why I won't buy a k3 (Warning: Satire Thread)

tim60 · 05-23-2022, 05:02 AM

How do you know it is pretty much unchanged? Empirical or did you take someone’s word for it.

Farina, written on you flour packet was the name of a settlement between Leigh Creek and Marree wher old diggers were encouraged to grow Wheaton a soldier settlement scheme, way north of Goyders Line. The droughts came and by 1930 they were all broke. The land now has saltbush, like before, and remnants of fences.

tim60 · 05-23-2022, 05:05 AM

Originally posted by slartibartfast01

Grapes and figs go well with cheese so why not honey.

And if other people like it it worth finding out what it is like.

Parallax · 05-23-2022, 12:51 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by StiffLegged

Scots bees are a tougher lot.

This brings to mind a question I've had, well, forever. I have always assumed the people of Scotland are Scots; but what about things? Scotch vs Scot vs Scottish. e.g. is haggis a Scottish dish, a Scot dish, or a Scotch dish? Is something a Scotch tradition, or Scot, or Scottish?

**StiffLegged** · 05-23-2022, 01:58 PM - **5 Likes**

Originally posted by Parallax

This brings to mind a question I've had, well, forever. I have always assumed the people of Scotland are Scots; but what about things? Scotch vs Scot vs Scottish. e.g. is haggis a Scottish dish, a Scot dish, or a Scotch dish? Is something a Scotch tradition, or Scot, or Scottish?

The answer to all these is perfectly obvious! Lagavullin is Scotch, porridge is Scottish and we, the people, are Scots. A Scotch dish has whisky in it, a Scot dish was found occasionally among people of the South Seas (who reckoned them too tough and stringy to be enjoyable) and haggis is the definitive Scottish traditional dish (although deep-fried Mars Bars are occasionally mentioned in theoretical publications)

Simples!

MarkJerling · 05-23-2022, 03:49 PM

Originally posted by slartibartfast01

Grapes and figs go well with cheese so why not honey.

Indeed. I'm rather fond of grape jam with cheese too. Or fig jam and cheese. Yum!

MarkJerling · 05-23-2022, 03:53 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by tim60

How do you know it is pretty much unchanged? Empirical or did you take someone’s word for it.

Well, truth be told, I've read that on the internet. I'm not a scatologist.

Originally posted by tim60

Farina, written on you flour packet was the name of a settlement between Leigh Creek and Marree wher old diggers were encouraged to grow Wheaton a soldier settlement scheme, way north of Goyders Line. The droughts came and by 1930 they were all broke. The land now has saltbush, like before, and remnants of fences.

Farina, on the Caputo bag, is simply Italian for "flour". I wonder if the settlement you're talking about was named after flour? Interesting.

tim60 · 05-23-2022, 10:13 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by MarkJerling

Indeed. I'm rather fond of grape jam with cheese too. Or fig jam and cheese. Yum!

Fig and cheese is a commonly recognised combination.

tim60 · 05-23-2022, 10:15 PM

Originally posted by StiffLegged

The answer to all these is perfectly obvious! Lagavullin is Scotch, porridge is Scottish and we, the people, are Scots. A Scotch dish has whisky in it, a Scot dish was found occasionally among people of the South Seas (who reckoned them too tough and stringy to be enjoyable) and haggis is the definitive Scottish traditional dish (although deep-fried Mars Bars are occasionally mentioned in theoretical publications)

Simples!

The Scot dish sounds like the report of one such event where it was said that they ate all of him but his boots were a bit tough.

tim60 · 05-23-2022, 10:17 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by MarkJerling

Well, truth be told, I've read that on the internet. I'm not a scatologist.

Farina, on the Caputo bag, is simply Italian for "flour". I wonder if the settlement you're talking about was named after flour? Interesting.

Probably because it was in an area opened up for growing wheat and was along the rail line.

Tako Kichi · 05-24-2022, 07:52 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by MarkJerling

Indeed. I'm rather fond of grape jam with cheese too. Or fig jam and cheese. Yum!

I like eating a well made Christmas fruit cake (i.e. moist, rich and full of booze like my mum used to make not a sawdust brick that is drier than the Sahara!) with a mature cheddar. Take a slice of each and then a bite of each and masticate together and enjoy the glorious taste explosion in your mouth! Wash it all down with a spirit beverage of choice. Mine would be a fine brandy/cognac or a good, non-blended or spiced, dark rum as I can't stand the taste of that Scottish peat bog juice!

**StiffLegged** · 05-24-2022, 11:02 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Tako Kichi

I like eating a well made Christmas fruit cake (i.e. moist, rich and full of booze like my mum used to make not a sawdust brick that is drier than the Sahara!) with a mature cheddar. Take a slice of each and then a bite of each and masticate together and enjoy the glorious taste explosion in your mouth! Wash it all down with a spirit beverage of choice.

‘Appen tha’s from Yorkshire?

Originally posted by Tako Kichi

…Mine would be a fine brandy/cognac or a good, non-blended or spiced, dark rum as I can't stand the taste of that Scottish peat bog juice!

Neither can I. I’m told it’s an acquired taste but I never thought it worth acquiring.

tim60 · 05-24-2022, 11:09 AM - **1 Like**

I like scotch. Most of the single malts I have had are attractive, very refined flavours, the blends at the lower end of the market are a lottery, with most providing the satisfaction provided by most lottery tickets.

MarkJerling · 05-24-2022, 03:49 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Tako Kichi

I like eating a well made Christmas fruit cake (i.e. moist, rich and full of booze like my mum used to make not a sawdust brick that is drier than the Sahara!) with a mature cheddar. Take a slice of each and then a bite of each and masticate together and enjoy the glorious taste explosion in your mouth! Wash it all down with a spirit beverage of choice. Mine would be a fine brandy/cognac or a good, non-blended or spiced, dark rum as I can't stand the taste of that Scottish peat bog juice!

That sounds yum!

I might add that, as a Saffa, I eat hot cross buns with cheese. Kiwis find that incredibly strange. They usually eat hot cross buns with either just butter, or with cream. Which, of course, is stranger than strange.

I'm rather fond of single malt peat bog juice!

**rod_grant** · 05-24-2022, 07:07 PM

Originally posted by tim60

providing the satisfaction provided by most lottery tickets.

The funny thing is that a LOT of people keep buying them. Strange!

tim60 · 05-24-2022, 10:16 PM

Originally posted by rod_grant

The funny thing is that a LOT of people keep buying them. Strange!

Nothing can explain the bizarre aspects of the human mind.

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05-23-2022, 05:02 AM	#96826
tim60 Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2011 Photos: Albums Posts: 8,743	How do you know it is pretty much unchanged? Empirical or did you take someone’s word for it. Farina, written on you flour packet was the name of a settlement between Leigh Creek and Marree wher old diggers were encouraged to grow Wheaton a soldier settlement scheme, way north of Goyders Line. The droughts came and by 1930 they were all broke. The land now has saltbush, like before, and remnants of fences.

05-23-2022, 05:05 AM	#96827
tim60 Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2011 Photos: Albums Posts: 8,743	Originally posted by slartibartfast01 Grapes and figs go well with cheese so why not honey. And if other people like it it worth finding out what it is like.

05-23-2022, 12:51 PM - 1 Like	#96828
Parallax Senior Moderator Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: South Dakota Photos: Gallery Posts: 19,332	Originally posted by StiffLegged Scots bees are a tougher lot. This brings to mind a question I've had, well, forever. I have always assumed the people of Scotland are Scots; but what about things? Scotch vs Scot vs Scottish. e.g. is haggis a Scottish dish, a Scot dish, or a Scotch dish? Is something a Scotch tradition, or Scot, or Scottish?

05-23-2022, 01:58 PM - 5 Likes	#96829
StiffLegged Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2018 Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,617	Originally posted by Parallax This brings to mind a question I've had, well, forever. I have always assumed the people of Scotland are Scots; but what about things? Scotch vs Scot vs Scottish. e.g. is haggis a Scottish dish, a Scot dish, or a Scotch dish? Is something a Scotch tradition, or Scot, or Scottish? The answer to all these is perfectly obvious! Lagavullin is Scotch, porridge is Scottish and we, the people, are Scots. A Scotch dish has whisky in it, a Scot dish was found occasionally among people of the South Seas (who reckoned them too tough and stringy to be enjoyable) and haggis is the definitive Scottish traditional dish (although deep-fried Mars Bars are occasionally mentioned in theoretical publications) Simples!

05-23-2022, 03:49 PM	#96830
MarkJerling Moderator Site Supporter Join Date: May 2012 Location: Wairarapa, New Zealand Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 20,406	Originally posted by slartibartfast01 Grapes and figs go well with cheese so why not honey. Indeed. I'm rather fond of grape jam with cheese too. Or fig jam and cheese. Yum!

05-23-2022, 03:53 PM - 1 Like	#96831
MarkJerling Moderator Site Supporter Join Date: May 2012 Location: Wairarapa, New Zealand Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 20,406	Originally posted by tim60 How do you know it is pretty much unchanged? Empirical or did you take someone’s word for it. Well, truth be told, I've read that on the internet. I'm not a scatologist. Originally posted by tim60 Farina, written on you flour packet was the name of a settlement between Leigh Creek and Marree wher old diggers were encouraged to grow Wheaton a soldier settlement scheme, way north of Goyders Line. The droughts came and by 1930 they were all broke. The land now has saltbush, like before, and remnants of fences. Farina, on the Caputo bag, is simply Italian for "flour". I wonder if the settlement you're talking about was named after flour? Interesting.

05-23-2022, 10:13 PM - 1 Like	#96832
tim60 Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2011 Photos: Albums Posts: 8,743	Originally posted by MarkJerling Indeed. I'm rather fond of grape jam with cheese too. Or fig jam and cheese. Yum! Fig and cheese is a commonly recognised combination.

05-23-2022, 10:15 PM	#96833
tim60 Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2011 Photos: Albums Posts: 8,743	Originally posted by StiffLegged The answer to all these is perfectly obvious! Lagavullin is Scotch, porridge is Scottish and we, the people, are Scots. A Scotch dish has whisky in it, a Scot dish was found occasionally among people of the South Seas (who reckoned them too tough and stringy to be enjoyable) and haggis is the definitive Scottish traditional dish (although deep-fried Mars Bars are occasionally mentioned in theoretical publications) Simples! The Scot dish sounds like the report of one such event where it was said that they ate all of him but his boots were a bit tough.

05-23-2022, 10:17 PM - 1 Like	#96834
tim60 Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2011 Photos: Albums Posts: 8,743	Originally posted by MarkJerling Well, truth be told, I've read that on the internet. I'm not a scatologist. Farina, on the Caputo bag, is simply Italian for "flour". I wonder if the settlement you're talking about was named after flour? Interesting. Probably because it was in an area opened up for growing wheat and was along the rail line.

05-24-2022, 07:52 AM - 1 Like	#96835
Tako Kichi Veteran Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: SW Ontario, Canada (ex-pat Brit) Posts: 1,296	Originally posted by MarkJerling Indeed. I'm rather fond of grape jam with cheese too. Or fig jam and cheese. Yum! I like eating a well made Christmas fruit cake (i.e. moist, rich and full of booze like my mum used to make not a sawdust brick that is drier than the Sahara!) with a mature cheddar. Take a slice of each and then a bite of each and masticate together and enjoy the glorious taste explosion in your mouth! Wash it all down with a spirit beverage of choice. Mine would be a fine brandy/cognac or a good, non-blended or spiced, dark rum as I can't stand the taste of that Scottish peat bog juice!

05-24-2022, 11:02 AM - 1 Like	#96836
StiffLegged Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2018 Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,617	Originally posted by Tako Kichi I like eating a well made Christmas fruit cake (i.e. moist, rich and full of booze like my mum used to make not a sawdust brick that is drier than the Sahara!) with a mature cheddar. Take a slice of each and then a bite of each and masticate together and enjoy the glorious taste explosion in your mouth! Wash it all down with a spirit beverage of choice. ‘Appen tha’s from Yorkshire? Originally posted by Tako Kichi …Mine would be a fine brandy/cognac or a good, non-blended or spiced, dark rum as I can't stand the taste of that Scottish peat bog juice! Neither can I. I’m told it’s an acquired taste but I never thought it worth acquiring.

05-24-2022, 11:09 AM - 1 Like	#96837
tim60 Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2011 Photos: Albums Posts: 8,743	I like scotch. Most of the single malts I have had are attractive, very refined flavours, the blends at the lower end of the market are a lottery, with most providing the satisfaction provided by most lottery tickets.

05-24-2022, 03:49 PM - 1 Like	#96838
MarkJerling Moderator Site Supporter Join Date: May 2012 Location: Wairarapa, New Zealand Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 20,406	Originally posted by Tako Kichi I like eating a well made Christmas fruit cake (i.e. moist, rich and full of booze like my mum used to make not a sawdust brick that is drier than the Sahara!) with a mature cheddar. Take a slice of each and then a bite of each and masticate together and enjoy the glorious taste explosion in your mouth! Wash it all down with a spirit beverage of choice. Mine would be a fine brandy/cognac or a good, non-blended or spiced, dark rum as I can't stand the taste of that Scottish peat bog juice! That sounds yum! I might add that, as a Saffa, I eat hot cross buns with cheese. Kiwis find that incredibly strange. They usually eat hot cross buns with either just butter, or with cream. Which, of course, is stranger than strange. I'm rather fond of single malt peat bog juice!

05-24-2022, 07:07 PM	#96839
rod_grant Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Wangaratta, Victoria Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,951	Originally posted by tim60 providing the satisfaction provided by most lottery tickets. The funny thing is that a LOT of people keep buying them. Strange!

05-24-2022, 10:16 PM	#96840
tim60 Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2011 Photos: Albums Posts: 8,743	Originally posted by rod_grant The funny thing is that a LOT of people keep buying them. Strange! Nothing can explain the bizarre aspects of the human mind.