The Random, Meaningless Announcements Thread 3!

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Or maybe the French realise that good, f r e s h bread is what life is about

Or this obsession with freshness is simply snobbery.
Just last nite, we bought reduced price end-of-day
Zingerman's bread...onion rye, cinnamon raison,
& raison pecan. It tastes great for days. And some
we freeze for later. Oh, perhaps you don't have
fridges & freezers in frogland.

 

[ChristineM]

Or this obsession with freshness is simply snobbery.
Just last nite, we bought reduced price end-of-day
Zingerman's bread...onion rye, cinnamon raison,
& raison pecan. It tastes great for days. And some
we freeze for later. Oh, perhaps you don't have
fridges & freezers in frogland.

Your snobbery is my enjoyment, good fresh food makes it all worthwhile. But you wouldn't know that eh?

2 freezers and a fridge, so yes we do have fridges and freezers in frogland, unlike revoltistanian where fresh bread (and other foods) seem to be a rarity

 

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[ChristineM]

 

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Your snobbery is my enjoyment, good fresh food makes it all worthwhile. But you wouldn't know that eh?

In Ameristan, we have more variety of food,
eg, fresh, preserved, dried, frozen, fermented.

Seriously, I once sat next to a French guy on a
plane. He said we really do have more variety
than in France....more international. My area
more so than some, being close to Detroit,
which has had Middle Easterners for a century.

2 freezers and a fridge, so yes we do have fridges and freezers in frogland, unlike revoltistanian where fresh bread (and other foods) seem to be a rarity

So froggies include frozen food as "fresh", eh.

 

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This looks like it could be a horror movie reminiscent of The Blob.

 

[ChristineM]

In Ameristan, we have more variety of food,
eg, fresh, preserved, dried, frozen, fermented.

Seriously, I once sat next to a French guy on a
plane. He said we really do have more variety
than in France....more international. My area
more so than some, being close to Detroit,
which has had Middle Easterners for a century.

So froggies include frozen food as "fresh", eh.

Yes you've told be this story several times. A large veriety of fast food doesn't cut it for me.

Nope, but frozen is there if needed... Ice cream etc

 

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Or maybe the French realise that good, f r e s h bread is what life is about

And traitorous English Francophiles rub it in.

 

[Revoltingest]

Yes you've told be this story several times. A large veriety of fast food doesn't cut it for me.

Oh, you froggies....always assuming we have only
fast food here. You might not be aware of this...
We have many immigrants from other countries,
& they open restaurants, eg, Afghan, Senegalese,
Lebanese, Thai, Ethiopian....countries you prolly
never even heard of.
But if you're happy with your snails in a heavy
cream sauce, more power to you.

 

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[ChristineM]

Oh, you froggies....always assuming we have only
fast food here. You might not be aware of this...
We have many immigrants from other countries,
& they open restaurants, eg, Afghan, Senegalese,
Lebanese, Thai, Ethiopian....countries you prolly
never even heard of.
But if you're happy with your snails in a heavy
cream sauce, more power to you.

Hmmm, yes i do know this, i also know you have far more than your share of fast food joints and greasy joes burger bars.

The Michelin restaurant just up the road is owned by a French guy who was hounded out of his successful new york restaurant when you guys had that downer on the french and belgian fries.

 

[Revoltingest]

Hmmm, yes i do know this, i also know you have far more than your share of fast food joints and greasy joes burger bars.

The Michelin restaurant just up the road is owned by a French guy who was hounded out of his successful new york restaurant when you guys had that downer on the french and belgian fries.

Michelin Tire restaurants aren't popular here.
And you guys should consider more appetizing names for eateries....

 

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Michelin Tire restaurants aren't popular here.

Can't see why not.

He's related to the Doughboy and the Marshmallow Man. They must have some kind of tasty treats.

 

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Meanwhile...

 

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It's not Cthulhu

 

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Bentley-driving polygamist had 20 wives as young as nine, FBI alleges | Daily Mail Online
Bentley-driving Arizona 'Mormon prophet' had TWENTY wives as young as nine including his own daughter, FBI says - and drove them around in a TRAILER with a bucket for a toilet

• FBI affidavit reveals shocking allegations against polygamist sect leader Samuel Rappylee Bateman, 46
• Witnesses accuse Bateman of marrying up to 20 women and underage girls, including his own daughter
• Bateman allegedly engaged in group sex acts with his followers and underage children
• Though he owns two Bentleys, he is accused of transporting his 'wives' in the back of a squalid trailer

Classic Joseph Smith follower.

 

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Temps are freezing or bit below at night currently.

 

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Santa handed parking fine by Scrooge traffic warden over his sleigh (telegraph.co.uk)

A man dressed as Santa was handed a parking ticket by a Scrooge traffic warden for leaving his sleigh in a pedestrian zone.

Mick Worrall, 75, was sporting his red and white outfit when he parked his three-wheeler bike, which pulls the sleigh, in Worcester city centre.

He was handing out sweets and teddies to children and collecting donations for a children's charity when he was hit with a fixed penalty notice on Saturday.

Pictures show the warden issue Mr Worrall with a £60 fine outside the city's Guildhall on the high street.

Mr Worrall, of Worcester, refused to take the ticket and told the warden to "post it to the North Pole".

Mr Worrall, who has six grandchildren and one great-granddaughter, even vowed to return to the city centre next week to continue spreading festive cheer.

'I'll go to court dressed as Santa if I have to'
He said: "I won't let the children down. I get pleasure from putting smiles on the faces of the children. I'm a bit disappointed - but it's not going to stop me. I've been doing it for years.

"I refused to take the ticket. I told the warden 'send it to me in the post to my address'. He said 'where's that'? I said 'the North Pole'.

"I will go to court dressed as Father Christmas if I have to. I'm not paying a penny in fines when I'm collecting money for charity."

Mr Worrall was issued with the ticket because he was deemed to be driving in a "traffic-free" zone.

He said: "I was not driving the decorated trike around the streets. I merely crawled along at under 2mph to my parking spot before handing out festive gifts.

"I've done it every year and never had any problems. Last year a policeman even posed with me for pictures. Maybe the traffic warden was having a bad day or just being Scrooge but it was petty to say the least."

Mr Worrall's friend, Stuart Hackett, who was dressed as a Christmas tree, added: "There's got to be rules - but it's Christmas time.

"They have got to expect someone to come along as Father Christmas to get people into the festive spirit. I would like them to scrap the ticket."

The bizarre scene was captured on camera by schoolboy Jake Fox, 12, from Ombersley, Worcester.

He said: "I told the traffic warden 'You can't do that! Santa is doing a good thing'."

A Worcester City Council spokesperson said they could not comment on individual cases but confirmed the fine was issued for "driving in a pedestrian zone".

Mr Worrall has raised thousands of pounds for charity dressing up as Santa and this year was collecting for New Hope Worcester Children's Charity.

The organisation works with families who have children with disabilities and complex health care needs.

Kind of a drag. Santa gets a traffic ticket.