Ace wrote:

> >> What's a "French" taco? I'm only familiar with the mexican type
> >
> >
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/mar/15/move-over-mcdonalds-french-taco-poised-for-global-expansion
>
> Jeezus. Heart attack in a wrap.

Cheese and meat pasty.

--
Simon

Champ wrote:

> > I've had to do real work, including going into town on trains and
> > the tube and shiznit.
>
> Eww
>
> Sucks to be you

I like trains.

--
Simon

On 22/10/2021 12:46, ogden wrote:
> Champ wrote:
>> wessie wrote:
>>> yes, ogden
>>> he's obsessed with French Tacos
>>
>> What's a "French" taco? I'm only familiar with the mexican type
>
> https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/mar/15/move-over-mcdonalds-french-taco-poised-for-global-expansion
>
The whole business about everything being encased in pastry (if not
batter!) is reminiscent of the description, and whole idea behind, a
Cornish Pasty methinks?
C

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Turby wrote:
> ogden wrote:
> > Champ wrote:
> >> What's a "French" taco? I'm only familiar with the mexican type
> >
> > https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/mar/15/move-over-mcdonalds-french-taco-poised-for-global-expansion
> >
> And of course they get it wrong.

Looky here, we've found ourselves a gatekeeper.

> “It’s a take on the traditional sandwich – tortilla, shawarma, whatever
> you like to call it – and it’s easy to eat,” Pelonero said. “Everything
> is inside, it’s clean, nothing drips on you, the meat doesn’t fall out
> the side.”
> Those are burritos, not tacos. Tacos are made with small corn tortillas
> folded in half, leaving most sides open. The filling falling out is part
> of the meal. Burritos are made with large flour tortillas folded to keep
> everything inside.

Hence why they're called "French tacos", not a taco. And tacos isn't a plural. And if that gets excited, you're going to lose your mind over prairie oysters, bombay duck, welsh rabbit, sweetbreads and spotted dick.

If I was to describe one, it'd be as kinda (but really not very much) like a burrito but with chips instead of rice; cheese sauce instead of sour cream; ketchup or barbecue sauce instead of salsa; all lightly toasted once wrapped. So not very much like a burrito at all, but quite magnificant nonetheless.

ChrisND @UKRM wrote:
> ogden wrote:
> > Champ wrote:
> >> What's a "French" taco? I'm only familiar with the mexican type
> >
> > https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/mar/15/move-over-mcdonalds-french-taco-poised-for-global-expansion
> >
> The whole business about everything being encased in pastry (if not
> batter!) is reminiscent of the description, and whole idea behind, a
> Cornish Pasty methinks?

Anything wrapped up in something else is basically a Ginsters lawsuit waiting to happen.

If you're on crack.

Champ <neal@champ.org.uk> wrote in news:vui4ngp6j3vrd5mp6meshu4irncqnvvpgu@
4ax.com:

> On Thu, 21 Oct 2021 16:15:34 -0700 (PDT), ogden <eldaifo@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>>On Thursday, 21 October 2021 at 23:45:14 UTC+1, wessie wrote:
>>> ogden wrote:
>>> > wessie wrote:
>>> > > you don't appear in the common friends list
>>> >
>>> > Sounds like a glitch.
>>>
>>> oh, good.
>>> Nothing to do with him being in London recently, then?
>
>>You've lost me.
>
> Me too

the meme is dead, long live the...

riding other UKRmer's bikes and...

On Friday, 22 October 2021 at 16:36:54 UTC+1, sweller wrote:
> Champ wrote:
>
> > > I've had to do real work, including going into town on trains and
> > > the tube and shiznit.
> >
> > Eww
> >
> > Sucks to be you
> I like trains.

So do I (under normal conditions) but I suspect Champ's comment is more
about 'work' than trains.

On 10/22/2021 9:28 AM, ogden wrote:
> Turby wrote:
>> ogden wrote:
>>> Champ wrote:
>>>> What's a "French" taco? I'm only familiar with the mexican type
>>>
>>> https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/mar/15/move-over-mcdonalds-french-taco-poised-for-global-expansion
>>>
>> And of course they get it wrong.
>
> Looky here, we've found ourselves a gatekeeper.
>
>
>> “It’s a take on the traditional sandwich – tortilla, shawarma, whatever
>> you like to call it – and it’s easy to eat,” Pelonero said. “Everything
>> is inside, it’s clean, nothing drips on you, the meat doesn’t fall out
>> the side.”
>> Those are burritos, not tacos. Tacos are made with small corn tortillas
>> folded in half, leaving most sides open. The filling falling out is part
>> of the meal. Burritos are made with large flour tortillas folded to keep
>> everything inside.
>
> Hence why they're called "French tacos", not a taco. And tacos isn't a plural.

The article you quoted seems to disagree. But if tacos is not a plural,
what is its plural?

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Turby <xsurf@xmail.com> wrote in news:skuugt$th$1@dont-email.me:

> On 10/22/2021 9:28 AM, ogden wrote:
>> Turby wrote:
>>> ogden wrote:
>>>> Champ wrote:
>>>>> What's a "French" taco? I'm only familiar with the mexican type
>>>>
>>>> https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/mar/15/move-over-mcdonalds-fr
>>>> ench-taco-poised-for-global-expansion
>>>>
>>> And of course they get it wrong.
>>
>> Looky here, we've found ourselves a gatekeeper.
>>
>>
>>> “It’s a take on the traditional sandwich – tortilla, shawarma,
>>> whatever you like to call it – and it’s easy to eat,” Pelonero
>>> said. “Everything is inside, it’s clean, nothing drips on you,
>>> the meat doesn’t fall out the side.”
>>> Those are burritos, not tacos. Tacos are made with small corn
>>> tortillas folded in half, leaving most sides open. The filling
>>> falling out is part of the meal. Burritos are made with large flour
>>> tortillas folded to keep everything inside.
>>
>> Hence why they're called "French tacos", not a taco. And tacos isn't
>> a plural.
>
> The article you quoted seems to disagree. But if tacos is not a
> plural, what is its plural?
>
>

taco's

On Friday, 22 October 2021 at 19:07:15 UTC+1, wessie wrote:
> Turby <xs...@xmail.com> wrote in news:skuugt$th$1...@dont-email.me:
> > On 10/22/2021 9:28 AM, ogden wrote:

> > The article you quoted seems to disagree. But if tacos is not a
> > plural, what is its plural?
> >
> >
> taco's

Rubbish.

It's Tacoe.

Ace <Ace@ch.com> wrote in
news:51f5ngpu98tl1f4obv1t4u4p7erbpt27k4@4ax.com:

> On Fri, 22 Oct 2021 04:46:34 -0700 (PDT), ogden <eldaifo@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>>Champ wrote:
>>> wessie wrote:
>>> >yes, ogden
>>> >he's obsessed with French Tacos
>>>
>>> What's a "French" taco? I'm only familiar with the mexican type
>>
>>https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/mar/15/move-over-mcdonalds-frenc
>>h-taco-poised-for-global-expansion
>
> Jeezus. Heart attack in a wrap.
>

have you not encountered such delicacies?

I had one c2003 in the Rh�ne-Alpes where they originate from. Overnight
stop on the way home from Italy. Stopped in Bellegarde sur Valserine on a
Sunday and everything was closing as we tried to get something to eat.
Ended up in a kebab shop eating what I now know as a French Tacos. I think
they called it an Am�ricaine kebab as it had chips inside.

Turby wrote:
> ogden wrote:
> > Turby wrote:
> >> ogden wrote:
> >>> Champ wrote:
> >>>> What's a "French" taco? I'm only familiar with the mexican type
> >>>
> >>> https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/mar/15/move-over-mcdonalds-french-taco-poised-for-global-expansion
> >>>
> >> And of course they get it wrong.
> >> “It’s a take on the traditional sandwich – tortilla, shawarma, whatever
> >> you like to call it – and it’s easy to eat,” Pelonero said. “Everything
> >> is inside, it’s clean, nothing drips on you, the meat doesn’t fall out
> >> the side.”
> >> Those are burritos, not tacos. Tacos are made with small corn tortillas
> >> folded in half, leaving most sides open. The filling falling out is part
> >> of the meal. Burritos are made with large flour tortillas folded to keep
> >> everything inside.
> >
> > Hence why they're called "French tacos", not a taco. And tacos isn't a plural.
>
> The article you quoted seems to disagree.

I don't recall it making a distinction, but if you like I have other articles:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_tacos
A French tacos[note 1] is a fast food dish which usually consists of a flour tortilla grilled and folded around a filling of French fries, cheese, and meat, among other deli ingredients.
[ note 1] Contrary to both Spanish and French conventions, the final S is generally present even in the singular form.

> But if tacos is not a plural, what is its plural?

It's an odd thing to get hung up about, but fine. It's not *just* the plural.

Either way, "wrong" is a bit bold when you're shunting words across language boundaries.

On 21/10/2021 19:51, Champ wrote:
> On Thu, 21 Oct 2021 19:18:05 +0100, siwilson
> <siwilson@nodamnspam.hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On 21/10/2021 13:15, Champ wrote:
>>> <fx: tumbleweed>
>
>> I've had to do real work, including going into town on trains and the
>> tube and shiznit.
>
> Eww
>
> Sucks to be you
>

Actually the work bit is kind of fun. I'm sure that the novelty will
wear off, but it keeps me amused for now. It will be my last real job
though, which ever way it ends up.

The fancy new leccy trains are pretty good too, and I don't have to pay
for them as I am officially "remote".

I don't like the tube so much.

--
/Simon

On 10/22/2021 12:03 PM, ogden wrote:
> Turby wrote:
>> ogden wrote:
>>> Turby wrote:
>>>> ogden wrote:
>>>>> Champ wrote:
>>>>>> What's a "French" taco? I'm only familiar with the mexican type
>>>>>
>>>>> https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/mar/15/move-over-mcdonalds-french-taco-poised-for-global-expansion
>>>>>
>>>> And of course they get it wrong.
>>>> “It’s a take on the traditional sandwich – tortilla, shawarma, whatever
>>>> you like to call it – and it’s easy to eat,” Pelonero said. “Everything
>>>> is inside, it’s clean, nothing drips on you, the meat doesn’t fall out
>>>> the side.”
>>>> Those are burritos, not tacos. Tacos are made with small corn tortillas
>>>> folded in half, leaving most sides open. The filling falling out is part
>>>> of the meal. Burritos are made with large flour tortillas folded to keep
>>>> everything inside.
>>>
>>> Hence why they're called "French tacos", not a taco. And tacos isn't a plural.
>>
>> The article you quoted seems to disagree.
>
> I don't recall it making a distinction, but if you like I have other articles:
>
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_tacos
> A French tacos[note 1] is a fast food dish which usually consists of a flour tortilla grilled and folded around a filling of French fries, cheese, and meat, among other deli ingredients.
> [ note 1] Contrary to both Spanish and French conventions, the final S is generally present even in the singular form.
>
>> But if tacos is not a plural, what is its plural?
>
> It's an odd thing to get hung up about, but fine. It's not *just* the plural.
>
> Either way, "wrong" is a bit bold when you're shunting words across language boundaries.
>
(Champ needs _something_ to read.)

--
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FJR1300, R1200GS, ST1100 (in memoriam)

On 23/10/2021 04:10, Turby wrote:
> On 10/22/2021 12:03 PM, ogden wrote:
>> Turby wrote:
>>> ogden wrote:
>>>> Turby wrote:
>>>>> ogden wrote:
>>>>>> Champ wrote:
>>>>>>> What's a "French" taco? I'm only familiar with the mexican type
>>>>>>
>>>>>> https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/mar/15/move-over-mcdonalds-french-taco-poised-for-global-expansion
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> And of course they get it wrong.
>>>>> “It’s a take on the traditional sandwich – tortilla, shawarma,
>>>>> whatever
>>>>> you like to call it – and it’s easy to eat,” Pelonero said.
>>>>> “Everything
>>>>> is inside, it’s clean, nothing drips on you, the meat doesn’t fall out
>>>>> the side.”
>>>>> Those are burritos, not tacos. Tacos are made with small corn
>>>>> tortillas
>>>>> folded in half, leaving most sides open. The filling falling out is
>>>>> part
>>>>> of the meal. Burritos are made with large flour tortillas folded to
>>>>> keep
>>>>> everything inside.
>>>>
>>>> Hence why they're called "French tacos", not a taco. And tacos isn't
>>>> a plural.
>>>
>>> The article you quoted seems to disagree.
>>
>> I don't recall it making a distinction, but if you like I have other
>> articles:
>>
>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_tacos
>> A French tacos[note 1] is a fast food dish which usually consists of a
>> flour tortilla grilled and folded around a filling of French fries,
>> cheese, and meat, among other deli ingredients.
>> [ note 1] Contrary to both Spanish and French conventions, the final S
>> is generally present even in the singular form.
>>
>>> But if tacos is not a plural, what is its plural?
>>
>> It's an odd thing to get hung up about, but fine. It's not *just* the
>> plural.
>>
>> Either way, "wrong" is a bit bold when you're shunting words across
>> language boundaries.
>>
> (Champ needs _something_ to read.)
>
>

I don't care what those things we ate at the roadside in Mexico were
called - they were heaven.

I do intend to try those French things though, they sound nicer than
burritos.

--
/Simon

siwilson wrote:

> The fancy new leccy trains are pretty good too,

They are, if you only travel Reading to Padd as that's what they're
designed for. They're just commuter trains. If you're going further
west than, say, Swindon, they're awful.

Seating is maximised for capacity rather than comfort, no buffet car -
just an indifferent trolley selection.

Unfortunately, recent events have completely flattened that business
model.

> and I don't have to pay for them

Always a bonus.

--
Simon

On 22/10/2021 17:32, ogden wrote:
> ChrisND @UKRM wrote:
>> ogden wrote:
>>> Champ wrote:
>>>> What's a "French" taco? I'm only familiar with the mexican type
>>>
>>> https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/mar/15/move-over-mcdonalds-french-taco-poised-for-global-expansion
>>>
>> The whole business about everything being encased in pastry (if not
>> batter!) is reminiscent of the description, and whole idea behind, a
>> Cornish Pasty methinks?
>
> Anything wrapped up in something else is basically a Ginsters lawsuit waiting to happen.
>
> If you're on crack.
>
Ginsters are just diabolical[1] and ought to be sued :-)
C

[1] A travesty of everything that was ever good in pastry[2]
[2] IMHO
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On 22/10/2021 17:28, ogden wrote:
> Turby wrote:
>> ogden wrote:
>>> Champ wrote:
>>>> What's a "French" taco? I'm only familiar with the mexican type
>>>
>>> https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/mar/15/move-over-mcdonalds-french-taco-poised-for-global-expansion
>>>
>> And of course they get it wrong.
>
> Looky here, we've found ourselves a gatekeeper.
>
>
>> “It’s a take on the traditional sandwich – tortilla, shawarma, whatever
>> you like to call it – and it’s easy to eat,” Pelonero said. “Everything
>> is inside, it’s clean, nothing drips on you, the meat doesn’t fall out
>> the side.”
>> Those are burritos, not tacos. Tacos are made with small corn tortillas
>> folded in half, leaving most sides open. The filling falling out is part
>> of the meal. Burritos are made with large flour tortillas folded to keep
>> everything inside.
>
> Hence why they're called "French tacos", not a taco. And tacos isn't a plural. And if that gets excited, you're going to lose your mind over prairie oysters, bombay duck, welsh rabbit, sweetbreads and spotted dick.
>
You forgot tripe and onions ;-)

On 22/10/2021 08:09, Mark Olson wrote:
> Pipl <pluscher@live.co.uk> wrote:
>> On Thu, 21 Oct 2021 23:13:52 -0000 (UTC), Mark Olson
>> <olsonm@tiny.invalid> wrote:
>>
>>> Turby <xsurf@xmail.com> wrote:
>>>> On 10/21/2021 5:15 AM, Champ wrote:
>>>>> <fx: tumbleweed>
>>>>>
>>>> It's not my fault. As a furriner, I'm embarrassed to be in the top ten.
>>>>
>>>
>>> + 1
>>> :wq
>>
>>
>> Hah. I've been doing that a lot recently. Often in Notepad. Followed
>> by Ctrl-Z or backspaces.
>
> Every once in a blue moon, some of the old Wordstar ctrl-key
> combinations creeps into my noggin. Probaly 35 years since I last
> used it.
>
> I should see if I can cobble togeher a PC running DOS so I can use
> Wordstar and IBM Macro Assembler 1.0. Had to use debug.exe the other
> day to display the contents of a file in hex, and I was astounded I
> still remembered a couple of the commands.
>
I have one, Intel 8088, still running.

Tim wrote:
> ogden wrote:
> > Turby wrote:
> >> Those are burritos, not tacos. Tacos are made with small corn tortillas
> >> folded in half, leaving most sides open. The filling falling out is part
> >> of the meal. Burritos are made with large flour tortillas folded to keep
> >> everything inside.
> >
> > Hence why they're called "French tacos", not a taco. And tacos isn't a plural. And if that gets excited, you're going to lose your mind over prairie oysters, bombay duck, welsh rabbit, sweetbreads and spotted dick.
> >
> You forgot tripe and onions ;-)

Does that have a misleading or misappropriated name then? Or is it actually ice cream and chocolate sauce or something?

On Fri, 22 Oct 2021 07:09:05 -0000 (UTC), Mark Olson
<olsonm@tiny.invalid> wrote:

>I should see if I can cobble togeher a PC running DOS so I can use
>Wordstar and IBM Macro Assembler 1.0.

https://dosbox-x.com/

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Ace <Ace@ch.com> wrote:
> On Fri, 22 Oct 2021 07:09:05 -0000 (UTC), Mark Olson
> <olsonm@tiny.invalid> wrote:
>
>>I should see if I can cobble togeher a PC running DOS so I can use
>>Wordstar and IBM Macro Assembler 1.0.
>
> https://dosbox-x.com/

I meant a physical PC, with a 3.5" or 5.25" floppy drive, for the
authentic 80s experience. I know about emulators/virtual machines but
that's not the point.

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On Fri, 22 Oct 2021 07:09:05 -0000 (UTC), Mark Olson
<olsonm@tiny.invalid> wrote:

>Pipl <pluscher@live.co.uk> wrote:
>> On Thu, 21 Oct 2021 23:13:52 -0000 (UTC), Mark Olson
>> <olsonm@tiny.invalid> wrote:
>>
>>>Turby <xsurf@xmail.com> wrote:
>>>> On 10/21/2021 5:15 AM, Champ wrote:
>>>>> <fx: tumbleweed>
>>>>>
>>>> It's not my fault. As a furriner, I'm embarrassed to be in the top ten.
>>>>
>>>
>>>+ 1
>>>:wq
>>
>>
>> Hah. I've been doing that a lot recently. Often in Notepad. Followed
>> by Ctrl-Z or backspaces.
>
>Every once in a blue moon, some of the old Wordstar ctrl-key
>combinations creeps into my noggin. Probaly 35 years since I last
>used it.

In my case, I was using Vi last week.

--

-Pip

On 23/10/2021 12:55, ogden wrote:
> Tim wrote:
>> ogden wrote:
>>> Turby wrote:
>>>> Those are burritos, not tacos. Tacos are made with small corn tortillas
>>>> folded in half, leaving most sides open. The filling falling out is part
>>>> of the meal. Burritos are made with large flour tortillas folded to keep
>>>> everything inside.
>>>
>>> Hence why they're called "French tacos", not a taco. And tacos isn't a plural. And if that gets excited, you're going to lose your mind over prairie oysters, bombay duck, welsh rabbit, sweetbreads and spotted dick.
>>>
>> You forgot tripe and onions ;-)
>
> Does that have a misleading or misappropriated name then? Or is it actually ice cream and chocolate sauce or something?
>
It was in a recently published survey of traditional British recipes
that people when asked didn't believe that they were true.

If you haven't tried it here's a link
https://traditional-yorkshire-recipes.info/tripe-and-onions/

On Sat, 23 Oct 2021 18:14:52 +0100, Pipl <pluscher@live.co.uk> wrote:

>In my case, I was using Vi last week.

Sorry to hear that.
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