20 Euros Ice Cream in Rome

On Fri, 11 Apr 2008 19:31:29 -0400, S Viemeister <firstname@lastname.oc.ku>
wrote:

>Martin wrote:
>
>>
>> The two houses next but one to the one we rent went for that too.
>> Neither dish was still attached after the first big gale. :o)
>> Whoever did the installation probably made a loss. Two men spent a whole week at
>> the houses messing around with the dishes.
>
>This area tends to be quite windy - even when the air is still, the
>trees and bushes in my garden tilt toward the east. Local installers are
>pretty good at making sure stuff is secure.

The houses are exposed on top of a hill, the wind reached Force 10.
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Martin

On Sat, 12 Apr 2008 11:33:43 +0100, d4g4h4.uk (David Horne, _the_
chancellor (*)) wrote:

>Mike..... <mikeysclothing@freedomnames.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> Following up to grusl
>>
>> > Bami fried, boiled or Mie take it or leave it
>> >
>> > Oh god. Tell me the Netherlands isn't really like that. I love Indonesian
>> > food - I'm not an old Jakarta hand but I did live there and I go back each
>> > year - and there's a lot more to it than that.
>>
>> martin thinks glib cynicism is clever, take no notice
>
>Actually, I think his point was making a statement on food in NL. Let it
>go! :)

I gave a straight answer. I forgot wanton.
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Martin

On Fri, 11 Apr 2008 17:57:19 +0200, Alfred Molon wrote:

> In article <m3rdzw0jxfc4$.1qcc0bk1wm2ck$.dlg@40tude.net>, Tim C. says...
>
>> To me pasta is a sort of pastry-ish stuff from which a meal can be made.
>> It's too general a term for me for me to call a dish "pasta"... I'd have to
>> ask what sort of pasta before I'd decide if I wanted it.
>
> So what term would you suggest?

To describe what?

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Tim C.

On Mon, 14 Apr 2008 08:29:46 +0200, "Tim C." <timchallenger.uk> wrote:

>On Fri, 11 Apr 2008 17:57:19 +0200, Alfred Molon wrote:
>
>> In article <m3rdzw0jxfc4$.1qcc0bk1wm2ck$.dlg@40tude.net>, Tim C. says...
>>
>>> To me pasta is a sort of pastry-ish stuff from which a meal can be made.
>>> It's too general a term for me for me to call a dish "pasta"... I'd have to
>>> ask what sort of pasta before I'd decide if I wanted it.
>>
>> So what term would you suggest?
>
>To describe what?

Set to music it is "What's it all about Alfie?"
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Martin

On Mon, 14 Apr 2008 09:46:29 +0200, Martin wrote:

> On Mon, 14 Apr 2008 08:29:46 +0200, "Tim C." <timchallenger.uk> wrote:
>
>>On Fri, 11 Apr 2008 17:57:19 +0200, Alfred Molon wrote:
>>
>>> In article <m3rdzw0jxfc4$.1qcc0bk1wm2ck$.dlg@40tude.net>, Tim C. says...
>>>
>>>> To me pasta is a sort of pastry-ish stuff from which a meal can be made.
>>>> It's too general a term for me for me to call a dish "pasta"... I'd have to
>>>> ask what sort of pasta before I'd decide if I wanted it.
>>>
>>> So what term would you suggest?
>>
>>To describe what?
>
> Set to music it is "What's it all about Alfie?"

Just call me Mixi.

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Tim C.

On Mon, 14 Apr 2008 10:34:49 +0200, Alfred Molon <alfred_molonm> wrote:

>In article <th8dj46owagp.o03o0p9xonqh.dlg@40tude.net>, Tim C. says...
>> On Fri, 11 Apr 2008 17:57:19 +0200, Alfred Molon wrote:
>>
>> > In article <m3rdzw0jxfc4$.1qcc0bk1wm2ck$.dlg@40tude.net>, Tim C. says...
>> >
>> >> To me pasta is a sort of pastry-ish stuff from which a meal can be made.
>> >> It's too general a term for me for me to call a dish "pasta"... I'd have to
>> >> ask what sort of pasta before I'd decide if I wanted it.
>> >
>> > So what term would you suggest?
>>
>> To describe what?
>
>Spaghetti, maccheroni, fettucine, tagliatelle, fusilli, rigatoni and so
>on. What term would you suggest?

Pasta.
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Martin

On Mon, 14 Apr 2008 10:34:49 +0200, Alfred Molon wrote:

> In article <th8dj46owagp.o03o0p9xonqh.dlg@40tude.net>, Tim C. says...
>> On Fri, 11 Apr 2008 17:57:19 +0200, Alfred Molon wrote:
>>
>>> In article <m3rdzw0jxfc4$.1qcc0bk1wm2ck$.dlg@40tude.net>, Tim C. says...
>>>
>>>> To me pasta is a sort of pastry-ish stuff from which a meal can be made.
>>>> It's too general a term for me for me to call a dish "pasta"... I'd have to
>>>> ask what sort of pasta before I'd decide if I wanted it.
>>>
>>> So what term would you suggest?
>>
>> To describe what?
>
> Spaghetti, maccheroni, fettucine, tagliatelle, fusilli, rigatoni and so
> on. What term would you suggest?

Of course, pasta. But as you snipped the context ...
You miss the point. I wouldn't call a dish "pasta". Just as I wouldn't say
"meat is a dish". Anyone except a German or vegetarian would ask "what sort
of meat?"

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Tim C.