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Re: What are you doing right now?
« Reply #1695 on: February 14, 2013, 01:31:27 PM »
oooh McVitties?

I'm having some earl grey tea.
so why is it called Earl Grey

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Re: What are you doing right now?
« Reply #1696 on: February 14, 2013, 06:25:23 PM »
Cuz the guy who first made it had a surname of "Grey" and he was an Earl?

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Re: What are you doing right now?
« Reply #1697 on: February 15, 2013, 06:24:52 PM »
FTA "Legend has it that the tea was created in honour of Prime Minister, Charles Grey...".

http://www.tea.co.uk/news-article/a-grey-area:-all-about-earl-grey

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Re: What are you doing right now?
« Reply #1698 on: February 16, 2013, 01:35:41 AM »
He was a busy man.Also famous for
'The Representation of the People Act 1832'.

off now to do house work ttfn
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Re: What are you doing right now?
« Reply #1699 on: February 16, 2013, 07:00:30 AM »
so why is it called Earl Grey

cuz johnny cash is a dumb name for a tea?
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Re: What are you doing right now?
« Reply #1700 on: February 16, 2013, 07:02:31 AM »
cuz johnny cash is a dumb name for a tea?

But it's a good name for a pawnshop.

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Re: What are you doing right now?
« Reply #1701 on: February 16, 2013, 07:05:58 AM »
^ this is true.
how about pwn shop?  ;)
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Re: What are you doing right now?
« Reply #1702 on: February 16, 2013, 07:54:12 AM »
I used to drink Jacksons of Picadilly.  It was the best.  Then Twinings bought them and it's nearly impossible to get now.  I think they scaled down production to a hard to get boutique brand.  It's even hard to find in the UK.  I do not have kind feelings toward Twinings as a result.

I gave up and now order F&M in large quantities every year or so.  It isn't cheap, but I figure it's comparable to drinking good coffee.  There is no good Earl Grey tea sold in the U.S.  Williamson's is very good, too, but they have also had issues with supply.  I don't know if you can still get it.  The loose leaf tea is available in the UK, but not, as far as I know, in the U.S.

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Re: What are you doing right now?
« Reply #1703 on: February 16, 2013, 10:57:43 AM »
we have a lovely Tea shop where i live.
Wife buys tea leaf's and i buy freshly ground coffee  :)
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Re: What are you doing right now?
« Reply #1704 on: February 16, 2013, 11:00:03 AM »
Watching old episodes of burn notice and sipping my chai.

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Re: What are you doing right now?
« Reply #1705 on: February 16, 2013, 01:50:18 PM »
Just finished putting my new office chair together.  Old one just up and broke on me last night.
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Re: What are you doing right now?
« Reply #1706 on: February 16, 2013, 06:39:47 PM »
Wow. That sounds dramatic.  Hope the new one is sturdier.

I'm taking a break from cleaning the house.  The dust bunnies were threatening to jump me.

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« Reply #1707 on: February 16, 2013, 07:15:46 PM »
The old one was over 10 years old.  I was due a new one.  Got a Serta, it's nice, but I think I got some blisters putting it together with the Allen wrenches that came with it.
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Re: What are you doing right now?
« Reply #1708 on: February 16, 2013, 07:17:05 PM »
I'm late to the tea convo but I like twinnings lady earl grey tea. its one of my faves.

The old one was over 10 years old.  I was due a new one.  Got a Serta, it's nice, but I think I got some blisters putting it together with the Allen wrenches that came with it.

the delivery guys didnt put it together?

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« Reply #1709 on: February 16, 2013, 07:44:16 PM »
I picked it up myself from OfficeMax.

This is the chair I got.  It was on-sale for $169.  I spend a great deal of my time in the chair so I didn't mind paying for a good one.

http://www.officemax.com/office-furniture/chairs/product-prod4300212?R=23373528&ssp=true
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