Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/09/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks for posting the link, Mark. While the hoax was funny, what jumped out at me was this sentence, showing how Britain has changed in the past 50 years: Spaghetti is not a widely-eaten food in the UK and is considered by many as an exotic delicacy. Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.nathanfoto.com Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog On Sep 4, 2008, at 5:35 PM, Mark Pope wrote: > Philippe AMARD wrote: >> Thanks :-[ >> Happy they please you >> >> I've just uploaded some more for curious people who would like to >> see the mythical village where genuine Gruyere cheese grows on trees. >> Bien cordialement de Metz >> Phx >> >> >> > Fondue anyone? > Your comment on Gruyere growing on trees reminds me of a BBC April > fool joke from 1957 about the Spaghetti Harvest > http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/april/1/newsid_2819000/2819261.stm > > Lovely pictures - it is a very pretty place. > > Best > > Mark > > -- > > > > Mark Pope, > Swindon, Wilts > UK > > Homepage http://www.monomagic.co.uk > Picture a week (2008): > http://www.monomagic.co.uk/index.php?gallery=paw/2008 > (2007): http://www.monomagic.co.uk/index.php?gallery=paw/2007 > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information