@Rob_C_Allen @thebakingnanna1 This is why I don’t think I’ll last on Twitter! Posting things and getting likes out of nowhere from clearly fake accounts. I’ve given up removing fake followers now too!

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Robert StartPlayer @StartPlayer

2 years ago

@Rob_C_Allen @thebakingnanna1 I ate one 15 mins ago and I can still taste orange. It’s another recipe I’ve butchered from other recipes but will definitely do again. Thinking lemon could would as well.

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Robert StartPlayer @StartPlayer

2 years ago

For #GbboTwitterBakeAlong I’ve made chocolate orange frangipane tarts. I added zest to the pastry, a bit of juice to the frangipane and topped with choc orange buttons! These do taste really good and very orangey! @thebakingnanna1 @Rob_C_Allen

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Robert StartPlayer @StartPlayer

2 years ago

I’ve taken protection off for now so things can be shared. Will have to decide if want to stay here once GBBO over.

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Robert StartPlayer @StartPlayer

2 years ago

@thebakingnanna1 @Rob_C_Allen I found my old pic of when I attempted it! This is in my wheat flour days. I’ll be honest it wasn’t as bad I thought it would be. Just very time consuming. I did not use a pasta roller like the bakers did!

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Robert StartPlayer @StartPlayer

2 years ago

@thebakingnanna1 @Rob_C_Allen @sweetiehour @marybethxx6 I’ve made spanakopita in the past. One of the last gluten things I’ve made. Don’t know if I dare try filo without gluten! Expect frangipane from me!

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Robert StartPlayer @StartPlayer

2 years ago

@thebakingnanna1 @Rob_C_Allen I struggled with instagram when I tried it years ago. Felt much more ‘perfection’ than the all abilities baking we encourage. I’m not on Facebook either. Seems most folk from my other hobbies are on blue sky. But I don’t know if I’ve energy to start social media again!

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Robert StartPlayer @StartPlayer

2 years ago

For #GBBOtwitterBakeAlong I’ve made GF chocolate caramel wafer biscuit bars. Chocolate work still not my strongest work to get neat this was a mix of bit of other recipes. I did 4 thin layers of biscuit. 3 thicker would have been better. @thebakingnanna1 @Rob_C_Allen

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Robert StartPlayer @StartPlayer

2 years ago

@Rob_C_Allen @thebakingnanna1 It very noticeable. To much here is different now. Like I tweet someone and suddenly I get loads of likes of profile of women not wearing much and a name/numbers username. It’s just becoming unusable.