Re: Re: Digest Number 69
[email protected] Fri, 20 Feb 2004 10:19:48 -0500
| Newsgroups | gmane.games.diplomacy.worldmasters.chat.wm2002 |
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Malt vinegar, of course. ----- Original Message ----- From: Andrew Stupple <ajstupple-/[email protected]> Date: Friday, February 20, 2004 9:51 am Subject: Re: [wm02-chat] Re: Digest Number 69 > Very Diplomatic. Must look up your stats sometime. > > Of course, one of the best ways to eat proper chips (not french > fried cardboard varieties) is in bread with butter, salt and > vinigar. Us "Brits" call this a "chip buttie". If you haven't > tried it, you haven't lived. "French fries baggette" just wouldn't > be the same. Don't they only go with McDonalds? > > Chips were even better wrapped in newspaper. The print added to > the occasion. > > [email protected] wrote: > I like both thin and thick french fries (the thick sometimes being > called "steak fries" in America). I sometimes eat them with > ketchup (normally with a fair amount of pepper added, as major > brand ketchups are too bland), sometimes barbecue sauce, other > times, whatever sauce, gravy or other liquid happens to be handy > on the plate. > > P.S. It is fairly easy to make a very good french fry. To make > very good onion rings, however, requires culinary artistry. Mmmmm. > Onion rings. > > P.P.S. Renaming foods for patriotic reasons is actually an old > American tradition. In WWI, in the United States, a big push was > made to rename 'sauerkraut'. For some reason, the name 'liberty > cabbage' never really took hold. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Peter J Richardson > > Date: Friday, February 20, 2004 8:17 am > Subject: Re: [wm02-chat] Re: Digest Number 69 > > > And don't forget that if you want Americans to understand you, > you > > have to describe the thin cut American equivilent of the chip > > "Freedom fries" :-) > > > > Regards > > Peter > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Andrew Stupple > > To: [email protected] > > Sent: Friday, February 20, 2004 10:00 AM > > Subject: Re: [wm02-chat] Re: Digest Number 69 > > > > > > How can you compare a skinny over done potato stick to the great > > "English Chip"? > > > > And mayonaise? I don't like the stuff myself but why do people > > have to put it on everything? > > > > Jan Willem Omlo wrote: > > Hey, it's Mr.Cohen, my arch-nemesis in round two! > > > > I of course eat my french fries (and not those large yucky > > english > > chips) with mayonaise AND sate-sauce (if that's a good > > translation) > > And Ray, I'm not sure whether I honor anything cheesy, but > > I'll try... > > > > --- In [email protected], zendip18@o... wrote: > > > Perhaps also for Mr. Omlo, an accompanying Grolsch, and a > > small jar > > of > > > mayonnaise. (Well, they put it on French fries--mayo, that > > is, not > > beer.) > > > > > > Anyway, I really am looking forward to watching these games, > > especially since I am completely unfettered both from official > > duties :^) , and from actually playing in one of the games. :^( > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: mczet > > > Date: Thursday, February 19, 2004 9:32 am > > > Subject: Re: [wm02-chat] Re: Digest Number 69 > > > > > > > Perhaps we can award you the "Cheeto of Honor". A Crunchy > > and > > > > strangelytasty award which is given on a occasional basis > > to the > > > > person who most > > > > nearly exemplifies the ideas is has been created to honor. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "Jan Willem Omlo" > > > > To: > > > > Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2004 1:27 AM > > > > Subject: [wm02-chat] Re: Digest Number 69 > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], Steve Ray wrote: > > > > > > No wonder Ray soloed twice. Who else can divide the > > world up > > into > > > > > four > > > > > > halves? "See, there's plenty for *everybody*!" :) > > > > > > > > > > > > My money's on the other 48 people in the semis. I'm > > just > > there to > > > > > > provide context. > > > > > > > > > > Long live Steve! He's the first to vote for me!! ;-) > > > > > > > > > > Incidentally, are there also silver & bronze medals for > > the WM > > > > teams?> Or perhaps best score without solo's? Or best > > result in > > > > round 2? > > > > > > > > > > I just would luuuuuurve to have my first diplomacy-prize > > ever > > > > > > > > Or at least can I have a cheesy snack? ;-) > > > > > > > > > > JW ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Buy Ink Cartridges or Refill Kits for your HP, Epson, Canon or Lexmark Printer at MyInks.com. Free s/h on orders $50 or more to the US & Canada. http://www.c1tracking.com/l.asp?cid=5511 http://us.click.yahoo.com/mOAaAA/3exGAA/qnsNAA/xTHqlB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~->