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That Guy
11-09-2004, 16:32
Fresh Gorgonzola, crackers, a lovely
Syrah, and a just printed roll of XP2
back from the shop. I'm in heaven.
Since there are a number of fine food
lovers out there, I thought I'd gloat, or
something like that. :D Anyway, back to
nirvana...
hjfischer
11-09-2004, 17:35
Ditto everything xcept the Gargonzola, which exceeds my cholosterol count. But after a couple of glasses of vino it's amazing how every photo just back from the printer becomes a keeper!
Mmmmm, creamy-smooth XP2 with a perky Syrah/Shiraz...
Chris it sounds like you had some pleasing frames to print; can we see the scans?
Pherdinand
11-10-2004, 02:44
i much prefer Fourme d'Ambert as cheese, consumed with some small baguette slices. xp2 is fine! especially in medium format. Syrah is fine too, -that one in large format, mostly:D
bmattock
11-10-2004, 04:34
Originally posted by Doug
Mmmmm, creamy-smooth XP2 with a perky Syrah/Shiraz...
Chris it sounds like you had some pleasing frames to print; can we see the scans?
Since you mentioned Australian wine (Shiraz), it brought to mind a famous skit by Monty Python, back from the days BEFORE Australian wines were considered ahem acceptable for drinking...enjoy!
Monty Python's Flying Circus -
"Australian Table Wines"
[ from the album Monty Python's Previous Record, 1972 ]
The Players:
Eric Idle - Wine Expert;
The Scene:
Soft introduction music plays .....
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WINE EXPERT:
A lot of people in this country pooh-pooh Australian table wines. This is a pity as many fine Australian wines appeal not only to the Australian palate but also to the cognoscenti of Great Britain.
Black Stump Bordeaux is rightly praised as a peppermint flavoured Burgundy, whilst a good Sydney Syrup can rank with any of the world's best sugary wines.
Château Blue, too, has won many prizes; not least for its taste, and its lingering afterburn.
Old Smokey 1968 has been compared favourably to a Welsh claret, whilst the Australian Wino Society thoroughly recommends a 1970 Coq du Rod Laver, which, believe me, has a kick on it like a mule: 8 bottles of this and you're really finished. At the opening of the Sydney Bridge Club, they were fishing them out of the main sewers every half an hour.
Of the sparkling wines, the most famous is Perth Pink. This is a bottle with a message in, and the message is 'beware'. This is not a wine for drinking, this is a wine for laying down and avoiding.
Another good fighting wine is Melbourne Old-and-Yellow, which is particularly heavy and should be used only for hand-to-hand combat.
Quite the reverse is true of Château Chunder, which is an appellation contrôlée, specially grown for those keen on regurgitation; a fine wine which really opens up the sluices at both ends.
Real emetic fans will also go for a Hobart Muddy, and a prize winning Cuivre Reserve Château Bottled Nuit San Wogga Wogga, which has a bouquet like an aborigine's armpit.
Rodinal Addict
11-10-2004, 05:54
Speaking of things Australian, my daughter played in a GIANT marching band in the opening ceremonies of the Olympics in Sydney. She was there for 17 days, and brought home (along with some good photos) a particularly tenacious bad habit for me: Vegemite. She hates the stuff, but I love it! I found a source to buy it here in the states in larger jars. It's great on wheat toast, spread THINLY. Good for breakfast. Anyone else eat this stuff?
Mmmmmm Marmite (http://www.spurgeon.org/~phil/marmite.htm)! Yum!! :D
Mmmmm, Syrah... Nice stuff.... :)
How about this? I was just recommending this to Joe for his stomach...
The Italians would call this "grappa" - it's grape "brandy", seasoned with some Mediterranean stuff (as shown in the bottle). Homemade, and all natural - no "chemistry"... Also prefer some Mediterranean goat cheese with this. Although, on second thought, some Dalmatian red would go better with cheese...
Wait, lemme get my digi shooter.... :D
Denis
I suppose you mean us to believe the stuff in the cigarette came out of the blue packet, and that the contents of the packet is tobacco ?
Originally posted by michael
I suppose you mean us to believe the stuff in the cigarette came out of the blue packet, and that the contents of the packet is tobacco ?
Denis never actually said that!
Originally posted by peter_n
Mmmmmm Marmite (http://www.spurgeon.org/~phil/marmite.htm)! Yum!! :D Got a jar of this salty stuff in my 'fridge, trying to figure what else it could possibly be good for- it's just too salty for my doctor.
back alley
11-10-2004, 08:54
then don't feed it to your doctor!;)
joe
Hmmm. Now plotting "rangefinders and Marmite" pictures.
Originally posted by michael
I suppose you mean us to believe the stuff in the cigarette came out of the blue packet, and that the contents of the packet is tobacco ?
Believe what you want, but the stuff in that bottle is much better than anything you would smoke...
And, actually, that IS tobbacco - the one shown in the blue packet. I resent these insinuations ;)
Denis
That Guy
11-10-2004, 09:24
Originally posted by Doug
Chris it sounds like you had some pleasing frames to print; can we see the scans?
The prints were of my daughter's third birthday. And most of them were of family and friends (Dad was silent shooter with the Bessa-R and 90mm). My wife is already asking me to get enlargements done of a few. I didn't get them scanned this time and don't have a film scanner yet.
Oh, and the Syrah was Chilean. The sommelier at the grocery store recommended it.
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