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Years ago I spent quite some time in the little town of Ashby de la Zouch in central England doing a technology transfer from the Transmitton company. I also spent a day or two in London, where I was introduced to "a pint of bitter". I was so impressed with the beer that I made a special trip to the Bass brewery. In Ashby I lived on fish and chips English style, where the chips are nothing at all like American crisps or chips. English chips are fried at a lower temperature, so they remain soft and not crispy. When you buy the dish for take-out, it is typically handed to you in a large white paper cone, seasoned with salt and vinegar, never ketchup, with fried white fish like cod. Yum!
Lately I have developed a craving for this style fish and chips - and I find myself wishing I had a good reason to visit the UK so I can once again taste a few pints of bitter and proper fish and chips. Rats! Now my mouth is drooling! 
Get me coffee and no one gets hurt!
modified 1-Mar-22 16:06pm.
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I'm not a fan of "chip shop" chips - "soggy bags of pus" to me - I prefer triple-cooked chips, which are glass-like on the outside and fluffy on the inside. Lot of work for a side dish though!
But "Proper fish" - beer battered Cod, crispy and fresh - that's a good one! Making me hungry now as well ...
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I spent ten days in Leeds a few years ago at a customer site. My favorite foods were fish and chips, and the maple cake dessert at the pub across the street from my hotel.
Software Zen: delete this;
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A couple decades ago I spent a couple weeks in Redcar at the old British Steel works. Redcar billed itself as the fish and chips capitol of the UK.
Not sure it was true but they were damn good!
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Hi, before the turn of the century you got the stuff wrapped in newspapers, I still remember the stains from the newspaper print on my finger tips.
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Years ago, Norwegian newspapers reported about a record-breaking English lottery prize, won by a poor guy who until then had been operating his pavement wagon selling fish and ships.
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I detest beer but I love cider, and in the UK it's plentiful and common - in my country most people don't even know what it is.
And now I want to get back to an english pub with a pie and a pint of cider.
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Just watch out for Johnny Jump Up. 
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, weighing all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
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A pork pie, a slab of Lancashire cheese, some Branston Pickle and a large glass of cider - aah! The good old days back in Blighty.
Pub lunches were unbeatable.
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
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Good news! There is one less hunter running around in the woods. He ended up in my frying pan[^]. He now is resting (and cooling down) in the gravy.
Pure torture! I'm hungry!
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats.
His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.
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Yummy. I remember them from my time in Germany!
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
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Yet when a vegan posts about their vegan meal, everyone is like "How do you recognize a vegan? Don't worry they'll tell you!"
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Canned soyboys 
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats.
His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.
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Hapus st. dydd dewi
"Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride!" - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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Diolch yn fawr!
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I don't think that's quite the tune to "Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau", but I'll let it through ...
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"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
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Well,
I was going for the jist of "du" ... and became wobbly when I couldn't get dark enough. Hitting the {return} key is a symptom of my battle with Tourettes. So ...
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Is 'taff' a commonly recognized term outside the UK? I had to look it up!
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You're not the only one, though the text was a giveaway. What's scarier is that I guessed what it said, the first time that's ever happened with Welsh.
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There is a river Taff in South Wales which is probably what inspired the term
River Taff
"Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride!" - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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Indeed ...  , cheers
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Steak instead of Stake - undoubtedly down to the spell checker but I should have checked 
"Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride!" - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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Fixed the subject for you. 
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, weighing all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
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