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What bugs me most about edcam, Louisa and co is not the ?bants?, but the sheer level of ignorance and/or lies and misinformation


Louisa is in complete knots over her own definitions of what is ?proper? food and what is ?poncy?


The pizza example is just hilarious ? despite being demonstrably physically wrong (follow Louisa?s ?recipe? and see how close to pizza that gets you), she still uses it as an example of of pretentious, aspirational types will buy any old iron.


And yet, and yet ? who IS buying pizza? It?ll be everyone from the unemployed up to super-rich footballers. Aspirational it ain?t


And then edcam with his ho ho ho ? Then all you need is a Twitter account, some pies from Manze's and a bit of tin foil and you're off.?


?Because THEY ARE THE SAME THING YOU MUPPETS!!? is the unsubtle subtext


Any customer can have a look and see the difference (feel free to prefer one over the other ? it realy doesn?t matter, what?s important is that you can see they aren?t the same thing at all)


Are the pies on the van more expensive than Manzies in any case?


All lies and misinformation simply to point fingers, guffaw and name call (side-effets being derailing a potentially interesting thread and allowing the notion that the EDF is for loony toons only to solidify)

StraferJack Wrote:

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> What bugs me most about edcam, Louisa and co is

> not the ?bants?, but the sheer level of ignorance

> and/or lies and misinformation

>

> Louisa is in complete knots over her own

> definitions of what is ?proper? food and what is

> ?poncy?

>

> The pizza example is just hilarious ? despite

> being demonstrably physically wrong (follow

> Louisa?s ?recipe? and see how close to pizza that

> gets you), she still uses it as an example of of

> pretentious, aspirational types will buy any old

> iron.

>

> And yet, and yet ? who IS buying pizza? It?ll be

> everyone from the unemployed up to super-rich

> footballers. Aspirational it ain?t

>

> And then edcam with his ho ho ho ? Then all you

> need is a Twitter account, some pies from Manze's

> and a bit of tin foil and you're off.?

>

> ?Because THEY ARE THE SAME THING YOU MUPPETS!!? is

> the unsubtle subtext

>

> Any customer can have a look and see the

> difference (feel free to prefer one over the other

> ? it realy doesn?t matter, what?s important is

> that you can see they aren?t the same thing at

> all)

>

> Are the pies on the van more expensive than

> Manzies in any case?

>

> All lies and misinformation simply to point

> fingers, guffaw and name call (side-effets being

> derailing a potentially interesting thread and

> allowing the notion that the EDF is for loony

> toons only to solidify)



Oh don't be such a hypocritical bore - by hypocritical I refer to the supposed "name call" (sic.)


You seem to be awfully upset that not everyone shares your opinion. My advice would be to get over it, I have.

yeah yeah you get to spout lies and insinuations and walk away or get over it


opinions are not the same as facts. Sorry about that


"Then all you

> need is a Twitter account, some pies from Manze's

> and a bit of tin foil and you're off.? "


so is that your opinion? Would you be happy to be proved wrong and take responsibility for any loss of earnings from your slander?


and where is my hypocritical name calling again?

StraferJack Wrote:

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> yeah yeah you get to spout lies and insinuations

> and walk away or get over it

>

> opinions are not the same as facts. Sorry about

> that

>

> "Then all you

> > need is a Twitter account, some pies from

> Manze's

> > and a bit of tin foil and you're off.? "

>

> so is that your opinion? Would you be happy to be

> proved wrong and take responsibility for any loss

> of earnings from your slander?

>

> and where is my hypocritical name calling again?



Well forgive me for having an opinion on an internet forum, I was under the impression that this was acceptable. If not then I'm not sure I see the point of it.


"Spout lies and insinuations.."? That's somewhat overstated really now isn't it? I don't think the trend for street food will suffer much for my cynicism about its quality/price. I'm hardly Jay rayner but I don't think he's been sued too often for having an opinion about food!


I suggest you look at your previous CAPITALISED post and then you'll see what I'm referring to. As far as I can see I haven't made it personal on this thread with anyone I've disagreed with until your temper got the better of you and you went on the attack. Terrifying to think how you might be when discussing something serious! Take a few deep breaths....

"?Because THEY ARE THE SAME THING YOU MUPPETS!!? is the unsubtle subtext "


are you referring to that? because in case you didn't realise it was in quotes, a paraphrase and aimed at the likes of me, not you


""Spout lies and insinuations.."? That's somewhat overstated really now isn't it? I don't think the trend for street food will suffer much for my cynicism about its quality/price. I'm hardly Jay rayner but I don't think he's been sued too often for having an opinion about food! "


It's not overstated - it's what you said - "some pies from manzies and some tin foil". You can criticise the pies, you don'thave to like them - THAT is an opinion on a local forum and is fine - but neither you nor Jay Rayner can say she is taking food from somewhere else and passing it off as her own unless you have proof

"Whether on-topic or off-topic whatever I say or do is greeted with a less than positive or helpful response"


reap. sow


"I posed a very much on topic query about fresh pasties LOCALLY yesterday, and SJ simply suggested Cornwall."


you asked where yo could get a good Cornish Pasty - not a generic pasty. I replied Cornwall because it was slightly amusing and because you appear to hold very firm convictions about where food should and shouldn't come from

OD Wrote:

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> If not mentioned before (apologies didnt read

> through all 9 pages!!) check out

> http://www.streetfeastlondon.com/

>

> Held every Friday until mid/end June in

> Haggerston, if you feel like a change from ED!!


good shout OD! Haggerston easy to get to from Peckham Rye on overground :)


Here's mine - http://netilmarket.tumblr.com


shack alley, lots to choose from.

Perhaps it was a nod to this helpful suggestion you made, but a few weeks back?


Reap / Sow




Cream Tea in Dulwich

Posted by sb2370 April 16, 04:50PM


Can anyone recommend a nice place for a cream tea in Dulwich? Thanks



***



re: Cream Tea in Dulwich

Posted by Louisa April 17, 04:38PM


Go to Devon and have the real thing.

StraferJack Wrote:

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> "Whether on-topic or off-topic whatever I say or

> do is greeted with a less than positive or helpful

> response"

>

> reap. sow

>

> "I posed a very much on topic query about fresh

> pasties LOCALLY yesterday, and SJ simply suggested

> Cornwall."

>

> you asked where yo could get a good Cornish Pasty

> - not a generic pasty. I replied Cornwall because

> it was slightly amusing and because you appear to

> hold very firm convictions about where food should

> and shouldn't come from



Ok I stand corrected, but I think I did raise the point after your post that pasties can be made anywhere if you disregard the 'Cornish' pre-fix. Not that my correction seemed to help at all.


My convictions regarding food are my opinions. Just as you are entitled to yours. However, raising the point that class can be a dividing line between affordability of food is an important one IMO.


Louisa.

StraferJack Wrote:

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> Lawks, don't talk to Louisa about the P word!

>

> her definition here:

>

> http://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/forum/read.php?2

> 0,26,246208#msg-246208


Jeez it's relentless.


I find it all much easier to bear if I read it with an Alf Garnet voice in my head.


I wonder what she makes of Birkenstocks ?


Pretentious sandals ?

Louisa's whole faux argument is based on a moot point anyway- what's actually wrong with being a bit pretentious (or as some would call it, aspirational)? You can remember where you come from and still want to try other things...in fact it'd be a bit weird if you didn't.

titch juicy Wrote:

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> Louisa's whole faux argument is based on a moot

> point anyway- what's actually wrong with being a

> bit pretentious (or as some would call it,

> aspirational)? You can remember where you come

> from and still want to try other things...in fact

> it'd be a bit weird if you didn't.


titch juicy I think we had better draw a line under all this stuff. I'm quite upset by the way I've been cornered once again and made to feel like my view counts for noting. There is clearly a dictatorial rule on this forum which has one rule for some and everyone else who doesn't tow the party line being branded as a troll or having psychological problems. I'm then accused of taking over a thread, surely expressing a point of view is what an online community forum is all about? Clearly not on the EDF. When these angry people who have such an issue with me are able to command a fair and decent debate I may contribute again, until them I will return to the wilderness of Barry Road and live out my days making cheese and Marmite sandwiches and watching old episodes of Minder.


Louisa.

Awww, really?

I for one thought this was your finest hour Louisa.


I think the main problem is you have legitimate concerns but you conflate them with your anti middle class prejudice and your deep-seated conservatism (with a small c), and your reasoning just gets messy from then on.


From a pure entertainment point of view it was world class!!!

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