Comments on: In Praise of Scotch Pies and Carn ?? Chlamain

By: McEff

McEff — Sun, 07 Oct 2012 12:44:35 +0000

Pie porn. Ha ha. Come to think of it, they were on the top shelf and the lady did put them in a brown paper bag.

By: beatingthebounds

beatingthebounds — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 19:39:00 +0000

Ummmm. Pie porn.
The new pieman?

By: McEff

McEff — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 17:23:29 +0000

Greg, you are a treasure trove of information. Thank you for that.
Cheers, Alen

By: Greg.

Greg. — Sun, 02 Sep 2012 17:44:16 +0000

I too am on a diet , hopefully to reduce blood pressure as well. i can still eat pies, but they are the ones made by the Hairy Bikers ! They have made a book called the Hairy Dieters and these pies are low calorie.

By: McEff

McEff — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 08:39:21 +0000

Terribly sorry about that, Mountain Dweller. I can’t help you out there. Cravings are terrible things. If it’s any consolation, I remember once camping at Ulpha Bridge in the Lakes and being so hungry one night, all I could think about was jam sandwiches. I don’t suppose that helps, but there you go.
Cheers, Alen

By: Mountain Dweller

Mountain Dweller — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 06:48:32 +0000

I really wish I hadn’t read this! I haven’t had a scotch pie in years and now I’ve got a terrible craving. Where am I going to get one from?! :-)

By: McEff

McEff — Sat, 25 Aug 2012 11:47:46 +0000

I can sort of see how the accidental juxtaposition of random thought processes took you there. It???s certainly big, but I don???t think it would win a gold in the team dressage. Unless I???m mistaken . . . and it wouldn???t be the first time.

By: scott

scott — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 22:07:36 +0000

Can’t do links, obviously. Nice red colour though, eh?

By: scott

scott — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 22:04:03 +0000

Excellent! I googled it earlier, with the same result. ;0)

On mature reflection, I’m thinking this vaguely remembered Blazing Saddles image is what was making me think about Dan having a Big Horse.

By: McEff

McEff — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 20:52:10 +0000

Hi Scott. I never expected to be Googling the question “did Desperate Dan have a horse?” but I just did, and I must admit I can find no reference to one. That doesn’t mean to say one never existed. I did read somewhere, though, that he could lift a horse using only one arm. That’s pretty good stuff.
Glad to hear your tummy’s feeling better. A man should never be without his Lansoprazole.
Cheers, Alen

By: scott

scott — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 20:34:11 +0000

That was a great read. Cheered me up enormously – and I wasn’t that unhappy in the first place, which proves how good it was.
;0)

Mildly interesting fact: they prescribed me Lansoprazole to counter the digestive difficulties of all the daft heart medication I’m on, and I’ve not needed a Rennie for 10 months now. Whereas I used to get through a box every couple of days.

(Oh, and Desperate Dan’s horse would have to have been a helluva size, would it not?)

By: McEff

McEff — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 11:55:23 +0000

There was a film made of Swallows and Amazons back in the 70s or 80s. Although Windermere was the setting for Ransome’s fictional lake, the movie was filmed on Coniston Water, which is the next lake west. I might look into getting the DVD for a Christmas present for when she’s a bit older.
Cheers, Alen