Who was the greatest? Louis or Dizzy?

stanton · Post by **stanton** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 2:10 pm

OR

BaronVon · Post by **BaronVon** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 2:32 pm

Mmmmmm Crumpets im hungry now.Butter and strawberry jam

One of the most bizarre chops ive ever seen

stanton · Post by **stanton** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 2:37 pm

Baron_von_Carlton wrote:Mmmmmm Crumpets im hungry now.Butter and strawberry jam

Thats what I'll be having for afternoon tea in 23 minutes. I can't wait.

perkalerk215 · Post by **perkalerk215** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 2:49 pm

so i never understood this tea and crumpets or biscuits thing over there....i know in america people love their coffee. and fast food. but i feel like its different than the english and their tea.

stanton · Post by **stanton** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 3:01 pm

I love coffee too and don't forget that most of the great Jazz Crumpeters were american.

I like tea, but I think I may like the Englishness of it even more than that. The regional variations on how people take their tea, while slight are quite charming also. Tearooms are fantastic aswell, Betty's tearoom in York is too good for words.

http://www.bettys.co.uk/content.asp?sto ... 269C6FA%7D

If you don't know, get to know... etc

Tea

BaronVon · Post by **BaronVon** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 3:04 pm

perkalerk215 wrote:so i never understood this tea and crumpets or biscuits thing over there....i know in america people love their coffee. and fast food. but i feel like its different than the english and their tea.

I don't drink water unless it's boiled and infused with Chinas finest grade of Tea.Nations where built on tea,a tradition which goes back to the early days of the British empire.Im not proud that we fucked over millions of people but without it id probably be drinking that nasty skank breath smelling Coffee nonsense.I can't relax after drinking coffee it makes me feel on the edge and i can't sleep.Tea on the other hand creates an aura of calm and tranquility.Plus evidence suggests that unlike Coffee it is incredibly good for your health.
Crumpets and Biscuits just taste good and happen to go perfectly with a good cup a Cha.

Unfortunately as ive mentioned before most Brits havn't got a clue what a good cup of tea is.It disgusts me that a country that drinks so much tea is happy to purchase the Indian floor sweepings sold in supermarkets.

stanton · Post by **stanton** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 3:07 pm

Baron_von_Carlton wrote: Crumpets and Biscuits just taste good and happen to go perfectly with a good cup a Cha.

How very true. I have, at this very moment, 2 crumpets in the toaster and a pot of Earl Grey gently brewing.

BaronVon · Post by **BaronVon** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 3:13 pm

stanton wrote:
Baron_von_Carlton wrote: Crumpets and Biscuits just taste good and happen to go perfectly with a good cup a Cha.
How very true. I have, at this very moment, 2 crumpets in the toaster and a pot of Earl Grey gently brewing.

i can't be arsed to walk to the shop

stanton · Post by **stanton** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 3:18 pm

OH MY GOSH!!!

perkalerk215 · Post by **perkalerk215** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 3:25 pm

word. so i get the whole tradition thing and all, but it still is just so odd to me that the whole country like sets aside "tea time" with their crumpets and all. it is a nice idea. and cool people care enough about their history or whatever. or just the whole health aspect of it...but im still just taken back by the whole idea.

coffee is not supposed to relax you by the way. americans love this shit because its like crack, only legal and not as nasty as crack or meth or something. but they live off of this shit. i drink it from time to time, as well as tea when i want to sip something hot.

i just am trying to maybe compare america with GB and see whats up with maybe if there is something we do that would be equally defining for our country. if that makes sense....

it throws me off all the time when my friend from england bitches that he hasnt had "tea time" yet throughout his day. im like, "dude, just grab a cup of tea"....you guys actually sit down and like praise the shit while sipping it. im hyped that you get so hyped about it.

FSTZ · Post by **FSTZ** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 3:25 pm

you brits and your tea

I'll take coffee and cream

lloydnoise · Post by **lloydnoise** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 3:28 pm

stanton wrote:Betty's tearoom in York is too good for words

yes Stanton, I used to go here once a fortnight with my mum when i was little. good to see people reppin Betty's

BaronVon · Post by **BaronVon** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 3:29 pm

perkalerk215 wrote:word. so i get the whole tradition thing and all, but it still is just so odd to me that the whole country like sets aside "tea time" with their crumpets and all. it is a nice idea. and cool people care enough about their history or whatever. or just the whole health aspect of it...but im still just taken back by the whole idea.

coffee is not supposed to relax you by the way. americans love this shit because its like crack, only legal and not as nasty as crack or meth or something. but they live off of this shit. i drink it from time to time, as well as tea when i want to sip something hot.

i just am trying to maybe compare america with GB and see whats up with maybe if there is something we do that would be equally defining for our country. if that makes sense....

it throws me off all the time when my friend from england bitches that he hasnt had "tea time" yet throughout his day. im like, "dude, just grab a cup of tea"....you guys actually sit down and like praise the shit while sipping it. im hyped that you get so hyped about it.

Just watch this video its 7 minutes long and outlines how crazy the Chinese are about Tea compared to us Brits.Notice how little tea he gets to drink after the whole process. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLcGch6koh4

stanton · Post by **stanton** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 3:32 pm

perkalerk215 wrote:im hyped that you get so hyped about it.

I'm hyped that you're hyped that we're hyped. I was going to post a photo of round 2, but I felt it a tad gratuitous. Tea time is almost as good as Pub time.

perkalerk215 · Post by **perkalerk215** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 3:34 pm

i dont know much that is better than "pub time" other than sex. so for you to compare "tea time" to "pub time".....i dont get it at all. but word. haha. thats some serious shit then.

no disrespect by the way. at all. just was always curious.

and by the way, i would watch tat vid, but my work sucks and they blocked youtube.com. which means im in the dark on that one. ill watch when i get home though.

dutty yuppie · Post by **dutty yuppie** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 3:37 pm

perkalerk215 wrote:word. so i get the whole tradition thing and all, but it still is just so odd to me that the whole country like sets aside "tea time" with their crumpets and all. it is a nice idea. and cool people care enough about their history or whatever. or just the whole health aspect of it...but im still just taken back by the whole idea.

Ha! Yes, we also wear bowler hats every day.

There is no designated tea time, we drink tea all day. When we're not drinking tea, we're in the pub.

I don't know what it is about this glorious island upon which I am inhabited but it's fair to say that as a nation we're predisposed to getting drunk and battered on a regular basis. Was speaking to an American about this the other day - we're a nation of caners apparently.

perkalerk215 · Post by **perkalerk215** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 3:42 pm

Dutty Yuppie wrote:
perkalerk215 wrote:word. so i get the whole tradition thing and all, but it still is just so odd to me that the whole country like sets aside "tea time" with their crumpets and all. it is a nice idea. and cool people care enough about their history or whatever. or just the whole health aspect of it...but im still just taken back by the whole idea.
Ha! Yes, we also wear bowler hats every day.

There is no designated tea time, we drink tea all day. When we're not drinking tea, we're in the pub.

I don't know what it is about this glorious island upon which I am inhabited but it's fair to say that as a nation we're predisposed to getting drunk and battered on a regular basis. Was speaking to an American about this the other day - we're a nation of caners apparently.

i know nothing about that. its a stereotype i wanted to ask about myself so i dont assume shit. NO DISRESPECT!...dont know how else to make that clear.

stanton · Post by **stanton** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 3:46 pm

perkalerk215 wrote: i know nothing about that. its a stereotype i wanted to ask about myself so i dont assume shit. NO DISRESPECT!...dont know how else to make that clear.

No disrespect taken my good man, I for one do happen to wear a bowler hat everyday, and I'm exceedingly hyped about it too.

perkalerk215 · Post by **perkalerk215** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 3:55 pm

nice. i actually had to google what the hell kind of hat that was

and im not a dude. im a chick.

guess i should add a pic or something.

stanton · Post by **stanton** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 4:03 pm

perkalerk215 wrote:and im not a dude. im a chick. guess i should add a pic or something.

Yes, I guess I should add a bowler hat to my picture.

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