Anyone else suffer from this? There really should be a support group.

It seems that pets benefit from this syndrome, unless you think it cruel to have fat cats.

nonnanna I go by the sun!
No it's one of those things when someone says 'what time is it?' and I say '2.30' and someone looks at their watch as says 'no, you're wrong it's 2.31'

I have today officially diagnosed myself with Philpott Syndrome. At last I can put a name to it and what a relief to find that there are fellow sufferers in the same boat - should that be pot? - as me. I make so much washing up when trying to find the right sized container, especially for shepherds pie and pasta bakes. Try one for size, too small, tip it all out into a larger dish, usually losing some onto the worktop, too big, start again. Thank you to phoenix for raising awareness of this affliction.

from me .

It was the way you put it in shouty capitals Nonu!!

You got it wrong JANE , it was ME that was smiling x

Nonu there was a at the end of my post..........

Good question

I don't seem to have this problem particularly with food. Any food which doesn't phillpot all too soon phillsme which explains my super comfortable size! How do you know that you get the time right Aka if you don't wear a watch?

Just don't ask Nellie

I am Nelliemoser and I am a Phillpot sufferer. Pyrex mixing bowls being my downfall.

Can someone please explain how this thread came to jump from kittylester on on 1/3/12. to River on 31/713. with no apparent link?? I am totally confused.

JANE SMILE .!!!

Nonu You can't be seriousGo to Iceland
My trifles are legendary and Granjura's recipe(slightly modified by me) has provided an interesting variation on the traditional family one.
My dad always made the trifle at Christmas and once even went so far as to issue a questionnaire after Christmas tea, a sort of quality assurance thing -

1. amount of sponge cake: too much/too little/just right
2. texture of sponge cake: too rubbery/too soft/just right
3.quantity of sherry: too much/too little/just right
4. Consistency of custard
5. Quantity of ratafias etc etc.

I suffer from a strange disorder which is the opposite of this. For instance tonight I needed to weigh out 100g of cheese. I took the knife, sliced some off the block and it weighted .....exactly 100g. Last month I went out and bought 5 rolls of wallpaper, never thought to measure and the walls took ...exactly 5 rolls. People ask what time it is (I never wear a watch) and I'm always within 5 minutes. Before Christmas I bought a console table on the spur of the moment to fit into an alcove and it fits ...exactly. Today I made gooseberry and chilli relish. I sterilised 6 jars and I filled all 6...exactly. I do this all the time, I don't know how, it just happens. It's magic I think.

Jane would it not have been easier to go to Iceland and buy ready made trifles , they are very nice !!!!!!

Whenever I have to judge whether something will fit into a container I think of your (and my) Philpott Syndrome, phoenix

Ah, there you go,jane it manifests itself in many (and devious) forms!

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Thank you for joining the Gransnet madness train, please be sure to take all your belongings with you when you disembark.

Any belongings left behind may be eaten/unpicked/adapted/disposed of by Geraldine with a weapon of her choice.

Bing Bong.

Phoenix I have done that exact thing today.
My MiL will be here tomorrow, and I am also doing dinner for DD1 and DGD, DD2 and DSil and of course MrA and me.
I decided pudding would be Granjura's cherry trifle and I made it today.
I got out my lovely cut-glass bowl, put in the cake, kirsch, fruit, thickened fruit-juice - and the bowl was full. Nowhere to put the custard and cream
I had to resort to spooning the trifle into a larger not-so-nice bowl, and all the layers were spoiled
I know it will taste just the same but I've had to annotate the recipe 'will not fit into trifle bowl'!

OK I'll admit it, me too. I've got a variation which is thinking a piece of furniture will fit into a given space and only finding out it won't when all the furniture has been moved. Yes, at the last count we had 15 tape measures and a dozen rulers, all in pristine condition.

I've just realised that I not only have the Phillpotts syndrome but I have become seriously addicted to Phoenix's posts.

Thanks glamma you're very kind!

I've just re-read all the posts again from the beginning and must confirm this is why we missed phoenix so much when she was "absent with out leave"

No, and yes. Hope this helps.

Yes, very clear Phoenix

Is it like the Archimedes Principle thingy?

Or does it just mean that I can drink more wine?

Thought this might explain it better River