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Daveb
Discworld
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Posted - 24/06/2007 : 19:00:17
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Easy 10 has been spotted on the Argus site. Readers comments section.
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We're all doomed!
Head for the hills before they start heading for you! |
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Control Panel
Discworld
1166 Posts |
 Posted - 24/06/2007 : 19:05:07
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posted by Pelagia
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According to the latest scientific report conducted by the established and current Mr P, tea must be left to brew for 4 minutes exactly in order to reap the full benefit thereof.
Far be it for me to promote disharmony in that household, but the brewing time must depend upon the type of tea. Darjeeling requires longer while a quick burst of 99 can get away with a couple of minutes (indeed, any longer and it can turn to sludge).
Greggs certainly seems like the Ritz compared with the caff I once went in. The proprietor put tea in a plastic sieve and held it under a hot-water tap (not even boiling) fixed to some sort of tank - by which time I had fled the premises.
It must have been the prospect of drinking something like that which made Hannibal Lecter explore other options. |
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No Expert
Barsoom
398 Posts |
Posted - 24/06/2007 : 19:26:25
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Originally posted by long time no see
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Originally posted by Control Panel
the Greggs standard?
Greggs sell Tetley Tea.
So it is a Tetley Standard you are talking about.
Unlike American Starbucks who have their own dodgy brand of tea bag.
Another pathetic lie!
just like newlabourgordenbrown.
starbucks use top quality tazo tea
http://starbucks.co.uk/en-GB/_Favorite+Beverages/The+World+of+Tazo+Tea.htm
they use only the finest blends
so you pay more for quality
and real leather seats
not cheap plastic seats which cause
backside perspiration |
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long time no see
Earthsea
United Kingdom
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Posted - 24/06/2007 : 19:52:41
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Originally posted by Daveb
Easy 10 has been spotted on the Argus site. Readers comments section.
He is a member on here.
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Captain Hawkeye
Barsoom
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 24/06/2007 : 20:02:21
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not cheap plastic seats which cause
backside perspiration
Perhaps that is a topic that will run and run !
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Infinite Poppadum
Discworld
1235 Posts |
Posted - 24/06/2007 : 20:02:41
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| No doubt, "Long Time No See" is a direct translation of úkãvïså©ÅC both mandarin and cantonese. |
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Infinite Poppadum
Discworld
1235 Posts |
Posted - 24/06/2007 : 20:05:10
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Doesn't look as if this system is up to Chinese figures. Not very inclusive!
Perhaps long time no see can devise a way of providing us the original idiograms of his name. |
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Daveb
Discworld
1890 Posts |
Posted - 24/06/2007 : 20:08:05
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Originally posted by long time no see
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Originally posted by Daveb
Easy 10 has been spotted on the Argus site. Readers comments section.
He is a member on here.
Yes but Long Time No See
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We're all doomed!
Head for the hills before they start heading for you! |
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Control Panel
Discworld
1166 Posts |
Posted - 24/06/2007 : 20:14:32
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| Well, folks, the 2000 mark seems a distant memory for this topic. In the blinking of an eye, it's now gone beyond 2600, and I think that we should all recognise that, from whichever viewpoint we take, this must stand as a tribute to the remarkable place which Greggs, from its humble Newcaslte origins, has acquired in our nation's favours and, indeed, as a player on the world stage. I should not be surprised if Simon Fanshawe has bought shares in it.. |
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Pelagia
Barsoom
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Posted - 24/06/2007 : 22:41:28
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| I can top that, I think, Control Panel. When I first started work, back in the dark ages, we had a tea lady who made us tea and coffee in the mornings. She would make her own teabags out of stockings (worn or new, I hate to think). This was found out when they were spotted washed out and hung over the taps to dry, and ready for the next batch of tea |
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Infinite Poppadum
Discworld
1235 Posts |
Posted - 25/06/2007 : 02:44:19
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Goodness knows what LTNS's marketing masters will think when they do a spot-check on his Greggs promotion.
In an age when there is a fragmentation of media - no more of people watching/reading the same thing simultaneously - marketing men are also trying to engineer word of mouth. People are paid to start conversations into which a product is brought. Those hired to do this have to write reports of what they have done/said, and their controllers can spot when these reports are false.
It is an increasingly surreal world, but here, by the Greggs topic being turned on its head, the people have made a stand against this strategy.. |
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Captain Hawkeye
Barsoom
United Kingdom
391 Posts |
Posted - 25/06/2007 : 08:46:16
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Originally posted by Pelagia
I can top that, I think, Control Panel. When I first started work, back in the dark ages, we had a tea lady who made us tea and coffee in the mornings. She would make her own teabags out of stockings (worn or new, I hate to think). This was found out when they were spotted washed out and hung over the taps to dry, and ready for the next batch of tea
Standards have improved in Brighton & Hove (Portslade too ?) and we see the results. People flocking to enjoy the better quality of life in this city. We could debate the extent that this is due to Greggs. |
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long time no see
Earthsea
United Kingdom
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Posted - 25/06/2007 : 08:51:47
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Originally posted by Infinite Poppadum
Goodness knows what LTNS's marketing masters will think when they do a spot-check on his Greggs promotion.
You are a very Deluded to think like that.
Life In The City. |
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No Expert
Barsoom
398 Posts |
Posted - 25/06/2007 : 09:40:55
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your are paid
to spread pathetic lies
about so called high quality tetley tea
which in a regular shop
cost 2p per teabag
hardly high quality.
whilst people suffer
from sweaty backsides
instead of going to starbucks
where high quality finest blend tazo tea
can be consumed in comfort
whilst enjoying the latest cd
from exbeatlePaulmcCartneydivoringheathermillsthemonoped |
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Infinite Poppadum
Discworld
1235 Posts |
Posted - 25/06/2007 : 10:08:07
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| And, ofd course, even better is loose tea - something which LTNS has sedulously ignored. |
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Infinite Poppadum
Discworld
1235 Posts |
Posted - 25/06/2007 : 10:16:42
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Yes, Paul McCartney's previous album in fact does not mention coffee but has a song called English Tea:
"Would you care to sit with me
For a cup of English tea?
Very twee,
Very me
Any sunny morning."
It would not sound as romantic if he had sung about bringing in a couple of polystyrene cups from Greggs. Any song about Greggs would need a heavy rock backing, not strings.
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Horseman7
Barsoom
United Kingdom
147 Posts |
Posted - 25/06/2007 : 10:19:13
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Originally posted by No Expert
I'm coming in late of this one, can someone let me know what the Eden project is for?
Click on Listen to this programme in full for a recent interview with Tim Smit.
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Control Panel
Discworld
1166 Posts |
Posted - 25/06/2007 : 10:48:27
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posted by Infinite Poppadum
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Any song about Greggs would need a heavy rock backing
Heavy rock? That would be the danish, I take it |
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No Expert
Barsoom
398 Posts |
Posted - 25/06/2007 : 12:03:54
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utter bullshit and you know it
spreading pathetic lies for your paymasters
at pathetic sweaty arsed greggs.
who sell cheapo tetley tea
and rolls that make you sick
there is 2 reasons you like greggs
you are paid by then to lie
and it's full of tramps |
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No Expert
Barsoom
398 Posts |
Posted - 25/06/2007 : 12:14:35
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Starbucks - 7521 oulets worldwide
sweaty Greggs - 1,200
do the maths (if you can)
starbucks is more successful
because they sell better tea
and don't let customers
nosh tramps |
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long time no see
Earthsea
United Kingdom
6428 Posts |
Posted - 25/06/2007 : 12:21:09
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Originally posted by Infinite Poppadum
And, ofd course, even better is loose tea - something which LTNS has sedulously ignored.
All tea is good
except for the well dodgy Americans Starbucks.
Life In The City.
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Captain Hawkeye
Barsoom
United Kingdom
391 Posts |
 Posted - 25/06/2007 : 12:25:53
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Originally posted by long time no see
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Originally posted by Infinite Poppadum
And, ofd course, even better is loose tea - something which LTNS has sedulously ignored.
All tea is good
except for the well dodgy Americans Starbucks.
Life In The City.
What is the tea like in London Road Market ? |
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Control Panel
Discworld
1166 Posts |
Posted - 25/06/2007 : 12:26:07
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Yes, LTNS claims that, with Greggs, he has been on a mission to regenerate the London Road, but this is fraudulent.
Somebody with a genuine concern for tea drinking on the London Road would at least have invited residents to consider the merits of Wetherspoons. Some might prefer Greggs, but Wetherspoons must be worth consideration.
This establishment offers tea at 79p, in porcelain cups. True, that is 4p more than Greggs but it also stocks Twinings as well as Teltey's - and they do herbal - and the price includes a free mini biscuit (how much would that cost in Greggs?) Moreover, it uses organic milk.
And, while Greggs has no seats and is keen to bundle customers out , through the wide, draughty door, Wetherspoons invites customers to loll on sofas or sit at tables - for no extra charge.
So, for a modest outlay of 79p, hard-pressed residents can find an hour's retreat from the rigours of the London Road.
And, LTNS will no doubt agree that Wetherspoons will soon be all non-smokling - unlike those benches on the pavement where Greggs customers have to perch.
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No Expert
Barsoom
398 Posts |
Posted - 25/06/2007 : 12:30:37
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very true
you have highlighted another lie
from our pathetic American hating
resident racist |
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long time no see
Earthsea
United Kingdom
6428 Posts |
Posted - 25/06/2007 : 12:52:36
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Originally posted by Control Panel
And, LTNS will no doubt agree that Wetherspoons will soon be all non-smokling
Yes No Smoking
is common sense.
And that Pub is down the road
not a problem at all.
Life In The City. |
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long time no see
Earthsea
United Kingdom
6428 Posts |
Posted - 25/06/2007 : 12:55:31
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Originally posted by Captain Hawkeye
What is the tea like in London Road Market ?
Not good at all.
Many times he pours Hot water in the Cup
to spread out his weak Tea.
Sign Of The Times. |
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Control Panel
Discworld
1166 Posts |
Posted - 25/06/2007 : 13:02:45
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LTNS now tells us that Wetherspoons is down the road from Greggs, but we know that - he doesn't address the comparative factors for the Greggs and Wetherspoons tea.
What's more, Wetherspoons has wi-fi, so LTNS could sit in there and post his deliberations in real time, sip by sip. |
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long time no see
Earthsea
United Kingdom
6428 Posts |
Posted - 25/06/2007 : 13:11:14
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Originally posted by Control Panel
LTNS now tells us that Wetherspoons is down the road from Greggs, but we know that - he doesn't address the comparative factors for the Greggs and Wetherspoons tea.
What's more, Wetherspoons has wi-fi, so LTNS could sit in there and post his deliberations in real time, sip by sip.
Greggs ain't no Pub,
they are a Take Away.
No Connection.
You are Deluded. |
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Tombstone Blues
Discworld
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Posted - 25/06/2007 : 13:13:41
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Control Panel
Discworld
1166 Posts |
Posted - 25/06/2007 : 13:16:42
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You could also take away the tea from Wetherspoons - and have a free biscuit.
You have not enteted into the equation the fact that one could relax over the tea at Wetherspoons.
But where does one drink the tea at Greggs? Presumably a Greggs customer buys tea there as he is away from home.
So, being away from home, it makes sense to sit in the comfort of Wethespoons and drink the tea.
You say I am deluded, but you are certainly being illogical. |
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