Milton Keynes, why isnt it a city?

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  • Reply 21 of 46
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    Originally Posted by MarcUK


    with a coating of good food too. Hmm, what your national dish? French Fries - Hamburgers?



    Meat pies came from France. I guess this is fitting since so did England.
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  • Reply 22 of 46
    marcukmarcuk Posts: 4,442member
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    Originally Posted by Splinemodel


    Meat pies came from France. I guess this is fitting since so did England.



    And who was it who you 'needed' to kick the English out of 'merica?.
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  • Reply 23 of 46
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    And who was it who you 'needed' to kick the English out of 'merica?.



    I don't think the frogs had much impact on the course of that war, nor have they in most wars. We liberated their behinds in 1945, so I guess that's recompense for whatever troops they sent to us back then, and for your effort recompense for the pie that they gave to you.



    Just for the record. . .



    There's a certain (bad) Mel Gibson movie called "The Patriot." I don't plan on explaining why the two lead roles (revolutionary Americans) were played by Australians, but I will mention that there's a particularly amusing three-minute hatchet battle in the early part of the movie. For this reason I would doubt that "The Patriot" is readily available in the UK, however, I am curious how English folks would react to it if they saw it. I would guess not well, but I had to ask.
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  • Reply 24 of 46
    marcukmarcuk Posts: 4,442member
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    Originally Posted by Splinemodel


    I don't think the frogs had much impact on the course of that war, nor have they in most wars. We liberated their behinds in 1945, so I guess that's recompense for whatever troops they sent to us back then, and for your effort recompense for the pie that they gave to you.



    Just for the record. . .



    There's a certain (bad) Mel Gibson movie called "The Patriot." I don't plan on explaining why the two lead roles (revolutionary Americans) were played by Australians, but I will mention that there's a particularly amusing three-minute hatchet battle in the early part of the movie. For this reason I would doubt that "The Patriot" is readily available in the UK, however, I am curious how English folks would react to it if they saw it. I would guess not well, but I had to ask.



    Humour me, how do these 3 minutes go.?



    And for the record I'd rather have a good steak and kidney pie, than a piece of fried reposessed chicken bowel. And i like the French too.
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  • Reply 25 of 46
    marcukmarcuk Posts: 4,442member
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    Originally Posted by segovius


    The Welsh?



    yup, flew across the channel on their dragon, and dropped mutant leeks on the English.
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  • Reply 26 of 46
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    Originally Posted by MarcUK


    Humour me, how do these 3 minutes go.?



    And for the record I'd rather have a good steak and kidney pie, than a piece of fried reposessed chicken bowel. And i like the French too.



    Nothing wrong with pies. . . I wish immensely that they were common in the US.



    Onto the hatchet scene: I think the set up is that some mean, English officer killed Mel Gibson's kid. So in a fit of rage Mel grabs a hatchet and treks out to intercept a hapless, English supply wagon. Three minutes later, the hatchet is very bloody. In the amount of writing I wish to do (which isn't too much) can't really do justice to the details of the hatchet combat, since it is actually quite impressive. If you ever manage to watch "The Patriot," just shut it off after the hatchet scene, because the rest is crap.
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  • Reply 27 of 46
    meelashmeelash Posts: 1,045member
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    Originally Posted by Splinemodel


    Nothing wrong with pies. . . I wish immensely that they were common in the US.



    Onto the hatchet scene: I think the set up is that some mean, English officer killed Mel Gibson's kid. So in a fit of rage Mel grabs a hatchet and treks out to intercept a hapless, English supply wagon. Three minutes later, the hatchet is very bloody. In the amount of writing I wish to do (which isn't too much) can't really do justice to the details of the hatchet combat, since it is actually quite impressive. If you ever manage to watch "The Patriot," just shut it off after the hatchet scene, because the rest is crap.



    The kids with the guns is swweeeet, too. (right before the hatchet scene)
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  • Reply 28 of 46
    midwintermidwinter Posts: 10,060member
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    Originally Posted by Splinemodel


    I don't think the frogs had much impact on the course of [the Revolutionary] war, nor have they in most wars.



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  • Reply 29 of 46
    What comes to mind when I think of Milton Keynes? A DFS superstore. Milton Keynes is BORING!



    By the way we English can cook the arses off you Americans. :P Although I can't live without my Big Mac. Or Quizno's sub.



    @ Americans: totally random question, but do you have Pret a Mangers in the US?
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  • Reply 30 of 46
    midwintermidwinter Posts: 10,060member
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    Originally Posted by max_naylor




    @ Americans: totally random question, but do you have Pret a Mangers in the US?



    Not that I'm aware of, and it's a damned shame. Nor do we have Tesco.
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  • Reply 31 of 46
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    Not that I'm aware of, and it's a damned shame. Nor do we have Tesco.



    Not for long (regarding Tesco) if you live in the West:



    http://www.tescocorporate.com/page.a...7765AC8DBE49EB

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesco#United States



    I heart Tesco lol.
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  • Reply 32 of 46
    shawnjshawnj Posts: 6,656member
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    Originally Posted by midwinter






    Yeah-- didn't the french, among other things, win some naval battle that choked off supplies for the british near the end of the war?
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  • Reply 33 of 46
    midwintermidwinter Posts: 10,060member
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    Originally Posted by max_naylor


    Not for long (regarding Tesco) if you live in the West:



    http://www.tescocorporate.com/page.a...7765AC8DBE49EB

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesco#United States



    I heart Tesco lol.



    I may have to move to California.
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  • Reply 34 of 46
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    Originally Posted by midwinter


    I may have to move to California.



    Are you an expat? Or do ya jus love Tesco food?
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  • Reply 35 of 46
    thort this thread was dead...
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  • Reply 36 of 46
    shetlineshetline Posts: 4,695member
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    Originally Posted by max_naylor


    By the way we English can cook the arses off you Americans.



    Is that why English cooking tastes like ass?
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  • Reply 37 of 46
    midwintermidwinter Posts: 10,060member
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    Originally Posted by max_naylor


    Are you an expat? Or do ya jus love Tesco food?



    Nah. I just think mid-sized grocery stores like that should be all over America.



    But Tesco does sell this cheapie ham and cheese sandwich on wheat that's wonderful.....
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  • Reply 38 of 46
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    Originally Posted by shetline


    Is that why English cooking tastes like ass?



    and how would you know what 'ARSE' taste's like? anyway, all you americans can do is heat up froen stuff and head down to your local fast food place. i dont think i know of any famous american cooks. if you want, name some
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  • Reply 39 of 46
    keotkeot Posts: 116member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by max_naylor


    @ Americans: totally random question, but do you have Pret a Mangers in the US?



    Quote:
    Originally Posted by midwinter


    Not that I'm aware of, and it's a damned shame. Nor do we have Tesco.



    What?! I thought "Pret a Mangers" were an American invention that's turned every street in London into the following:-



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  • Reply 40 of 46
    e1618978e1618978 Posts: 6,075member
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    Originally Posted by Splinemodel


    I don't think the frogs had much impact on the course of that war, nor have they in most wars.



    I think that you need to re-consider that position, they sent ships, supplies and troops, and also loaned us $11 million dollars (10% of the cost of the war - maybe $200 million in today's dollars). I think that the war would have still been won eventually, but it may have lasted a lot longer without France.



    Quote:
    Originally Posted by mbaynham


    and how would you know what 'ARSE' taste's like? anyway, all you americans can do is heat up froen stuff and head down to your local fast food place. i dont think i know of any famous american cooks. if you want, name some



    Anthony Bordain



    And I have never heard of Pret A Manger - sounds french. Maybe they have them in California or something.
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