Comments for Funabroad http://www.funabroad.co.uk Fri, 04 Jul 2008 01:41:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3 Comment on Spindly legs and prominent foreheads by too many frogs http://www.funabroad.co.uk/2008/04/04/spindly-legs-and-prominent-foreheads/#comment-23 too many frogs Sun, 06 Apr 2008 12:42:00 +0000 http://www.funabroad.co.uk/2008/04/04/spindly-legs-and-prominent-foreheads/#comment-23 ...And to this day I curse that I ended with with German-style "Euro-knees". Oh for spindly British legs! …And to this day I curse that I ended with with German-style “Euro-knees”. Oh for spindly British legs!

]]> Comment on Osama’s guest appearance by too many frogs http://www.funabroad.co.uk/2008/02/26/osamas-guest-appearance/#comment-20 too many frogs Mon, 10 Mar 2008 10:31:39 +0000 http://www.funabroad.co.uk/2008/02/26/osamas-guest-appearance/#comment-20 Pure <a href="http://toomanyfrogsand1brit.co.uk/2008/02/27/honking-mad" title="Chaser" rel="nofollow">Chaser</a> gold! Did you see the one about the airport announcements? My boyfriend and I are still in hysterics whenever we are waiting in a line to board an aeroplane any making our own "last boarding calls" for "Mr. Al Kaider and Mr. Terry Wrist" (and if you didn't see that one, I feel like a bit of a loser admitting it here!) Pure Chaser gold! Did you see the one about the airport announcements? My boyfriend and I are still in hysterics whenever we are waiting in a line to board an aeroplane any making our own “last boarding calls” for “Mr. Al Kaider and Mr. Terry Wrist” (and if you didn’t see that one, I feel like a bit of a loser admitting it here!)

]]> Comment on Going home by too many frogs http://www.funabroad.co.uk/2008/02/04/going-home/#comment-18 too many frogs Mon, 18 Feb 2008 09:44:20 +0000 http://www.funabroad.co.uk/2008/02/04/going-home/#comment-18 My boyfriend's sister holds the dubious honour of being the fussiest eater in the world. No fruit, no veg, no practically-meat-substitutes-veg (I mean, c'mon, who can possibly have a problem with onions, except people planning to pucker up?), no mustard, no cheese, no pepper, no chilli, no beer, no wine, no jam, no juice... no flavour and no fun. I think you get the idea. When boyf & I were living in Oz and she came to visit from France, both he and she were shocked that vegos and vegans were the norm in Sydney, and that being a carnivore would seriously raise some eyebrows (only eating chocolate and meat seems to be accepted in France, heaven forbid!) Anyway, she was over for dinner the other night in Paris. I was having a "what to cook" dilemma, and then I solved it with a good old aussie steak and potato pie - you know the ones with the potato sliced finely and arranged on the top like it was a French apple tart? I had to hold back from adding any pepper or onions (ie. the taste) but thanked my lucky stars that she acutally ate potatoes. Anyway, it was a success! Phew! (I can pass on the recipe if you want...) Enjoy your holiday home - don't forget to eat a burger with beetroot... My boyfriend’s sister holds the dubious honour of being the fussiest eater in the world. No fruit, no veg, no practically-meat-substitutes-veg (I mean, c’mon, who can possibly have a problem with onions, except people planning to pucker up?), no mustard, no cheese, no pepper, no chilli, no beer, no wine, no jam, no juice… no flavour and no fun. I think you get the idea.

When boyf & I were living in Oz and she came to visit from France, both he and she were shocked that vegos and vegans were the norm in Sydney, and that being a carnivore would seriously raise some eyebrows (only eating chocolate and meat seems to be accepted in France, heaven forbid!)

Anyway, she was over for dinner the other night in Paris. I was having a “what to cook” dilemma, and then I solved it with a good old aussie steak and potato pie - you know the ones with the potato sliced finely and arranged on the top like it was a French apple tart? I had to hold back from adding any pepper or onions (ie. the taste) but thanked my lucky stars that she acutally ate potatoes. Anyway, it was a success! Phew! (I can pass on the recipe if you want…)

Enjoy your holiday home - don’t forget to eat a burger with beetroot…

]]> Comment on Bare legs on a vinyl bus seat by Europe Trotter http://www.funabroad.co.uk/2008/02/09/bare-legs-on-a-vinyl-bus-seat/#comment-17 Europe Trotter Mon, 18 Feb 2008 09:31:47 +0000 http://www.funabroad.co.uk/2008/02/09/bare-legs-on-a-vinyl-bus-seat/#comment-17 Oh! (sigh!) I wish it was my legs on vinyl bus seats. I would even swap it all for adhereing my skin to my grandparent's leather couch in Forster (where all good grandparents live...) while watching wheel of fortune before heading off to the bowlo for the bingo. Instead I just have to settle with crooning over early daffodils and spending my time trawling the internet for cheap flights to Portugal and Spain... (sigh!) Oh! (sigh!) I wish it was my legs on vinyl bus seats. I would even swap it all for adhereing my skin to my grandparent’s leather couch in Forster (where all good grandparents live…) while watching wheel of fortune before heading off to the bowlo for the bingo. Instead I just have to settle with crooning over early daffodils and spending my time trawling the internet for cheap flights to Portugal and Spain… (sigh!)

]]> Comment on Whoopsy on the ice by val Kurnik http://www.funabroad.co.uk/2007/12/23/whoopsy-on-the-ice/#comment-12 val Kurnik Fri, 18 Jan 2008 09:21:42 +0000 http://www.funabroad.co.uk/2007/12/23/whoopsy-on-the-ice/#comment-12 Aaahhhhh! That was awful. Wonder how many stitches were required.?? I very happily watched Evgeny Plushenko! Aaahhhhh! That was awful. Wonder how many stitches were required.?? I very happily watched Evgeny Plushenko!

]]> Comment on Whoopsy on the ice by Europe Trotter » nice! http://www.funabroad.co.uk/2007/12/23/whoopsy-on-the-ice/#comment-11 Europe Trotter » nice! Mon, 14 Jan 2008 19:01:16 +0000 http://www.funabroad.co.uk/2007/12/23/whoopsy-on-the-ice/#comment-11 [...] if my video of Evgeni Plushenko was a little tame or lame for you thrillseekers out there, have a look at this one. When I first watched it, I thought ‘Oh yeah, haha, what a blunder’ and then realised [...] […] if my video of Evgeni Plushenko was a little tame or lame for you thrillseekers out there, have a look at this one. When I first watched it, I thought ‘Oh yeah, haha, what a blunder’ and then realised […]

]]> Comment on Winter wonderland: step 1 - ice by Europe Trotter » nice… http://www.funabroad.co.uk/2007/12/22/winter-wonderland-step-1-ice/#comment-10 Europe Trotter » nice… Sat, 05 Jan 2008 09:35:17 +0000 http://www.funabroad.co.uk/2007/12/22/winter-wonderland-step-1-ice/#comment-10 [...] a more realistic portrayal of the perils of skating - check out this funny post from Funabroad. Plus, if my video of Evgeni Plushenko was a little tame or lame for you [...] […] a more realistic portrayal of the perils of skating - check out this funny post from Funabroad. Plus, if my video of Evgeni Plushenko was a little tame or lame for you […]

]]> Comment on Revenge of the baconator… by Hadley http://www.funabroad.co.uk/2007/11/19/revenge-of-the-baconator/#comment-9 Hadley Mon, 03 Dec 2007 21:04:08 +0000 http://www.funabroad.co.uk/2007/11/19/revenge-of-the-baconator/#comment-9 very true... very true…

]]> Comment on Names from around the world by Bettina http://www.funabroad.co.uk/2007/11/18/names-from-around-the-world/#comment-8 Bettina Mon, 03 Dec 2007 20:37:38 +0000 http://www.funabroad.co.uk/2007/11/18/names-from-around-the-world/#comment-8 Don't worry too much about the dearth of 'K's in Italian... its sub-cultural over-usage is enough to make up for it the world over. Take, for instance, 'Tecktonik', the ridiculously stupid rave dance that is spread through France like an ants-in-pants rash at the moment. If you've had a bad day, have a look at the video with this post... http://toomanyfrogsand1brit.co.uk/2007/11/08/you-want-kulture/ you'll wet yourself laughing... Don’t worry too much about the dearth of ‘K’s in Italian… its sub-cultural over-usage is enough to make up for it the world over. Take, for instance, ‘Tecktonik’, the ridiculously stupid rave dance that is spread through France like an ants-in-pants rash at the moment. If you’ve had a bad day, have a look at the video with this post… http://toomanyfrogsand1brit.co.uk/2007/11/08/you-want-kulture/ you’ll wet yourself laughing…

]]> Comment on Universal Towns of Death by Naranja http://www.funabroad.co.uk/2007/10/25/universal-towns-of-death/#comment-5 Naranja Sat, 03 Nov 2007 21:19:09 +0000 http://www.funabroad.co.uk/2007/10/25/universal-towns-of-death/#comment-5 Never go for the cheese cake… And I speak from bitter experience. Not being much of a cheese lover myself, I do love my cheese cake as it is, well, not very cheesy. I ordered a cheese cake in Las Alpujarras, Spain some years ago. It was made with goats cheese… I almost vomited as the rank taste and smell of goat hit me. Never go for the cheese cake whilst abroad! Never go for the cheese cake…

And I speak from bitter experience. Not being much of a cheese lover myself, I do love my cheese cake as it is, well, not very cheesy. I ordered a cheese cake in Las Alpujarras, Spain some years ago. It was made with goats cheese…
I almost vomited as the rank taste and smell of goat hit me.

Never go for the cheese cake whilst abroad!

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