Miki Posted February 17, 2006 Share Posted February 17, 2006 [quote user="le bouffon"]Sorry to ask this miki but who are yourclients,and do they drive 4x4`s....Onlyjoking.""""""""""""""""""[/quote]Nope, all banned, cant be 'aving all those hooray Henrys, Henriettas, Tristrams, Olivers and Felicity's 'ere [:D]Scooters and people on pogo sticks only, are welcome Chez Miki. but wewill allow people with their own jets and helicopters, now that the newrunway and helipad have finally been put built at South Miki Fork(bluddy artisans, two weeks they said, a year ago !)Mr O still away I see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
le bouffon Posted February 17, 2006 Share Posted February 17, 2006 No,you got the real deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaligoBay Posted February 17, 2006 Share Posted February 17, 2006 [quote user="Miki"][Scooters and people on pogo sticks only, are welcome Chez Miki. but we will allow people with their own jets and helicopters, [/quote]Thank goodness you saw sense, Miki. I quite fancy a hol oop Norf, but wouldn't want to share holiday accommodation with pogo-stickers. So it's the jet or nothing. I'm sure you understand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miki Posted February 17, 2006 Share Posted February 17, 2006 No problems with bringing the jet SB................ well I say no problems !When I say, just built, I meant................... not quite ready. Wehave been waiting for Seamus and the boys to put down the new tarmacwith those lovely red bits innit but he has promised that it will belaid before Easter and beat the rush from the Breton jetsetters. Next door have just purchased a nice new shiny Cessna and say we willbe quite a handy place to take off and land, they can just push itround here from next door or their son can pull it round with the newJohn Deere tractor (purchased on 0% interest, available for the poor).We plan to do whirlygig tours to Carrefour on Tuesdays (5% discount dayfor cardholders) plus a quick stop for a sandwich and a glass of cideron the way back.Reckon we are getting to grips with what the tourists want these days.................. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renaud Posted February 17, 2006 Share Posted February 17, 2006 Beurk? What is with this Beurk? And how come a thread about French Myths has decended into slagging off those that exclaim "Darling" at airports? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaligoBay Posted February 17, 2006 Share Posted February 17, 2006 [quote user="Renaud"]Beurk? What is with this Beurk??[/quote]Beurk is an expression of distaste, kind of like yuck. It's French.[quote user="Renaud"]And how come a thread about French Myths has decended into slagging off those that exclaim "Darling" at airports?[/quote]Not sure. You can balance it up by extolling their virtues if you like. [:)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceni Posted February 18, 2006 Share Posted February 18, 2006 [quote user="SaligoBay"][quote user="Renaud"]Beurk? What is with this Beurk??[/quote]Beurk is an expression of distaste, kind of like yuck. It's French.[/quote]I thought Icelandic, wrong as per.Myths shattered for me - French women are not ALL stunningly gorgeous, many outdo Nora Batty in style, the fantastic 5€ lunch with all the wine you can drink now costs 11€, all French people do not speak excellent English better than wot I does though many do but not until the wine flows copiously or they know me wellMyths confirmed - the world stops for 2 hours mid-day, and all day Sunday and Monday, French women visit the hairdresser every other day at least, French bread is wonderful but must be eaten within minutes of purchase or it becomes a weapon of mass destruction.Johnnot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viv Posted February 18, 2006 Author Share Posted February 18, 2006 [quote user="Renaud"]Beurk? What is with this Beurk? And how come a thread about French Myths has decended into slagging off those that exclaim "Darling" at airports?[/quote] Oh dear, I'm getting into trouble for hijacking my own topic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miki Posted February 18, 2006 Share Posted February 18, 2006 And I thought they were saying "Dahling" anyway. "Darling" is for the commoners (comme moi!) [:)]Wossy is on in a minute, just listening to Sounds of the Sixties, wehave already had Gene Vincent, Rocking Goose and lots of Reggiemusic, including Fatti boom boom !I like my Saturday mornings,starts with the Morning Line (so I can see suitable nags to lose medosh on) and then the togger at lunchtime (Scousers and the Mancs arein combat today !).......not at all integrated on Saturdaymornings..............I'm rambling now, I tried a new Absinthe last night (integrated period)and the tea (off integration time) has set me offagain....................Bon weekend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teamedup Posted February 18, 2006 Share Posted February 18, 2006 Beurk is a wonderful word. I use it sparingly, when say talking about andouillettes or tripe. Of some other thing that is quite disgusting. And when said with gusto rather sounds like one is going to throw up. It is quite 'current' though and I'm sure that some of you will realise that that nauseus sound you have been hearing from time to time was this word. Like it took me rather a long time to realise that that most dreadful/ugly of french sounds is a word and is spelled 'hein'. Myth broken, I could get soap in France. French chic, not in my village, but certainly many of the ladies in the city I used to live in had 'it', certainly not the men. After leaving an office job in the UK and moving to France I found that the men had as much dress sense and class as a bucket of ....... well, if you come where I come in the North of England you'll know what to put in there. In my old office even office juniors dressed better. Then the 80's really started and as far as the men were concerned dress sense went really downhill after that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catalpa Posted February 18, 2006 Share Posted February 18, 2006 Yesssss! The Morning Line! [:D] [:D] The last few weeks we've been able to watch it after being without it for 18 months. I threw a hissy fit at the lack of racing coverage (I don't count BBC coverage) so we now have C4 in time for... the Cheltenham festival. We had to cut short our honeymoon (25 years ago) so we could be back in time for Gold Cup - this year will be the first since then that we won't be at Prestbury for the meeting. If I'd not been able to see the tv coverage I'd have been seriously unhappy. But now... [:D] [:D] bit of a bummer having Newbury frosted off last week and Cheltenham the week before though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renaud Posted February 18, 2006 Share Posted February 18, 2006 Hmmm, apologies, I rather like threads that go off topic. I usually "darlink" at airports (probably too loudly). They say that it pays to increase your wordpower, Beurk indeed, how is it pronounced? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Riff-Raff Element Posted February 18, 2006 Share Posted February 18, 2006 [quote user="Teamedup"]French chic, not in my village, but certainlymany of the ladies in the city I used to live in had 'it', certainlynot the men. After leaving an office job in the UK and moving to FranceI found that the men had as much dress sense and class as a bucket of....... well, if you come where I come in the North of England you'llknow what to put in there. In my old office even office juniors dressedbetter. Then the 80's really started and as far as the men wereconcerned dress sense went really downhill after that. [/quote]On the plus side, one doesn't see too much of what might be termed"inappropriate use of sports wear" - that is, €300 track suits beingworn by poeple weighing about quarter of a tonne, fag in one hand, bagof donuts in the other. I'm not saying the France is immune (certainlywe have one lady in this village who doesn't get her feet wet in theshower and she is seldom without her replica Man United shirt,though there is some evidence to suggest that she may be away with thefairies), but this unspeakable trend is certainly less evident herethan in many other places. This could be down to a "style" gene Isuppose.I agree with you about the 1980's being the beginning of the end forthe well dressed office workforce. It is merely co-incidence, however,that I entered the fulltime workplace towards the end of that decade.[:)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaligoBay Posted February 18, 2006 Share Posted February 18, 2006 [quote user="Renaud"]Beurk indeed, how is it pronounced?[/quote]A bit like "berk". Or "burke". Or "bleurchghchgh". Or a mixture of all three. As long as you use it in the right context, French people will know what you mean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patf Posted February 18, 2006 Share Posted February 18, 2006 The sound you make when throwing up. Very onomatopoeic (?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
le bouffon Posted February 18, 2006 Share Posted February 18, 2006 Whats wrong with tripe,there is tripe in the northern style provence style and the best is tripe is in the catalan style,love it with a glass of red,dip your bread in the rich gravy(sauce to the posh members)and let the flavour and texture do their thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Riff-Raff Element Posted February 18, 2006 Share Posted February 18, 2006 [quote user="le bouffon"]Whats wrong with tripe[/quote]All the scrubbing and rinsing and scrubbing again for a start. And theboiling it for about 11 hours before it approaches being edible. I'lleat anything if pushed (except celery), but I can't help feeling thatif nature makes it so difficult to eat there's probably some reason notto eat it. I had a friend once who was a devotée of blowfish. He wouldpay impassive oriental types with big knives vast sums of money to havethem carve up these things in such a way that they would not kill him.I tried some once. Tasted a lot like it looked, and certainly a funnysort of thing to risk a life over, particularly ones own. Mindyou, if you can find someone to do it for you, trips à la mode de Caen can be pretty impresive, despite the rather unpromising appearance of the raw matterial.Now, if we're taking about nice offal, sweetbreads are hard tobeat, and, I noticed at market this morning, quite reasonable at themoment, plus we are coming into the best season for lambs' livers andkidneys. The French are bloody brilliant about knowing how to turn the moreunappetising parts of livestock into top quality dishes - that is not amyth.[um] I would hazard that this is the reason why so many Frenchdogs look half starved: a lack of offal to turn into pet food. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YCCMB Posted February 18, 2006 Share Posted February 18, 2006 Myth about France no. 304...........it's populated by French people[:^)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
le bouffon Posted February 19, 2006 Share Posted February 19, 2006 Now your talking,lambs kidneys lovely, fried in olive oil garlic lardons (or any air dried ham)and a touch of creme frais just before the end.Veal liver floured and just shown the pan on each side,veal heart sliced fried quickly in olive oil,bulls heart roasted ummm,eat warm.Draw the line at pigs trotters,down here they mix snails with the trotters in a garlic tomato and chilli sauce,the sauce is great but snails and trotters no way!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Riff-Raff Element Posted February 19, 2006 Share Posted February 19, 2006 [quote user="le bouffon"]Now your talking,lambs kidneys lovely, friedin olive oil garlic lardons (or any air dried ham)and a touch ofcreme frais just before the end.Veal liver floured and just shown thepan on each side,veal heart sliced fried quickly in olive oil,bullsheart roasted ummm,eat warm.Draw the line at pigs trotters,down herethey mix snails with the trotters in a garlic tomato and chillisauce,the sauce is great but snails and trotters no way!!![/quote]I'd agree about pig's trotters on their own, but split in two and addedto a slow cooked stew they add a fantistic texture and flavour to thegravy. I don't eat them afterwards though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teamedup Posted February 19, 2006 Share Posted February 19, 2006 But it has to be said that if one is making a pate en croute or even a pork pie, then the gelee made from pigs trotters is an abosolute must. I have never made another gelee that is ever as good as the one pigs feet give me. Snails are fad and without a half decent sauce are a complete waste of time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miki Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 Catalpa,Hedgehunter has a biglumpo (11st10lb) to carry this year in the National. I backed him last year andhave never, ever ever been so confidentof a horse two out being the winner. Monkerhostin has top weight (11st12lb). I think I willhave a sympathetic bet on Clan Royal who was desperately unlucky not tobe in the shake up last year.Kempton (once my very local race track) is, I am told,getting on very well with it's all weather track and facilites (saw it at Xmas and itlooked very good) good course but Sandown has alway beenmy favourite, due really to the excellent viewing facilities. From oneparticular bar, one can see the parade ring, the course and have a betwithout moving from the spot !! Don't like Cheltenham and Goodwood froma "being there" point of view anymore, too busy and too difficult tohave a bet plus getting a drink can be a nightmare and I am not apicnic punter ! Nor a ladies day, sorry to you ladies who like andunderstand the nags but too many are there just for the fashion stakesand the "shampoo" ('orrible term!) and again, it crowds it out all toomuch !As you say, thank heavens for Channel 4, althought little Willie andbig Clare do try their best and Angus (stato) is a mine of info.Whoops off topic, hope the thread policeman will allow this one to stay [:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viv Posted February 20, 2006 Author Share Posted February 20, 2006 11st 10lb A big lumpo? That is SOOOOO depressing, I am now going off to the dieting thread......I may be some time.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miki Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 Sorry Viva, didn't mean it to be a personal thing ! But it is soooodifficult for horses to carry much more than that over 4½ miles andstill have the time and energy to go and chase Mr Reynard (oops that'sanother thread innit !, sorry !) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viv Posted February 20, 2006 Author Share Posted February 20, 2006 Nah don't worry, I'm not really that sensitive about my weight. Besides I know that jockeys are really just leprachauns! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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