LL-L "Delectables" 2010.02.02 (03) [EN]

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From: Paul Finlow-Bates <wolf_thunder51 at yahoo.co.uk>
Subject: LL-L "Delectables" 2010.02.01 (08) [EN]

From: Tom Mc Rae
<thomas.mcrae at bigpond.com<http://uk.mc264.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=thomas.mcrae@bigpond.com>
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Subject: LL-L "Delectables" 2010.02.01 (03) [EN]

"All hail to Thee Oh Dundee chipper,
Your food tastes finer the any kipper.
And I can truly say,
That I would rather eat your products than porridge any day.
How really good it is to see,
This chipper run by a man from Italy,
As well as by his family.
Where for just a single shilling,
You can partake of a fish supper if you are willing.
Well wrapped up in greasy newspaper,
>From which emanates a most appetising vapour.
And I can truly say,
This establishment is a blessing to us beside The Silv'ry Tay."

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Absolutely brilliant Tom!

Paul

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From: R. F. Hahn <sassisch at yahoo.com>
Subject: Delectables

I agree with Paul, Tom. It should go into your collection in our gallery.
What say you?

Folks, in case you don't know whom our Tom is channeling there, please have
a look here:

http://lowlands-l.net/gallery/mcrae_mcgonagall.php
http://lowlands-l.net/gallery/mcrae_new_mcgonagall.php

Regards,
Reinhard/Ron
Seattle, USA

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From: Tom Mc Rae <thomas.mcrae at bigpond.com>
Subject: LL-L "Delectables" 2010.02.01 (08) [EN]

May be true in Yorkshire Sandy, after all that's where fish and chips is
claimed to have originated by some.
What I am referring to is the snooty attitude of British "Would Be" superior
people on a par with Hyacinth Bucket.
To such folks things like fish and chips and black pudding were foods of the
Common People. In Edinburgh we classified such snobs as
"Kippers an' Pianies" or "Fur Coats and Nae Knickers". They were generally
women married to clerical workers who refused to patronise the
Co-op stores with good prices as "Working People Went There" but patronised
the more expensive grocers where butter and best butter came from
the same slab. In Edinburgh they resided in Morningside (Morning seid) and
Shandon. Glagow it was Kelvin Grove  (Kailvin Groeve) an dput on faux
accents. eg Pork became Pawrk, margarine was margherine. Standard joke in
mye day was that a Mirage was a Morningside wedding,
The English town I referred to was in the Home Counties and the shop
described was the only one I knew of. Can't recall the name but Sir Malcolm
Sargeant was born there.
It's amusing to note that in Edinburgh one could see respected professionals
queuing at the chip shops with everybody else.

On 02/02/2010, at 11:09 AM, Lowlands-L List wrote:

As a frequent visitor to Whitby (the north-east Yorkshire one), this
doesn't seem so odd to me. With fresh fish coming in daily and dozens of
fish and chip shops and restaurants along the river, there's a lot of
competition between fryers.


 Best Regards
Tom Mc Rae
Brisbane Australia
An honest man's the noblest work of God (Robert Burns)

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