Paul Heslop wrote:
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> elag wrote:
> >
> > 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?
>
> :O) I've had a tummy problem since all this weirdness took hold. I don't
> know if it's linked
> but it has stopped me eating a lot of stuff.
I sympathize... the great variety of food flavors scents colors and
textures are such a great source of pleasure for me. I just got an
ancient Roman cookbook, and I'm having a lot of fun playing around w/
their range of flavors. They didn't have many of our favorite foods,
like potatos, corn (maize), tomatos and peppers so it's an interesting
change of pace. I'd expect that all the garum (fish sauce) that they
used might put you off...
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> >
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > 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.
>
> :O) Yeah, the wind up ones would be fun!
There are even varieties w/ feet.
>
> >
> > I have a human jawbone I found in the Paris catacombs, but it's missing
> > a lot of teeth.
>
> Well, it has more than I do! You kept it? Gruesome!
I couldn't resist. I went down for a bit of exploring with some film
crew pals and an American who was into the "cataphile" scene. We were
crawling on all fours, through piles of bones which had spilled out of
the walls. On a whim, I tossed a bone into my knapsack. It looks to be
the jaw of an aged person... possibly female because of its small size.
It doesn't worry me any more than a bone that I might see in a museum.
I can see how it might get me into trouble if someone found it lying
around my pad.
>
> > > > 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.
> >
> Aye, stupid me. I hate politics so much (believe it or not) that these
> tidbits often escape an otherwise addled mind.
Well, now you have some nice trivia for livening up you next party.
"Hey, anybody want to hear about the woolsack?"
>
> > >
> > > > > > 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.
>
> Aye, his son does some now?
So I hear. He did Tiny Toons... but Mel is still the giant in the field.
> >
> > > 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.
>
> Every day atm :O)
Not very often over here.
> >
> > "I want to sing-a, about the moon-a and the june-a and the spring-a..."
> > -Owl Jolson
>
> I loved when South Park did their version of it with Cartman bursting
> into song.
Yes, that was a great sequence. I generally find South Park more
idiotic than funny, but they have had a few great moments. That one is,
of course, much funnier for those that have seen the original cartoon.
Tex Avery was one of the few who could successfully raise that type of
cartoon to a level above the bland and cutesy.
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