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On 2007-05-01 22:37:51 +0100, Owain said:
Andy Hall wrote: I prefer in any case where possible to select an individual chateau... I pick the one with the prettiest label that costs 3.99 or 4.99. All that glitters is not gold..... If I don't like it, Tesco will refund provided I haven't drunk more than a glass. They also have a machine at the door which will weigh me and calculate my body fat if I cross its slot with silver. Admittedly Berry Bros and Rudd's scales are free, but Tesco doesn't write my weight in a book for future generations to see. I wouldn't buy anything from BBR either...... |
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On 2007-05-01 23:30:23 +0100, raden said:
In message , Andy Hall writes On 2007-05-01 18:22:34 +0100, Roger said: The message from Andy Hall contains these words: St Emilion? Is that like Tesco's own label claret but at 20 times price? It could well be, although generally if something can be sold as a specific thing, it is. I was given to understand when I was but a youth that if it actually said 'claret' on the bottle it probably wasn't, but that was before the advent of the Trades Descriptions Act. :-) I prefer in any case where possible to select an individual chateau... I bet you're sipping Chateau Blue Nun, as you type ... Oh yuk. Is that stuff still on the market or is it now sold by Halfords for use in windscreen washer bottles? I was just trying to remember what that equally urinous pink muck from Portugal was that was the staple offering of places selling prawn cocktail, third rate steak and synthetic Black Forest gateau that was fashionable in the 60s and 70s. |
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In article , Andy Hall writes
I was just trying to remember what that equally urinous pink muck from Portugal was that was the staple offering of places selling prawn cocktail, third rate steak and synthetic Black Forest gateau that was fashionable in the 60s and 70s. Mateus rose? -- |
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On 2007-05-02 06:40:55 +0100, Peter Elsden said:
In article , Andy Hall writes I was just trying to remember what that equally urinous pink muck from Portugal was that was the staple offering of places selling prawn cocktail, third rate steak and synthetic Black Forest gateau that was fashionable in the 60s and 70s. Mateus rose? Might have been. Funny shaped bottle. |
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On Wed, 2 May 2007 04:54:57 +0100, Andy Hall
wrote: On 2007-05-01 22:37:51 +0100, Owain said: Andy Hall wrote: I prefer in any case where possible to select an individual chateau... I pick the one with the prettiest label that costs 3.99 or 4.99. All that glitters is not gold..... pendant ....glistens... /pedant :-) -- Frank Erskine |
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On 2007-05-02 11:43:37 +0100, Frank Erskine
said: On Wed, 2 May 2007 04:54:57 +0100, Andy Hall wrote: On 2007-05-01 22:37:51 +0100, Owain said: Andy Hall wrote: I prefer in any case where possible to select an individual chateau... I pick the one with the prettiest label that costs 3.99 or 4.99. All that glitters is not gold..... pendant ...glistens... /pedant :-) Did you mean 'pedant' or 'pendant' ? |
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On 2007-05-02 10:41:28 +0100, Owain said:
Andy Hall wrote: I was just trying to remember what that equally urinous pink muck from Portugal was that was the staple offering of places selling prawn cocktail, third rate steak and synthetic Black Forest gateau that was fashionable in the 60s and 70s. And in the 1980s in Aberystwyth... Owain I remember staying in a hotel in Bangor in the early 70s and the staff were dressed in 30s style - no it wasn't retro either. |
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On Wed, 2 May 2007 12:41:34 +0100, Andy Hall
wrote: On 2007-05-02 11:43:37 +0100, Frank Erskine said: On Wed, 2 May 2007 04:54:57 +0100, Andy Hall wrote: On 2007-05-01 22:37:51 +0100, Owain said: Andy Hall wrote: I prefer in any case where possible to select an individual chateau... I pick the one with the prettiest label that costs 3.99 or 4.99. All that glitters is not gold..... pendant ...glistens... /pedant :-) Did you mean 'pedant' or 'pendant' ? Probably! -- Frank Erskine |
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In message , Andy Hall writes
It could well be, although generally if something can be sold as a specific thing, it is. I was given to understand when I was but a youth that if it actually said 'claret' on the bottle it probably wasn't, but that was before the advent of the Trades Descriptions Act. :-) I prefer in any case where possible to select an individual chateau... I bet you're sipping Chateau Blue Nun, as you type ... Oh yuk. Is that stuff still on the market or is it now sold by Halfords for use in windscreen washer bottles? I was just trying to remember what that equally urinous pink muck from Portugal was that was the staple offering of places selling prawn cocktail, third rate steak and synthetic Black Forest gateau that was fashionable in the 60s and 70s. The one in the oval bottle ? -- geoff |
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On 2007-05-02 20:04:26 +0100, raden said:
In message , Andy Hall writes It could well be, although generally if something can be sold as a specific thing, it is. I was given to understand when I was but a youth that if it actually said 'claret' on the bottle it probably wasn't, but that was before the advent of the Trades Descriptions Act. :-) I prefer in any case where possible to select an individual chateau... I bet you're sipping Chateau Blue Nun, as you type ... Oh yuk. Is that stuff still on the market or is it now sold by Halfords for use in windscreen washer bottles? I was just trying to remember what that equally urinous pink muck from Portugal was that was the staple offering of places selling prawn cocktail, third rate steak and synthetic Black Forest gateau that was fashionable in the 60s and 70s. The one in the oval bottle ? Exactly. Old ladies would like lamps made out of these by sticking stamps all over them. |
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In message , Andy Hall writes
On 2007-05-02 20:04:26 +0100, raden said: In message , Andy Hall writes It could well be, although generally if something can be sold as a specific thing, it is. I was given to understand when I was but a youth that if it actually said 'claret' on the bottle it probably wasn't, but that was before the advent of the Trades Descriptions Act. :-) I prefer in any case where possible to select an individual chateau... I bet you're sipping Chateau Blue Nun, as you type ... Oh yuk. Is that stuff still on the market or is it now sold by Halfords for use in windscreen washer bottles? I was just trying to remember what that equally urinous pink muck from Portugal was that was the staple offering of places selling prawn cocktail, third rate steak and synthetic Black Forest gateau that was fashionable in the 60s and 70s. The one in the oval bottle ? Exactly. Old ladies would like lamps made out of these by sticking stamps all over them. As someone said Mateus Rose Franconian white wines use a similar shaped bottle .... and to quote a German friend "Geoff, the only thing our bloody Franconian wine is good for, is putting on your bloody fish and chips" .... they drink beer south of Wurtzburg -- geoff |
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On Wed, 2 May 2007 12:41:34 +0100, Andy Hall
wrote: On 2007-05-02 11:43:37 +0100, Frank Erskine said: On Wed, 2 May 2007 04:54:57 +0100, Andy Hall wrote: On 2007-05-01 22:37:51 +0100, Owain said: Andy Hall wrote: I prefer in any case where possible to select an individual chateau... I pick the one with the prettiest label that costs 3.99 or 4.99. All that glitters is not gold..... pendant ...glistens... /pedant :-) Did you mean 'pedant' or 'pendant' ? ....Hangs head in shame... :-) -- Frank Erskine |
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On 2007-05-03 00:22:24 +0100, raden said:
In message , Andy Hall writes On 2007-05-02 20:04:26 +0100, raden said: In message , Andy Hall writes It could well be, although generally if something can be sold as a specific thing, it is. I was given to understand when I was but a youth that if it actually said 'claret' on the bottle it probably wasn't, but that was before the advent of the Trades Descriptions Act. :-) I prefer in any case where possible to select an individual chateau... I bet you're sipping Chateau Blue Nun, as you type ... Oh yuk. Is that stuff still on the market or is it now sold by Halfords for use in windscreen washer bottles? I was just trying to remember what that equally urinous pink muck from Portugal was that was the staple offering of places selling prawn cocktail, third rate steak and synthetic Black Forest gateau that was fashionable in the 60s and 70s. The one in the oval bottle ? Exactly. Old ladies would like lamps made out of these by sticking stamps all over them. As someone said Mateus Rose Franconian white wines use a similar shaped bottle ... and to quote a German friend "Geoff, the only thing our bloody Franconian wine is good for, is putting on your bloody fish and chips" ... they drink beer south of Wurtzburg and further south, over the Alps it's used in car windscreen washer bottles. |
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