Re: No more toast?

On Fri, 11 Oct 2024 09:49:46 +0100
Citizen Smith <[email protected]> wrote:

> Citizen Smith wrote:
> > 
> > Kerr-Mudd, John wrote:
> > > 
> > > On Fri, 11 Oct 2024 08:57:35 +0100
> > > John Williamson <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > 
> > > > On 11/10/2024 00:20, Nicholas D. Richards wrote:
> > > > > In article <[email protected]>, John Williamson
> > > > 
> > > > >> The "spoon" in question is usually referred to as  " 'Spoons", and is a
> > > > >> chain of eateries in the UK whose full name is Weatherspoons. They are
> > > > >> not known for their quality,
> > > > >>
> > > > > And there I thought we were talking about a 'greasy spoon'.  So called
> > > > > because they had one spoon, which was used to spoon sugar out of the
> > > > > only sugar bowl and then to stir the mug of strong milky tea (no coffee
> > > > > in those days) the spoon usually tied to the table with a piece of
> > > > > string. Served permutations of bacon, eggs, sausages, black pudding (if
> > > > > yoy were lucky) and bread smeared with what passed for margarine; always
> > > > > bread. Not many such basic eateries remain, probably for the better.
> > > > >
> > > > > I feel that you are being a little unfair to Weatherspoons.
> > > > >
> > > > I was writing based on personal experience.
> > > > 
> > > It's actually 'J.D.Wetherspoon' 
> > > https://www.jdwetherspoon.com/
> > > 
> > > and at £2.25 for a Breakfast and £1.49 a pint (at my local) during the
> > > Autumn Festival I shouldn't moan so much.
> > 
> > Yup. I like Wetherspoons. Free hot drink refills. The grub is at least as good 
> > as any other pub that doesn't have any Michelin stars and my wallet doesn't cry 
> > when I get the beers in.
> 
> And Tim Martin is a diamond geezer, innit.

Let's not rant about his Brexit magazine.

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