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Mrs Dr GB:
Tea with milk. That's just wrong.
(Tue Jan 29, 2002 - 11:19:52 am)
Chewing Wax:
I thought that's how you Brits always drank your tea.
(Tue Jan 29, 2002 - 11:20:55 am)
Chewing Wax:
Lemon isn't bad is it?
(Tue Jan 29, 2002 - 11:21:11 am)
Cushca:
I don't like lemon in tea. I like milk. And in America, when I asked for tea, they always brought me cold tea. In a glass. Why do you do that? Why do I have to stipulate that I want 'hot' tea?
(Tue Jan 29, 2002 - 11:23:28 am)
bela:
Was it summertime? They should have given you hot tea.
(Tue Jan 29, 2002 - 11:29:33 am)
Chewing Wax:
Yeh. What stupid restaurants did you go to?
(Tue Jan 29, 2002 - 11:31:18 am)
Cushca:
I think it was warm. But still, they don't do that here. If you ask for tea here, you get a cup of tea, not some funny wet drink in a glass. That's just wrong. Could you have word with someone?
(Tue Jan 29, 2002 - 11:34:42 am)
bela:
Where were you exactly?
(Tue Jan 29, 2002 - 11:36:13 am)
Mrs Dr GB:
I'm leaving! On time! Whoop! Mind you: I didn't turn up till 11.00. Not a bad day, all in all. Keep yourselves nice.
(Tue Jan 29, 2002 - 11:36:18 am)
Chewing Wax:
She was in the deep deep south.
(Tue Jan 29, 2002 - 11:36:39 am)
Chewing Wax:
Bye GB.
(Tue Jan 29, 2002 - 11:46:05 am)
Cushca:
Bye Bird.
(Tue Jan 29, 2002 - 11:47:24 am)
Chewing Wax:
Lunch time. That's for the sure of it.
(Tue Jan 29, 2002 - 12:00:47 pm)
Queenie:
Do they call English Breakfast Tea in England just "Breakfast Tea"?
(Tue Jan 29, 2002 - 12:04:35 pm)
Queenie:
I remember when I worked with this Scottish woman called Amanda, and her and another co-worker got into a heated argument about what a Mars bar was, and finally Amanda sent the other kid down to the English Tea Room to purchase an overseas version of the candy bar, and it turns out she was right. Totally different candy bar over there.
(Tue Jan 29, 2002 - 12:05:47 pm)
bela:
Yeah, like a Goldbergs Peanut Chew might be something totally different in Portland. Ever have one? I bet CW has.
(Tue Jan 29, 2002 - 12:10:48 pm)
Queenie:
Never even heard of it.
(Tue Jan 29, 2002 - 12:15:09 pm)
Queenie:
I'm going to go work on my synopsis now. I'm going to start from scratch. I'll post it in here when I'm done because you guys were really helpful yesterday.
(Tue Jan 29, 2002 - 12:15:39 pm)
Queenie:
By the way, remember that job interview I had last week? They called and said that they cannot offer me the full-time position, but they will put me on contract as their exclusive freelancer, and they have work for me pretty much right away. So that's good... but I was really hoping for the full-time gig. I was looking forward to the benefits and whatnot. Oh well. No trips to the dentist for me.
(Tue Jan 29, 2002 - 12:16:55 pm)
Myk Murphy:
As little as i accomplish in the office, one would think i would have more lounge time.
(Tue Jan 29, 2002 - 1:42:43 pm)
Chewing Wax:
The exact opposite of me
(Tue Jan 29, 2002 - 1:48:17 pm)
Sleepy:
We call it English Breakfast tea as well. Funny that GB was singing that Anastasia song because it was stuck in my head too. Today I put up a blind, with string. No fancy electric drills for me. Just good old string. Maybe that is my new vocation.
(Tue Jan 29, 2002 - 1:52:37 pm)
Chewing Wax:
I admire people who work well with string
(Tue Jan 29, 2002 - 1:54:01 pm)
Chewing Wax:
So what do you think of the Isle of Wight plan?
(Tue Jan 29, 2002 - 1:54:31 pm)
Myk Murphy:
Regarding tea, it is possible to get "iced tea" when asking for tea, even this far north. Usually they will ask, "hot tea?" mrs murphy keeps a pitcher of iced tea in the fridge all year. Cushca would love it.
(Tue Jan 29, 2002 - 1:54:58 pm)
Sleepy:
The Isle of Wight is a fine place. Maybe we can try and rescue the Shanklin pier.
(Tue Jan 29, 2002 - 1:55:15 pm)
Chewing Wax:
Yes. Let's rescue that poor pier.
(Tue Jan 29, 2002 - 1:56:31 pm)
Sleepy:
Cushca doesn't like iced tea, unfortunately. She is a hot tea person. The poor Starbucks barristas start trembling when she gives her tea instructions to them. They start reaching for icecubes in a state of panic.
(Tue Jan 29, 2002 - 1:57:10 pm)
Sleepy:
They hear her very English tones and know that this is it, the day they must not fuck up.
(Tue Jan 29, 2002 - 1:57:45 pm)
Myk Murphy:
Of course, this phone severely hampers my lounging. "the now string!" "a million household uses!"
(Tue Jan 29, 2002 - 1:58:28 pm)
Queenie:
I was unaware that you have Starbucks over there.
(Tue Jan 29, 2002 - 1:58:42 pm)
Chewing Wax:
Murphy gets a warning.
(Tue Jan 29, 2002 - 1:59:38 pm)
Myk Murphy:
Perhaps we can get shanklin to help itself by applying some pier pressure.
(Tue Jan 29, 2002 - 2:01:15 pm)