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Lothianlad Mar 21st 2008 5:01 am

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Originally Posted by zargof (Post 6075174)
Yes, yes. This is all well and good. But the fact is you can't get a decent bacon butty in this god forsaken country!! I live in a state where there are five pigs to every person, but not one of them is turned into proper bacon!! Now that is something that should make you scream!

This puzzles me - speaking as someone who has been no nearer to the USA than the Mull of Galloway. Oh - I forgot - I have been to Cornwall...is that closer? :D Surely American pigs are no different physically from British pigs, are they no? :confused: What happens to all the tasty rashers of crispy back bacon over there then? I can't understand why they can't produce all the same cuts and rashers of bacon as we do here in the UK, smoked or unsmoked. I've heard people here who've been over there say how dreich the bacon was, and the bread too. So no chance of a bacon butty spread with a wee bit of marmite or accompanied by an equally tasty banger. :rofl:

Thydney Mar 21st 2008 5:14 am

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Originally Posted by Lothianlad (Post 6093756)
This puzzles me - speaking as someone who has been no nearer to the USA than the Mull of Galloway. Oh - I forgot - I have been to Cornwall...is that closer? :D Surely American pigs are no different physically from British pigs, are they no? :confused: What happens to all the tasty rashers of crispy back bacon over there then? I can't understand why they can't produce all the same cuts and rashers of bacon as we do here in the UK, smoked or unsmoked. I've heard people here who've been over there say how dreich the bacon was, and the bread too. So no chance of a bacon butty spread with a wee bit of marmite or accompanied by an equally tasty banger. :rofl:

They can but they don't because people are used to their own style of food. Smoking is easier than curing the way the Brits use which requires a constant temperature to be maintained so the settlers probably went for the easiest way of preservation.

cindyabs Mar 21st 2008 6:18 am

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Originally Posted by Thydney (Post 6093797)
They can but they don't because people are used to their own style of food. Smoking is easier than curing the way the Brits use which requires a constant temperature to be maintained so the settlers probably went for the easiest way of preservation.

Good way to use up the trees they were felling when they were building their homestead.

Xebedee Mar 21st 2008 6:25 am

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Originally Posted by Thydney (Post 6093730)
Yeah and what a success that has been:rolleyes:

Quite.
And on a lighter note:
Breasts. :)

cindyabs Mar 21st 2008 6:27 am

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Originally Posted by Xebedee (Post 6094004)
Quite.
And on a lighter note:
Breasts. :)

Who said THOSE are light??? You're welcome to lug mine around. :(

Xebedee Mar 21st 2008 6:32 am

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Originally Posted by cindyabs (Post 6094014)
Who said THOSE are light??? You're welcome to lug mine around. :(

OK, but just on weekends. :)

snowbunny Mar 21st 2008 6:33 am

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Originally Posted by Xebedee (Post 6094032)
OK, but just on weekends. :)

That'll leave you free to carry mine on the weekdays. :)

cindyabs Mar 21st 2008 7:50 am

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Must be read in a Slavic accent-

This will make him strong like bull.

meauxna Mar 21st 2008 7:54 am

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Originally Posted by cindyabs (Post 6094284)
Must be read in a Slavic accent-

This will make him strong like bull.

:lol:

cindyabs Mar 21st 2008 8:16 am

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Originally Posted by meauxna (Post 6094300)
:lol:

I know it's before your time but I was hearing Natasha saying that from Rocky and Bullwinkle.

meauxna Mar 21st 2008 8:25 am

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Originally Posted by cindyabs (Post 6094384)
I know it's before your time but I was hearing Natasha saying that from Rocky and Bullwinkle.

That is *so* my time. :o

cindyabs Mar 21st 2008 8:28 am

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Originally Posted by meauxna (Post 6094413)
That is *so* my time. :o

Nonsense, you're younger than springtime..............;)

Xebedee Mar 22nd 2008 11:56 am

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Originally Posted by cindyabs (Post 6094425)
Nonsense, you're younger than springtime..............;)

.:)

britex01 Mar 22nd 2008 12:16 pm

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Originally Posted by Xebedee (Post 6098569)
.:)

How come you came across that pic of my mum? ... :blink:

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Thydney Mar 22nd 2008 12:40 pm

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Originally Posted by Xebedee (Post 6098569)
.:)

When we were on our way to collect our visas she was on our train and she hasn't changed a bit.


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