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Gwathagor · 07-12-2008, 11:21 AM

Thank you, Mithalwen. I'll be thinking of England as I have my fish and chips and ale this evening.

Mithalwen · 07-12-2008, 11:36 AM

Oh I hope they won't be so bad....

Gwathagor · 07-12-2008, 11:54 AM

It's been a while since I've been to England, so I can't really compare this place to the chippies over there, but I can maintain that they make some of the very best fish and chips I've ever had. It's certainly as good as what I've had in British Columbia.

Mithalwen · 07-12-2008, 12:02 PM

ah well chips should ideally be twice fried and eaten with fingers from the paper on a seafront. Or made by my late grandmother.... but I am sure they will be fine - it is just the phrase "think of England" always makes me smile

Gwathagor · 07-12-2008, 12:06 PM

Well, naturally, one can't replicate the proper atmosphere.

Not in the USA, at any rate. We lack a sufficient appreciation for the ordinary and seemingly trivial.

Mithalwen · 07-12-2008, 12:21 PM

Not necessarily - I did have the interesting and memorable experience of eating Clams and chips with a view of Puget Sound - but in general the American "fry" is a poor thing compared to an English chip.. Maybe it is my Irish ancestry but the spud and it's byproducts are not trivial - and fish and chips? With Shakespeare they are our cultural gifts to the world!!!!

ah well .. I hear the patter of skwerlz so I will shut up, save to hope that what remains of your day is pleasant.

Gwathagor · 07-12-2008, 12:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mithalwen

Maybe it is my Irish ancestry but the spud and it's byproducts are not trivial - and fish and chips? With Shakespeare they are our cultural gifts to the world!!!!

Hence my use of the qualifier "seemingly".

Groin Redbeard · 07-12-2008, 12:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gwathagor

I'll be thinking of England as I have my fish and chips and ale this evening.

Wait a minute!

What happened to the steak!

Gwathagor · 07-12-2008, 12:59 PM

Fear not, Redbearded-one. The steak is next week, when my young lady is back from South Dakota and can eat it with us.

Brinniel · 07-14-2008, 12:54 AM

Happy Birthday to Durelin!!!!

Volo · 07-14-2008, 03:25 AM

Birthday! Happy! Durelin! Cake!

Nerwen · 07-14-2008, 06:27 AM

h@pY b1rthdAy dUr–

er... sorry... momentary lapse...

I mean, Happy Birthday, Durelin and Gwath!

Thinlómien · 07-14-2008, 08:16 AM

Hyvää syntymäpäivää, Durelin!

07-12-2008, 11:21 AM	#1
Gwathagor Shade with a Blade Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: A Rainy Night In Soho Posts: 2,512	Thank you, Mithalwen. I'll be thinking of England as I have my fish and chips and ale this evening. __________________ Stories and songs.

07-12-2008, 11:36 AM	#2
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,461	Oh I hope they won't be so bad.... __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace

07-12-2008, 11:54 AM	#3
Gwathagor Shade with a Blade Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: A Rainy Night In Soho Posts: 2,512	It's been a while since I've been to England, so I can't really compare this place to the chippies over there, but I can maintain that they make some of the very best fish and chips I've ever had. It's certainly as good as what I've had in British Columbia. __________________ Stories and songs. Last edited by Gwathagor; 07-12-2008 at 12:00 PM.

07-12-2008, 12:02 PM	#4
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,461	ah well chips should ideally be twice fried and eaten with fingers from the paper on a seafront. Or made by my late grandmother.... but I am sure they will be fine - it is just the phrase "think of England" always makes me smile __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace

07-12-2008, 12:06 PM	#5
Gwathagor Shade with a Blade Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: A Rainy Night In Soho Posts: 2,512	Well, naturally, one can't replicate the proper atmosphere. Not in the USA, at any rate. We lack a sufficient appreciation for the ordinary and seemingly trivial. __________________ Stories and songs.

07-12-2008, 12:21 PM	#6
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,461	Not necessarily - I did have the interesting and memorable experience of eating Clams and chips with a view of Puget Sound - but in general the American "fry" is a poor thing compared to an English chip.. Maybe it is my Irish ancestry but the spud and it's byproducts are not trivial - and fish and chips? With Shakespeare they are our cultural gifts to the world!!!! ah well .. I hear the patter of skwerlz so I will shut up, save to hope that what remains of your day is pleasant. __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace

07-12-2008, 12:59 PM	#9
Gwathagor Shade with a Blade Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: A Rainy Night In Soho Posts: 2,512	Fear not, Redbearded-one. The steak is next week, when my young lady is back from South Dakota and can eat it with us. __________________ Stories and songs.

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Brinniel Reflection of Darkness Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Polishing the stars. Well, somebody has to do it; they're looking a little bit dull. Posts: 2,983	Happy Birthday to Durelin!!!! __________________ Nolite te bastardes carborundorum

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