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Peckhamgatecrasher Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Annaj, I completely agree with you on your use of > 'is'. > > Sticking with local, A-dys Road, not Addies; and > Ond-een Road, not On-dyne - that simply has to be > French! Yes - I think it is ond-een. (Spirit of the water)

What Annaj said! Economic: -8.5 Social: -6.7

Azul - you've got to try this one - esp good with baked beans or *whispers* Birds Eye Potato Waffles (they're waffley versatile, apparently) Re: What shall I cook tonight? Posted by: wee quinnie January 09, 01:35PM Jeremy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Fry up some onions with chilli, garlic, curry > powder (or whatever spices you want)... add baked > beans... simmer until thick and dense in > texture... serve on wholemeal toast. Delicious!! I was going to add this myself! I must concur this is v yummy - also it is good to add some coriander. (here is a top tip courstesy of "Cooking like Mummyji" - when you buy fresh coriander, wash it and chop it up and put in freezer - it still works fine).

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Is that the big boss bloke with the red hair?

Azul Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I'd never eaten a parsnip before I came over to > the UK. I had never eaten pumpkin, sweet potato or celeriac before I went to Australia in 1993. I like sweet potato a lot, but the thought of straight celeriac on a plate makes me want to boke rings round me.

annaj Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > A local one now, De'Crespigny Park anyone? I'm > going for a silent "pig" as it were and > d-cres-nee. Oh, I always think of it as De Cress-peen-ye. But that's just me.

Don Juan (btw - in Byron's Don Juan, Juan is pronounced Jew-in. Makes me cringe, that. One for the pronounciation thread I suppose.)

Michael P - I echo your sentiments. In fact I think their website is my all time fave, (in terms of accessibility, features and design; also their customer service, is, I have found v good indeed).

Ladygooner Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Speed the Plow with Kevin Spacey is also excellent > if you can get hold of a ticket! There are no tickets to be had...except through EBay I've discovered. By the way - thank you all for your recommendations/suggestions

celineblondon Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I can't never say "squirrel" properly... > > I lived in Shrewsbury for a while (a little town > in the West midlands.....you probably never heard > of it....But Darwin was born there!!!) > There has always been this fight about calling it > ShrEewwsbury or ShrOwsbury. > Working class say its shrewsbury, the posh ones > call it ShrOwsbury. > > They even a facebook group called: "Its pronounced > SHREWSBURY not SHROWSBURY!" > > I am not British and not so class conscious so I > think that a bit odd > > I like Shrewsbury better though :) I lived there as well, and if anyone ever dared call it Shrowsbury, they were slapped down immediately. My understanding was that it was only the public school that was pronounced "Shrowsbury".

Brendan Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > david_carnell Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > > Well if we're being picky it was the Portuguese > > who gave in the name Bombaim or Bombahai > meaning > > good-bay or little-bay. We then anglacised to > > Bombay. Still, it was like that from the 16th > > century so why bother changing it now? Should I > > still be living in celtic Plowonidonjon rather > > than latin London? Just seems a bit silly to go > > around changing all the names back to > pre-colonial > > versions. > > I think you are completely missing the point > there. It has to do with what the population wants > to call it. If the population wants to call it > Mumbai then so be it. Whatever their reasons are > is their business. Someone in England (unless of > course you have some vested interest) has no place > even having an opinion. > > Now if somebody made a proposal to change the name > of London you would have every right to call it > silly. And while we're on the subject, what about DerrystrokeLondonderry?

KalamityKel Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Do you have something really > interesting/different/odd/something that's not > commonly known about you you are willing to > share? > > I'm allergic to photocopier ink... suffering red > hands and a bad case of the sneezes as I type?!! > :-( Just posted the original message, to get back on track. Anyway, I think it says a lot about me that I am 1. Forever trying to find hidden messages in car number plates. (I think this is a mark of Open University - search for coded messages, and refusal to accept that anything "meaningless" is not a coincidence). 2. I am absolutely entranced by typefaces - and believe that each says something. (You are probably aware of my hatred for the ghastly comic sans ms - as I bring it up at every available opportunity).

Talking of hardcore, I was wondering what the hell my neighbour was on about when she kept referring to her "Mister Bushy"...then i twigged............Mitsubishi.

As some of you are aware, my first name is Roisin - having lived here since I was 19 I have heard myself referred to Royzin so often that quite often I don't even notice that it is wrong anymore. The problem with my name is that since I am from the NW of Ireland the pronounciation is different from the rest of the country: Rosh - een, rather than ROE - SHEEN. Actually, that bugs me way more than Royzin. Probably have been easier all round if my parents had picked Wendy or something like that. So what's your surname Brendan? - let's have a crack at that one.

I fancy a bit of theatre soon, (loveys) - anyone got any thoughts about what's on, or what's coming up? (Other than bring your own booze in a plastic water bottle to save time on queueing)

Lies? What? Dulwichmum, who are you talking about here?

Wibble!

Tracey from Corrie - currently banged up for murder. Yes I realise we are talking D-Lister here: ex-Corrie. That's why I didn't mention it in the first place!

Jah Lush Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > "Exactly right!" It's quite infectious Keef as > you've got me saying it now but my favourite > expression this year has been Spurs 5 Arsenal > 1.>:D< Jah, to quote the marvellous Nessa (G and S) and to use some of my fave expressions of hers: "Oh...Oh...OH!...BACK OFF!" This should be said whilst chewing gum of course.

Old favourite here, frequently heard in the WQ household: "Ah stick ya head uppa dead bear's bum!"* Particularly amusing when spoken in an Australian accent. Or as an old workmate heard it: "Stick ya head uppa carebear's bum!"

In answer to Fish's post: Kate Ford...AGAIN.

substance

Well lets hope that its bye bye to the horrible "bing - bong" noise when you open the damn door. Barry says they are going to be renting out the former newsagents.

Well lets hope that its bye bye to the horrible "bing - bong" noise when you open the damn door. Barry says they are going to be renting out the shop - so who knows what we'll get in that spot.