Date: Sat, 26 Dec 1998 11:18:17 +1030 From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> To: Mark Ovens <marko@uk.radan.com>, Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org> Cc: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au>, chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Vinegar (was: Regulated names (was: Crazy Laws)) Message-ID: <19981226111817.D12346@freebie.lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <3683F930.DA71571B@uk.radan.com>; from Mark Ovens on Fri, Dec 25, 1998 at 08:44:32PM %2B0000 References: <Your <4.1.19981224112052.05a31740@127.0.0.1> <4.1.19981224174155.03dd8670@127.0.0.1> <4.1.19981225064918.05738f10@127.0.0.1> <3683F930.DA71571B@uk.radan.com>
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On Friday, 25 December 1998 at 20:44:32 +0000, Mark Ovens wrote: > > > Brett Glass wrote: >> >> At 11:36 AM 12/25/98 +0000, Mark Ovens wrote: >> >>> Now what's the French for French Fries..... >> >> Ironically, the German for them is "Pommes Frites." >> In other words, the Germans say "French fried >> potatoes" by saying "fried potatoes" in French. >> >> Go figure. > > Hmm, I think I'll just stick to "chips" (with a nice piece of battered > cod and loads of salt & vinegar, all wrapped up in yesterdays Daily > Express, mmmmm...) You Poms were always funny with vinegar. Greg -- See complete headers for address, home page and phone numbers finger grog@lemis.com for PGP public key To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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