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oceanicitl
Official forum cat lady
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 8:04 am
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I have a raspberry doughnut sitting on my desk screaming "eat me! eat me!"
Trying to hold out unit 11am
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Blue_Nowhere
Spends far too much time on here
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:57 pm
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Location: Here for now...
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Never too early for cake.
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hifidelity2
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 1:03 pm
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Location: London
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ohh its 11 - did you last
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oceanicitl
Official forum cat lady
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Location: London
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Yes I did  _________________Still the official cheeky one
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JJW009
I haven't seen my friends in so long
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I think cake is acceptable for elevenses  I happened upon a Wikipedia article yesterday, and was very pleased to see it reaffirm what I have always considered the correct order and quantity of daily meals: Breakfast Elevenses ("Second breakfast" in some parts of Europe, those funny foreigners hoho) Lunch Tea Dinner Supper There's no need to got more than 3 hours without eating, except to sleep  _________________jonbwfc's law: "In any forum thread someone will, no matter what the subject, mention Firefly." When you're feeling too silly for x404, youRwired.net
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rustybucket
I haven't seen my friends in so long
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 | | | | JJW009 wrote: I think cake is acceptable for elevenses I happened upon a Wikipedia article yesterday, and was very pleased to see it reaffirm what I have always considered the correct order and quantity of daily meals: Breakfast Elevenses ("Second breakfast" in some parts of Europe, those funny foreigners hoho) Lunch Tea Dinner Supper There's no need to got more than 3 hours without eating, except to sleep | | | | |
Which article is that? Because it needs correcting... _________________Jim
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JJW009
I haven't seen my friends in so long
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_________________jonbwfc's law: "In any forum thread someone will, no matter what the subject, mention Firefly." When you're feeling too silly for x404, youRwired.net
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timark_uk
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Location: Belfast
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finlay666
Spends far too much time on here
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I'll say, brunch is missing! _________________TwitterCharlie Brooker: Macs are glorified Fisher-Price activity centres for adults; computers for scaredy cats too nervous to learn how proper computers work; computers for people who earnestly believe in feng shui.
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jonbwfc
What's a life?
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And is that, y'know, tea or is it High Tea? And what about Tiffin?
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leeds_manc
I haven't seen my friends in so long
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Location: Manchester
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They're getting Europe mixed up with middle earth again. What were those ladies called who served you food at school? And what did they serve you? What time was that? I rest my case.
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JJW009
I haven't seen my friends in so long
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Brunch was listed as "an American meal replacing breakfast, elevenses and lunch". I didn't think it was worth mentioning. _________________jonbwfc's law: "In any forum thread someone will, no matter what the subject, mention Firefly." When you're feeling too silly for x404, youRwired.net
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timark_uk
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First sensible post (not by me) in this thread so far. Mark
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Amnesia10
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Is it? I remember it being used in the Seventies as a late breakfast and early lunch. Sunday mornings were when we had them. _________________Do concentrate, 007... "You are gifted. Mine is bordering on seven seconds." https://www.dropbox.com/referrals/NTg5MzczNTkhttp://astore.amazon.co.uk/wwwx404couk-21
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JJW009
I haven't seen my friends in so long
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I thought it did, but I can no longer find the reference to America. Rather, it says: "Oxford English Dictionary cites Punch magazine which wrote the term was coined in Britain in 1895 to describe a Sunday meal for "Saturday-night carousers" in the writer Guy Beringer's article "Brunch:A Plea" in Hunter's Weekly"I like the Dubai entry, which is rather special: "Friday Brunch is considered something of an institution in Dubai. Many large hotels offer an all inclusive drinks and food buffet during early afternoons, and large groups of ex-pats and tourists make this the highlight of their weekend, with parties going on well into the night. Prices vary, starting at around AED 100 up to AED 550... The latter usually involves gourmet food and limitless champagne."Early afternoon and well into the night! _________________jonbwfc's law: "In any forum thread someone will, no matter what the subject, mention Firefly." When you're feeling too silly for x404, youRwired.net
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