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Forum: General Blah Blah 4th November 2009, 01:13 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 4,877
Posted By Martini Enfield
What about Bourbon, Cola, and Raspberry Cordial?...

What about Bourbon, Cola, and Raspberry Cordial? It's surprisingly nice and it's a bit different. Just don't use "top-shelf" bourbon. That's silly.
Forum: General Blah Blah 4th November 2009, 01:08 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,786
Posted By Martini Enfield
If you get the job, you should totally encourage...

If you get the job, you should totally encourage them to upgrade from seaplanes to flying boats.

Flying boats are cool and I think we can all agree the world is poorer for their passing.
Forum: The Pit 4th November 2009, 12:30 AM
Replies: 286
Views: 82,439
Posted By Martini Enfield
Even fat ducks. But they have to pay. :D

Even fat ducks.

But they have to pay. :D
Forum: The Pit 2nd November 2009, 12:46 AM
Replies: 121
Views: 12,829
Posted By Martini Enfield
Has anyone else noticed an increase of SDMB...

Has anyone else noticed an increase of SDMB threads lately that really should have been a Google search? There's one there now about the difference between iPods and MP3 players, which could have...
Forum: Just the Facts 1st November 2009, 03:47 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 7,763
Posted By Martini Enfield
There's at least one nationally broadcast radio...

There's at least one nationally broadcast radio music show here that I think does that- it certainly seems unlikely that someone like Sting or Eric Clapton would take the time out of their day to...
Forum: The Pit 1st November 2009, 12:37 AM
Replies: 121
Views: 12,829
Posted By Martini Enfield
All extremely valid and noteworthy points that I...

All extremely valid and noteworthy points that I agree with you on.

Another issue is that "The Straight Dope" is no longer a widely recognised term for "The facts" or "The situation as it is"- it...
Forum: The Pit 31st October 2009, 11:02 PM
Replies: 121
Views: 12,829
Posted By Martini Enfield
Bingo. That's why I post there- the internet is...

Bingo. That's why I post there- the internet is full of places to talk about silly things or post cat pictures or say "FIRST!" after each post. I like having somewhere to post where the odds are...
Forum: General Blah Blah 31st October 2009, 10:50 PM
Replies: 70
Views: 5,307
Posted By Martini Enfield
Indeed it was... but the first six responses were...

Indeed it was... but the first six responses were non-serious, and whilst some people did indeed make serious responses (thanks, guys!) a large number of the posts were of the non-serious (or "you...
Forum: The Pit 31st October 2009, 07:24 PM
Replies: 121
Views: 12,829
Posted By Martini Enfield
You may be onto something there, Wolf, although...

You may be onto something there, Wolf, although personally I feel that the SDMB's refusal to explore alternative ways of generating income was initially due to believing their own PR (We're the SDMB!...
Forum: General Blah Blah 31st October 2009, 06:25 PM
Replies: 70
Views: 5,307
Posted By Martini Enfield
That's OK, as wring says it is a bit hard to read...

That's OK, as wring says it is a bit hard to read nuance in text over the internet.

People forget that halloween isn't established here so for many (most?) people including myself, October 31 was...
Forum: General Blah Blah 31st October 2009, 05:46 PM
Replies: 70
Views: 5,307
Posted By Martini Enfield
No, I can't. Especially since it was asking about...

No, I can't. Especially since it was asking about something in Australia, not America. I'd rather expected the Australian contingent to come in to discuss it, with some of our American friends...
Forum: General Blah Blah 30th October 2009, 11:17 PM
Replies: 70
Views: 5,307
Posted By Martini Enfield
I think it's the Commonwealth English "-isation"...

I think it's the Commonwealth English "-isation" ending, as opposed to the American English "-ization" ending. ;)
Forum: General Blah Blah 30th October 2009, 04:17 PM
Replies: 70
Views: 5,307
Posted By Martini Enfield
I don't recall saying "Halloween is silly and I...

I don't recall saying "Halloween is silly and I hate it". I was asking if anyone had any thoughts on why a holiday not culturally associated with this country suddenly became so popular. That's not...
Forum: General Blah Blah 30th October 2009, 05:13 AM
Replies: 70
Views: 5,307
Posted By Martini Enfield
It's artificial in the sense that it's never been...

It's artificial in the sense that it's never been celebrated here in the "pumpkins and trick-or-treating stuff" from, and in that guise it's largely been imported in whole cloth from the US- hence,...
Forum: General Blah Blah 30th October 2009, 03:03 AM
Replies: 70
Views: 5,307
Posted By Martini Enfield
I think you might be onto something there,...

I think you might be onto something there, actually. There are people at my uni who do not know a time when The Simpsons hasn't been on TV. It's an awesome show, no argument, and it's definitely had...
Forum: General Blah Blah 30th October 2009, 02:38 AM
Replies: 70
Views: 5,307
Posted By Martini Enfield
Yeah... silly me for starting a topic and hoping...

Yeah... silly me for starting a topic and hoping people might have a serious discussion about it before hijacking it and namecalling. :smack:

The costumed parties aspect of halloween is fun, but I...
Forum: General Blah Blah 30th October 2009, 12:20 AM
Replies: 70
Views: 5,307
Posted By Martini Enfield
Why is halloween becoming prevalent in Australia?

People are treating it like an actual holiday here in Australia, as opposed to the... well, the modern quasi-manufactured imported "event" that it is.

Every year we seem to get more and more...
Forum: Just the Facts 27th October 2009, 11:47 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 2,525
Posted By Martini Enfield
Shouldn't "Axe" have an "e" in...

Shouldn't "Axe" have an "e" in it?
Forum: General Blah Blah 27th October 2009, 04:00 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,808
Posted By Martini Enfield
Tell me about it. But even Australian-made...

Tell me about it. But even Australian-made chocolate bars and lollies are stupidly expensive now. Tic-tacs cost over $1 a box at my local supermarket and even something as simple as a Mars Bar is...
Forum: General Blah Blah 27th October 2009, 03:22 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,696
Posted By Martini Enfield
I know how you feel- I'm in the age group where...

I know how you feel- I'm in the age group where bar/club-hopping is still a reasonably popular activity, and it's very hard to say "Sorry, I don't go nightclubbing and there's no public transport...
Forum: Just the Facts 25th October 2009, 08:13 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 50,265
Posted By Martini Enfield
Perhaps you could transport it in one of those...

Perhaps you could transport it in one of those foil-lined insulated cooler bags that you get at the supermarket for transporting frozen veggies and icecream home in? You'd have the "Reverse Faraday...
Forum: Just the Facts 24th October 2009, 07:36 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 2,525
Posted By Martini Enfield
Sure you can. It just requires a concentrated...

Sure you can. It just requires a concentrated effort from educators and the media to say "Sorry, your txtspeak is not an accepted variant of English, but thanks for playing. Try again when you can...
Forum: Politics, Philosophy and Religion 24th October 2009, 06:52 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,869
Posted By Martini Enfield
The thing is, white people from (say) Canada are...

The thing is, white people from (say) Canada are the same "race" as a white person from Bournemouth. So their problem isn't with the "race", it's their country of origin- which I'm pretty sure is...
Forum: General Blah Blah 24th October 2009, 06:49 AM
Replies: 53
Views: 7,053
Posted By Martini Enfield
The other thing people forget is that the...

The other thing people forget is that the pinnacles of military technology in the 1770s were single-shot muzzleloading rifles, the Puckle Defence Gun (a sort of tripod-mounted flintlock revolver...
Forum: Politics, Philosophy and Religion 24th October 2009, 04:32 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,869
Posted By Martini Enfield
My understanding is that they're "White English...

My understanding is that they're "White English Only"- so white people from the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa etc. should still clear off back to their own countries as far as the...
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