Are the posted questions getting worse?

  • Koen Verbeeck (10/24/2014)


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    Jack Corbett (10/23/2014)


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    Stefan Krzywicki (10/22/2014)


    Of course, regionalisms mean it could be called most anything.

    For example: In most of the USA, a blended milk and ice cream drink is called a Milk Shake

    In Massachusetts and much of New England, it is called a Frappe

    In Rhode Island it is called a Cabinet

    ... and I thought that Italy was a complicated country! :hehe:

    Well, according the land area shown on this page you could fit Italy in the US 31 times, so that gives you an idea of why different regions in the US have different terms and cultures in some cases. Talk about being complicated.

    Well, it's not just a matter of size.

    Italy has more languages and dialects than you would expect.

    Wikipedia has a page on the topic: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Italy

    Italy hasn't even been a country until the end of the 19th century. Until that time it was a moltitude of states, each with its language and traditions.

    And I thought we had a language problem in Belgium.

    At least you don't have 11 *official* languages.

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  • GilaMonster (10/24/2014)


    Koen Verbeeck (10/24/2014)


    And I thought we had a language problem in Belgium.

    At least you don't have 11 *official* languages.

    Nope, only 3 and that's apparently already enough to make a mess.

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  • Koen Verbeeck (10/24/2014)


    GilaMonster (10/24/2014)


    Koen Verbeeck (10/24/2014)


    And I thought we had a language problem in Belgium.

    At least you don't have 11 *official* languages.

    Nope, only 3 and that's apparently already enough to make a mess.

    EUssa kaikkien jäsenvaltioiden kielten pitäisi olla virallisia!

    All languages in member countries should be official in EU 😉

    Rephrased English part.

  • Koen Verbeeck (10/24/2014)


    GilaMonster (10/24/2014)


    Koen Verbeeck (10/24/2014)


    And I thought we had a language problem in Belgium.

    At least you don't have 11 *official* languages.

    Nope, only 3 and that's apparently already enough to make a mess.

    Heh, the USA doesn't even have one *official* language. :crazy:

  • Ville-Pekka Vahteala (10/24/2014)


    Koen Verbeeck (10/24/2014)


    GilaMonster (10/24/2014)


    Koen Verbeeck (10/24/2014)


    And I thought we had a language problem in Belgium.

    At least you don't have 11 *official* languages.

    Nope, only 3 and that's apparently already enough to make a mess.

    EUssa kaikkien jäsenvaltioiden kielten pitäisi olla virallisia!

    All languages in member countries should be official in EU 😉

    Rephrased English part.

    Quick comparison:

    1) EUssa kaikkien jäsenvaltioiden kielten pitäisi olla virallisia!

    2) Öll tungumál ríkja Evrópusambandsins skulu vera opinber mál þeirra!

    No doubt Ville-Pekka that you are winning on this one:-D

    😎

  • Submitted and have received my approved TRF for redeploying back to the States at the end of February. Looks like I should seriously look at making plans to attend the PASS Conference in 2015.

  • Lynn Pettis (10/24/2014)


    Submitted and have received my approved TRF for redeploying back to the States at the end of February. Looks like I should seriously look at making plans to attend the PASS Conference in 2015.

    Congrats Lynn, that's good news!

    😎

  • Anyone live anywhere where they can easily get a variety of different dried chillies? Stuff Costeño, New Mexico, Choricero, Arbol, Cascabel, Ancho, Mulatto, Negro, Pasilla?

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  • GilaMonster (10/25/2014)


    Anyone live anywhere where they can easily get a variety of different dried chillies? Stuff Costeño, New Mexico, Choricero, Arbol, Cascabel, Ancho, Mulatto, Negro, Pasilla?

    I do, but I'm not sure if I could help.

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  • GilaMonster (10/25/2014)


    Anyone live anywhere where they can easily get a variety of different dried chillies? Stuff Costeño, New Mexico, Choricero, Arbol, Cascabel, Ancho, Mulatto, Negro, Pasilla?

    Have you tried Amazon?


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  • GilaMonster (10/25/2014)


    Anyone live anywhere where they can easily get a variety of different dried chillies? Stuff Costeño, New Mexico, Choricero, Arbol, Cascabel, Ancho, Mulatto, Negro, Pasilla?

    A part from picking it up when travelling, I do use healthysupplies.co.uk[/url] and theasiancookshop.co.uk[/url] amongst others, not too good experience of eBay and Amazon has somewhat limited variety.

    😎

  • BWFC (10/25/2014)


    GilaMonster (10/25/2014)


    Anyone live anywhere where they can easily get a variety of different dried chillies? Stuff Costeño, New Mexico, Choricero, Arbol, Cascabel, Ancho, Mulatto, Negro, Pasilla?

    Have you tried Amazon?

    Not what I asked....

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  • Luis Cazares (10/25/2014)


    GilaMonster (10/25/2014)


    Anyone live anywhere where they can easily get a variety of different dried chillies? Stuff Costeño, New Mexico, Choricero, Arbol, Cascabel, Ancho, Mulatto, Negro, Pasilla?

    I do, but I'm not sure if I could help.

    I'm just wondering/hoping that someone who's going to summit can bring me some stuff that I can't get locally and can't order for delivery from here.

    Edit: Apparently there's a good Mexican market in Pike's place, so will make a trip down there one day and go shopping. 🙂

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  • Edit: noticed a later post.


    On two occasions I have been asked, "Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?" ... I am not able rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question.
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  • GilaMonster (10/26/2014)


    Luis Cazares (10/25/2014)


    GilaMonster (10/25/2014)


    Anyone live anywhere where they can easily get a variety of different dried chillies? Stuff Costeño, New Mexico, Choricero, Arbol, Cascabel, Ancho, Mulatto, Negro, Pasilla?

    I do, but I'm not sure if I could help.

    I'm just wondering/hoping that someone who's going to summit can bring me some stuff that I can't get locally and can't order for delivery from here.

    Edit: Apparently there's a good Mexican market in Pike's place, so will make a trip down there one day and go shopping. 🙂

    Was just going to say there is a Mexican market there that is really good. They should have plenty of choices for dried peppers. There is a really good spice shop there as well.

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