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Author:  oceanicitl [ Wed Mar 27, 2013 9:54 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
Author:  Blue_Nowhere [ Wed Mar 27, 2013 10:46 am ]
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Never too early for cake.
Author:  hifidelity2 [ Wed Mar 27, 2013 11:06 am ]
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Blue_Nowhere wrote:
Never too early for cake.

ohh its 11 - did you last
Author:  oceanicitl [ Wed Mar 27, 2013 11:37 am ]
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Yes I did :)
Author:  JJW009 [ Wed Mar 27, 2013 5:02 pm ]
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I think cake is acceptable for elevenses :D

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 :P
Author:  rustybucket [ Wed Mar 27, 2013 6:58 pm ]
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JJW009 wrote:
I think cake is acceptable for elevenses :D

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 :P

Which article is that?

Because it needs correcting...
Author:  JJW009 [ Wed Mar 27, 2013 7:04 pm ]
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rustybucket wrote:
...it needs correcting...

Oh no it doesn't!
Author:  timark_uk [ Wed Mar 27, 2013 7:35 pm ]
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JJW009 wrote:
rustybucket wrote:
...it needs correcting...
Oh no it doesn't!
Bloody does!

Mark
Author:  finlay666 [ Wed Mar 27, 2013 8:19 pm ]
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rustybucket wrote:
Which article is that?

Because it needs correcting...


I'll say, brunch is missing!
Author:  jonbwfc [ Wed Mar 27, 2013 8:47 pm ]
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And is that, y'know, tea or is it High Tea? And what about Tiffin?
Author:  leeds_manc [ Wed Mar 27, 2013 9:03 pm ]
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JJW009 wrote:
"Second breakfast"

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.
Author:  JJW009 [ Wed Mar 27, 2013 9:34 pm ]
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finlay666 wrote:
rustybucket wrote:
Which article is that?

Because it needs correcting...


I'll say, brunch is missing!

Brunch was listed as "an American meal replacing breakfast, elevenses and lunch". I didn't think it was worth mentioning.
Author:  timark_uk [ Wed Mar 27, 2013 9:46 pm ]
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leeds_manc wrote:
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.
First sensible post (not by me) in this thread so far.

Mark
Author:  Amnesia10 [ Thu Mar 28, 2013 6:13 am ]
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JJW009 wrote:
Brunch was listed as "an American meal replacing breakfast, elevenses and lunch". I didn't think it was worth mentioning.

Is it? I remember it being used in the Seventies as a late breakfast and early lunch. Sunday mornings were when we had them.
Author:  JJW009 [ Thu Mar 28, 2013 9:47 am ]
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Amnesia10 wrote:
JJW009 wrote:
Brunch was listed as "an American meal replacing breakfast, elevenses and lunch". I didn't think it was worth mentioning.

Is it? I remember it being used in the Seventies as a late breakfast and early lunch. Sunday mornings were when we had them.

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!
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