Hot Heart Posted August 29, 2011 Report Share Posted August 29, 2011 "Aren't you a little short for a Stormtrooper?" "I don't know, I've never understood the Imperial system" 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRevanchist Posted August 30, 2011 Report Share Posted August 30, 2011 Oh, here go, hell come! "Britons are up in arms after teabag-maker Twinings changed its 180-year-old recipe for Early Grey tea. The new recipe added extra citrus flavor, and irate customers complain that their beloved cuppas now taste like "foul-tasting dishwater." Some are campaigning to persuade Twinings to revert to its original recipe." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yantelope Posted August 30, 2011 Report Share Posted August 30, 2011 Oh, here go, hell come! "Britons are up in arms after teabag-maker Twinings changed its 180-year-old recipe for Early Grey tea. The new recipe added extra citrus flavor, and irate customers complain that their beloved cuppas now taste like "foul-tasting dishwater." Some are campaigning to persuade Twinings to revert to its original recipe." Here we go again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasterDex Posted August 30, 2011 Report Share Posted August 30, 2011 Oh, here go, hell come! "Britons are up in arms after teabag-maker Twinings changed its 180-year-old recipe for Early Grey tea. The new recipe added extra citrus flavor, and irate customers complain that their beloved cuppas now taste like "foul-tasting dishwater." Some are campaigning to persuade Twinings to revert to its original recipe." I'll support that! Leave the recipe alone. It's 180 years of continued success. It's fine. Want citrus? Separate label! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yantelope Posted August 30, 2011 Report Share Posted August 30, 2011 People just hate change. No matter how good the flavor is people will be outraged. This may be a brilliant marketing ploy though. After they sell the new stuff for a few weeks they'll recant and release the classic recipe and people will rush out and buy it by the boatloads. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Heart Posted August 30, 2011 Report Share Posted August 30, 2011 It's probably adding in some extra vitamin C for all the scurvy us limeys have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Battra92 Posted August 31, 2011 Report Share Posted August 31, 2011 People just hate change. No matter how good the flavor is people will be outraged. This may be a brilliant marketing ploy though. After they sell the new stuff for a few weeks they'll recant and release the classic recipe and people will rush out and buy it by the boatloads. There's an urban legend that New Coke was a marketing ploy to boost sales of Coca-Cola Classic (which was getting destroyed by Pepsi) because after Coca-Cola Classic was re-introduced it sold in huge numbers. It wasn't a ploy. COKE FUCKED UP BIG TIME! Had Coke kept up the New Coke thing indefinitely the company could very well have gone under. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yantelope Posted August 31, 2011 Report Share Posted August 31, 2011 I believe you're correct that new coke was not an intentional flub but that's not to say that other people wont follow the whole process to boost numbers on a classic product. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Battra92 Posted August 31, 2011 Report Share Posted August 31, 2011 I believe you're correct that new coke was not an intentional flub but that's not to say that other people wont follow the whole process to boost numbers on a classic product. More than likely they will. There will always be some who will never come back, though. Never piss off your main customers - always go after new ones or get your customers to buy two items instead of one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr W Phallus Posted September 7, 2011 Report Share Posted September 7, 2011 http://www.futilitycloset.com/2011/09/05/borrowed-blessing/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thursday Next Posted September 7, 2011 Report Share Posted September 7, 2011 Oh, here go, hell come! "Britons are up in arms after teabag-maker Twinings changed its 180-year-old recipe for Early Grey tea. The new recipe added extra citrus flavor, and irate customers complain that their beloved cuppas now taste like "foul-tasting dishwater." Some are campaigning to persuade Twinings to revert to its original recipe." I'll support that! Leave the recipe alone. It's 180 years of continued success. It's fine. Want citrus? Separate label! Earl Grey is flavoured with "bergamot", an orange, which tastes citrusy. Personally, I favour the Sainsbury's "Taste the Difference" Earl Grey since it has a more citrus, less bitter flavour which, since I take tea without milk, is great for me. I shall have to try this new Twinings out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yantelope Posted September 7, 2011 Report Share Posted September 7, 2011 I can't stand bergamot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasterDex Posted September 8, 2011 Report Share Posted September 8, 2011 (edited) Oh, here go, hell come! "Britons are up in arms after teabag-maker Twinings changed its 180-year-old recipe for Early Grey tea. The new recipe added extra citrus flavor, and irate customers complain that their beloved cuppas now taste like "foul-tasting dishwater." Some are campaigning to persuade Twinings to revert to its original recipe." I'll support that! Leave the recipe alone. It's 180 years of continued success. It's fine. Want citrus? Separate label! Earl Grey is flavoured with "bergamot", an orange, which tastes citrusy. Personally, I favour the Sainsbury's "Taste the Difference" Earl Grey since it has a more citrus, less bitter flavour which, since I take tea without milk, is great for me. I shall have to try this new Twinings out. Oh...um....well...but still! Leave the recipe alone! Seriously though, I may not be up on my teas but I know one thing for certain, I like my Lyons Original and I'll buy nothing else given the choice. If Lyons decided to change the original blend, I'd be very annoyed because there's nothing like a cup of Lyons Original for me. /Goes and puts the kettle on. Edited September 8, 2011 by MasterDex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Heart Posted September 9, 2011 Report Share Posted September 9, 2011 http://twitpic.com/6icmpu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thursday Next Posted September 12, 2011 Report Share Posted September 12, 2011 Dropped the phrase "on the up and up" into a conversation today. It seems it is not widely known. If I said it to you what would you think I meant? Answer Below: "on the level", legit, not crooked, honest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yantelope Posted September 12, 2011 Report Share Posted September 12, 2011 My friend was in the grocery store and said "I'll give it a whirl" and got a strange look from the cashier. Apparently not everyone has seen Home Alone. Also, I've heard the phrase "on the up and up". I've started making a habit of saying "I've got it sorted" and seeing how confused my friends in Texas get. That's pretty uncommon around here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasterDex Posted September 12, 2011 Report Share Posted September 12, 2011 Sent a text message there while I was opening this thread and a word I used prompted me to wonder if it's used in the same way outside of Ireland: "Cheers" It's probably the word I use most often in place of thanks as it essentially means "thanks" here. Is that common outside of Ireland? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thursday Next Posted September 12, 2011 Report Share Posted September 12, 2011 Use "Cheers" as thanks in emails to my transatlantean colleagues all the time, they never seem confused by it. But that could be due to exposure to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted September 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2011 I use "cheers" as a word of thanks too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFlyingGerbil Posted September 12, 2011 Report Share Posted September 12, 2011 Use "Cheers" as thanks in emails to my transatlantean colleagues all the time, they never seem confused by it. But that could be due to exposure to me. Maybe they think it is traditional in the UK to toast all your missives with a drink to wish it bon voyage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuchikoma Posted September 14, 2011 Report Share Posted September 14, 2011 Cheers is good. I use it in writing, but don't actually say it since no one else around here does. "Swot" had me confused for a while - it's an English term that means to study, or as a noun, sort of a bookworm, nerd type who's always studying. I also like "chuffed" - happy/thrilled/pleased. I'm in Western Canada, so I actually grew up with various ones that for a long time I didn't realize were regional. We have terms like "parkade" - which is like a multi-level parking garage. Also, I grew up using "kangaroo jacket" for a pullover hoodie with a two-opening front pocket. I'm not sure where that one's from though - maybe Saskatchewan? It seems pretty obscure. "Aboot" is funny... I've never heard it outside of South Park and people trying to make Canada jokes. Around here it's more like "ub-out." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr W Phallus Posted September 14, 2011 Report Share Posted September 14, 2011 Just don't come to the UK and expect words like 'swot' and 'chuffed' to be in wide usage. They're somewhat outdated. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuchikoma Posted September 14, 2011 Report Share Posted September 14, 2011 Just don't come to the UK and expect words like 'swot' and 'chuffed' to be in wide usage. They're somewhat outdated. Good to know, thanks... I really don't see them on the various British TV shows I've watched. The only place I've encountered swot was strangely, Kodansha's bilingual version of the "Love Hina" manga series, where it was used a lot (published 2000, translation uncredited...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr W Phallus Posted September 14, 2011 Report Share Posted September 14, 2011 Which British TV shows have you watched, out of interest? I've no idea what really gets exported. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuchikoma Posted September 15, 2011 Report Share Posted September 15, 2011 It's by no means an exhaustive list, but some of my favourites have been Fifth Gear and Top Gear, The IT Crowd, Red Dwarf, Spaced, numerous Doctors Who, Black Adder, Mr. Bean, and standup by Rowan Atkinson, Look Around You, Brass Eye, Jam, Time Trumpet, and while I haven't seen much yet, Coupling and The Day Today. Also, Wallace & Gromit - I'm sure the whole world has seen that. So mostly comedies... I don't know if you've heard of it, but we actually have a premium channel called BBC Canada. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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