so my ?: is it just Americans who are rude?

I know an Australian...... he's nice

He makes beanbags

Anyone got any suggestions about what I should eat tonight. I've a got a lemon, four carrots, two bottles of Dutch beer, half a bottle of a rather nice claret, three aggs, a bit of cheese crust of indeterminate age, some fruit pastilles and a bottle of vegemite.

The vegemite's not mine; it was left by someone who wanted to move in with me but changed her mind after two days. Funny, haven't seen her since. What do you do with vegemite?

Oops, two eggs.

Conan, in answer to your question, I was checking my fridge. The claret isn't in there, in case you're worried.

Bingo


Congratulations Chas

I had kangaroo pie once. v nice but took me half an hour to catch the bloody thing.

What kind of beans does he use?

I'd go to the chippie. Or Crispie. Or whatever.

Send it to me

Broadbeans .... obviously

Take a gander at http://www.somethingawful.com/d/second-life-safari/

At first I thought "Hey! These are the evil organised griefers we hear so much about but never actually see in world because they only seem to go after people who probably deserve it!"

Then, after reading more and listening to what they had to say, I realised they are

A) much more intelligent than atleast 90% of the poser pseudo-intellectuals who trumpet SL as being "the way people will interact in the future" (I love you guys on the forums, but the idea that SL could become the norm of human interaction terrifies me - I wish I knew how to spell Heebee Geebees, because that's what it gives me.

B) They are well educated and thoughful. Unlike Prokofy Neva, their grammar does not make my head hurt, and they don't purport themselves with such mind-bending arrogance and self importance that I want to weep. Weep bitter, bitter tears.

C) They really mean nothing worse than to reintroduce the concept of the absurd back into Second Life; SL being an idea that is, itself, built on the concept of the absurd as the norm.

I particularly enjoyed the Bushmen of Buka article.

Is THAT why people buy it? That explains a lot, but do they usually send it to people they
like?

Sandy, I think you'll like Oklahoma. It's also known as the Beaver State.

Kick-ass!

I personally have always wanted to visit the town of Wet Beaver, Colorado, and Intercourse, Pennsylvania (Population: Growing!*).


*Yes, this joke is stolen from Graham Norton.

Don't forget Blue Ball PA..which comes before Intercourse.

I have actually been to pub in Bell End. Honestly. It's near the Lickey Hills, just SW of B'ham.

As soon as you get the car washed I will gladly lick the cheese off your face and.....*wink*

You two need to go over to the "What do you call Fornication" thread.

/me points Sandy and Kira to another thread

ETA : nm Brenda beat me to it

I could have sworn Oregon was the Beaver State.

I knew about this one. I was about to mention it too!! Still, I still have Hwange, Zimbabwe to console me (pronounced "Wanky" and Dong-Rak, Thailand.

I guess it depends on who you talk to.

I tried asking some beavers but they were too busy doing beaver-like activities to answer me.

And you'd be quite right. I'm an ignorant European and you have too many states

/me shouts : Sandy, you have to go to Oregon, not Oklahoma. It's a bit further north, I think.

THat's not entirely true. The only thing I eat with gravy on it is food.

Follow the bigfoot tracks, you can't miss 'em!

A wise and just policy.