Topic: WCDT Strips 3321-3325 (03 - 07 October 2016) (Read 40767 times)

TinPenguin · « **Reply #150 on:** 09 Oct 2016, 01:31 »

Quote from: SubaruStephen on 08 Oct 2016, 12:46

Quote from: TinPenguin on 07 Oct 2016, 00:08
Quote from: Perfectly Reasonable on 06 Oct 2016, 21:21
She's singing a Sami folk song. In my head canon, anyway. The Sami people are the indigenous inhabitants of Lappland and cool with reindeer.

Well, I don't know if it was meant to be, but it pretty much is yoiking.

Spelled "joik", but pronounced "yoik". (Don't ask how "Y" is pronounced)

some Heavy joiking

I've seen it spelt both ways. Yoik is just a transliteration. It would definitely sound weird with the Finnish "Y", though. Like gargling mämmi.

Quote from: Tova on 08 Oct 2016, 17:08

I know that the idea of taking a carb and serving it with another sounds weird, but it's one of those things you grow up with and never question until you're much older.

I would never question a chip butty.

Method of Madness · « **Reply #151 on:** 09 Oct 2016, 05:15 »

I've put fries/chips on hamburgers/sandwiches, but a sandwich only made of fries/chips?

TinPenguin · « **Reply #152 on:** 09 Oct 2016, 06:58 »

And brown sauce.

It's the most delicious way to choke.

Method of Madness · « **Reply #153 on:** 09 Oct 2016, 07:00 »

Brown sauce is gravy, right? If you add mozzarella to that, it's a disco fries sandwich!

cesium133 · « **Reply #154 on:** 09 Oct 2016, 07:47 »

Bah, mozzarella. The only correct way to go with that is cheese curds.

sitnspin · « **Reply #155 on:** 09 Oct 2016, 07:50 »

I'll be over here in the corner quietly munching on cream cheese and cucumber sandwiches.

TheEvilDog · « **Reply #156 on:** 09 Oct 2016, 07:59 »

Quote from: Method of Madness on 09 Oct 2016, 07:00

Brown sauce is gravy, right?

Nope; brown sauce as I presume TinPenguin is talking about, is made from tomatoes, molasses, dates, apples, tamarind, vinegar and spices. Occasionally raisins or anchovies are added to the blend. Its got kind of a peppery taste. Sometimes marketed in the States as steak sauce.

Quote from: sitnspin on 09 Oct 2016, 07:50

I'll be over here in the corner quietly munching on cream cheese and cucumber sandwiches.

Also quite nice, especially on a warm Summer afternoon and a cool drink.

sitnspin · « **Reply #157 on:** 09 Oct 2016, 08:03 »

On warm summer afternoons, I prefer a nice green smoothie.

JimC · « **Reply #158 on:** 09 Oct 2016, 11:18 »

Quote from: Method of Madness on 09 Oct 2016, 05:15

I've put fries/chips on hamburgers/sandwiches, but a sandwich only made of fries/chips?

For sure. crusty roll with butter, salt and vinegar on the chips.

Tova · « **Reply #159 on:** 09 Oct 2016, 14:00 »

As a kid, I used to enjoy Vegemite and potato chips* sandwiches. Because too much salt was never enough, I guess. My brother preferred tomato sauce** on his chip sandwiches.

* That's "crisps" to some of you.
** "Ketchup" to some of you.

hedgie · « **Reply #160 on:** 09 Oct 2016, 14:12 »

I'm so tempted to start a Marmite v. Vegemite holy war right now.

Tova · « **Reply #161 on:** 09 Oct 2016, 14:31 »

Ha! Maybe you should? I'm actually a huge fan of both, though.

Marmite probably wins on points, though Vegemite has the advantage of childhood nostalgia.

Note that I am not referring here to the pale imitation produced in Australia by Sanitarium. I am of course referring to British Marmite which, unfortunately, must be sold in Australia as Our Mate.

Kugai · « **Reply #162 on:** 09 Oct 2016, 15:48 »

Chip (or Fries to you 'murricans) Butties!!

And my fave brand of Spaghetti

TheEvilDog · « **Reply #163 on:** 09 Oct 2016, 16:01 »

Saturday morning, go to a local bakery, get a freshly baked demi-baguette. Then its down to a nearby butcher for get some bacon or on-site made sausages.

Go home, cook up the sausage or bacon and have it in the demi-baguette, now that's comfort food.

Kugai · « **Reply #164 on:** 09 Oct 2016, 16:07 »

I get all my Meat from the two local Independent Butchers that we are lucky to have here in our small Shopping Precinct. Haven't brought Meat from the big Chain Store Supermarkets in nearly a decade.

Gyrre · « **Reply #165 on:** 10 Oct 2016, 06:44 »

Quote from: Neko_Ali on 07 Oct 2016, 11:44

We've already seen Hanner's twin... She's unlikely to be hanging around with reindeer. Unless she was leaving the head of one in someone's bed.....

???
Which strip?

BenRG · « **Reply #166 on:** 10 Oct 2016, 06:53 »

I forget the strip number but Hannelore has had an anxiety nightmare where she dreamt she had been kidnapped by her evil identical twin, who was a contract assassin and that she was about to be murdered so her twin could take over her life and escape the authorities. That strip was genuinely disturbing on several levels, especially Hannelore's genuine terror at the scenario.

Another strip had Hannelore hallucinating she had taken over her mother's company and was about to execute a James Bond villain-style global genocide for some reason. This hallucination was so real and compelling that Faye and Dora had to snap her out of a panic attack.

Gyrre · « **Reply #167 on:** 10 Oct 2016, 06:54 »

Quote from: SubaruStephen on 08 Oct 2016, 12:46

Spelled "joik", but pronounced "yoik". (Don't ask how "Y" is pronounced)

some Heavy joiking

If memory serves, the j being said like a y comes from Old Latin.

There's some debate on what Latin originally sounded like, but the Germanic languages actually help with that.

Method of Madness · « **Reply #168 on:** 10 Oct 2016, 06:57 »

From what I remember learning, there was no J in Latin (for example, Julius Caesar would've been Iulius Caesar and have been pronounced Yulius Kye-zar). It's also why Jesus's cross had INRI. The Is stood for Jesus and Jews.

oddtail · « **Reply #169 on:** 10 Oct 2016, 07:16 »

I'm not sure what the origin of the letter "j" is, but pronouncing "j" is sort of an aberration in English. Most European languages pronounce it either as the sound that English spells as "y", or as the sound "s" in "measure":

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J#/media/File:Pronunciation_of_J_in_Europa.png

Also, as the map in the link gives no pronunciation for "j" in Italy, I'm assuming modern Italian doesn't have the letter, continuing the tradition of the Latin language?

JimC · « **Reply #170 on:** 10 Oct 2016, 07:34 »

Quote from: oddtail on 10 Oct 2016, 07:16

I'm assuming modern Italian doesn't have the letter, continuing the tradition of the Latin language?

AIUI theoretically modern Italian lacks J, K, W, X and Y. In practice I think there are plenty of loan words with them in, and I believe computer keyboards in Italy include them.

TheEvilDog · « **Reply #171 on:** 10 Oct 2016, 08:38 »

Quote from: Method of Madness on 10 Oct 2016, 06:57

It's also why Jesus's cross had INRI. The Is stood for Jesus and Jews.

Nah, it means "I'm Nailed Right In".

Kugai · « **Reply #172 on:** 10 Oct 2016, 14:15 »

Nepiophage · « **Reply #173 on:** 12 Oct 2016, 06:03 »

Quote from: TheEvilDog on 09 Oct 2016, 16:01

Saturday morning, go to a local bakery, get a freshly baked demi-baguette. Then its down to a nearby butcher for get some bacon or on-site made sausages.

Go home, cook up the sausage or bacon and have it in the demi-baguette, now that's comfort food.

Otherwise known as the Jumbo Breakfast Roll

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Eat one a day and soon you won't fit through the front door.

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