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Haha! I love the spoofs with Ellen!! Hilarious!! I didn't see the ones with Jim Carey yet..I will check out the link :)
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Our accents aren't that varied. You just have some people who have it thicker than others. Queenslanders are stereotypically slow in the way they talk. South Australians tend to say "bath" instead of "barth" etc.The real problem here isn't accents. It's the fact that we have a language based on slang. And slang changes depending where you go. That can be a problem. The argument that's going around my facebook at the moment is what you call the battered, round, deep fried bit of potato you get at the fish and chip shop? Depending on where you live in Aus it can be:
scallop
potato cake
potato scallop
potato fritter.
Important questions people!
I'd call it a miss shape and french fry :-)
No no What you call french fries are chips. And that's a different thing altogether!
That's a potato scallop.
Yes it does :-) I call any potato that is fried either a french fry or a tater tot. Scalloped potatoes are not fried, at least not here.
They're bigger than what you guys call tater tots. They are about the size of a tea saucer. Maybe slightly smaller.
Sandra wrote: "Looks delicious..."I know... I'm now fighting the urge to go up to the local fish and chip shop for some. Dammit.
Rusalka wrote: "No no What you call french fries are chips. And that's a different thing altogether!That's a potato scallop."
Called Potato Cake in Michigan. Although yours looks much better than mine.☻
Scalloped Potatoes =
I say go for it! And have one for all of us :-)
Japan has korokke, stolen/adapted from French croquette. It's mashed potatoes, often mixed with meat or veggies, breaded and deep fried. :D
I also have a voice crush on Alan Rickman, Professor Snape.
Kazen, this is a "croqueta de papa" in Uruguay, but it's always only potato, no veggies or meat.
We have the same here, called potatoe croquettes. Slightly different shape though.
Potato fritter here in the UK. breadcumbed would be croquette.
It's official - deep fried potatoes are delicious all over the world! :D
Kazen wrote: "It's official - deep fried potatoes are delicious all over the world! :D"Hells yes! We all have our different versions, but deep fried. battered/crumbed potato is obviously the key to world peace.
Rusalka wrote: "No no What you call french fries are chips. And that's a different thing altogether!That's a potato scallop."
That is going to be similar to what we call jojos or potato logs here in the southern US. Only we make them wedge shaped.
I tried to post a picture but for some reason it isn't working, so here is a link: http://shugie-mamas.blogspot.com/2011...
Rusalka wrote: "Kazen wrote: "It's official - deep fried potatoes are delicious all over the world! :D"Hells yes! We all have our different versions, but deep fried. battered/crumbed potato is obviously the key ..."
Kind of unhealthy peace, though. But who cares?
It's worth for the sake of world peace :D
We just booked our tickets to Cuba! Wonder if they have some type of fried potatoes there too ;-)
Sarah wrote: "Where we are moored at the moment, we have a boat in front of us and behind us - this tends to be the case in places with good access and nearer to towns. We're not in a harbour or marina, just alo..."I can picture your boat setup from watching Midsomer Murders and Inspector Lewis :) I'd love to try it one day. Good to hear you'll have internet access (fingers crossed).
jaxnsmom wrote: "I can picture your boat setup from watching Midsomer Murders and Inspector Lewis :) I'd love to try it one day. Good to hear you'll have internet access (fingers crossed)..."I love that show and Inspector Lewis!
You are quite the traveler, Peggy! When are you going?
How exciting, Peggy!! When do you go?
Peggy wrote: "We just booked our tickets to Cuba! Wonder if they have some type of fried potatoes there too ;-)"More fun in the sun, Peggy! I think us US folks are still prohibited from visiting there, but not sure.
I would rather visit Australia. At least I can speak their language - even their slang, somewhat.
I went to Puerto Rico (for work) years ago, and spent 50% of my time being scared half to death. I got lost one morning on my way to work and ended up in a sugar cane field.
Hubby and I visited Puerto Rico at end of 2013. Loved it. Mostly stayed in San Juan but also went out to visit the rain forest. Travel to Cuba for US citizens is getting easier, but tourism per se is still banned. I'd love to go.
Cherie wrote: "More fun in the sun, Peggy! I think us US folks are still prohibited from visiting..."Afer the recent events, I should think it isn´t the case no more. Or at least very soon...
I'm taking a break from reading at the moment and watching American Idol..it sucks me in every year! :-)
Today was the annual maintenance inspection in my apartment building. I asked what my chances were in getting a new dishwasher. I explained that it is so old it no longer has the power to clean the dishes, that I practically wash them before I put them in, and they come out dirtier than when they went in. I said that it was older then Methuselah and had to be one of the very original models ever made. They seemed very doubtful. When they left, I said, "See you in a year. Oh no, that's not right! I'll see you sooner that that. I'll see you in a few days when you bring my new dishwasher." Well, at least they laughed.
Hope they replace your dishwasher!! I would think that they would have to since you pay rent :)
Unless the dishwasher (or any other appliance) is dead, they will repair, repair, repair.
@Tasha: our favourite thing to do! :) still have to wait a while though, end of June.@Cherie: lol! Same would happen to me ;-) thankfully bf has great navigation skills.
@Janice: well... can't you kill it? You are a serial killer after all ;-)
LOL! Thanks for that suggestion, Peggy!
I'm currently on a two-day programming workshop and I was already lost before the first break on the first day. Luckily only a few more hours to go!
Hope things start to fall in to place for you soon Peggy. Programming was my favourite part of my degree. Shame I can't remember any of it now
I could have sworn I typed a longer message than what has just appeared. blasted app.
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LOL.Right now I'm just wondering what I'm doing here and why I ever thought participating was a good idea. At least the company and food are good! ;-)
After organising on average 80 lectures/seminars/workshops/conferences per year for the last 4, not to mention the ones I attend, I feel qualified to say the catering makes it.
Got a balmy -40° windchill this morning. You know cold so when youblook at anyone eho heats with a woodstove the smoke is just barely above the top ofbthe chimney. When smoke, a result of fire, is feeling oppressed by the cold. Its cold
Brrrrr!!!!! Any more snow coming down there? Hope it warms up soon!!
Always snowing it seems. Not always huge accumulation but somewhere between a dusting and a foot everyday usually. Made it up into the 20's(f),(-6°c). earlier yhis week. Went outside wearing a coat and sweat was pouring off me after a few minutes. Not used to such a heat wave.
It's wet and windy here. I was going to walk up to the local cafe to use my laptop and sneakily charge it but I'm not going anywhere now. Our batteries for the boat arrive today so once fitted we'll have plenty of power for all our gadgets.I agree that catering for any event makes a huge difference, including weddings. I've been to some great weddings with horrendous food.
Wrap up warm Travis. I have my wood burning stove on and it's a pleasant 25C hence why I don't want to go out.
Rusalka wrote: "After organising on average 80 lectures/seminars/workshops/conferences per year for the last 4, not to mention the ones I attend, I feel qualified to say the catering makes it."Is it a stressful job? My husband has been in the organizing committee of the annual conference of his department for the last 3 years and it drives him crazy. It's a great source of stress in his case.
Stephanie wrote: "Brrrrr!!!!! Any more snow coming down there? Hope it warms up soon!!"
It's really cold here today, but we didn't have snow for the last 2 weeks, or maybe a little more.
Hope it warms up for everyone soon :) it is 14*f here right now :( guess I will have to wait a bit before I take Blake out for his walk.
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