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Some extra interesting stuff: [Pie Barm] One of the things I miss most about living in the UK is its breakfast sandwiches from manchester. Usually some mix of

Some extra interesting stuff: [Pie Barm] One of the things I miss most about living in the UK is its breakfast sandwiches from manchester. Usually some mix of sausage, egg, bacon, beans on a big white barm/bap. Can't seem to get anywhere near as good sandwiches here in Canada. [1] [Erstwhile] There word ere is still used almost the same as its Aer root word [2] [Ogden's Basic English] XKCD had a play on this [3] using the first 1000 most common words. The Simple english version of wikipedia also feeds off of this basic 850 set [4] [boh!] Was referenced in the most recent spider man movie [5] [Why we can smell copper] Nile red had a video in 2019 where he synthesized the organic compound that is created by touching copper [6] [1] https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/great-british-breakfast-bap https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/great-british-breakfast-... [2] https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ere https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ere [3] https://xkcd.com/1133/ https://xkcd.com/1133/ [4] https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:How_to_write_Simple_English_pages https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:How_to_write_Sim... [5] https://youtu.be/NBuPOofPplY?t=139 https://youtu.be/NBuPOofPplY?t=139 [6] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqLH-nTZEOc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqLH-nTZEOc

thorin 6y ago
Bacon and sausage are quite different outside the UK too as I found out in Australia and North America. Still you can't meet a decent American/Canadian breakfast with a stack of pancakes, a bit less portable though!
- teh_klev 6y ago
  Let me also introduce you to one of Scotland's finest...the Square Sausage: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorne_sausage https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorne_sausage
  - thorin 6y ago
    It's alright, I spent half my childhood in Scotland, I already had it a lot but I don't really like it. Prefer a good black pudding supper.
    - teh_klev 6y ago
      > Prefer a good black pudding supper. Ah, yes. That's my dad's favourite thing, though bizarrely with no batter. Can't say I eat square sausage much myself these days, despite being a treat (especially sandwiched in a roll between a tatty scone and a fried egg) it gives me hellish indigestion.
valzevul 6y ago
Wow, thank you for the extra bits! I can't believe I have missed the boh! reference in the most recent Spider Man movie. Re: ere, I learnt it the hard way with the word "ereyesterday" (and on that note, the word "overmorrow" is nice too) .

thorin 6y ago

Bacon and sausage are quite different outside the UK too as I found out in Australia and North America. Still you can't meet a decent American/Canadian breakfast with a stack of pancakes, a bit less portable though!

teh_klev 6y ago
Let me also introduce you to one of Scotland's finest...the Square Sausage: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorne_sausage https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorne_sausage
- thorin 6y ago
  It's alright, I spent half my childhood in Scotland, I already had it a lot but I don't really like it. Prefer a good black pudding supper.
  - teh_klev 6y ago
    > Prefer a good black pudding supper. Ah, yes. That's my dad's favourite thing, though bizarrely with no batter. Can't say I eat square sausage much myself these days, despite being a treat (especially sandwiched in a roll between a tatty scone and a fried egg) it gives me hellish indigestion.

valzevul 6y ago

Wow, thank you for the extra bits! I can't believe I have missed the boh! reference in the most recent Spider Man movie. Re: ere, I learnt it the hard way with the word "ereyesterday" (and on that note, the word "overmorrow" is nice too) .