Germany's red carpet welcome faces first World Cup test

On Mon, 12 Dec 2005 12:32:18 +0000,
(David Horne, _the_ chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn and
prestwich tesco 24h offy) wrote:

OJ is frequently not great in hotels. I have fresh squeezed every
morning when I'm at home, so I find almost all the offerings a bit
dismal.

I'll give you that. It's particularly bad in the northern Italian places
I've stayed in.
--
Tim C.

On 12 Dec 2005 04:37:36 -0800, "eat in Belgium"
wrote:

Wait! I thought thought it was axiomatic that the "pursuit of the
almighty buck" was exclusive to us Americans.

but you are just Europeans without the culture

LOL!
--
Tim C.

Tim C. wrote:

On Mon, 12 Dec 2005 12:32:18 +0000,
(David Horne, _the_ chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn and
prestwich tesco 24h offy) wrote:

OJ is frequently not great in hotels. I have fresh squeezed every
morning when I'm at home, so I find almost all the offerings a bit
dismal.

I'll give you that. It's particularly bad in the northern Italian places
I've stayed in.

France and UK too- orange water a lot of the time. At the Birmingham
Jurys Inn where I was yesterday, it was very sweet orange water. The
black pudding was good though!

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Tim C. wrote:

On 12 Dec 2005 04:37:36 -0800, "eat in Belgium"
wrote:

Wait! I thought thought it was axiomatic that the "pursuit of the
almighty buck" was exclusive to us Americans.

but you are just Europeans without the culture

LOL!

Yet he's posting from a country where "great orchestra" is an oxymoron?

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Martin wrote:

On Mon, 12 Dec 2005 12:37:18 +0000,
(David Horne, _the_ chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn and
prestwich tesco 24h offy) wrote:

Padraig Breathnach wrote:

"PJ O'Donovan" wrote:

Wait! I thought thought it was axiomatic that the "pursuit of the
almighty buck" was exclusive to us Americans.

People everywhere seek money. Only some people worship it.

How would you answer the question: what are you worth?

I'm worth not bothering to waste my time arguing at Aldi's when the
supermarket trolley ingests my pound coin!

It's worth buying an Aldi bolt cutter.

And that would save me a quid how?

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(David Horne, _the_ chancellor of
the duchy of besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco 24h offy) wrote:

Padraig Breathnach wrote:

(David Horne, _the_ chancellor of
the duchy of besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco 24h offy) wrote:

The black bean sauces can be pretty good (I like them with scallops too)
but it's quite possible there would be MSG in it.

I read recently that the concerns about MSG were ill-founded.

You read lots of things though.

True. Including suggestions that MSG is harmful.

I'd rather at least have the choice, and
frankly, I haven't noticed a lack of umami in the Chinese restaurants
I've visited which didn't use it.

I wouldn't seek to deprive you of the choice. Any choice you exercise
which has no significant negative impact on other people is fine by
me.

But if you have in the past enjoyed to contribution of MSG to the
flavour of a meal, it might be worth your while checking it out. I
can't remember where I read about it, but I think it was in
theguardian (I hate their new flaghead) about two weeks ago.

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PB
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Padraig Breathnach wrote:

(David Horne, _the_ chancellor of
the duchy of besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco 24h offy) wrote:
[]
But if you have in the past enjoyed to contribution of MSG to the
flavour of a meal, it might be worth your while checking it out. I
can't remember where I read about it, but I think it was in
theguardian (I hate their new flaghead) about two weeks ago.

But that's the problem. I've read articles saying it was harmful- others
that it wasn't. It might well be that it's a favourite cause for people
looking to blame _something_, but there are always things cropping up.
It is also big business- and there are financial interests in studies
which show how safe it is. Of course, everything is harmful after a
point- but MSG is one of those things I don't need, so I avoid it when I
can.

The only mention I see of MSG in recent Guardian articles is-

"Somerfield uses a proper sauce without monosodium glutamate (MSG),
which used to be added to stimulate the taste buds. MSG has been blamed,
though vindicated by all scientific research, for a variety of symptoms
including migraine, digestive upsets and drowsiness."

I'm sure you were referring to something more scientific, no?

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(David Horne, _the_ chancellor of
the duchy of besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco 24h offy) wrote:

Padraig Breathnach wrote:

"PJ O'Donovan" wrote:

Wait! I thought thought it was axiomatic that the "pursuit of the
almighty buck" was exclusive to us Americans.

People everywhere seek money. Only some people worship it.

How would you answer the question: what are you worth?

I'm worth not bothering to waste my time arguing at Aldi's when the
supermarket trolley ingests my pound coin!

I must be a cheapskate (well, yes, I already knew that): I recently
went looking for a refund of a measly euro in such a situation.
Perhaps your time is more valuable than mine.

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PB
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Padraig Breathnach wrote:

(David Horne, _the_ chancellor of
the duchy of besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco 24h offy) wrote:

Padraig Breathnach wrote:

"PJ O'Donovan" wrote:

Wait! I thought thought it was axiomatic that the "pursuit of the
almighty buck" was exclusive to us Americans.

People everywhere seek money. Only some people worship it.

How would you answer the question: what are you worth?

I'm worth not bothering to waste my time arguing at Aldi's when the
supermarket trolley ingests my pound coin!

I must be a cheapskate (well, yes, I already knew that): I recently
went looking for a refund of a measly euro in such a situation.
Perhaps your time is more valuable than mine.

I wouldn't dare to compare how valuable our time is, but mine is
certainly not worth wasting time arguing over a pound coin unless I
think it will be fun. I waste time frequently of course- but I'd like to
hope I have fun doing so! On the subject of the coin, if it did the same
everytime I was at Aldi's then I'd bring it up with them.

--
David Horne- http://www.davidhorne.net
usenet (at) davidhorne (dot) co (dot) uk
http://homepage.mac.com/davidhornecomposer http://soundjunction.org

(David Horne, _the_ chancellor of
the duchy of besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco 24h offy) wrote:

Padraig Breathnach wrote:

(David Horne, _the_ chancellor of
the duchy of besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco 24h offy) wrote:
[]
But if you have in the past enjoyed to contribution of MSG to the
flavour of a meal, it might be worth your while checking it out. I
can't remember where I read about it, but I think it was in
theguardian (I hate their new flaghead) about two weeks ago.

But that's the problem. I've read articles saying it was harmful- others
that it wasn't. It might well be that it's a favourite cause for people
looking to blame _something_, but there are always things cropping up.
It is also big business- and there are financial interests in studies
which show how safe it is. Of course, everything is harmful after a
point- but MSG is one of those things I don't need, so I avoid it when I
can.

The only mention I see of MSG in recent Guardian articles is-

"Somerfield uses a proper sauce without monosodium glutamate (MSG),
which used to be added to stimulate the taste buds. MSG has been blamed,
though vindicated by all scientific research, for a variety of symptoms
including migraine, digestive upsets and drowsiness."

I'm sure you were referring to something more scientific, no?

Yes. A one-page summary of a formal study. I didn't read it closely,
because the amount of MSG I ingest is tiny, so it did not see the
piece as greatly relevant to my life.

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PB
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