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Subject: Re: 14 July 1789
Date: Tue, 05 Aug 2003 17:55:48 -0400
Organization: de mortuis nil nisi bonum
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Paul Heslop wrote:
>
> elag wrote:
>
> > > > Earl Grey, Darjeeling or Lapsang Souchong?
> > >
> > > :O) Yeah, where did the tee bit come from? I hate Tee, or TEA... gimme
> > > coffee (instant) which I have drunk since I was old enough to decide.
> >
> > Instant doesn't really compare to fresh beans though. I like a nice
> > spicy Sumatra myself. A good espresso or Caffe Machiatto really hits
> > the spot as well.
> >
> > Tonight I'm going to treat myself to some fresh mint leaves boiled up
> > into a tisane.
>
> :O) I don't think my mam would have gone along with making fresh coffee
> for an eight year old. We did have a coffee machine and my son has one
> now, but it did something to my tummy, specially the smell. I have
> always had an aversion to strong smells.
A shame, fresh ground coffee is one of the nicest smells I can think
of... you're not pregnant, are you?
> >
> > >
> > > >
> > > > > I hated the stuff with a vengeance. I do like
> > > > > sausages, but they're not easy to eat without teeth
> > > >
> > > > I prefer my sausages without any teeth... I bet you could eat them with
> > > > a bridge... not London, dental.
> > >
> > > I actually have a set somewhere. If you ask my grandson where Grandas's
> > > teeth are he says 'On the fridge' :O)
> >
> > That sound a bit insecure... you ought to keep them in the freezer so
> > they're "pre-chattered" for a jump start on the corn on the cob.
> >
> Heh, I put sterilised them and put them in a bag, then thought of
> somewhere the kids wouldn't stumble on them. Of course next time he was
> in someone's arms it was 'what's in the bag?' 'Teeth' 'Whose teeth?'
> 'Grandads' and from that day forth...
You can always give 'em a set of wind up chattering teeth, or a set of
shark teeth, or maybe a broken comb and a piece of wax paper.
I have a human jawbone I found in the Paris catacombs, but it's missing
a lot of teeth.
>
> > >
> > > >
> > >
> > > > > > I'm sure there's a joke in there somewhere about "woolgathering".
> > > > >
> > > > > Or pulling the wool over someone's eyes
> > > >
> > > > If you do that too often you may be forced to appear before a man
> > > > sitting on a woolsack.
> > > >
> > > I have no answer to that. ;-/
> >
> > You do know about the woolsack though?
>
> Isn't it a court thing? Sometimes this mind of mine just refuses to go
> into search mode (a bit like my computer) but for some reason I get
> medieval justice?
The Woolsack is a seat stuffed with wool on which the Lord
Chancellor sits. It was introduced by King Edward III (1327-77)
and originally stuffed with English wool as a reminder of England's
traditional source of wealth - the wool trade - and as a sign of
prosperity.
Today the Woolsack is stuffed with wool from several countries of
the Commonwealth, to symbolise unity.
>
> > > > I'd rather not waste my time on it, but I think it was here for awhile.
> > > > I do like the original, though. I've always preferred characters who,
> > > > mainly, keep their mouths shut.
> > >
> > > I hate the dubbing done on the animated one. As you say, the original
> > > basically keeps his mouth shut, the animated one makes stupid noises
> > > half resembling speach, like a dumb(er) Mr Magoo.
> >
> > It doesn't sound too attractive... where's Mel Blanc when you need him?
>
> Dead?
Sure, he's dead... I still think of him every time I hear a bad voice job.
> I introduced my eldest grandchild to the delights of tex Avery the other
> day. Last year it was Tom and Jerry. It's not easy with all the brightly
> coloured blobs on tv but she is one of those 6 year olds who will
> actually sit through a movie.
Ah... Tex Avery... in France he is a god. At least Cartoon Network
still runs his toons occasionally.
"I want to sing-a, about the moon-a and the june-a and the spring-a..."
-Owl Jolson
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