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The_Face_of_Boo
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18 Aug 2011, 5:02 pm

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I just adore the writer, actually. Sharp eye, Face of Boo.


I am a tiger, *roar*.



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18 Aug 2011, 6:35 pm

In the Portland area:

Oregon Zoo
{I have a card that can get you and me in for free}

Oregon Museum of Science & Technology
{I have a card that does the same, but bring money
for food, gift shop, and money for OMSI's movie theater}

Portland Art Museum

Coffee at Pioneer Square

Walk along Waterfront Park
or the Eastbank Esplanade

Lunch at a neighborhood restaurant,
then a movie at the neighborhood movie theater


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18 Aug 2011, 8:19 pm

Wonderful blog about English. (That language the colonists speak funny.) Here's an article about our different notions of "soup":

http://separatedbyacommonlanguage.blogs ... -soup.html



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19 Aug 2011, 8:49 am

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Champ is mashed potato mixed with spring onions or chives. I love the stuff. Very similar to colcannon, which is mashed potato mixed with cabbage. It's very heavy stuff and lovely with a bit of gammon.

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You know one thing I really do miss from my visits to England? Marks and Spencers. Mainly their sandwiches.


Yes, they are very good.

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It's hard enough finding a decent sandwich here for take away, but at a decent price is harder.


Honestly? I'm surprised at this; many shops here in the UK do decent sandwiches for takeaway - in fact, at budget chains like Aldi you can pick one up for about a quid.
Ah, I see. That definitely sounds like something my hubby would like (he's from South London, but, heredity is mainly Irish)... ~smiles~ I never cook potatoes for him, though, because I don't eat them much myself.

Well, sandwiches will come from fast food chains or petrol stations. They're both usually pretty low quality for the price they charge. There are shops that focus mainly on sandwiches, but, they tend to be a bit bulkier and more expensive, rather than just a couple bits of sliced bread with decent filling.

I don't tend to shop at Aldi too much, but, I'm not sure I've seen sandwiches there (the US stores).
For people who like their convenience foods as much as Americans, it's shocking that we haven't got more simple sandwiches and sausage rolls available. ;-)



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19 Aug 2011, 10:02 am

[quote]For people who like their convenience foods as much as Americans, it's shocking that we haven't got more simple sandwiches and sausage rolls available. Wink[quote]

Don't forget about Snausages. :lol:



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19 Aug 2011, 10:27 am

universeofone wrote:
Don't forget about Snausages. :lol:
:lol: Yeah, but, that's not *quite* the same. :wink:



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19 Aug 2011, 7:04 pm

blueroses wrote:
I just adore the writer, actually. Sharp eye, Face of Boo.


For the dunce at the back of the class, who is she?

:oops:

(Do I get a point for knowing the Face of Boe?)