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[PeteXXX]

Porage? Porridge surely.

Must be some new recipe !

Apologies accepted....

 

[pawl]

Am watching the news.

I think the Dear Leader is trying to save his political arse. Because what numpty does away with one of their main sources of information? Beggars belief, IMHO...

I'm still going to keep my head well below the parapet and stock up on free LFT.

Our leader has spoken. Leave a place for me.

 

[woodbutchmaster]

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Apologies accepted....

That spelling only applies to Scott's PO because the company change the spelling from porridge as a marketing ploy to make the product stand out from rival companies product.

 

[PeteXXX]

That spelling only applies to Scott's PO because the company change the spelling from porridge as a marketing ploy to make the product stand out from rival companies product.

A combination or Poray & Potage..

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

There's a plastic bag caught up in the tree outside, blown up there by our February storm sequence. This used to be a common sight but it's now pretty rare.
(I've attached a photo for those of a nostalgic temperament.)

 

[Illaveago]

Ere! What's this CC NACA?

Are we about to put a cyclist into space ?

 

[Illaveago]

There's a plastic bag caught up in the tree outside, blown up there by our February storm sequence. This used to be a common sight but it's now pretty rare.
(I've attached a photo for those of a nostalgic temperament.)
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How did they get that doggy bag up there ?

 

[woodbutchmaster]

A combination or Poray & Potage..

French gets in where you least expect it

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Ere! What's this CC NACA?

Are we about to put a cyclist into space ?

It's a little commented fact that it's now NCAP. This could stand for News, Current Affairs and Politics but could also be New Car Assessment Programme, which sort of makes us crash test dummies.

 

[Gravity Aided]

American spelling I think.

Not that I am aware of.

 

[Gravity Aided]

We spell it oatmeal here.

 

[woodbutchmaster]

American spelling I think.

Nope, marketing speak

 

[Gravity Aided]

A line of thunderstorms is here now, so the weather can turn cold, and snow again.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Nope, marketing speak

There's a class thing going on here. Using a French-style spelling makes it posher than porridge. As does pronouncing ''garage'' à la française to distinguish it from the common ''garridge'' pronunciation. Meanwhile, there is no way I can decently pronounce Farage on here.

 

[woodbutchmaster]

We spell it oatmeal here.

Quite right too, after all, porage is French in origin (potage) so porridge oats is made into porage in this case a thick soup . it could be worse Scotts porage oats in French might have been Flocons d'avoin potage Écossais