From: Sara on
In article <12e4.4c2b36f7.86a8c(a)zem>,
Justin C <justin.0911(a)purestblue.com> wrote:

> On 2010-06-29, Justin C <justin.0911(a)purestblue.com> wrote:
> >
> > Got fed up waiting ages to be served in Gregg's today so I pushed past
> > the queue and while the staff were serving at the other end of the
> > counter I helped myself to two baked meat savouries and walked out the
> > back. Nary a word was said.
>
> Jeebus H. Christmas. What did I do?!
>
> I attempt a little humour and WWIII breaks out. I apologise to those
> affected by the fallout.
>
I thought it was a hoot!

--
Sara

Run out of ideas for a sig for the moment
From: Sak Wathanasin on
On 30 June, 14:56, Sara <saramerri...(a)blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
> In article
> <02f03eb0-f374-4a14-9edc-5a9a4ca15...(a)t10g2000yqg.googlegroups.com>,
>  Sak Wathanasin <s...(a)nan.co.uk> wrote:
>
> > On 30 June, 12:52, Sara <saramerri...(a)blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
>
> > > > Did you see any owls? A large one can never be pastried, you know.
>
> > > I'm glad to hear that - all wing d creatures should be free from
> > > pastrification.
>
> > What? Not even sugared locusts?
>
> Do they come in pastry?
>
> (I know, I know...)

Absolutely - traditional Ethiopian pasties have goat at one end,
sugared locusts in the other.


From: Gwynne Harper on
Peter Ceresole <peter(a)cara.demon.co.uk> wrote:

> It's okay, for those of us living in the suburbs of Hiroshima it's a
> fairly everyday experience.

You're used to the fallout?


Gwynne
--
My real email is net, not line.
From: Graeme on
In message <saramerriman-CB006C.14562730062010(a)news.individual.net>
Sara <saramerriman(a)blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:

> In article <b1f8782f51%Graeme(a)greywall.demon.co.uk>,
> Graeme <Graeme(a)greywall.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>
> > In message <saramerriman-F4960B.12520430062010(a)news.individual.net>
> > Sara <saramerriman(a)blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
> >
> > > In article <1jkuyb3.i5yznm12bzathN%me9(a)privacy.net>,
> > > me9(a)privacy.net (Bella Jones) wrote:
> > >
> > > > Sara <saramerriman(a)blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > In article <cea.4c2a0405.d152b(a)zem>,
> > > > > Justin C <justin.0911(a)purestblue.com> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > Got fed up waiting ages to be served in Gregg's today so I pushed
> > > > > > past the queue and while the staff were serving at the other end of
> > > > > > the counter I helped myself to two baked meat savouries and walked
> > > > > > out the back. Nary a word was said.
> > > > > >
> > > > > No, no, no - that should be "stolen pasties". If they'd been a
> > > > > different type of fruit cake they could be "stolen stollen", much more
> > > > > fun.
> > > >
> > > > Did you see any owls? A large one can never be pastried, you know.
> > >
> > > I'm glad to hear that - all wing�d creatures should be free from
> > > pastrification.
> > >
> >
> > Even blackbirds?
>
> Poor wee blackbirds? Of *course* even blackbirds.
>

Bang goes another traditional British recipe :-(

--
Graeme Wall

My genealogy website <www.greywall.demon.co.uk/genealogy/>
From: Chris Ridd on
On 2010-06-30 15:02:08 +0100, Sak Wathanasin said:

> On 30 June, 14:56, Sara <saramerri...(a)blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
>> In article
>> <02f03eb0-f374-4a14-9edc-5a9a4ca15...(a)t10g2000yqg.googlegroups.com>,
>> �Sak Wathanasin <s...(a)nan.co.uk> wrote:
>>
>>> On 30 June, 12:52, Sara <saramerri...(a)blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
>>
>>>>> Did you see any owls? A large one can never be pastried, you know.
>>
>>>> I'm glad to hear that - all wing d creatures should be free from
>>>> pastrification.
>>
>>> What? Not even sugared locusts?
>>
>> Do they come in pastry?
>>
>> (I know, I know...)
>
> Absolutely - traditional Ethiopian pasties have goat at one end,
> sugared locusts in the other.

We didn't get offered those in the ucsm meetup. At least I don't think we did!
--
Chris