Yes, olde wurldly - that about sums me up I guess...nostalgic for a fix
of manchester's fast food . Who are Manchester's poets? Do they write
about food?
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Maria:
You have old URLs.
> "Slater's paean to the chip butty is the closest cookery writing has
> got to poetry since Elizabeth David described how to make mayonnaise;
> these are recipes that you could set to music. he makes you hungry.
> Even if you do try reading this in bed you probably won't stay there
for very
> long." Glasgow Herald
Scotland's two broadsheets -- the (Glasgow) Herald and the (Edinburgh)
Scotsman both dropped the geographical particular.
Now, they're still eyeball-to-eyeball. Word is, the Herald makes a
profit, and the Scotsman gains credit. Leave aside Oor Wullie and the
Sunday Post.
> Looks like Frederick could be in for a sleepless night...
... dispepsia ...
Robin
(Pass me a jam buttie, I'm a hungry man / Chip buttie rang, and away I
ran.)
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