You are not logged in. Login or Signup
Home » Messageboard » Message 1378672

# b3ta interviews Mr Biscuits
Nicey has been all over the news this week with his nicecupofteaandasitdown website.

So we're going to interview him.

If you've got a question for Nicey, add it to this thread and we'll make sure he gets them all.
(, Thu 12 Jun 2003, 19:39, archived)
# What type
of seating is best for enjoying a nice cup of tea and a sit down? And for that matter, does he have a tea preference?
(, Thu 12 Jun 2003, 19:41, archived)
# tea or coffee?
(bit obvious but hey)
(, Thu 12 Jun 2003, 19:41, archived)
# Do you ever make biscuits at home?
If so, what type?
(, Thu 12 Jun 2003, 19:42, archived)
# Jacob's Happy Faces:
if you split them in half, do you eat the jam side first or the cream side, or do you just bite into them?
(, Thu 12 Jun 2003, 19:42, archived)
# Should the milk be put in before
or after the tea bag?
(, Thu 12 Jun 2003, 19:43, archived)
#
is there any biscuit you wish would come back into circulation?
(, Thu 12 Jun 2003, 19:43, archived)
# Do you consider...
...the Jaffa cake a cake or a biscuit?
(, Thu 12 Jun 2003, 19:43, archived)
# he's done this before,
it's a cake.
(, Thu 12 Jun 2003, 19:44, archived)
# i thought it was
essential..
(, Thu 12 Jun 2003, 19:46, archived)
# but...
...is it a cake or a meringue?

Anyone from Glasgow on tonight?
(, Thu 12 Jun 2003, 19:49, archived)
# my sister
once told that joke with the punchline "is that a cake in the window or am I wrong" and couldn't work out why people didn't laugh

Why do chocolate and coconut go so well together?
They're bound tae (Bounty - works best when told in a Scots accent)
(, Thu 12 Jun 2003, 19:54, archived)
# arf!
I laughed
The bounty ones works quite well in a mackem or geordie or basic North East accent as well
(, Thu 12 Jun 2003, 19:57, archived)
# ack
mindpiss







and lets not talk of the mackems *shivers*
(, Thu 12 Jun 2003, 19:59, archived)
# *slap*
bloodie geordies, they should all be hereded into the bloody sea!
(, Thu 12 Jun 2003, 20:02, archived)
# oh good
lord.

you arent a mackem are you?
(, Thu 12 Jun 2003, 20:03, archived)
# works for geordies
too you know :)
(, Thu 12 Jun 2003, 19:58, archived)
# the nicecupoftea revolution is underway
who's going to be first against the wall in the world of tea and biscuits?
(, Thu 12 Jun 2003, 19:43, archived)
# quiche
cake or pie?

arm hair - yes or no?
(, Thu 12 Jun 2003, 19:43, archived)
# little finger extended?
or just plain wrong?
(, Thu 12 Jun 2003, 19:43, archived)
# I think it depends.
If your tea is in a mug, the finger must be in, but from a proper tea cup the little finger just HAS to be extended.
(, Thu 12 Jun 2003, 19:46, archived)
# .
so what about from a pint glass?
(, Fri 13 Jun 2003, 1:36, archived)
# and does it
mean your gay if you extend it with a mug?
(, Thu 12 Jun 2003, 19:51, archived)
# Jam AND Chocolate biscuits,
Why do we almost never see them?
(, Thu 12 Jun 2003, 19:43, archived)
# u bastard...
see below
(, Thu 12 Jun 2003, 19:45, archived)
# Burton's
teatime teacakes - biscuit base, blob of jam, marshmallow and covered in chocolate.
(, Thu 12 Jun 2003, 19:45, archived)
# I said "almost"
I stand by it.
(, Thu 12 Jun 2003, 19:47, archived)
# Kooka's Country
Cookies- Jam AND chocolate!!! Bonza!
(, Sun 15 Jun 2003, 13:52, archived)
# jammy wagonwheels.
they rule.
(, Thu 12 Jun 2003, 20:05, archived)
# Jacob's Chocolate Mikado
but that may be marshmallow perhaps, and ROI only...
(, Fri 13 Jun 2003, 16:06, archived)
# how do you eat your biscuits?

(, Thu 12 Jun 2003, 19:43, archived)
# .
Did you actually make the website because you seriously like biscuits so much, or was it just created only for a bit of fun?
(, Thu 12 Jun 2003, 19:44, archived)
# goats...
brown or white?
(, Thu 12 Jun 2003, 19:44, archived)
# what is ur opinion
on wagon wheels
(, Thu 12 Jun 2003, 19:45, archived)
# were they
really bigger, when we were kids?
(, Thu 12 Jun 2003, 19:45, archived)
# I know the answer to this
but I'm not saying
(, Thu 12 Jun 2003, 19:46, archived)
# yes...
*runs and hides
(, Thu 12 Jun 2003, 19:47, archived)
# but
does he???
EDIT : wagonwheels... i mean wagon wheels...
(, Thu 12 Jun 2003, 19:50, archived)
# factory
moved to Wales, didn't make the frilly bits any more, they did become fractionally smaller. but it is mainly that we're bigger.
(, Thu 12 Jun 2003, 19:55, archived)
# yes, yes
they were, f'in huge
(, Thu 12 Jun 2003, 19:46, archived)
# Our
hands were smaller
(, Thu 12 Jun 2003, 23:19, archived)
# whats your favourite biscuit?

(, Thu 12 Jun 2003, 19:46, archived)
# Spoons
I leave the spoon in the mug. How wrong is this?
(, Thu 12 Jun 2003, 19:47, archived)
# you would
need a spoonguard
i think
(, Fri 13 Jun 2003, 9:53, archived)
# As I understand it...
... There is no spoon.
(, Fri 13 Jun 2003, 14:01, archived)
# Can we expect reviews of unusual teas
and perhaps even gourmet tea/biscuit combinations such as Jaffa cakes and Twinings Ayurvedic stimulating tea? Or is one just going for the "mass" market?

What is the correct manipulation and orientation sequence for a dunked Rich Tea biscuit to avoid bottom sloppage?

Would you consider lazing in a hammock, with Earl Gray and chocolate caramel digestives for more than half an hour an act of decadence?
(, Thu 12 Jun 2003, 19:47, archived)
# it's a buscuit site primarily.
what you want is a tea site...
(, Sat 14 Jun 2003, 17:55, archived)
# Coconut biscuits.
why?
(, Thu 12 Jun 2003, 19:48, archived)
# Biscuit (n. French)
Is it safe?
(, Thu 12 Jun 2003, 19:51, archived)
# Do cheese based biscuits annoy you
?
(, Thu 12 Jun 2003, 19:51, archived)
# i would like to ask:
what about coffee you bastard?!
(, Thu 12 Jun 2003, 19:51, archived)
# will there be more marrows this year?
i liked the marrow smashing
(, Thu 12 Jun 2003, 19:52, archived)
# Yes.
More marrow smashing. Woo.
(, Thu 12 Jun 2003, 19:54, archived)
# I want to hear
the expert view on Jaffa Cakes. Cake or Biscuit?
(, Thu 12 Jun 2003, 19:52, archived)
# Look up
It's been asked and answered
(, Thu 12 Jun 2003, 19:54, archived)
# yes but
are they experts?
(, Thu 12 Jun 2003, 19:55, archived)
# um
i'm pretty sure it says that this question has already been answered by mr website blokie so yes he is classed as an expert
(, Thu 12 Jun 2003, 19:58, archived)
# I humbly
retract the question and beg your forgiveness. Oh, and your gay.
(, Thu 12 Jun 2003, 20:04, archived)
# You have forgiveness
and yes I know I am :)
(, Thu 12 Jun 2003, 20:06, archived)
# but
Wouldn't they be called Jaffa biscuits if they were, um, biscuits?
(, Thu 12 Jun 2003, 21:18, archived)
# i wish to soak my biscuit in my tea
for as long as possible to get it nice and soft and yummy, but also have it retain absolutely strength. how can i do this? will you make me a steal biscuit retainer?
(, Thu 12 Jun 2003, 19:53, archived)
# I can lend you a spelchecka
.
(, Thu 12 Jun 2003, 19:59, archived)
# why
is your server so bloody slow?

or is it just me?
(, Thu 12 Jun 2003, 19:57, archived)
# If you could be a biscuit
What would you be and why?
(, Thu 12 Jun 2003, 19:57, archived)
# A related question
If B3ta were a biscuit, what kind of biscuit would it be?
(, Tue 17 Jun 2003, 21:51, archived)
# Are the pink wafer biscuits found in biscuit boxes
just a sales kop-out in order to satisfy the children ?
(, Thu 12 Jun 2003, 19:58, archived)
# Cookies, US-style.
Does their chewiness (rather than biscuity crispness) disqualify them from biscuit status?
(, Thu 12 Jun 2003, 20:00, archived)
# can you
walk like an Egyptian?
And should there be a law limiting the amount of times a tea bag can be reused? What would the maximum limit be?
(, Thu 12 Jun 2003, 20:05, archived)
# Most perfect biscuit moment
environment, biscuit, cup or mug etc...The nirvana of biscuits is what I seek.
(, Thu 12 Jun 2003, 20:05, archived)
# I like
that question a lot.

Mine is: Nicecupoftea Industries is releasing a biscuit to conquer the world of biscuity snacks and utterly beguile the tea-drinking nations of Earth. What would it be made of? And what would you call it?
(, Thu 12 Jun 2003, 23:39, archived)
# tea-drinking naturists.
Is the freedom of nudity worth the risk of a nasty scald?
(, Thu 12 Jun 2003, 20:08, archived)
# Have you
got bored with the inevitable questions interviewers ask, and started to tell lies?
(, Thu 12 Jun 2003, 20:08, archived)
# next question...
are you sure?
(, Thu 12 Jun 2003, 20:12, archived)
# What kind of gravy
do you like on your biscuits?
(, Thu 12 Jun 2003, 20:10, archived)
# best dunking biscuits in order of preference.
will mcvities caramels ever be surpassed?
(, Thu 12 Jun 2003, 20:12, archived)
# whats your position on tea on the move........
ie from a cafe or a mobile snack bar?
(, Thu 12 Jun 2003, 20:15, archived)
# What do you think of vegans
In regards to the fact that the biscuit choice they have is very limited, and what do you think of soya milk in your tea? Do you feel sorry for lactose intolerant people because they can have so few biscuits?
(, Thu 12 Jun 2003, 20:18, archived)
# Ah, but...
Even worse to be allergic to gluten though, surely.
(, Mon 16 Jun 2003, 19:39, archived)
# What are your feelings
on tea-bagging, and have you ever tea-bagged anyone?
(, Thu 12 Jun 2003, 20:21, archived)
# can you
really suck tea through a kit kat with the ends bitten off or is that just bullshit?
(, Thu 12 Jun 2003, 20:24, archived)
# It works better
with rum and cadburys fingers.
(, Fri 13 Jun 2003, 15:57, archived)
# What's da bombiest?
Camolmile or Apple, Raisin and Cinnamon tea?mmmmmcinnamon
(, Thu 12 Jun 2003, 20:36, archived)
# What would you do for a Klondike bar?

(, Thu 12 Jun 2003, 20:47, archived)
# Nicey,
How do you stop yourself half way through a pack of hobnobs?

I can't buy them where I live, and when I can get people to bring them, I like to make them last as long as I can.

But you know - when Im sitting down with a nice cup of PG tips, and a pack of choccy hob nobs, I just have to scoff the lot.

Your advice on biscuit control techniques would be appreciated.
(, Thu 12 Jun 2003, 20:52, archived)
# hmm.
what is your opinion on big boxes of broken biscuits you get in markets?
(, Thu 12 Jun 2003, 20:52, archived)
# PIKEY!!!

(, Fri 13 Jun 2003, 1:50, archived)
# .
your heed fu' oh broken biscuits
(, Mon 16 Jun 2003, 9:44, archived)
# It's late, you spy bacon in the fridge, fresh bread in the cupboard:
but there's no sauce. None. No red, no brown, not even salad cream you sick freak. Leave the house and purchase sauce or go commando, as it were?

Who makes the best jaffa cakes? It's Lyons isn't it? Thought so. Lyons.

Garden gnomes: harmless fun or undercover communists?

If the Jolly Green Giant were in real life as jolly as he appears, what would be his biscuit of choice?

Burbons or Custard Creams?

Upon biscuitular collapse during sub-surface dunkage, to spoon or not to spoon?
(, Thu 12 Jun 2003, 21:03, archived)
# I don't drink tea...
... am I breaking the law when I eat "Rich Tea" biscuits? If so, can you suggest a more legal substitute?
(, Thu 12 Jun 2003, 21:04, archived)
# surely
"Morning Coffee" would suffice, or are you a complete "no hot drinks" loon? In that case "Marie" biscuits provide the same simple pleasure without the associated hot beverage obligation.
(, Fri 13 Jun 2003, 0:21, archived)
# Those pink wafery biscuits
biscuit essential or kiddy food?
(, Thu 12 Jun 2003, 21:06, archived)
# 4 types dammit !!
i got 4 types of biscuits on the biscuit tin challenge.obviously i want to improve my knowledge of tht wat tips would u give me 4 recognising biscuits? (great site!)
(, Thu 12 Jun 2003, 21:15, archived)
# Would you recommend
biting the two ends off a penguin bar and sucking tea through it to be a worthwhile pursiut?
(, Thu 12 Jun 2003, 21:17, archived)
# when you go on the pull,
do you tell girls you run a website about tea and biscuits?
(, Thu 12 Jun 2003, 21:17, archived)
# No
he bloody doesn't ;-)
(, Thu 12 Jun 2003, 21:41, archived)
# Why can't I keep those pesky kids
...away from my wonderful hazelnut and choc chip cookies? I've tried everything short of pungee pits and bear traps.
(, Thu 12 Jun 2003, 21:35, archived)
# Dear Nicey
what would be your perfect biscuit that doesn't already exist and why?
(, Thu 12 Jun 2003, 22:07, archived)
# If an evil dictator ruled the world
and wanted to ban biscuits, what biscuit would you use as an example to best convince him of his folly?
(, Thu 12 Jun 2003, 22:14, archived)
# do you ever think about biscuits?
digestives maybe,
(, Thu 12 Jun 2003, 22:23, archived)
# Jaffa, kree!
What do you think of Stargate-SG1 making a character out of a popular choccy yet cakey morsel?
(, Thu 12 Jun 2003, 22:28, archived)
# Which of these new biscuit flavours would you prefer?
Daddy flavour
or
Chips flavour
(, Thu 12 Jun 2003, 22:40, archived)
# Biscuit barrel or biscuit tin?
What type of material is preferable for storing one's biscuits?

Do you like kittens?
(, Thu 12 Jun 2003, 22:45, archived)
# Mr God-Of-Biscuits...
...is Richard Madeley of 'Richard & Judy' fame a twat in real life?
And who would win in a fight between Madeley & Robert Kilroy Silk?

And if you could name a biscuit what would you call it?

Thank you
:)
(, Thu 12 Jun 2003, 22:49, archived)
# Which of the following
can you fit (without chewing) in your mouth:
Cadbury's finger
Jammie Dodger
Digestive
Wagon wheel
Those damn great cookies you get in cafes and service stations
.
(, Thu 12 Jun 2003, 23:00, archived)
# A question of Couk
What is the best way to enjoy a hearty munch: Casually posing in a kitchen chair with one Hobnob, listening to Radio 4, or slumped in a sofa with a stack of Caramel Digestives, watching bad TV?
(, Thu 12 Jun 2003, 23:12, archived)
# If you could combine three biscuits into one perfect Superbiscuit,
what would it be?
(, Thu 12 Jun 2003, 23:24, archived)
# Who do you rate as a writer?
Do you know any good jokes?
(, Thu 12 Jun 2003, 23:31, archived)
# Did you just see the last episode of Buffy?
Was it a good end to seven seasons?
(, Thu 12 Jun 2003, 23:33, archived)
# Well ...
The whole female empowerment jobby nearly made me cry (in a non-gay way)
(, Thu 12 Jun 2003, 23:53, archived)
# ladies
will swarm around me like b33z
(, Thu 12 Jun 2003, 23:58, archived)
# Only if you look like the heroic Spike
and if you do, Honey, I'm swarming with the rest of them...
(, Fri 13 Jun 2003, 8:37, archived)
# Tea...
Do fruit teas have a place in a civilised society and if so, which is your favourite?
(, Thu 12 Jun 2003, 23:46, archived)
# pretzels.
what's that all about, eh?
(, Thu 12 Jun 2003, 23:51, archived)
# question
Whats the best way of rescuing a biscuit thats fallen in to your tea?
(, Thu 12 Jun 2003, 23:53, archived)
# Which biscuits are you
sick of people sending you?
(, Thu 12 Jun 2003, 23:53, archived)
# Ever had...
...a biscuit that was more savoury than sweet? Were it any good? What country was it from?
(, Thu 12 Jun 2003, 23:53, archived)
# Ahhh, but...
We know about tea, we know more than is healthy now about biscuits, but what is your favourite way to sit down?
(, Fri 13 Jun 2003, 0:04, archived)
# I'm going to Glastonbury this year, and I've seen those cans
of tea where you press a button, and red liquid heats the tea up...

Would you recommend this, of should I go for the "£1 for a cup of hot hippy bum-water, passed swiftly through a tea bag for the 80th time" option?

PS: If the price of the can makes a difference, it's about £1.50

PPS: Do you reckon that by extracting the red liquid, I'll be able to keep my hands warm on cold festival nights?
(, Fri 13 Jun 2003, 0:04, archived)
# Could all the bicuit-related media attention ever put you off biscuits themselves?

Does leaf tea taste better than teabag tea, or are they just being all poncey and daft?
(, Fri 13 Jun 2003, 0:18, archived)
#
Tim Tams: Better than sex with carrol vordamon on countdown, live?

Store-Brand 'vs' Biscuit-Company-Brand?

Are indivualy wrapped bickys (ie, Kit-Kat, Penguins etc) biscuites or chockys?
(, Fri 13 Jun 2003, 0:34, archived)
# As a board regular
Are you having trouble resisting jumping in here and replying to our questions, right here, right now?

I bet you are, aren't you?

Go on. I dare you.
(, Fri 13 Jun 2003, 0:53, archived)
# No I shall resist it
.
(, Fri 13 Jun 2003, 22:17, archived)
# where in the US
is it possible to buy digestives? Preferably Mcvities.

yesh, I have a bit of a thing for them. And they are impossible to find. Here it's all Oreos and Chips Ahoy in the cookie aisle
(, Fri 13 Jun 2003, 6:27, archived)
# Try and english store
or www.goodwoods.com
(, Fri 13 Jun 2003, 20:22, archived)
# edibles
why biscuits and not crumpets?
(, Fri 13 Jun 2003, 6:59, archived)
# come on now...
Well, that's *obvious*.
(, Mon 16 Jun 2003, 19:27, archived)
# Is the sit down vital?
Some things taste more real from polystyrene cups taken on the move...
(, Fri 13 Jun 2003, 7:08, archived)
# do
you remember the Dundee biscuit , they were everywhere when I was a kid , a huge single biscuit , shortbready in consistency , half covered in really thick chocolate , what happened to them , they just disappeared or were they just part of a crazy dream?
(, Fri 13 Jun 2003, 9:05, archived)
# You own a Jar Jar-Binks Mug,
Is it a Jar or a Mug?
(, Fri 13 Jun 2003, 9:15, archived)
# What do your parents and friends think of
your 'obsession'?

Are they proud of you now you are a media star?
(, Fri 13 Jun 2003, 9:17, archived)
# Is Judy as much of a bitch as
she seems on telly?
(, Fri 13 Jun 2003, 9:29, archived)
# Nice biscuits...
pronounced "nice" (as in pleasant) or "Nice" (as in the place in France)?
(, Fri 13 Jun 2003, 9:33, archived)
# oooooh. good one.

(, Fri 13 Jun 2003, 10:35, archived)
# I've
always wanted to know...
(, Sun 15 Jun 2003, 19:16, archived)
# Chocolate Covered Garibaldi
As a Kid I remeber eating Garibaldi Biscuits (the ones that look like they've got squished flies in) which had a milk chocolate covering on the top. Do you recall these wonders ?
(, Fri 13 Jun 2003, 9:34, archived)
# Do you recommend certain biscuits with certain teas,
if so what biscuit would you recommend to go with Lapsang Souchong?
(, Fri 13 Jun 2003, 9:50, archived)
# Are you worried that your recent fame explosion will
result in a massive bandwidth bill?

Will you have to ask people to donate milk and sugar to keep you going?

PS I like the ickle tea cup in the address bar.
(, Fri 13 Jun 2003, 9:52, archived)
# Are there ever times
when you regret that this is what your fifteen minutes of fame has turned out to be?
Are you aware that for the rest of time you will be known as "that biscuits bloke off the internet" even if you find a cure for cancer?
Do you like the Monty Python "society for putting things on top of other things" sketch?
What has been your favourite biscuit-fame related experience thus far?
Of all the presenters you have met as a result of this, who has been the tallest?
(, Fri 13 Jun 2003, 9:56, archived)
# Where
did you have your worst ever cup of tea?

Is there a biscuit that you would say is only marginally preferable to sawdust?
(, Fri 13 Jun 2003, 9:58, archived)
# Florentines
essentially sugar, chocolate and candied fruit - but are they a biscuit?
(, Fri 13 Jun 2003, 10:02, archived)
# What do you
think the word "soliloquize" means?
(, Fri 13 Jun 2003, 10:21, archived)
# If your house was on fire
what one pack of tea and/or biscuits would you save?
(, Fri 13 Jun 2003, 10:26, archived)
# if you were us and we were you, what question would you ask?
now that you're an internet millionaire, can you lend me a tenner?
who is the most famous person you've ever met?
(, Fri 13 Jun 2003, 10:43, archived)
# Novelty Teapots / Tea cosies
Can they ever be justified, or do they distract from the simple joy of tea and biscuits?
(, Fri 13 Jun 2003, 10:54, archived)
# Chocolate teapots...
...have you ever used one and are they as inefficiant as people imagine?
(, Fri 13 Jun 2003, 11:05, archived)
# did you kill my pa?
why haven't dunk-proof biscuits been invented yet?
are McVities head of the illuminati?
how many dead flies in the average garibaldi?
hobnobs are stuck together with wallpaper paste : true or false?
did Judy react weirdly when you mentioned 'spongy bottom'?
have you got anything to do with the dissapearance of the PG Tips chimps?
(, Fri 13 Jun 2003, 11:06, archived)
# Gin
Some coffee drinkers mix a little brandy or whiskey into their foul brown suspensions... is it equally endearing and high brow to slip a little Gin into one's Assam or Earl Grey?
(, Fri 13 Jun 2003, 11:16, archived)
# What biscuit do you think
could bring about world peace ?

Is there a conspiracy to prevent its manufacture and sale?
(, Fri 13 Jun 2003, 11:22, archived)
# Does it annoy you
when you get a packet of "biscuits for cheese" and they're all crackers?

Do you think there's any biscuit that goes better with cocoa than tea or coffee?

Is it wrong to put cream in tea instead of milk?

Have you ever tried making your own biscuits?

Did you ever see those giant cookies you used to be able to get that were always past their sell by dates?

What's the deal with Boost bars? They're not primarily biscuit but they have those little blobs in- does that count?

Do you think smashing them up to make cheap apple crumble is a worthy use of digestives?

Have you ever had chocolate biscuit cake?
(, Fri 13 Jun 2003, 11:24, archived)
# double line spacing?
are you a sociology student?
(, Fri 13 Jun 2003, 11:28, archived)
# No
I'm just used to bloody WebX :)
(, Fri 13 Jun 2003, 17:42, archived)
# why have triangular biscuits never caught on?

(, Fri 13 Jun 2003, 11:28, archived)
# Earl Grey/Green Gunpowder/Lapsang Souchong with milk?
or is that just plain wrong?
(, Fri 13 Jun 2003, 11:41, archived)
# teabags
Round, Square or Pyramid?
(, Fri 13 Jun 2003, 11:46, archived)
# Teapots:
Metal or ceramic?
(, Fri 13 Jun 2003, 11:53, archived)
# is it,...........
Ice Lolly or Lolly Ice?
(, Fri 13 Jun 2003, 12:51, archived)
# have you ever hit a child?

(, Fri 13 Jun 2003, 13:01, archived)
# .
Do you have a favourite tv programme to sit with the tea and biscuits? mine is 15 to 1
(, Fri 13 Jun 2003, 13:07, archived)