Comments on: Early to rise, early to grump http://www.britoutofwater.com/2008/10/31/early-to-rise-early-to-grump/ One man's struggle in a foreign land Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:53:05 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Alasdair http://www.britoutofwater.com/2008/10/31/early-to-rise-early-to-grump/comment-page-1/#comment-2816 Alasdair Tue, 04 Nov 2008 02:05:30 +0000 http://www.britoutofwater.com/?p=381#comment-2816 Trixie trouble - if Dylan wants to play "drop the <i>waist cord</i> in his closet", then we should permit him his sassenach peccadilloes ... Perhaps he can motivate his Young'uns to make their own lunches by showing up to help 'em in his Altogether ... that should scare 'em straight ... (well, so to speak !) ... Trixie trouble – if Dylan wants to play “drop the waist cord in his closet”, then we should permit him his sassenach peccadilloes …

Perhaps he can motivate his Young’uns to make their own lunches by showing up to help ‘em in his Altogether … that should scare ‘em straight … (well, so to speak !) …

]]> By: Alasdair http://www.britoutofwater.com/2008/10/31/early-to-rise-early-to-grump/comment-page-1/#comment-2815 Alasdair Tue, 04 Nov 2008 02:02:23 +0000 http://www.britoutofwater.com/?p=381#comment-2815 re "soggy sandwiches" - there is little better than a 12-16 hour old "lettuce, tomato, cheese, salad cream, and sliced meat" sandwich, ideally on eithr whole-wheat (for the US) or the 'heels'/'steps' of a Mother's Pride white loaf in Scotland ! The flavours blend wonderfully together, and the sandwich just *melts* in the mouth ... If it's the tasteless texture-free Wonder Bread sandwich loaf of over here, you have a point ... re “soggy sandwiches” – there is little better than a 12-16 hour old “lettuce, tomato, cheese, salad cream, and sliced meat” sandwich, ideally on eithr whole-wheat (for the US) or the ‘heels’/’steps’ of a Mother’s Pride white loaf in Scotland !

The flavours blend wonderfully together, and the sandwich just *melts* in the mouth …

If it’s the tasteless texture-free Wonder Bread sandwich loaf of over here, you have a point …

]]> By: carrie http://www.britoutofwater.com/2008/10/31/early-to-rise-early-to-grump/comment-page-1/#comment-2809 carrie Mon, 03 Nov 2008 22:46:53 +0000 http://www.britoutofwater.com/?p=381#comment-2809 i grew up in Brooklyn and went to school for 8 hours, starting in Kindergarten. the reason we do this here in America is to prepare our youth for their inevitable future as a member of the american workforce. i mean if we're going to force our adult citizens to work a minimum of 40 hours per week (but secretly require at least 45 "value added" hours even though only paid for 40) and only give 2 weeks of vacation a year, we would surely be doing a huge disservice to our youth by not properly preparing them well in advance, no? i grew up in Brooklyn and went to school for 8 hours, starting in Kindergarten. the reason we do this here in America is to prepare our youth for their inevitable future as a member of the american workforce.

i mean if we’re going to force our adult citizens to work a minimum of 40 hours per week (but secretly require at least 45 “value added” hours even though only paid for 40) and only give 2 weeks of vacation a year, we would surely be doing a huge disservice to our youth by not properly preparing them well in advance, no?

]]> By: Trixie Trouble http://www.britoutofwater.com/2008/10/31/early-to-rise-early-to-grump/comment-page-1/#comment-2799 Trixie Trouble Mon, 03 Nov 2008 16:07:22 +0000 http://www.britoutofwater.com/?p=381#comment-2799 The lady doth protest too much, methinks. The lady doth protest too much, methinks.

]]> By: Dylan http://www.britoutofwater.com/2008/10/31/early-to-rise-early-to-grump/comment-page-1/#comment-2798 Dylan Mon, 03 Nov 2008 16:00:44 +0000 http://www.britoutofwater.com/?p=381#comment-2798 I did not step into the closet, and therefore cannot have come out of it. I did not step into the closet, and therefore cannot have come out of it.

]]> By: Trixie Trouble http://www.britoutofwater.com/2008/10/31/early-to-rise-early-to-grump/comment-page-1/#comment-2796 Trixie Trouble Mon, 03 Nov 2008 15:31:29 +0000 http://www.britoutofwater.com/?p=381#comment-2796 Oh and wardrobe? Surely you mean armoire?? Oh and wardrobe? Surely you mean armoire??

]]> By: Trixie Trouble http://www.britoutofwater.com/2008/10/31/early-to-rise-early-to-grump/comment-page-1/#comment-2795 Trixie Trouble Mon, 03 Nov 2008 15:28:29 +0000 http://www.britoutofwater.com/?p=381#comment-2795 So are you saying you were in the closet? So are you saying you were in the closet?

]]> By: Dylan http://www.britoutofwater.com/2008/10/31/early-to-rise-early-to-grump/comment-page-1/#comment-2794 Dylan Mon, 03 Nov 2008 15:24:36 +0000 http://www.britoutofwater.com/?p=381#comment-2794 Look people - this area for clothes storage is categorically not a free standing wardrobe, or even a cupboard. You can almost walk into it, and on that basis I am sticking with my thesis that it is a closet! Look people – this area for clothes storage is categorically not a free standing wardrobe, or even a cupboard. You can almost walk into it, and on that basis I am sticking with my thesis that it is a closet!

]]> By: Lucy http://www.britoutofwater.com/2008/10/31/early-to-rise-early-to-grump/comment-page-1/#comment-2793 Lucy Mon, 03 Nov 2008 15:11:09 +0000 http://www.britoutofwater.com/?p=381#comment-2793 sorry Trixie Trouble....perhaps I should have let it go...but it starts with closets, before we know it he'll be saying Band Aids and then we'll be correcting the way he says Edinburgh...slippery slope and i think he's covered in Vaseline....nasty. sorry Trixie Trouble….perhaps I should have let it go…but it starts with closets, before we know it he’ll be saying Band Aids and then we’ll be correcting the way he says Edinburgh…slippery slope and i think he’s covered in Vaseline….nasty.

]]> By: Lucy http://www.britoutofwater.com/2008/10/31/early-to-rise-early-to-grump/comment-page-1/#comment-2792 Lucy Mon, 03 Nov 2008 15:06:14 +0000 http://www.britoutofwater.com/?p=381#comment-2792 From Oxford English Dictionary online closet • noun 1 chiefly N. Amer. a tall cupboard or wardrobe From Oxford English Dictionary online

closet

• noun 1 chiefly N. Amer. a tall cupboard or wardrobe

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