Chain restaurants around the world.
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OriginalGriff wrote:
Oh yummy! X|
Well, I wasn't extolling its virtues! It's the only other 'American' cheese I have tasted.
OriginalGriff wrote:
I might not enjoy it so much nowadays
But there's now: "Primula with Chives, Primula with Ham, Primula with Prawns; and, the latest addition to the range, Primula Light". What are you waiting for? Get stuck in!
Be dogmatic, not thoughtful. It's easier, and you get bumper stickers.- Anon.
ict558 wrote:
Get stuck in!
Perhaps not. In those days, I had bought a house I couldn't afford - I had no furniture at all until I was given a beanbag for Christmas and my idea of a hot meal was a cheese and ham toasty...
Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together. Manfred R. Bihy: "Looks as if OP is learning resistant."
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Your point? BTW, If you don't like it, don't eat it. It's one of the last freedoms you have.
"I have a theory that the truth is never told during the nine-to-five hours. " — Hunter S. Thompson My comedy.
wizardzz wrote:
Your point?
None really, just a conversation opener since no one seems to have much to say about ecconomics...
wizardzz wrote:
BTW, If you don't like it, don't eat it. It's one of the last freedoms you have.
I like cheese well enough, I just question its over application. Actually Parmesan is a natural source of MSG and explains its usage as a general flavour enhancer in Italian cooking, along with anchovies.
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Eric is trolling for Americans for it's dinner tonight. Don't feed into it and it should go away...kind of like a fart.
Just along for the ride. "the meat from that butcher is just the dogs danglies, absolutely amazing cuts of beef." - DaveAuld (2011)
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Serving traditional and typical food of its own country: US chain restaurant. Salads with loads of cheese, maincourses with loads of cheese, and sauce, sandwiches, with loads of cheese[^] UK chain restaurant. Pretty much the same as the US, but without so much cheese.[^] Dutch chain, also close to the US, lots of burgers, but no seafood. And no cheese everywhere[^] French chain, looks little better than motorway food (having tried it it doesnt taste much better either), but at least trhe cheese occupies its propper course[^] What is it with the US and cheese, theirs doesnt even taste nice! :)
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I first noticed this thread on Friday, had a scan through, didn't follow the links. Seen it is still here over the weekend. Right now is the first time I have noticed the subject is 'Chain restaurants', and not as I had thought until now 'China restaurants'. No wonder I was confused.
Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends.
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wizardzz wrote:
Your point?
None really, just a conversation opener since no one seems to have much to say about ecconomics...
wizardzz wrote:
BTW, If you don't like it, don't eat it. It's one of the last freedoms you have.
I like cheese well enough, I just question its over application. Actually Parmesan is a natural source of MSG and explains its usage as a general flavour enhancer in Italian cooking, along with anchovies.
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So what Slacker said then.
"I have a theory that the truth is never told during the nine-to-five hours. " — Hunter S. Thompson My comedy.
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ict558 wrote:
Get stuck in!
Perhaps not. In those days, I had bought a house I couldn't afford - I had no furniture at all until I was given a beanbag for Christmas and my idea of a hot meal was a cheese and ham toasty...
Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together. Manfred R. Bihy: "Looks as if OP is learning resistant."
OriginalGriff wrote:
I had no furniture at all until I was given a beanbag for Christmas and my idea of a hot meal was a cheese and ham toasty...
You bought into the 'home-owning democracy' (aka 'wage slave' :) ) meme, then? Same here! No regrets, though. I would hate to have to begin my working and family life in this dog's dinner of an economy.
Be dogmatic, not thoughtful. It's easier, and you get bumper stickers.- Anon.
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OriginalGriff wrote:
I had no furniture at all until I was given a beanbag for Christmas and my idea of a hot meal was a cheese and ham toasty...
You bought into the 'home-owning democracy' (aka 'wage slave' :) ) meme, then? Same here! No regrets, though. I would hate to have to begin my working and family life in this dog's dinner of an economy.
Be dogmatic, not thoughtful. It's easier, and you get bumper stickers.- Anon.
Yep. The company I worked for was very good about it though - they happily lied to the mortgage company, and inflated my alleged wage by 25% to help me get the loan. Hence the lack of furniture, food, and so on. Looking back on it, the only thing I regret is that I should have borrowed a air-bed that didn't have a slow puncture... :laugh:
Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together. Manfred R. Bihy: "Looks as if OP is learning resistant."
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So what Slacker said then.
"I have a theory that the truth is never told during the nine-to-five hours. " — Hunter S. Thompson My comedy.
wizardzz wrote:
So what Slacker said then.
If you define trolling as wanting to converse with people. What is it with computer nerds and their ridiculously narrow deffinitions and priggish sensitivities? Fuck me, dont any of you have any normal masculine characteristics?
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Yep. The company I worked for was very good about it though - they happily lied to the mortgage company, and inflated my alleged wage by 25% to help me get the loan. Hence the lack of furniture, food, and so on. Looking back on it, the only thing I regret is that I should have borrowed a air-bed that didn't have a slow puncture... :laugh:
Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together. Manfred R. Bihy: "Looks as if OP is learning resistant."
OriginalGriff wrote:
they happily lied to the mortgage company
Sound decent sorts, good for them.
OriginalGriff wrote:
a air-bed that didn't have a slow puncture...
Is there such a thing?
Be dogmatic, not thoughtful. It's easier, and you get bumper stickers.- Anon.
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wizardzz wrote:
So what Slacker said then.
If you define trolling as wanting to converse with people. What is it with computer nerds and their ridiculously narrow deffinitions and priggish sensitivities? Fuck me, dont any of you have any normal masculine characteristics?
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Football? No. F1? No. Beer? No. DJOTD? No. . . . Women? Yes. Evidently, I have one all-consuming masculine characteristic. :)
Be dogmatic, not thoughtful. It's easier, and you get bumper stickers.- Anon.
Workling in IT sometimes makes me feel like I am the only man in a world of autistic pansies. :) --edit-- Probably because I came form mech aero engineering into SW later in life. Nowt more macho than mech aero! :)
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Yep. The company I worked for was very good about it though - they happily lied to the mortgage company, and inflated my alleged wage by 25% to help me get the loan. Hence the lack of furniture, food, and so on. Looking back on it, the only thing I regret is that I should have borrowed a air-bed that didn't have a slow puncture... :laugh:
Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together. Manfred R. Bihy: "Looks as if OP is learning resistant."
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Yep. The company I worked for was very good about it though - they happily lied to the mortgage company, and inflated my alleged wage by 25% to help me get the loan. Hence the lack of furniture, food, and so on. Looking back on it, the only thing I regret is that I should have borrowed a air-bed that didn't have a slow puncture... :laugh:
Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together. Manfred R. Bihy: "Looks as if OP is learning resistant."
OriginalGriff wrote:
Looking back on it, the only thing I regret is that I should have borrowed a air-bed that didn't have a slow puncture... :laugh:
After one drunken night out a mate and myself were back at a friends house where we were stopping, they had a double airbed on the living room floor for us, and we took turns in working the foot pump to blow it up. I am not sure exactly how long we were trying to get it up (ooh er) by vigorous pumping (matron) until it was noticed that the stoppers we not in and we had just been pumping air straight through the thing. To be honest, the two of us should have known to sort out accommodation properly before drinking, when we were 16 we went on a cycling / camping holiday in Devon. Got to the field, went to the pub, got drunk, came back to the field and put the tent up. It was only when it rained and we got soaked that we realised we had put the tent up inside out.
Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends.
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You think I left it down the couch, or behind the fridge? :laugh: If you mean was the house re-possessed by the mortgage company, then no - I lived there for twenty odd years.
Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together. Manfred R. Bihy: "Looks as if OP is learning resistant."
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OriginalGriff wrote:
Looking back on it, the only thing I regret is that I should have borrowed a air-bed that didn't have a slow puncture... :laugh:
After one drunken night out a mate and myself were back at a friends house where we were stopping, they had a double airbed on the living room floor for us, and we took turns in working the foot pump to blow it up. I am not sure exactly how long we were trying to get it up (ooh er) by vigorous pumping (matron) until it was noticed that the stoppers we not in and we had just been pumping air straight through the thing. To be honest, the two of us should have known to sort out accommodation properly before drinking, when we were 16 we went on a cycling / camping holiday in Devon. Got to the field, went to the pub, got drunk, came back to the field and put the tent up. It was only when it rained and we got soaked that we realised we had put the tent up inside out.
Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends.
:-D I remember a bunch of us went to a bike rally (the third Bulldog Bash I think) and we had 'Ston with us - he had decided to save money by not buying a fly sheet... Saturday night it tipped it down. Come Sunday morning we had the fun of watching 'Ston stagger from the tent and try to wring out his sleeping bag before he packed it to go home. The tent resembled a paddling pool more than anything and he never did get round to taking it down before he left.
Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together. Manfred R. Bihy: "Looks as if OP is learning resistant."
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You think I left it down the couch, or behind the fridge? :laugh: If you mean was the house re-possessed by the mortgage company, then no - I lived there for twenty odd years.
Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together. Manfred R. Bihy: "Looks as if OP is learning resistant."
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Workling in IT sometimes makes me feel like I am the only man in a world of autistic pansies. :) --edit-- Probably because I came form mech aero engineering into SW later in life. Nowt more macho than mech aero! :)
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I worked in manufacturing (chemicals, electronics, metal rolling, etc.), designing and implementing production control and supporting systems along with engineers and the shop floor (plus shop stewards). I would agree, far more macho than, say, insurance services. But autistic pansies! What sector are you working in? :)
Be dogmatic, not thoughtful. It's easier, and you get bumper stickers.- Anon.
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I worked in manufacturing (chemicals, electronics, metal rolling, etc.), designing and implementing production control and supporting systems along with engineers and the shop floor (plus shop stewards). I would agree, far more macho than, say, insurance services. But autistic pansies! What sector are you working in? :)
Be dogmatic, not thoughtful. It's easier, and you get bumper stickers.- Anon.
ict558 wrote:
But autistic pansies! What sector are you working in?
Commercial SW products, security SW currently, but what a bunch of bollockless wussies. Man they are so feeble. Talk about cant make a decision!
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ict558 wrote:
But autistic pansies! What sector are you working in?
Commercial SW products, security SW currently, but what a bunch of bollockless wussies. Man they are so feeble. Talk about cant make a decision!
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Erudite__Eric wrote:
Commercial SW products
Biggish company? Only SW houses I've worked for were smallish concerns, where the boss man's own money was at stake. Concentrates the mind. :)
Be dogmatic, not thoughtful. It's easier, and you get bumper stickers.- Anon.
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Erudite__Eric wrote:
Commercial SW products
Biggish company? Only SW houses I've worked for were smallish concerns, where the boss man's own money was at stake. Concentrates the mind. :)
Be dogmatic, not thoughtful. It's easier, and you get bumper stickers.- Anon.
ict558 wrote:
Only SW houses
Not a SW house, a multinational that makes and sells antivirus/access controll software for Windows. About 400 people worldwide.
ict558 wrote:
Concentrates the mind. :)
As always. I am a contractor. I am very aware of having to deliever every month quality, shippable code. And I do. :)
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