Sound of Hinge and Bracket

[hirez]

Hoskyns (Obscure Flight International joke), my batman, reports that large carnivorous plants have occupied the previously empty swimming pool. Accordingly, I have asked to be moved to the Wyndham Rooms for the remainder of my sojourn here.

If I said that 'grilled buffalo mozarella with red pepper on tomato ciabatta' was just cheese on toast (Worcester sauce? Don't go mad, Rhodri), would a foodie explode? Would it explode with an avocado jus or would there be a drizzling of something?

Dear god, this cappuchino's fine. I'd write pr0n in the style of Ballard, had Ballard not already done so.

It's just a great shame that I'm surrounded by people who'd have their wives shop for them at Old Navy if they possibly could. Surely there should be a way of arranging that a section of my F-L ended up in a fully-catered middle of nowhere for a week with nothing but bandwidth, alcohol and self-loading management taunting cannons for amusement. Pearls before slime.

Comments

[miss-soap.livejournal.com]

The Welsh in Amsterdam:

Ham and cheese?! Brrrilliant!

[solipsistnation.livejournal.com]

There's such a thing as Worcester sauce? As a resident of said city (or at least the American version thereof), I can only imagine that as being a sort of oily damp glaze spread across something thick and unappealing.

[lastaii.livejournal.com]

You're not far off (http://www.birminghamuk.com/worcester_sauce.htm). Fermented anchovies *shudder*. Shame that it's actually quite nice :)

[miss-soap.livejournal.com]

It's actually Worcestershire Sauce.

[quercus.livejournal.com]

Both. The original was Worcester, then it became Worcestershire.

I'm surprised solipsistnation hadn't heard of it - I thought it was one of those odd English food products that had made it into the US consciousness.

It can't be as bad as Roman garum

[hirez.livejournal.com]

Not according to pater, but then he calls the game 'goff', so Lord alone knows where that accent's from.

[miss-soap.livejournal.com]

I'm taking my guidance from what it says on the label (http://www.yopi.de/images/prod_pics/168/e/168784.jpg).

[bloodnok.livejournal.com]

http://www.leaperrins.com/selecta.php (http://www.leaperrins.com/selecta.php)

[sushidog.livejournal.com]

Y'know, if you weren't already married to a friend of mine, I'd be terribly tempted to propose.
Having said that, I seem to have drunk more wine than I intended, and am ever so slightly unnecessary.

[hirez.livejournal.com]

It's entirely unsolicited testimonials like that, that make life worth living. Thank you.

[sarah-mum.livejournal.com]

Don't let on to himself or he'll get all blushy and *wibble*, but there's a queue.
May I politely suggest you get to the back of it?

[sushidog.livejournal.com]

*grin* Am soberer today, so wilco! :-)

[girfan.livejournal.com]

AHEM!!!!!!!
(stern look)

[goth-twiglet.livejournal.com]

Something strange in the water in Reading?

[latexiron.livejournal.com]

Excellent plan. I'm too pissed to cook, so I will watch CRASH while my seak Diane burns!