Re: Re: Digest Number 69

[email protected] Fri, 20 Feb 2004 10:19:48 -0500
Newsgroups gmane.games.diplomacy.worldmasters.chat.wm2002
Message-ID <[email protected]>
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



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