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Gingerbeer

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  1. What happened? Did the weather take a nosedive?
  2. Huguenot, you're the best kind of smartass arent you? :))
  3. Gods balls that looks like a demented Burt Reynolds.
  4. With corn and tuna flakes!
  5. So apart from the infamous Barry Barry Road Race, what other festivals/happenings go on in ED during the summer?
  6. hah! What are you suggesting Alan, a sham marriage for me?
  7. No, school doesnt start until late September. The student Visa restricts your ability to work, so I cant come over too early as I would have no way to make any money. Frustrating, but whats a girl to do?
  8. Mmmm Salmon skin... Summer actually doesnt sound too bad. Iowa summers are consistently hot (85-100) with at least one week hovering around the 105+ mark. With stifiling humidity. Combined with the American tendency toward corpulence, it becomes several months of frizzy, sweaty, hot mess.
  9. What qualifies as summer in London?
  10. Nylons, no. Gum, no. Hat, perhaps.
  11. http://oddmanout215.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/rove-ham1.jpg?w=640 What a marked similarity! I looked up the Tamworth Two, very cute! However it looks like both have since been put to sleep. My days of piglet visiting are over. *sob*
  12. Are yummy mummys the same thing as MILFs?
  13. Since this is a pork-ish thread, and tips are being offered, does anyone have any good suggestions for a non-pork substitute for pork belly? I used to render some to start as a base for lentils, but havent made any in the years since Ive stopped eating pork. I guess something relatively fatty, but not particularly thick? Ugh, and without "rind"!
  14. It sounds like ED has a huge number of butchers. Is that a local phenom or true all over?
  15. If a get a craving (rare) I will have a hamburger, once in awhile I will eat chicken or turkey, thats about it. Mind you, I dont deny the deliciousness of many animal products, its this damn bleeding heart of mine! (I even have bleeding heart flower tattoos) Do you ever get stories of rogue cows in the UK? I love those... Dumb animal breaks free of slaughterhouse at last minute, goes on the lam through town until it is caught hours later, earns its freedom on a quiet farm upstate. *sniffle*
  16. Sausage as a national obsession is definitely something they dont mention on the expat boards! I actually dont eat most meats, but I think Ill be thorougly entertained watching some shameless sausage snarfing.
  17. Gods balls! Ive never seen so many sausages! What are all those? Different flavors, made with different meats, etc?
  18. Speaking of stupid and simplistic I laughed at your "knob-length contest". (god Im such a nerd some days) That is not an expression Ive heard before. I imagine Im going to spend most of my time in London giggling and snorting at words/expressions I find adorable and silly. And dont think any one of you wouldnt walk into a US grocery store and laugh when you saw boxes of "Puffs" tissues.
  19. By the way, what is *ETA*? I only know it as Estimated Time of Arrival...
  20. I'm afraid I can't justify the poor argument of someone else, so you'll just have to take winsies on this one El Pibe. ;-) Chalk it up to stupid Americans...
  21. "One war? Which one is that, World War I, when the molasses-slow German army was able to drive the French to within 20 miles of Paris? World War II, where they retreated the entire length and breadth of their country, and many of the French citizens cooperated with and collabarated with the Nazis? How about the way they failed in Vietnam, Algeria, and Libya? Maybe we should go back to when the Foreign Legion was defeated by the freakin' Mexicans in the late 1800s, their loss of Haiti and the Dominican Republic, their losses during the French and Indian war and the Hundred Years War. It's no coincidence that the best fighting force the French has is composed entirely of foreigners." ***These are not my words, don't shoot the messenger! This is from a forum that was asking why Americans think the French are cowards, and it is a fairly typical response. Many Americans, assuming they know their history (which I assure you they don't) would agree with this assessment. However, since history isn't a strong suit, most will just stick with WWII as a jumping off point for calling them cowards. Dumb? Absolutely. Ignorant? Sure. Common? I'm embarrassed to say.
  22. El Pibe ---- Americans really do hate the French. The general mode of thought is that French = Coward. Our memories are long, but apparently stop somewhere before 1776. I have nothing against them personally, although their language has proven to be a constant thorn in my academic side. I can begrudgingly admit this *may* be my fault and not theirs. The Barry Barry sounds interesting, but I do. not. run. Im an excellent spectator though!
  23. Absolutely no apologies necessary, frankly I just dont like being referred to as a dude. Back to my questions... Why do the Brits hate France? I know why Americans do: We (and I use that term loosely) think they were pussies in WWII. Sure it was a long time ago, but thats no reason to stop hating an entire population. Also, I looked at a short video of the Barry Barry road race and saw a)A lot of scuttling, not much running b) Everyone was on the sidewalk (???) c) One person in a gorilla suit. What gives?
  24. Nice toenails Atticus ;)
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