tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post8449716982322003316..comments2024-03-26T18:01:57.609+00:00Comments on Inky Fool: I Shall Demonstrate The Reality Of This DessertM.H. Forsythhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01464964455944509750noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post-19491567542614293332010-11-22T15:20:00.561+00:002010-11-22T15:20:00.561+00:00What's logic got to do with it? In the words o...What's logic got to do with it? In the words of the great scholars Page and Plant (1971), 'you know sometimes words have two meanings'. Why the bafflement?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09343814281826032355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post-27666471183174763452010-10-07T10:12:55.218+01:002010-10-07T10:12:55.218+01:00I feel a post on food courses coming on.I feel a post on food courses coming on.M.H. Forsythhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01464964455944509750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post-61738840965630229212010-10-07T05:46:13.726+01:002010-10-07T05:46:13.726+01:00@Abby
What's logic got to do with it? In the w...@Abby<br />What's logic got to do with it? In the words of the great scholars Page and Plant (1971), 'you know sometimes words have two meanings'. Why the bafflement?Gordon Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12489454659726022382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post-87658830451197021732010-10-06T22:08:53.401+01:002010-10-06T22:08:53.401+01:00My sister was in England for a month recently and ...My sister was in England for a month recently and remarked that no matter the dish, all desserts were referred to as "pudding." As in, "We;re having cake for pudding." I am really quite baffled by it. Is there any logic in it? In America, pudding is most often a chocolate goo, based in dairy, and though bread pudding does exist in the states, it's never anyone's first thought.Abbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14169907846873125981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post-89808234674711333212010-10-05T07:16:58.502+01:002010-10-05T07:16:58.502+01:00Though I wasn't thinking about it when I comme...Though I wasn't thinking about it when I commented earlier (and so demonstrating the fundamental interconnectedness of all things) there are many similarities between Mornington Crescent and the grand game of Farnarkling.Gordon Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12489454659726022382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post-3113677208610536732010-10-05T04:08:23.811+01:002010-10-05T04:08:23.811+01:00A good baker always lets the bread dough prove.A good baker always lets the bread dough prove.Kestrelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01163873611934468418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post-59938303706378784862010-10-05T00:08:08.469+01:002010-10-05T00:08:08.469+01:00I've heard another explanation (whether it'...I've heard another explanation (whether it's sound or not, I don't know) - that it's a principle of legal interpretation: mentioning an exception (farnarkling is permitted here on Tuesday afternoons during summer) indicates that there is a general rule (farnarkling is prohibited at other times).Gordon Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12489454659726022382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post-31657873789407859612010-10-04T13:22:41.351+01:002010-10-04T13:22:41.351+01:00"Similarly, the exception is still said to pr..."Similarly, the exception is still said to prove the rule, which, with the modern meaning of prove, is a statement of delightful fatuity"<br />Thank you, this has been bothering me for a while now :)ashwinsudhirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09784887753498213008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post-78509278862869646572010-10-04T12:19:42.213+01:002010-10-04T12:19:42.213+01:00What's interesting is that in Dutch it's t...What's interesting is that in Dutch it's the other way around...<br /><br />One Dutch translation of the English word "test" (proof in the sense of test) is "proef". Pronounced as the English "proof", by the way.<br /><br />One translation of "proof" as in showing to be true is "proeve".<br /><br />In Dutch, "proeve" has become almost extinct.Jerry van Kootennoreply@blogger.com