BS: All welcome on this thread

Subject: RE: BS: All welcome on this thread
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 20 Nov 17 - 02:34 AM

Damn, caught out again :-)

Subject: RE: BS: All welcome on this thread
From: Raggytash
Date: 19 Nov 17 - 05:30 PM

Hang about, your mate Dave from "Scotland" was born in Swinton.

Offside was the cry!!

Subject: RE: BS: All welcome on this thread
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 19 Nov 17 - 04:22 PM

I missed the meat and potato pie debacle.

You are both wrong. Titleys in Swinton are undoubtabley the best. People come from Scotland to get them - Ask my mate Dave :-)

DtG

Subject: RE: BS: All welcome on this thread
From: keberoxu
Date: 18 Nov 17 - 04:46 PM

Still open, just quiet.

Curious what happened in the Boston area today.
The same right-wingys from a weekend earlier this year,
which attracted counter-protesters in their tens of thousands,
decided to give Boston another try.

Their request for permission was refused, the radio soundbite said;
they planned to show up anyhow.
But they had made their intentions known with the earlier request.

According to the radio announcer soundbite:
the right-wingys did their thing and left.
A modest number of counter-protesters attended.
And all were outnumbered by public enforcement officials, everywhere and all over the place.
Peaceful . . .
. . . doesn't mean what it used to?

Subject: RE: BS: All welcome on this thread
From: Rusty Dobro
Date: 04 Nov 17 - 05:01 AM

Two Flixtons in Suffolk, plus another near Manchester and another near Scarborough.

Subject: RE: BS: All welcome on this thread
From: Raggytash
Date: 04 Nov 17 - 02:49 AM

That is pretty gruesome, actually forget the pretty bit!

Subject: RE: BS: All welcome on this thread
From: DMcG
Date: 04 Nov 17 - 02:47 AM

So how has everyone's week been? We are not in an area where "trick or treat" folk knock at the door, but is still fairly prominent. Daughter is involved in a costume hire place and over 400 were rented out at the weekend. Apparently this is their busiest season - Halloween, then Children in Need, then Christmas. This is what she came up with - no prosthetics, just face paint!. I expect that is 'public' but let me know if it isn't.

Tonight we have a few friends and neighbours round for a fireworks and food. Whether she will turn up in costume is to be determined ...

Subject: RE: BS: All welcome on this thread
From: frogprince
Date: 03 Nov 17 - 10:10 PM

Yo, Nigel; looked back and saw where I missed your point.

Subject: RE: BS: All welcome on this thread
From: Nigel Parsons
Date: 03 Nov 17 - 05:03 AM

From: frogprince - PM
Date: 25 Oct 17 - 10:07 PM
Nigel, I think the implication was that, whatever the name of the theater, it was the only movie venue in the entire hardscrabble county.

Frogprince.
My comment wasn't about multiple theatres, but about the fact that there are multiple "Carroll County"s. (at least 3, Maryland, Georgia & Virginia)
This was in response to comments about repeated use of town/city names in US.

Cheers

Subject: RE: BS: All welcome on this thread
From: Steve Shaw
Date: 02 Nov 17 - 07:22 PM

Troll! Everyone knows that you can't beat a Greenhalgh's meat and potato pie!!

Subject: RE: BS: All welcome on this thread
From: Raggytash
Date: 02 Nov 17 - 09:11 AM

My good lady has been to Manchester today and is returning with a dozen Meat & Potato pies from Wards Bakery in Eccles.

Wonderful..............

Subject: RE: BS: All welcome on this thread
From: frogprince
Date: 25 Oct 17 - 10:07 PM

Hyperbole aside, I have a fond enough memory of an evening of music in Mountain View. At that time the weekly (Saturday night?) gathering was in the court house. Jimmy Driftwood lived nearby and often MC'd.

Nigel, I think the implication was that, whatever the name of the theater, it was the only movie venue in the entire hardscrabble county.

Subject: RE: BS: All welcome on this thread
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 25 Oct 17 - 05:26 PM

Mountain View, Arkansas s was one of the best places I visited. Being in a 'dry county' the provision and carrying of alcohol was illegal but I did notice that every now and again one of the banjo pickers would saunter off to his car and spend 2 minutes with his head in the boot :-)

Bought a T-shirt there that said it was the folk music capital of the world. I am sure there are some who would dispute that...

DtG

Subject: RE: BS: All welcome on this thread
From: Steve Shaw
Date: 25 Oct 17 - 05:15 PM

Dullsville Arizona

Crudesville Arizona

Titty City Arizona

Successville Arizona (etc.)

I didn't get where I am today by not remembering David Harris-Jones...

Subject: RE: BS: All welcome on this thread
From: akenaton
Date: 25 Oct 17 - 04:44 PM

Yes, I understand that Ker, they all just sound so cool.....Nevada, Alabama, Illinois, Idaho......perhaps native American roots?

Or maybe it's the old cowboy songs of my youth and "Western" fiction?

Subject: RE: BS: All welcome on this thread
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 25 Oct 17 - 03:48 PM

Still, it seems a bit daft to say 'London, England' or 'Paris, France' when those are the originals and, generally, the cities that people are referring to when they are mentioned.

But what do I know?

DtG

Subject: RE: BS: All welcome on this thread
From: Nigel Parsons
Date: 25 Oct 17 - 03:40 PM

As I understand it, it isn't just towns & cities.
"Ode to Billie Joe" mentions the "Carroll county picture show". I wasn't aware there would be multiple choices for a county name.

Subject: RE: BS: All welcome on this thread
From: frogprince
Date: 25 Oct 17 - 03:15 PM

Plus, there are a good handful of town names that occur more than once within the same state , which can lead to really inconvenient confusion; U.S. people have no custom of referring to towns or cities by county, and would have no idea what county a town was in without researching.

Subject: RE: BS: All welcome on this thread
From: keberoxu
Date: 25 Oct 17 - 12:47 PM

Further rumination on Akhenaton's comment.

There is one practical reason for
US natives to insist on linking town names
"to the state concerned."

There are city/town names that are common enough
literally to have one such in every one of the lower 48 states on the continent.

One has to differentiate between the towns by specific mention of the state concerned.

"Springfield" is a classic case,
almost every state has got a town, if not a city, named "Springfield."
And so many others:

Bowling Green.
Woodville.
Lafayette.

I'm too lazy to recall the rest.

Subject: RE: BS: All welcome on this thread
From: DMcG
Date: 24 Oct 17 - 08:35 AM

I felt sure it was "The History of Mr Polly"on which one character is commenting on a delivery van of his friend which has his company name and an Oak tree as a logo and the slogan "Branches everywhere". When our hero points out his friend only has one fairly small shop, he defends the slogan "But oak trees do have branches everywhere
"

Bu

Subject: RE: BS: All welcome on this thread
From: Steve Shaw
Date: 24 Oct 17 - 07:46 AM

"Swansea - Arbroath - Shitlington"

Subject: RE: BS: All welcome on this thread
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 24 Oct 17 - 07:45 AM

I am waiting for the label that says 'London-Paris-Cleckheaton'

:D tG

Subject: RE: BS: All welcome on this thread
From: DMcG
Date: 24 Oct 17 - 07:03 AM

If we are being asked to explain why marketing seems to bear little relationship to reality, we may be here some time...

Subject: RE: BS: All welcome on this thread
From: Steve Shaw
Date: 24 Oct 17 - 06:41 AM

Incidentally, can anyone explain to me the inanity of printing New York - Paris - London on the labels of small bottles of scented industrial degreaser (aka "shampoo")?

Subject: RE: BS: All welcome on this thread
From: Steve Shaw
Date: 24 Oct 17 - 06:37 AM

There's Paris Street bus station in Exeter and the London Inn just up the road in Kilkhampton.

I once went into the gents at aforementioned bus station for a wee. A man in one of the cubicles inadvertently let out a very loud, ripe, wet fart, and immediately started to hum a tune very loudly, the first note of which was represented by the fart, which he managed to get the rest of the melody fully in tune with. Knowing that he would eventually emerge from the cubicle and have to confront witnesses to his raucous air-biscuit launch, his clear aim was to make us think that he hadn't farted at all. Had the floor in the bogs not been so disgusting, I'd have rolled on it laughing me 'arris off. Incidentally, why ARE gents' toilet floors always wet like that? Yeuurgh...

Subject: RE: BS: All welcome on this thread
From: Mr Red
Date: 24 Oct 17 - 05:44 AM

Here in the UK we have to hang a qualifier on towns and villages.

You try asking Yell.com or BT telephone enquiries for Stonehouse or even Stroud, such databases are so precise - you have to be.
There are at least 23 Newports and not all of them have marinas or docks!

And it should not be a surprise that there are a humungous number of Newtowns.

Not one Memphis, and only 2 Paris's and they are a farm or a Hall.

Subject: RE: BS: All welcome on this thread
From: frogprince
Date: 23 Oct 17 - 08:57 PM

The closest I've been to Paris, Texas, was Fort Smith Arkansas, 40 years ago. The closest I've been to Paris, France, was the Madrid airport a few years ago.

Subject: RE: BS: All welcome on this thread
From: Donuel
Date: 23 Oct 17 - 05:03 PM

In Colorado downhill from Rocky Flats you see many signs like;

Water is now ~ safe

Subject: RE: BS: All welcome on this thread
From: keberoxu
Date: 23 Oct 17 - 04:10 PM

Yes, froggy, good old London, Ontario.
I remember a joke written into the sitcom "All In The Family"
regarding London, Ontario versus the London east of the Atlantic.


This morning, still in Arizona,
I got in my rental car and headed for the freeway.
On one exit ramp, I found myself behind a van
with its business service advertised on the rear windows:

CANINE RATTLESNAKE AVERSION TRAINING AVAILABLE

PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY AND YOUR PUP

... now I really HAVE seen everything.

Subject: RE: BS: All welcome on this thread
From: frogprince
Date: 23 Oct 17 - 12:26 PM

I've driven by London quite a few times on my way from Michigan to Massachusetts. I would have to do research for a bit to see how close I was to Paris when I was in Texas.

Subject: RE: BS: All welcome on this thread
From: Steve Shaw
Date: 23 Oct 17 - 12:18 PM

It bugs me whenever I see or hear anyone saying "London, England" or "Paris, France." Yanks usually.

Subject: RE: BS: All welcome on this thread
From: akenaton
Date: 23 Oct 17 - 11:42 AM

Doesn't have the same ring to it as Memphis Tennessee or Deadwood City South Dakota.

Subject: RE: BS: All welcome on this thread
From: DMcG
Date: 23 Oct 17 - 07:03 AM

The Beatles set a precedent with Blackburn Lancashire.

Subject: RE: BS: All welcome on this thread
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 23 Oct 17 - 06:30 AM

I shall start saying I come from Swinton Lancashire :-)

DtG

Subject: RE: BS: All welcome on this thread
From: Raggytash
Date: 23 Oct 17 - 04:50 AM

Well Dave, I know Swinton holds a place in your heart, but which Swinton.

The one is Lancashire or the one near Harrogate, or the one near Ryedale or the one in South Yorkshire, perhaps the one near Glasgow or the one in the borders.

Subject: RE: BS: All welcome on this thread
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 23 Oct 17 - 04:33 AM

Is it something to do with there being a number of different Phoenixes and Arizona is placed at the end to differentiate that one?

DtG

Subject: RE: BS: All welcome on this thread
From: keberoxu
Date: 22 Oct 17 - 07:11 PM

Raggytash, I couldn't say,
unless an association were made
between phoenixes and raucous jays in the trees at sunset?

Subject: RE: BS: All welcome on this thread
From: Raggytash
Date: 22 Oct 17 - 04:52 PM

Go on I give in, what is the connection between Phoenix and Arizona apart from the former is in the latter.

Ripon and Yorkshire, Bude and Cornwall, for example, seem to have the same connection, that is none but that the former named town is in the latter named county.

Subject: RE: BS: All welcome on this thread
From: Steve Shaw
Date: 22 Oct 17 - 04:08 PM

Bury Lancs.

Subject: RE: BS: All welcome on this thread
From: akenaton
Date: 22 Oct 17 - 11:06 AM

One of the good things about America to me, is the fabulous names they have for their towns and cities, and how they often link them to the State concerned.....Phoenix Arizona.   Sounds great.

Subject: RE: BS: All welcome on this thread
From: keberoxu
Date: 21 Oct 17 - 11:24 PM

Visiting Phoenix, Arizona, again.

I don't know what kind of bird this is here.
It looks like a jay of some kind. Entirely dark.
The funny jay gait.
And you should hear it calling!
It's the kind of sound that makes you straighten up and look around.

High, piercingly clear, really a whistle.
And the jays, when they talk at each other (they are often in groups),
have all different pitches and notes that each whistles,
and some of them have little ornaments, grace notes, sliding from one note to the next.

The funniest thing I ever hear from these jays
is the sunset, the crepuscular soundoff.

For this one, they all clump together in the branches of trees
(one tree, if it's big enough for the whole group)
and deep behind its green leaves,
they all whistle at once.
I mean, it is the darndest sound.
They sound like they're all high on the same drug.

Subject: RE: BS: All welcome on this thread
From: DMcG
Date: 21 Oct 17 - 03:52 AM

I spent yesterday evening at Butsner Ancient Farm, for this:

Samhain Festival?? Friday 20 October?SOLD OUT
Join us to celebrate the evening of Samhain in the magical surroundings of the great roundhouse. Between 7-10pm you will enjoy live music, professional storytelling by Jonathon Hue

Great fun. The instruments and music were perhaps some way from authentic, since they included banjos and sang of New Orleans but what the heck, just enjoy it for what it is.

Subject: RE: BS: All welcome on this thread
From: Nigel Parsons
Date: 19 Oct 17 - 08:58 AM

Several versions on Mudcat Here

Although not with quite that line.

Subject: RE: BS: All welcome on this thread
From: Nigel Parsons
Date: 19 Oct 17 - 08:52 AM

From: keberoxu - PM
Date: 18 Oct 17 - 10:32 PM
What was that?
Ophelia my heart is aflame?
Is that a lyric or something?
never heard of it before

Count it as a 'modegreen' "Velia, O Velia" from The Merry Widow"

Cheers
Nigel

Subject: RE: BS: All welcome on this thread
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 19 Oct 17 - 08:17 AM

Is this talk of curries and wind linked?

:D tG

Subject: RE: BS: All welcome on this thread
From: keberoxu
Date: 18 Oct 17 - 10:32 PM

What was that?

Ophelia my heart is aflame?

Is that a lyric or something?
never heard of it before

Subject: RE: BS: All welcome on this thread
From: Steve Shaw
Date: 18 Oct 17 - 09:59 AM

I made a really good fish pie for fussy buggers at the weekend. Even Mother loved it. No prawns, no salmon (the usual hatred-inspirers), just smoked haddock and unsmoked cod. With hard-boiled eggs of course. I also made an Elizabeth David beef daube. You can get the really easy recipe from the Guardian if you google "Guardian daube Elizabeth David" (no shit, Sherlock). It's a winner as long as you stick to the top rump she specifies. I bought a big piece from Sainsbury's and cut it to size myself. I used pork rinds that I'd trimmed off some pork chops and kept in the freezer, but I left them whole and just fished them out at the end. I just used some streaky bacon slices cut up small instead of the chunks she specifies.

Subject: RE: BS: All welcome on this thread
From: Raggytash
Date: 18 Oct 17 - 07:54 AM

I've just been told by my good lady that the Murghi Badami exceeds even her expectations of my cooking, which is normally set very high.

Brownie points for me!

Subject: RE: BS: All welcome on this thread
From: Raggytash
Date: 18 Oct 17 - 05:59 AM

Ah sod it, I'll just add more cream!

Subject: RE: BS: All welcome on this thread
From: Raggytash
Date: 18 Oct 17 - 05:58 AM

Halfway through making 6 portions of Murghi Badami. a beautiful rich "curry" but need to get some more yoghurt quickly !!