Private Thread - Keep Out!
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marval
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This is supposed to be a true story, believe it if you like.
FBI agents conducted a raid of a psychiatric hospital in San Diego that was under investigation for medical insurance fraud. After hours of reviewing thousands of medical records, the dozens of agents had worked up quite an appetite. The agent in charge of the investigation called a nearby pizza parlour with delivery service to order a quick dinner for his colleagues.
The following telephone conversation took place and was recorded by the FBI because they were taping all conversations at the hospital:
Agent: Hello. I'd like to order 19 large pizzas and 67 cans of soda.
Pizza Man: And where would you like them delivered?
Agent: We're over at the psychiatric hospital.
Pizza Man: The psychiatric hospital?
Agent: That's right. I'm an FBI agent.
Pizza Man: You're an FBI agent?
Agent: That's correct. Just about everybody here is.
Pizza Man: And you are at the psychiatric hospital?
Agent: That is correct. And make sure you don't go through the front doors. We have them locked. You'll have to go around to the back service entrance to deliver the pizzas.
Pizza Man: And you say you're all FBI agents?
Agent: That's right. How soon can you have them here?
Pizza Man: Everyone at the psychiatric hospital is an FBI agent?
Agent: That's right. We've been here all day and we're starving.
Pizza Man: How are you going to pay for all of this?
Agent: I have my chequebook right here.
Pizza Man: And you're all FBI agents?
Agent: That's right. Everyone here is an FBI agent. Can you remember to bring the pizzas and sodas to the service entrance in the rear? We have the front doors locked.
Pizza Man: I don't think so. *Click*
FBI agents conducted a raid of a psychiatric hospital in San Diego that was under investigation for medical insurance fraud. After hours of reviewing thousands of medical records, the dozens of agents had worked up quite an appetite. The agent in charge of the investigation called a nearby pizza parlour with delivery service to order a quick dinner for his colleagues.
The following telephone conversation took place and was recorded by the FBI because they were taping all conversations at the hospital:
Agent: Hello. I'd like to order 19 large pizzas and 67 cans of soda.
Pizza Man: And where would you like them delivered?
Agent: We're over at the psychiatric hospital.
Pizza Man: The psychiatric hospital?
Agent: That's right. I'm an FBI agent.
Pizza Man: You're an FBI agent?
Agent: That's correct. Just about everybody here is.
Pizza Man: And you are at the psychiatric hospital?
Agent: That is correct. And make sure you don't go through the front doors. We have them locked. You'll have to go around to the back service entrance to deliver the pizzas.
Pizza Man: And you say you're all FBI agents?
Agent: That's right. How soon can you have them here?
Pizza Man: Everyone at the psychiatric hospital is an FBI agent?
Agent: That's right. We've been here all day and we're starving.
Pizza Man: How are you going to pay for all of this?
Agent: I have my chequebook right here.
Pizza Man: And you're all FBI agents?
Agent: That's right. Everyone here is an FBI agent. Can you remember to bring the pizzas and sodas to the service entrance in the rear? We have the front doors locked.
Pizza Man: I don't think so. *Click*
Dorsetmike
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I wish we had a climate, I'm getting fed up with weather
jhnbrbr
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Today (thanks to Mat) I learnt how to swear in Polish, and (right on topic) that "scarfing" and "chowing down" are slang for eating. I hope I wasn't the only one that didn't know that - but when you don't understand something it's always better to admit it. Over on the Classical Music forum my Panis Angelicus thread has attracted a small amount of attention. I'm doing my best to throw away what little musical credibility I have by admitting that I prefer Dolores O'Riordan singing it to Renee Fleming - ridiculous really, even some of Dolores's fans think she butchered it, but her interpretation is quite unique, and when she gets to "O Res Mirabilis" her voice fills with emotion and she pronounces the latin with a broad Irish accent and I feel like I'm hearing it for the first time and loving it more than ever. I don't like to name-drop but (back on topic once again) I did once eat a cake which had been baked by Dolores O'Riordan's aunt. It was a "porter cake" (made with Guiness - what else?) and very nice it was too. Stopping off briefly at the Pipe Organ Forum I find myself becoming increasingly concerned about "Alice" who seems to be some sort of undertaker. Worrying!
Yes, it's nice to visit the other forums, but it's always good to come home to one's own private thread, isn't it? Oh, sorry! I forgot the rest of you don't have private threads. Shame!
Yes, it's nice to visit the other forums, but it's always good to come home to one's own private thread, isn't it? Oh, sorry! I forgot the rest of you don't have private threads. Shame!
marval
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Who needs a private thread when we can share yours.
I did put my vote for Renee Fleming, but Dolores O'Riordan does have a unique voice.
Fancy you eating a cake that her aunt had made, I was talking to an elderly lady yesterday. She used to be a nurse, and she had nursed Spike Milligan. I said that must have been a laugh. So poor Alice is some sort of undertaker is she? As long as she doesn't go around saying "We're doomed." (a reference to Frazer the undertaker in tv programme Dads Army.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgsPzydgzxE
Now back to food. Here is an unusual recipe, anybody fancy trying it?
Ingredients
8 croissants or 16 miniature size croissants
2 cups mayonnaise
1/2 cup marinated artichoke hearts, drained and chopped
2 cups crabmeat, flaked
2/3 cup Parmesan cheese, grated
2/3 cup Gruyere or Swiss cheese, shredded
8 green onions, thinly sliced
4 tablespoons butter
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary, thyme, oregano or basil
Directions
I did put my vote for Renee Fleming, but Dolores O'Riordan does have a unique voice.
Fancy you eating a cake that her aunt had made, I was talking to an elderly lady yesterday. She used to be a nurse, and she had nursed Spike Milligan. I said that must have been a laugh. So poor Alice is some sort of undertaker is she? As long as she doesn't go around saying "We're doomed." (a reference to Frazer the undertaker in tv programme Dads Army.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgsPzydgzxE
Ingredients
8 croissants or 16 miniature size croissants
2 cups mayonnaise
1/2 cup marinated artichoke hearts, drained and chopped
2 cups crabmeat, flaked
2/3 cup Parmesan cheese, grated
2/3 cup Gruyere or Swiss cheese, shredded
8 green onions, thinly sliced
4 tablespoons butter
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary, thyme, oregano or basil
Directions
- In bowl, combine mayonnaise, artichoke hearts, crabmeat, Parmesan, Gruyere or Swiss cheese and green onions.
- Spread inside split croissants.
- Place on greased baking sheet.
- In small skillet, melt butter. Add garlic and sauté 1 minute.
- Brush garlic butter over croissants.
- Sprinkle with herb of choice.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 15 to 20 minutes.
- Serve warm.
jhnbrbr
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Wonderful Dad's Army clips, Margaret! John Laurie probably isn't the first name which springs to mind when you think of the cast, but he sure was talented. Recipe sounds extremely tasty - do you think it's foolproof enough for men (such as we are) to attempt? On that subject, does anyone know how to make horseradish sauce from real horseradishes? Is there a certain time of year for harvesting the roots? One last foodie question - what's the most you've ever exceeded a use-by date by? I'm going to set the bar pretty high because I was once helping someone clear out a flat when we came across a can of guinness four years out of date. It was a hot day, we didn't have anything to make tea or coffee with, so I decided to risk it. I can honestly say there were no ill effects, and if anything the flavour was improved. (I'm not normally all that fond of guinness - not unless it's been converted into cake form by Dolores O'Riordan's aunt)
Dorsetmike
Member
Ain't Google wunnerful, you should try it sometime
http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/database/horseradishsauce_1304.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/database/horseradishsauce_1304.shtml
jhnbrbr
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Ain't Google wunnerful, you should try it sometime
http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/database/horseradishsauce_1304.shtml
Point taken!
marval
New member
I thought Dad's Army was really good. I am sure the recipe is foolproof for anyone, so give it a go. I don't think I have ever had anything that much out of date. When my in-laws were alive my husband and I would frequently have to check their fridge. They often had green cheese, that wasn't meant to be green. And when they had both died, their cupboard revealed many well out of date tins and jars.
I hate horseradish sauce, I have never liked the taste.
Margaret
I hate horseradish sauce, I have never liked the taste.
Margaret
Dorsetmike
Member
Going anywhere for the weekend Margaret? Or like me staying home and letting all the other eejits sit in miles long tailbacks?
Anybody wanting to go to the south coast, the best time to travel is Sunday evening, everybody else is going the other way.
Anybody wanting to go to the south coast, the best time to travel is Sunday evening, everybody else is going the other way.
jhnbrbr
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Margaret, why don't you grow some horseradishes in your garden, then make your own sauce using fresh ingredients. It would have a much stronger taste and you'd hate it even more. After that, the stuff you buy in a jar from Tesco wouldn't seem quite so bad.....
Dorsetmike
Member
AAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHH death by chocolate; luvly, what a way to go!!