Lily-livered Vichy collaborateurs, to an 'homme'.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 26 Oct 2010, 10:19, 1 reply, 15 years ago)

I can't believe there were riots just because they want to retire at 60 instead of 62
How lazy are they, as a nation?

Sorry, that was a very stupid question. Imagine if their government had acquiesced to their demands - they'd be afraid to ever pass a law again
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 26 Oct 2010, 10:21, Reply)

They as lazy as they are smelly and cowardly. A LOT.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 26 Oct 2010, 10:24, Reply)

To devil's advocate here
If no one protested, but rather sat around grumbling about it, they'd have no chance of overturning it. By protesting there's at least an incredibly slim chance (especially if those protests are attended by a large percentage of the population).
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Tue 26 Oct 2010, 10:27, Reply)

'Sat round grumbling about it'
what, you mean like we do over here and the government passes anything they damn well please?
(berk, Tue 26 Oct 2010, 10:37, Reply)

Precisement

( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Tue 26 Oct 2010, 10:44, Reply)

Agreed
Strikes are one thing, riots are another. It's difficult to imagine the thought process which equates a higher retirement age with making violence and destruction of public property acceptable.

Unless you lived in Derby, in which case destruction of as much public property as possible is your civic duty
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 26 Oct 2010, 10:38, Reply)

Have you seen how much annual leave the French get as well?
The work-shy French are hardly ever in work anyway, add a few strikes to the mix and all they are complaining about is having to pretend to be in work for another 2 years.
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Tue 26 Oct 2010, 10:27, Reply)

When I worked for Coca-Cola our french colleagues used to get 8 weeks paid leave a year, but were paid approx 20% less than us for the same job.

(lkjshaglkasjdhglkhjz lkcvl; g;aodh;owih, Tue 26 Oct 2010, 10:30, Reply)

They don't have it bad at all the French.
Their minimum wage is €1,343.77 per month.

In Spain the minimum wage is just €738.85
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Tue 26 Oct 2010, 10:32, Reply)

Not to mention the hordes of them
who are PAID to produce wine so awful it is poured away.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 26 Oct 2010, 10:34, Reply)

You worked for Coca-Cola?
Ooooooooh, you're EVIL
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 26 Oct 2010, 10:37, Reply)

For five years. Left in 2007.

(lkjshaglkasjdhglkhjz lkcvl; g;aodh;owih, Tue 26 Oct 2010, 10:38, Reply)

I calculate that the taint of evil should have left you by about 2022
So you'll have to do something else to fit in around here
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 26 Oct 2010, 10:39, Reply)

I will always have a taint of evil. My lifestyle means it is unlikely I will make it to 2022

(lkjshaglkasjdhglkhjz lkcvl; g;aodh;owih, Tue 26 Oct 2010, 10:41, Reply)

Nonsense
Cut back on the lion-taming in your spare time and you'll be fine
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 26 Oct 2010, 10:43, Reply)

It's more the 80+ units of booze a week & 30 cigs a day.
Mind you, I haven't had a line for 3 years which is probably helping me survive a bit longer.
(lkjshaglkasjdhglkhjz lkcvl; g;aodh;owih, Tue 26 Oct 2010, 10:45, Reply)

I'm almost impressed by your self-destructive capabilities
I wouldn't worry too much, you're the same age as Monty and I'm pretty sure he's going to live forever, just to say "I told you so"
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 26 Oct 2010, 10:49, Reply)

Bunch of sheep-burning cunts.
Good cooks though.
(lkjshaglkasjdhglkhjz lkcvl; g;aodh;owih, Tue 26 Oct 2010, 10:31, Reply)

I will begrudgingly acknowledge their contributions to food and drink.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 26 Oct 2010, 10:32, Reply)

but not brie though
shudder.

it is the only cheese i can't stand.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 26 Oct 2010, 10:37, Reply)

goat's cheese is fucking rank
tastes like the smell of goat
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 26 Oct 2010, 10:37, Reply)

It really doesn't.

(berk, Tue 26 Oct 2010, 10:38, Reply)

Try goats cheese and wild mushroom risotto with loin of pork. Delicious.

(lkjshaglkasjdhglkhjz lkcvl; g;aodh;owih, Tue 26 Oct 2010, 10:40, Reply)

I used to feel this way when I was younger.
I no longer do. You just need to be careful about ODing.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 26 Oct 2010, 10:42, Reply)

have you been to vivat bacchus
with the walk-in cheese room, it's one of my favourite winebars in london. absolutely brilliant.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 26 Oct 2010, 10:44, Reply)

Where is this place? I need to visit and compare it to Gordon's Wine Bar.

(lkjshaglkasjdhglkhjz lkcvl; g;aodh;owih, Tue 26 Oct 2010, 10:46, Reply)

there's two.
i much prefer the farringdon one. you can also get platters of all sorts of meats (they do it by nationality) or proper hot specials, but it's the cheese room that wins. you go in, taste them all, and then choose some. they turn it into the most beautiful platter.

it's much better cheese and wine than gordons and much more comfortable. BUT it doesn't have the historic factor!
( rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 26 Oct 2010, 10:52, Reply)

When are you taking me?

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 26 Oct 2010, 10:47, Reply)

i promised gonz i'd take him too
we can all go.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 26 Oct 2010, 10:52, Reply)

*invites self*

(lkjshaglkasjdhglkhjz lkcvl; g;aodh;owih, Tue 26 Oct 2010, 10:53, Reply)

ha of course
but in the meantime if you are looking for somewhere brilliant with REAL LIFE friends, try it... amazing.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 26 Oct 2010, 10:55, Reply)

He has to acquire some real life friends first.
This could prove tricky.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 26 Oct 2010, 10:58, Reply)

It looks awesome
but expensive...
(berk, Tue 26 Oct 2010, 10:48, Reply)

it is brilliant
back in the day they did a thousand pound a head dinner, but that is long gone!
( rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 26 Oct 2010, 10:50, Reply)

Roast Springbok with shallots and girolles
Sounds wonderful.
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Tue 26 Oct 2010, 11:09, Reply)

i LOVE goats cheese
but it has to be hot and melty, not cold.

and the white rind has to get lost. i spend my life picking the white rind off pizzas.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 26 Oct 2010, 10:43, Reply)

Brie = posh Dairylea

( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Tue 26 Oct 2010, 10:38, Reply)

Brie de Mellon is delicious.
Brie de Meaux is very good.
'street Brie' is rather pointless but inoffensive, I find.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 26 Oct 2010, 10:40, Reply)

Pfft, 'street brie'
I found somewhere that does that Colston Bassett stilton on your recommendation, by the way - it was excellent.
(berk, Tue 26 Oct 2010, 10:43, Reply)

It really is great, isn't it?

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 26 Oct 2010, 10:47, Reply)

and also:
Painting (Renoir, Cezanne, Gauguin, Monet)
Philosophy (Descartes,Voltaire, Rousseau, Camus, Sartre)
Literature (Dumas, Verne, Balzac, Flaubert, Zola, Proust)
(lkjshaglkasjdhglkhjz lkcvl; g;aodh;owih, Tue 26 Oct 2010, 10:38, Reply)

Balzac lost all credibility
when he was namechecked by Blur
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 26 Oct 2010, 10:40, Reply)

Balzac lost all credibility
when people realised his name sounded like 'ballsack'.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 26 Oct 2010, 10:41, Reply)

I've heard you like Balzac, especially on your chin.

( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Tue 26 Oct 2010, 10:42, Reply)

Does this count as mindpiss?
Both points are very well delivered so I'm prepared to waive it if so
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 26 Oct 2010, 10:43, Reply)

It's 'semi piss' which, as we all know, is very difficult to do.
Right chaps?
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 26 Oct 2010, 10:46, Reply)

I'll high-five you after you've washed your hands.

( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Tue 26 Oct 2010, 10:47, Reply)

And the walls.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 26 Oct 2010, 10:57, Reply)

Extremely difficult and often painful.

(lkjshaglkasjdhglkhjz lkcvl; g;aodh;owih, Tue 26 Oct 2010, 10:47, Reply)

and inaccurate

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 26 Oct 2010, 10:59, Reply)

I don't like their 'letters' though.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 26 Oct 2010, 10:40, Reply)

Or their toast

(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 26 Oct 2010, 10:41, Reply)

their method of kissing is quite pleasurable though
not that I have ever frenched a frenchwoman, they might be rubbish at it
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 26 Oct 2010, 10:45, Reply)

They just consider it kissing

( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Tue 26 Oct 2010, 10:46, Reply)

like the nuts in brazil?

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 26 Oct 2010, 10:51, Reply)

*finger pistols*

( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Tue 26 Oct 2010, 10:55, Reply)

I remember the students
rioted because they their studying was to be increased by half an hour a week.

From the mininum of 3 hours to 3 and a half hours.
(Himjim died a little more inside on, Tue 26 Oct 2010, 10:34, Reply)

They were probably just trying to fill the remaining hours

(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 26 Oct 2010, 10:41, Reply)