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Do ya think Her Majesty would like biscuits and gravy?
In wartime, God save the Queen! In peacetime, I'll save the Queen! "Her Majesty's a pretty nice girl..." --The Beatles |
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Andy wrote:
> Do ya think Her Majesty would like biscuits and gravy? Better have some cucumber sandwiches ready, just in case ![]() -- Cheers Chatty Cathy |
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Chatty Cathy said...
> Andy wrote: >> Do ya think Her Majesty would like biscuits and gravy? > > Better have some cucumber sandwiches ready, just in case ![]() Now you tell me??? ![]() Andy |
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Andy wrote:
> Chatty Cathy said... > >> Andy wrote: >>> Do ya think Her Majesty would like biscuits and gravy? >> >> Better have some cucumber sandwiches ready, just in case ![]() > > > Now you tell me??? ![]() > > Andy Oh, with crusts cut off. :~) kili |
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kilikini wrote:
> Oh, with crusts cut off. :~) Off with their crusts! --Lia |
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Julia Altshuler wrote:
> kilikini wrote: > >> Oh, with crusts cut off. :~) > > > Off with their crusts! > --Lia ROFL good one! kili |
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Julia Altshuler said...
> kilikini wrote: > >> Oh, with crusts cut off. :~) > > > Off with their crusts! > --Lia Oh, behave! Pushaw!!! Andy Royal PITA |
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![]() "kilikini" > wrote in message ... > Andy wrote: >> Chatty Cathy said... >> >>> Andy wrote: >>>> Do ya think Her Majesty would like biscuits and gravy? >>> Better have some cucumber sandwiches ready, just in case ![]() >> Now you tell me??? ![]() >> >> Andy > Oh, with crusts cut off. :~) > > kili And with the pointy edges trimmed off. By tradition, according to a royal chef, sammiches with pointy edges are never served to a monarch because the points are reminiscent of swords. Felice |
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![]() "Felice Friese" > wrote > And with the pointy edges trimmed off. By tradition, according to a royal > chef, sammiches with pointy edges are never served to a monarch because > the points are reminiscent of swords. > Did you see where some Richmond, VA restaurants have banners out reading " QUEEN EATS FOR FREE?" hahaha! -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com |
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Andy wrote:
> Chatty Cathy said... > >> Andy wrote: >>> Do ya think Her Majesty would like biscuits and gravy? >> Better have some cucumber sandwiches ready, just in case ![]() > > > Now you tell me??? ![]() Oh, almost forgot, you better rush off the store for some "gourmet" pet food, in case she brings her corgi's along too ![]() -- Cheers Chatty Cathy |
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![]() "Chatty Cathy" > wrote in message ... > Andy wrote: >> Do ya think Her Majesty would like biscuits and gravy? > > Better have some cucumber sandwiches ready, just in case ![]() > English food sucks! (Wonder how much grief I will get for this one, hahahaha!) -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com |
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![]() cyberSQUAT wrote: > "Chatty Cathy" > wrote in message > ... > > Andy wrote: > >> Do ya think Her Majesty would like biscuits and gravy? > > > > Better have some cucumber sandwiches ready, just in case ![]() > > > > English food sucks! (Wonder how much grief I will get for this one, > hahahaha!) Not nearly as much grief as you'd get for the pish - poor quality of your posts as of late, luv... -- Best Greg |
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![]() "Gregory Morrow" > wrote in message ink.net... > > cyberSQUAT wrote: > >> "Chatty Cathy" > wrote in message >> ... >> > Andy wrote: >> >> Do ya think Her Majesty would like biscuits and gravy? >> > >> > Better have some cucumber sandwiches ready, just in case ![]() >> > >> >> English food sucks! (Wonder how much grief I will get for this one, >> hahahaha!) > > > Not nearly as much grief as you'd get for the pish - poor quality of your > posts as of late, luv... > Of LATE? Of LATE? How dare you. P.S. Have you heard that Old Queens Eat for Free in Richmond, VA? -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com |
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cybercat wrote:
> > > > > Better have some cucumber sandwiches ready, just in case ![]() > > > > English food sucks! (Wonder how much grief I will get for this one, > hahahaha!) Some of it does. A lot of it is very good. There is nothing wrong with a nice prime rib roast beef with Yorkshire pudding, roasted potatoes and vegetables. The English have a long tradition of having enough good meat and vegetables that they didn't have to use a lot of heavily spiced sauces and starch to pad it out. Thank goodness I grew up on English food instead of Italian. I was able to eat something different every day instead of having - spaghetti ..... strands of pasta served with a tomato sauce - rigatoni......... tubes of pasta served with a bit of meat in a tomato sauce - lasagne........ sheets of pasta covered a bit of cheese, a bit of meat and tomato sauce - ravioli......... squares of pasta stuffed with a tiny bit of meat and covered in tomato sauce - linguini........ flattened strands of pasta served with a tomato sauce pasta, tomatoes, mozzarella and parmesan..... a complete pantry for Italian cuisine :-) |
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![]() "Dave Smith" > wrote in message ... > > Thank goodness I grew up on English food instead of Italian. I was able to > eat something different every day instead of having > - spaghetti ..... strands of pasta served with a tomato sauce > - rigatoni......... tubes of pasta served with a bit of meat in a tomato > sauce > - lasagne........ sheets of pasta covered a bit of cheese, a bit of meat > and tomato sauce > - ravioli......... squares of pasta stuffed with a tiny bit of meat and > covered in tomato sauce > - linguini........ flattened strands of pasta served with a tomato sauce > > pasta, tomatoes, mozzarella and parmesan..... a complete pantry for > Italian > cuisine > > > :-) Wow, Dave! I know you know better! Veal Marsala? Chicken Marsala? Even Pork Marsala? Osso Buco (well, some tomato paste)? Chicken Piccata? Risotto? Chicken Francese? Bistecca alla Fiorentina? Cannoli? Zeppole? And these are just a *few* examples of dishes that are known outside of Italy! There's more to eat than just Toad-in-the-Hole and Spotted Dick! And Poutine (for the Canadian in you!) :-) |
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![]() "Dave Smith" > wrote in message >> pasta, tomatoes, mozzarella and parmesan..... a complete pantry for >> Italian cuisine :-) What is really sad is that a lot of people think that is true. Toss a little oregano into the dish and it suddenly becomes Italian. |
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Paco's Tacos wrote:
> > > > > pasta, tomatoes, mozzarella and parmesan..... a complete pantry for > > Italian > > cuisine > > > > > > :-) > > Wow, Dave! I know you know better! Veal Marsala? Chicken Marsala? Even > Pork Marsala? Osso Buco (well, some tomato paste)? Chicken Piccata? > Risotto? Chicken Francese? Bistecca alla Fiorentina? Cannoli? Zeppole? > And these are just a *few* examples of dishes that are known outside of > Italy! There's more to eat than just Toad-in-the-Hole and Spotted Dick! True but if you go to any average Italian restaurant here you will find they are famous for their lasagne or pizza. You will find all the variations of pasta was red sauces, al Fredo and maybe clams linguini. You may get one of the the dishes you mentioned offered, but it is more guaranteed they will have Veal Parmesan topped with a cheap mozzarella the omnipresent tomato sauce. A few years ago I was at a weeding in a Polish hall and expecting a Polish meal. An Italian couple at the table started harping about English food and how boring it was. I piped about Italian wedding (and other ) dinners I had been to in the past and how they always had the same dishes..... a antipasto plate consisting of a few slices of cold cuts, a few olives and some cheese, then either Minestrone or chicken soup, pasta, a very simple salad, overcooked roast beef and roasted chicken pieces with roast potatoes, beans and carrots. It turned out that the dinner was an Italian menu, and it came just as I expected; a plate with a slice of prosciutto with melon, a boccincinni and a few olives, then Chicken Noodle soup, a lettuce salad with a bit of onion and tomato, Rigatoni, and then some dried up grey roast beef, roasted chicken pieces, roasted potatoes and peas and carrots. The Rigatoni was good, but it helped reinforce my views that Italian dinners are no more exciting than English food. At least the English know how to cook a chunk of meat without covering it in crumbs and frying it before putting sauce over top of it . > And Poutine (for the Canadian in you!) :-) Heart attack on a plate? No thanks. I never touch the stuff. |
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cybercat wrote:
> English food sucks! (Wonder how much grief I will get for this one, > hahahaha!) You haven't been to England lately, have you! Things have come a long, long way. Dora |
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![]() "limey" > wrote in message ... > cybercat wrote: > >> English food sucks! (Wonder how much grief I will get for this one, >> hahahaha!) > > You haven't been to England lately, have you! Things have come a long, > long way. > > I was teasing, Dora, but do tell! My point was, there are all these conventions in this group, one of them being "Domino's Pizza sucks!" And if those of us who dare to LIKE Domino's pizza come out and say, "hey, I think it's just fine, I enjoy it," it's like some major breach of "taste," as though some have a kind of emotional stake in Domino's pizza being universally accepted as sucky. Conversely, someone comes out and says, "Italian's suck at white wine!" and there's an uproar because someone has an emotional investment in the contrary. It's silly as hell. Taste is subjective. The rest is status-seeking assholery. So I said, "English food sucks," even though I have a genuine English aunt who is a wonderful cook--simple foods prepared healthily, no heavy spices, but perfectly wholesome, delicious food. AND she can make a pie from scratch with perfect crust and home made filling in a toaster oven. -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com |
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cybercat wrote:
> "limey" > wrote in message > ... >> cybercat wrote: >> >>> English food sucks! (Wonder how much grief I will get for this one, >>> hahahaha!) >> >> You haven't been to England lately, have you! Things have come a >> long, long way. >> >> > > I was teasing, Dora, but do tell! > > My point was, there are all these conventions in this group, one of > them being > "Domino's Pizza sucks!" And if those of us who dare to LIKE Domino's > pizza come out and say, "hey, I think it's just fine, I enjoy it," > it's like some major > breach of "taste," as though some have a kind of emotional stake in > Domino's pizza being universally accepted as sucky. > > Conversely, someone comes out and says, "Italian's suck at white > wine!" and there's an uproar because someone has an emotional > investment in the contrary. > It's silly as hell. Taste is subjective. The rest is status-seeking > assholery. > > So I said, "English food sucks," even though I have a genuine English > aunt who is a wonderful cook--simple foods prepared healthily, no > heavy spices, but perfectly wholesome, delicious food. AND she can > make a pie from scratch with perfect crust and home made filling in a > toaster oven. LOL - thanks for the explanation. I thought, "Oh, boy - here we go again". I can vouch for English cooks - there truly isn't/wasn't a bad one in our family. When I say England has come a long, long way, I'm personally fascinated by how far things *have* come - they speak of the same foods, the same seasonings, the same dishes as we and others talk about here and elsewhere. With so much immigration, there are Indian restaurants everywhere, Chinese, Caribbean, and exotic markets.There are really sophisticated chefs now, many of them on TV, and it has a tremendous influence - no longer boiled cabbage and boiled potatoes, and poor old infamous Spotted Dick. Dora |
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On May 4, 5:21 am, Chatty Cathy > wrote:
> Andy wrote: > > Do ya think Her Majesty would like biscuits and gravy? > > Better have some cucumber sandwiches ready, just in case ![]() She should have been offered that old Richmond "taste treat".. the Baloney-burger. T. |
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On May 4, 12:58 pm, PeterL > wrote:
> wrote in news:1178296755.945406.6350 > @h2g2000hsg.googlegroups.com: > > > On May 4, 5:21 am, Chatty Cathy > wrote: > >> Andy wrote: > >> > Do ya think Her Majesty would like biscuits and gravy? > > >> Better have some cucumber sandwiches ready, just in case ![]() > > > She should have been offered that old Richmond "taste treat".. the > > Baloney-burger. > > > T. > > Oi!!!! > > That's my bloody Monarch you're dissin'. I was merely "dissing" Richmond cuisine.. remember that you're antipodal. T. |
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![]() "Andy" <q> wrote in message ... > Do ya think Her Majesty would like biscuits and gravy? > > > In wartime, God save the Queen! In peacetime, I'll save the Queen! > > > "Her Majesty's a pretty nice girl..." > --The Beatles > Andy, Don't take the flack from this lot. Remember, her mum and dad wanted hot dogs when they were entertained by FDR. I think she would appreciate the offer of biscuits and gravy, she probably would like to try something different. Besides, biscuits are round, so you wouldn't offend with pointy edges. -ginny |
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I didn't know the Queen of England was Elton John. Go figure.
-- Joe Cilinceon |
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![]() "Joe Cilinceon" > wrote in message ... >I didn't know the Queen of England was Elton John. Go figure. > That's Greg Morrow. And he eats for free! -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com |
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On Fri, 4 May 2007 14:50:37 -0400, "Virginia Tadrzynski"
> wrote: > >"Andy" <q> wrote in message ... >> Do ya think Her Majesty would like biscuits and gravy? >> >> >> In wartime, God save the Queen! In peacetime, I'll save the Queen! >> >> >> "Her Majesty's a pretty nice girl..." >> --The Beatles >> > >Andy, >Don't take the flack from this lot. Remember, her mum and dad wanted hot >dogs when they were entertained by FDR. I think she would appreciate the >offer of biscuits and gravy, she probably would like to try something >different. Besides, biscuits are round, so you wouldn't offend with pointy >edges. >-ginny > as long as you gave her gin along with, i don't think she'd object. your pal, philip |
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Andy said...
> In wartime, God save the Queen! In peacetime, I'll save the Queen! I think I got that backwards! Andy |
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