The Random thought thread

[Jerry_Atrick]

I haven't been to France or Italy for a while, but you can tell that for both countries, food is more than a passion - it is a religion. A simple ham and cheese baguette is something to savour - the quality of the ham and cheese and the freshness of the baguette were quite amazing. 

 

I had a gig with Ralph Lauren after they bought back the franchise to Europe, It meant three days a week in Reggio Emelia one week, and thre days in Paris the alternatiing week. Because we were in an industrial estate in Regio Emelia, we only god food trucks or catered food, but blimey, the food truck for the peasants was much nicer than the catering company - as nice as it was. Of course, is you like real Parmesan cheese, that is the home of it and it isn't that smelly Kraft crap my mum used to by from SSW when I was a kid.  The produce was out of this world.

 

In a big head office of the company Ralphie purchased back the franchise from, they had a canteed in the basement - which had heaps of natural light. They had cuisine from all over France, and the drinks fridge had your usual soft drinks, and a selection of reds and whites from half bottles to Nebuchadnezzar. 

 

I actually got bored of it all (didn't drinkt the wine...) and went walking at lunch time. Found two lovely boulangeries where the staff didn't speak English. Explained I was Aussie and was looked after very well. It was before Euros and a salman pastre daubed in a wonderful lentil sauce - about 5 franks at the time from memory - about £1.50 when I would have payed around £5 for sometehing nowhere near as good in London.

[nomadpete]

Disgusting...

Disgusting...

 

 

I just drooled down my chest   😞

 

[old man emu]

The cuisine of a Region is the product of locally available ingredients experimented with over centuries. That is why the food of Europe and Asia is so varied. We in Australia initially inhierited the cuisine of Britain. After WWII we got an injection from Europe, but it was not a big dose. Then in the 1970s we copped American fast food, created with more to an eye on profitability than edibility. Then we got the Asian and Indian influx. So far none of these influences have melded to produce a distinctive Australian cuisine. We have even failed to develop food sources native to the country, except for macadamias.

[spacesailor]

The new food ' Australian grenouille ' .

made from our toad epidemic. 

they say it's only the skin thats poisonous. 

But I'm not going to test that theory ! .

spacesailor

[Marty_d]

Yeah, no thanks Spacey.

[facthunter]

 A few of my Pilot Mates have gone there to Live. The south can get very hot and Keep away from Marseille..  Contrary to Popular opinion they are not drunks. Correct Pronunciation of the Language is not easy.  If you know a local you will pay less and find better places. (away from tourists).

 By the way and just between us the Place I spoke of (near Richmond) was about 15 Kms to the west and a bit north and a while ago.  IT might be a Posh area now, but then it was the "end of the Road" A Bit like Montague?  Nev

[red750]

Think yourself lucky you're not driving in Chongqing City, China.

 

[onetrack]

More fake captions. The image shows the "Traffic Light Tree," a public sculpture located in London.

[octave]

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/traffic-light-tree

[Jerry_Atrick]

Had no idea it existed

[old man emu]

I volunteer at a OP Shop and one of my tsaks is to sort clothing donations into male, female and kids piles. I've learned that the buttons of men's shirts are on the right hand side and those of women's are on the left hand side. Would it be inoffensive to describe a Gay man as having his buttons on the left side?

[Marty_d]

I'm not gay so I don't know if someone who was would find it offensive, but it seems a bit vague and pointless. Why wouldn't you just describe them as gay, if their sexuality is a valid point of discussion?

[facthunter]

I would not have known about the buttons but for the above.. Gays have been around through all history generally subject to many  BAD things they really shoudn't have been in a Live and let Live Society. I can't recall ANY instance Of "Poofters" bashing up Footballers after a Practice session just for FUN.  Nev

[old man emu]

6 hours ago, Marty_d said:

it seems a bit vague and pointless

I simply meant it as other descriptor in the class of "he bats for the other side", or "he's a shirt lifter". Those two really come from a time gone by when people did not openly announce their sexuality. 

 

6 hours ago, Marty_d said:

Why wouldn't you just describe them as gay

Nowadays, that  calling someone Gay is acceptable and not considered offensive. 

 

My reference to shirt buttons was just an example of my weird enjoyment in creating catchy bons mots.

[facthunter]

Bon Mot is a witty or clever word.  in French.  LGBTQ is Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender  Queer. .  Non Binary. "To the other side" is an older concept.. In the 50's it was the yellow sox / tie mob in Newcastle (nsw) . Nev

Edited 10 hours ago by facthunter

[old man emu]

Apparently the modern meaning of the term "queer" is a person who possesses an extra sex chromosome, which results in a number of physical abnormalities. "Intersex" is a broad term for a variety of conditions where a person's chromosomes, gonads, or genitals don't fit the typical definitions of male or female. Being intersex is not a choice of behaviour. It is similar, but not the same as Downs Syndrome  which usually arises from a defect involving chromosome 21, usually an extra copy (trisomy-21).

[spacesailor]

Gay !.

Not too many are happy ! .

Like the Hetro's are a ' happier ' lot " most of the time " .

( should I put my name to this , ( I think not ) ).

[nomadpete]

1 hour ago, spacesailor said:

Gay !.

Not too many are happy ! .

Like the Hetro's are a ' happier ' lot " most of the time " .

( should I put my name to this , ( I think not ) ).

Who cares?

Other folk's proclivities are none of my business

[onetrack]

The description was "AC-DC" when I was young - and I'm not referring to the rock band, either.