World Enough and Time

Uhn, I'm tryin to think of a circumstance inwhich pine would be a flavour. Maybe if we were a society of badgers and woodpeckers?

Now i have a badfic line in my head - her skin tasted of her pining for the one who'd gone before - i guess that's a pine flavour...

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Maybe if we were a society of badgers and woodpeckers?

Or ants?

- her skin tasted of her pining for the one who'd gone before -

You know, that has potential. How about... lumberjack slash?

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something that Monty Python would know about?

Still it could have been worse you could have gotten Death or Nuclear Waste.

I got Vanilla, apparently if I weren't Vanilla I'd be Lemon.

I think I'd've liked the ambiguiity of Almond.

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something that Monty Python would know about?

Exactly!

you could have gotten Death or Nuclear Waste.

Eeyeu.

the ambiguiity of Almond

What a good phrase. May I use it as a title? Dunno for what yet...

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Eeyeu.

See, that's me always looking on the bright side of life.

the ambiguiity of Almond

What a good phrase. May I use it as a title? Dunno for what yet...

Of course you may. I am looking forward to seeing it in usage somewhere.

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Ambiguity of Almond. I take it as a challenge.

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Uhn, I'm tryin to think of a circumstance in which pine would be a flavour.

You mean you've never drunk Retsina?!
It's Greek white wine with a pine resin taste. Unusual, but tasty, especially chilled on a hot day.

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No. I've never tasted it. Heard of it, now that you mention it, but probably didn't know what it was. Interesting! Wonder whether I'd like it.

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I sometimes have a glass if I treat myself to lunch at the Parthenon (Greek restaurant on Great Western Road, 5-10 mins walk from home). I discovered it as a student at meetings of the Scottish-Hellenic Society in St As. I don't normally drink white wine, especially dry ones, but it's very refreshing.

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I will keep this in mind for the next time I'm in a Greek restaurant. Hmm. Now I'm trying to think of an excuse to go to a Greek restaurant.

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We'll think of something... Some Byzantine anniversary.

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Yes! Hmm, to pick an event... or a person's birthday or death date? But what person?

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There must be lots...
Any excuse, basically!

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No -- never drunk it -- have heard of it though; for some reaosn it's making me think of Mills and Boon novels. Probably some Miranda Lee or Susan Napier Alpha Greek Tale... Actually come to think of it the Greeks seem to have odd tastes in liquor -- am thinking of Ouzo here -- which i understand to be loved by those who love it but I think makes a good fuel... perhaps due to my experience as a teen of it.

There I was at a family party and Carey, a man of much ickiness, pous some into a glass of Coke, then 5 minutes later my mum comes by and says Oh Sweety! You can have alcohol and pours some scotch into the drink. Ouzo+Coke+Scotch != Good. Actually that shouldn't be surprising as Coke and Scotch are bad enough... of cours eI had to share this disgusting concoction with my stepsis who skulled it...

well this answer isn't long rambling and off the point or anything.

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Ick! That sounds a vile mixture! (Anything involving Coke is vile...)

I like Mavrodaphne of Patras: it's a sweet Greek red wine. Utterly yummy. Mind, I'm the sort who can happily drink dessert wine with food...

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It was (and it is -- the only thing Coke goes with is itself or perhaps cherry cordial; but given the choice I avoid it.)

That sounds like it might be worth seeking out. I am the sort who can drink it with or without food I have a thing for botrytis at the moment.

Though my favourite drinks are still a toss up between frangelico, drambuie and glayva.

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I tend to avoid Coke too. Problem is, when I have soft drinks, I like to have diet soft drinks - the ones with sugar seem far too sweet. And often in restaurants and the like, Coke is the only diet drink available.

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The only fizzy soft drink I like is neat tonic (usually diet).

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I can tolerate tonic, but I don't really like it, either. I should do like Captain Jack, and stick to water. Stay hydrated! Yeah, that's the ticket!

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It is a pity that they limit things so. I tend to dirnk apircot nectar (when they have it) at restaurants or straight orange juice.

I'm not a very adventurous sort.

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I used to order orange juice but in the last couple of years I've started having odd random allergic reactions to fruit drinks. Most annoying. I sometimes order it anyway.

There's nothing wrong with water but sometimes I want something a little more flavour-filled.

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Botrytis! Yes! Noble rot=nectar of the gods!
Have you ever drunk Tokaji Aszu (5 puttonyos grade)?

Drambuie is OK as a liqueur-chocolate filling, but too syrup-y to drink for my liking. Glayva is a rip-off of it, and not as nice. Neither is as good as Green Chartreuse. Frangelico's OK, but I think Amaretto's better.

I haven't seen the wondrously purple Parfait Amour for years.

Goldschläger is fun because of the gold-leaf, and the cinnamon!

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Yes! Of the gods, indeed.

No I haven't -- haven't seen it in any of the shops I tend to go to, I think I would need to go to one of the larger more supermarket sized stores to find it...

Oh gosh this conversation is making me highly desirous of wandering off to the Apothecary for some nice drinks.

Except it's 1030 -- which wouldn't matter os much as i'm unemplyoed but alas being unemployed I cannot afford the Apothecary.

Oh! One more reason to go find a job -- but notuntil after OWeek as I will be busy busy busy until then.

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I've tasted Ouzo, and liked it.

Carey really does sound icky! Ugh.

What an exciting past you do have. (g)

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I've never tried Ouzo, but my suspicion is it's probably like Grappa - best as a small tot along with your black coffee. Especially with Greek coffee, as that tends to be sweet and sludgy. (My favourite variant of Greek/Turkish coffee is the Arabic Coffee at Phenicia, in West Nicolson Street, Edinburgh. That has rosewater and cardamom in it...! I can also recommend the mint tea at Palmyra, a Lebanese café.)

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I hope I get to try coffee at the Phenicia some time. That sounds delicious!

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One of these days I shall have to revisit it. Aged taste buds and all of that.

Oh -- he was -- overtly sexual without being sensuous or sexy. I suspect he was quite mixed up really.

No more so than anyone else's! And less than most. *grins*

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Yeah. We've all know odd people. We've all found ourselves in odd situations at one time or another. Some of us more than others.

Makes life interesting!

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Sometimes I think it's not just being in the odd situations it's recognising them or being able to tell a story that makes them stand out.

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These are not mutually exclusive possibilities.

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You have a cool taste. Mine changes every time I take this quiz.

I taste like Peanut Butter.
I am one of the most blendable flavours; I go with sweet, I go with sour, I go with bland, I go with anything. I am practical and good company, but have something of a tendency to hang around when I'm not wanted, unaware that my presence is not welcome.
If I was not Peanut Butter I'd be Coffee
Buzz buzz, I am Coffee flavoured.
I am popular in the workplace, even though I am often bitter. I am energetic to the point of being frenetic; buzz buzz, out of my way. I tend to overwork myself and need periods of recovery time.

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Peanut butter? Coffee? Nice tastes, singly or together, though I'd suspect you of actually being something more exotic, less domestic.

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Nah, I'm a simple soul.

Don't actually eat peanut butter or drink coffee, mind.

BTW, did my email get to you?

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I'm a simple soul.

Hah! You lie, Lucifer, you lie!

Don't actually eat peanut butter or drink coffee, mind.

I do, and I like the flavour of each. But they're both a little too... a little too brown for you.

BTW, did my email get to you?

It did, now answered, unless there was a second message that didn't get to me, which is also possible.

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a little too brown

What tastes blue-purple?

I now hum song: "I could be brown, I could be blue, I could be violet sky, I could be hurtful, I could be purple, I could be anything you like; gotta be green, gotta be mean, gotta be everything more, why don't you like me, why don't you like me..."

*grin*

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What tastes blue-purple?

Grapes. Now, that's a good flavour. Or blueberries. Also good.

I now hum song: "I could be brown, I could be blue, ...

OMG it's the Buffy musical episode come to haunt my LJ. (hides)

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I think I'm more... salty, than berry-like.

And this is SO NOT the Buffy musical. SO NOT (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzA0nG_PurQ). You horrible person, you must watch the good telly.

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I think I'm more... salty, than berry-like.

Hmm. Blue corn Doritos?

is SO NOT the Buffy musical.

Hee.

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duncanmac.livejournal.com

On the other hand, I wound up as:

I have a severe temptation toward multiple puns upon this subject ... which I shall resist at this time.

I can't comment about the various (Greek and otherwise) alcoholic beverages, but I am curious all the same. Let me know if you or Tasia are holding a "wine-tasting party"; I have yet to try any of the Greek wines/spirits/etc that you and others have described here.

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I have a severe temptation toward multiple puns upon this subject ... which I shall resist at this time.

You are so kind to me.

Let me know if you or Tasia are holding a "wine-tasting party";

I'm not likely to, since (a) I hardly ever drink anything alcoholic and (b) it's expensive. A tea-drinking party, on the other hand, I might get behind!

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Boring and bland? Hmmmph! I am not amused.

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This quiz has you totally wrong - you are not boring and bland at all! Hmmph! You're not even a staple. More like a rare spice that someone would have to import from Indonesia on an old creaky sailing ship manned by buff sailors risking sodomy charges.

So there.

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Thank you. I wouldn't have minded being tea, for much the same reasons as you're saying I'm nutmeg or cinnamon - tea clippers and perilous voyages round the Horn. Oh, and hot sailors too. *g*

I don't think much of this quiz at all. Your "You will be aware of me, but not quite remember me without being reminded." is also right off the mark. ::kicks stupid quiz::

I've been meaning to ask you for ages, how's your Dad? I'd sort of assumed he's better, since you didn't have to pack a bag and run... I've just got home from lunch with my parents and taking my dad for a drive. He doesn't get out much these days, and it was a nice sunny afternoon, so I drove him into Valletta to look at the street decorations for the feast of St Paul, and then back along the Valletta waterfront. He was spared the sight of the unco-ordinated door and window colours, however, since we drove along the back of the warehouses. *g*

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