National Ginger Nut Shortage (UK)
Adverse weather conditions? More likely they're suffering the backlash of with-holding payments to their suppliers and not paying their bills on time. My local Aldi has dozens of packets on the shelves... Want me to get you a packet Gecko? 
In the meantime, you can have one of ours...
Adverse weather conditions? More likely they're suffering the backlash of with-holding payments to their suppliers and not paying their bills on time. My local Aldi has dozens of packets on the shelves... Want me to get you a packet Gecko?
Sounds about right! Aldi, you say? Might have to check out the competition tonight then...
Isn't ginger a root? What's a ginger nut?
Isn't ginger a root? What's a ginger nut?
A biscuit.
I'm glad so many of us speak different English, cause, man there is a lot in here I don't understand, but I bet that some of the things I understand are wrong, so I'll get back to my Dr. Pepper and Chili and salute y'all with my spoon...
I'm glad so many of us speak different English, cause, man there is a lot in here I don't understand, but I bet that some of the things I understand are wrong, so I'll get back to my Dr. Pepper and Chili and salute y'all with my spoon...
The problem doesn't exist just because we're "across the pond" from the U.K. The different regional 'dialects' here in the States can be mind boggling. I remember as a little kid asking for a cherry "pop" in Philadelphia and the proprietor had no idea what I was asking for. My cousin had to translate that I wanted a cherry soda. That was just one state away: Ohio to Pennsylvania. North to South is even worse.
Now Grayfax, are you eating Texas chili? No beans if it is.;-)
Isn't ginger a root? What's a ginger nut?
A biscuit.
Never would've guessed that!
Bah! No beans? I mix all kinds of beans in chili. Granted, it has to start with good Angus beef and add in several shades of peppers, but I'll Tex-Mex mine up with black beans frequently. Nothing against reds either. Of course, you need a great big stock pot if you're doing beans, but it lasts longer... just add more dried pepper and some jalapeno to offset it. Maybe I'm from too deep in the woods, but we didn't grow up fancy rich to be too proud to put in beans! And maybe I'm too recently come to Texas... I'm only 6th generation... with no oil wells.
And to clarify my english comments, when I read biscuit, it isn't sweet unless you put syrup or honey on it... but gravy is just fine too!
Edited by Grayfax
Isn't ginger a root? What's a ginger nut?
A biscuit.
Never would've guessed that!
Not the kind that you have with gravy, mind you. The kind you dunk in your tea.
And gravy should be brown, not white.
Anybody wanna see My Nuts? 
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Heck, I'm ok with eating sweet biscuits, or breakfast biscuits. I'm also ok with brown or white gravy. Unfortunately, my wife is highly allergic to any form of wheat... so therefore, I have no biscuits and no gravy... I'm not prejudiced... just jealous...
Isn't ginger a root? What's a ginger nut?
A biscuit.
Never would've guessed that!
Not the kind that you have with gravy, mind you. The kind you dunk in your tea.
And gravy should be brown, not white.
Ginger Snaps! It's a **** cookie!
Sausage gravy and proper biscuits. Now that white gravy is acceptable. So is SOS. (Creamed chipped beef on toast)
Dated a young lady from Leeds many, many years ago. Rubber Macs and Wellies, boots, bonnets, ques and the loo. The best line was when the waitress asked her how she wanted her eggs done. The serious reply was, "Cooked, of course". I still chuckle over that one.
Heck, I'm ok with eating sweet biscuits, or breakfast biscuits. I'm also ok with brown or white gravy. Unfortunately, my wife is highly allergic to any form of wheat... so therefore, I have no biscuits and no gravy... I'm not prejudiced... just jealous...
Keep some at work!
I'm glad so many of us speak different English, cause, man there is a lot in here I don't understand, but I bet that some of the things I understand are wrong, so I'll get back to my Dr. Pepper and Chili and salute y'all with my spoon...
The problem doesn't exist just because we're "across the pond" from the U.K. The different regional 'dialects' here in the States can be mind boggling. I remember as a little kid asking for a cherry "pop" in Philadelphia and the proprietor had no idea what I was asking for. My cousin had to translate that I wanted a cherry soda. That was just one state away: Ohio to Pennsylvania. North to South is even worse.
Oh, the quintessential pop/soda argument!
Here in Missouri we get all sorts of weird pronunciations of things and different dialects.
There have been instances where it's been Kansas City vs. St Louis in terms of dialect.
I'm glad so many of us speak different English, cause, man there is a lot in here I don't understand, but I bet that some of the things I understand are wrong, so I'll get back to my Dr. Pepper and Chili and salute y'all with my spoon...
The problem doesn't exist just because we're "across the pond" from the U.K. The different regional 'dialects' here in the States can be mind boggling. I remember as a little kid asking for a cherry "pop" in Philadelphia and the proprietor had no idea what I was asking for. My cousin had to translate that I wanted a cherry soda. That was just one state away: Ohio to Pennsylvania. North to South is even worse.
Oh, the quintessential pop/soda argument!
Here in Missouri we get all sorts of weird pronunciations of things and different dialects.
There have been instances where it's been Kansas City vs. St Louis in terms of dialect.
Oh Boohoo! 
At least you guys don't have a language barrier running trough your country. Imagine living in the USA and the Southern states all speak French instead of English.
It's like that in Belgium. (one of the smallest countries in the world btw.) And that's just north vs south, once you factor in west and east dialects and it gets even Messier.
I'm glad so many of us speak different English, cause, man there is a lot in here I don't understand, but I bet that some of the things I understand are wrong, so I'll get back to my Dr. Pepper and Chili and salute y'all with my spoon...
The problem doesn't exist just because we're "across the pond" from the U.K. The different regional 'dialects' here in the States can be mind boggling. I remember as a little kid asking for a cherry "pop" in Philadelphia and the proprietor had no idea what I was asking for. My cousin had to translate that I wanted a cherry soda. That was just one state away: Ohio to Pennsylvania. North to South is even worse.
Oh, the quintessential pop/soda argument!
Here in Missouri we get all sorts of weird pronunciations of things and different dialects.
There have been instances where it's been Kansas City vs. St Louis in terms of dialect.
Oh Boohoo!
It's like that in Belgium. (one of the smallest countries in the world btw.) And that's just north vs south, once you factor in west and east dialects and it gets even Messier.
In New Orleans they speak French (and some kind of creole/french/southern mix that no one understands ). In southern Florida they all speak Spanish.
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I was so hoping that this would actually be this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0cgQkT4ScQ
Edited by JunjieSausage gravy and proper biscuits. Now that white gravy is acceptable. So is SOS. (Creamed chipped beef on toast)
Are thee mad? Yer don't put gravy on yer biscuits! Yer dunk 'em in yer tea!
In New Orleans they speak French (and some kind of creole/french/southern mix that no one understands
That's nothing like Belgium though, where they have three governments: one for each language. And the two main languages despise each other. Belgium is really a product of Frankenstein's fevered imagination.
But still, better that Flanders remains separate from the Netherlands. 
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In New Orleans they speak French (and some kind of creole/french/southern mix that no one understands
That's nothing like Belgium though, where they have three governments: one for each language. And the two main languages despise each other. Belgium is really a product of Frankenstein's fevered imagination.
But still, better that Flanders remains separate from the Netherlands.
Exactly! It reached an all time low during the first world war in wich all our commanding officers spoke French, and quite a lot of the common infantry spoke dutch. This lead to a lot of deaths and the phrase "Et pour les Flamands la même chose." ("And for the flemish the same thing.") Realy helpfull if your CO has just spent ten minutes going on about the location of minefields and enemy troop deposition in a language you don't understand!
Yeah we're not comming back now!
On the other hand The Netherlands has two languages Dutch and Fries (spoken only in Friesland)
Fries is a language...
... that sounds like a dialect.
In New Orleans they speak French (and some kind of creole/french/southern mix that no one understands
That's nothing like Belgium though, where they have three governments: one for each language. And the two main languages despise each other. Belgium is really a product of Frankenstein's fevered imagination.
But still, better that Flanders remains separate from the Netherlands.
Diddley