https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/kennethbachor/italy-battle-of-the-oranges

While people in UK are less fortunate than us and are forced to ration
their fruit and veggies, we Italians use our surplus oranges for a
stupid food fight.

And now some cynical bastard will say that those oranges are not good
for human consumption (and, true to be told, I wouldn't touch those
oranges with a bargepole) but I will reply that they would still be
better than those crap oranges at Waitrose or Marx & Sparx that your
middle class housewife will buy for £1.99 each.

This is unacceptable and sadistic. What has become of this world? The
Brits are human beings just like us.

--
Ottavio Caruso

On 27 Feb 2023 at 12:32:16 GMT, "Ottavio Caruso"
<ottavio2006-usenet2012@yahoo.com> wrote:

> https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/kennethbachor/italy-battle-of-the-oranges
>
> While people in UK are less fortunate than us and are forced to ration
> their fruit and veggies, we Italians use our surplus oranges for a
> stupid food fight.
>
> And now some cynical bastard will say that those oranges are not good
> for human consumption (and, true to be told, I wouldn't touch those
> oranges with a bargepole) but I will reply that they would still be
> better than those crap oranges at Waitrose or Marx & Sparx that your
> middle class housewife will buy for £1.99 each.
>
> This is unacceptable and sadistic. What has become of this world? The
> Brits are human beings just like us.

Hmm, disappointing. I thought you were going to be apologising for invading us
in 43 AD or whenever it was.

--
"It is hard to imagine a more stupid decision or more dangerous way of making decisions than by putting those decisions in the hands of people who pay no price for being wrong." -- Thomas Sowell

On 27/02/2023 13:18, Tim Streater wrote:
> On 27 Feb 2023 at 12:32:16 GMT, "Ottavio Caruso"
> <ottavio2006-usenet2012@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/kennethbachor/italy-battle-of-the-oranges
>>
>> While people in UK are less fortunate than us and are forced to ration
>> their fruit and veggies, we Italians use our surplus oranges for a
>> stupid food fight.
>>
>> And now some cynical bastard will say that those oranges are not good
>> for human consumption (and, true to be told, I wouldn't touch those
>> oranges with a bargepole) but I will reply that they would still be
>> better than those crap oranges at Waitrose or Marx & Sparx that your
>> middle class housewife will buy for £1.99 each.
>>
>> This is unacceptable and sadistic. What has become of this world? The
>> Brits are human beings just like us.
>
> Hmm, disappointing. I thought you were going to be apologising for invading us
> in 43 AD or whenever it was.
>
Yes, when are they going to apologise for that crime?

And when are the Norwegians going to apologise for all those Viking raids?

And the bloody French for 1066!

Seems we're owed significant apologies from all over Europe.

On Mon, 27 Feb 2023 23:32:16 +1100, Ottavio Caruso
<ottavio2006-usenet2012@yahoo.com> wrote:

> https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/kennethbachor/italy-battle-of-the-oranges
>
> While people in UK are less fortunate than us and are forced to ration
> their fruit and veggies, we Italians use our surplus oranges for a
> stupid food fight.
>
> And now some cynical bastard will say that those oranges are not good
> for human consumption (and, true to be told, I wouldn't touch those
> oranges with a bargepole) but I will reply that they would still be
> better than those crap oranges at Waitrose or Marx & Sparx that your
> middle class housewife will buy for £1.99 each.
>
> This is unacceptable and sadistic. What has become of this world? The
> Brits are human beings just like us.

Nothing like you lot in fact.

On 27/02/2023 12:32, Ottavio Caruso wrote:
> https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/kennethbachor/italy-battle-of-the-oranges
>
> While people in UK are less fortunate than us and are forced to ration
> their fruit and veggies, we Italians use our surplus oranges for a
> stupid food fight.
>
> And now some cynical bastard will say that those oranges are not good
> for human consumption (and, true to be told, I wouldn't touch those
> oranges with a bargepole) but I will reply that they would still be
> better than those crap oranges at Waitrose or Marx & Sparx that your
> middle class housewife will buy for £1.99 each.
>
> This is unacceptable and sadistic. What has become of this world? The
> Brits are human beings just like us.
>

So Spain will be cancelling their La Tomatina Festival this year then or
there will be outrage from the rest of the world!

https://www.latomatinatours.com/

On Mon, 27 Feb 2023 13:34:57 +0000, mm0fmf <none@invalid.com> wrote:

>On 27/02/2023 13:18, Tim Streater wrote:
>> On 27 Feb 2023 at 12:32:16 GMT, "Ottavio Caruso"
>> <ottavio2006-usenet2012@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>>> https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/kennethbachor/italy-battle-of-the-oranges
>>>
>>> While people in UK are less fortunate than us and are forced to ration
>>> their fruit and veggies, we Italians use our surplus oranges for a
>>> stupid food fight.
>>>
>>> And now some cynical bastard will say that those oranges are not good
>>> for human consumption (and, true to be told, I wouldn't touch those
>>> oranges with a bargepole) but I will reply that they would still be
>>> better than those crap oranges at Waitrose or Marx & Sparx that your
>>> middle class housewife will buy for £1.99 each.
>>>
>>> This is unacceptable and sadistic. What has become of this world? The
>>> Brits are human beings just like us.
>>
>> Hmm, disappointing. I thought you were going to be apologising for invading us
>> in 43 AD or whenever it was.
>>
>Yes, when are they going to apologise for that crime?
>
>And when are the Norwegians going to apologise for all those Viking raids?
>
>And the bloody French for 1066!

The Normans were really vikings. Rollo was their founder, went on to later fame and
fortune with Rowntrees and Nestle.

--
Regards, Paul Herber
https://www.paulherber.co.uk/

Am 27/02/2023 um 13:56 schrieb SH:
> On 27/02/2023 12:32, Ottavio Caruso wrote:
>> https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/kennethbachor/italy-battle-of-the-oranges
>>
>> While people in UK are less fortunate than us and are forced to ration
>> their fruit and veggies, we Italians use our surplus oranges for a
>> stupid food fight.
>>
>> And now some cynical bastard will say that those oranges are not good
>> for human consumption (and, true to be told, I wouldn't touch those
>> oranges with a bargepole) but I will reply that they would still be
>> better than those crap oranges at Waitrose or Marx & Sparx that your
>> middle class housewife will buy for £1.99 each.
>>
>> This is unacceptable and sadistic. What has become of this world? The
>> Brits are human beings just like us.
>>
>
> So Spain will be cancelling their La Tomatina Festival this year then or
> there will be outrage from the rest of the world!
>
> https://www.latomatinatours.com/

No, they're going to recycle the splatters for the Tesco Economy Passata.

--
Ottavio Caruso

On 27/02/2023 13:56, SH wrote:

>
> So Spain will be cancelling their La Tomatina Festival this year then or
> there will be outrage from the rest of the world!
>
> https://www.latomatinatours.com/

There will not be a shortage of tomatoes grown outdoors in the correct
season. There may be a shortage of tomatoes grown in heated greenhouse
in Northern Europe during winter - or more to the point plants not
planted when energy prices to commercial growers were at their highest.

I wonder how much the media reporting has to do with shortages. Tell the
British public that there is a shortage of vegetable widgets and they
will go and buy as many vegetable widgets they can find irrespective
that they will be put in the food recycling bins or compost heap soon
afterwards because they have a short shelf life. Reported yesterday, a
shortage of raspberries - a very soft fruit out of season and doesn't
travel well and rarely seen in any supermarket in previous years at this
time of year :(

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On 27/02/2023 in message <ttibi2$39cbp$1@dont-email.me> mm0fmf wrote:

>>Hmm, disappointing. I thought you were going to be apologising for
>>invading us
>>in 43 AD or whenever it was.
>>
>Yes, when are they going to apologise for that crime?
>
>And when are the Norwegians going to apologise for all those Viking raids?
>
>And the bloody French for 1066!
>
>Seems we're owed significant apologies from all over Europe.

And reparations, don't forget the reparations :-)

--
Jeff Gaines Dorset UK
I can please only one person per day. Today is not your day.
Tomorrow, isn't looking good either.

On 27 Feb 2023 at 13:34:57 GMT, "mm0fmf" <none@invalid.com> wrote:

> On 27/02/2023 13:18, Tim Streater wrote:
>> On 27 Feb 2023 at 12:32:16 GMT, "Ottavio Caruso"
>> <ottavio2006-usenet2012@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>>> https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/kennethbachor/italy-battle-of-the-oranges
>>>
>>> While people in UK are less fortunate than us and are forced to ration
>>> their fruit and veggies, we Italians use our surplus oranges for a
>>> stupid food fight.
>>>
>>> And now some cynical bastard will say that those oranges are not good
>>> for human consumption (and, true to be told, I wouldn't touch those
>>> oranges with a bargepole) but I will reply that they would still be
>>> better than those crap oranges at Waitrose or Marx & Sparx that your
>>> middle class housewife will buy for £1.99 each.
>>>
>>> This is unacceptable and sadistic. What has become of this world? The
>>> Brits are human beings just like us.
>>
>> Hmm, disappointing. I thought you were going to be apologising for invading us
>> in 43 AD or whenever it was.
>>
> Yes, when are they going to apologise for that crime?
>
> And when are the Norwegians going to apologise for all those Viking raids?
>
> And the bloody French for 1066!
>
> Seems we're owed significant apologies from all over Europe.

Don't forget the Dutch, burning our sodding fleet at Chatham in the 17th C.
Not much of a navy then, but I spose they'd had covid and brexit - err I mean
the plague and fire of Lonon, to contend with.

--
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Iain Martin - The Times 24/11/2022

On 27/02/2023 14:40, Jeff Gaines wrote:
> On 27/02/2023 in message <ttibi2$39cbp$1@dont-email.me> mm0fmf wrote:
>
>>> Hmm, disappointing. I thought you were going to be apologising for
>>> invading us
>>> in 43 AD or whenever it was.
>>>
>> Yes, when are they going to apologise for that crime?
>>
>> And when are the Norwegians going to apologise for all those Viking
>> raids?
>>
>> And the bloody French for 1066!
>>
>> Seems we're owed significant apologies from all over Europe.
>
> And reparations, don't forget the reparations :-)
>
Who could forget the reparations!

On Tue, 28 Feb 2023 04:52:42 +1100, mm0fmf <none@invalid.com> wrote:

> On 27/02/2023 14:40, Jeff Gaines wrote:
>> On 27/02/2023 in message <ttibi2$39cbp$1@dont-email.me> mm0fmf wrote:
>>
>>>> Hmm, disappointing. I thought you were going to be apologising for
>>>> invading us
>>>> in 43 AD or whenever it was.
>>>>
>>> Yes, when are they going to apologise for that crime?
>>>
>>> And when are the Norwegians going to apologise for all those Viking
>>> raids?
>>>
>>> And the bloody French for 1066!
>>>
>>> Seems we're owed significant apologies from all over Europe.
>> And reparations, don't forget the reparations :-)
>>
> Who could forget the reparations!

The payer.

On 27-Feb-23 13:34, mm0fmf wrote:
> On 27/02/2023 13:18, Tim Streater wrote:

>> Hmm, disappointing. I thought you were going to be apologising for
>> invading us
>> in 43 AD or whenever it was.
>>
> Yes, when are they going to apologise for that crime?
>
> And when are the Norwegians going to apologise for all those Viking raids?

Nah. They'll just blame it on the Danes (and especially the Swedes).
>
> And the bloody French for 1066!

They will counter claim for rent for all those years we held Calais -
and lots of other place.
>
> Seems we're owed significant apologies from all over Europe.

But what has Liechtenstein ever done for us!?!

--
Sam Plusnet

On 27-Feb-23 14:27, alan_m wrote:

> I wonder how much the media reporting has to do with shortages. Tell the
> British public that there is a shortage of vegetable widgets and they
> will go and buy as many vegetable widgets they can find irrespective
> that they will be put in the food recycling bins or compost heap  soon
> afterwards because they have a short shelf life. Reported yesterday, a
> shortage of raspberries - a very soft fruit out of season and doesn't
> travel well and rarely seen in any supermarket in previous years at this
> time of year :(
>
Brings to mind a cartoon from many many decades ago.

Two women talking outside a supermarket:
"She's panic-buying potted plants!"

--
Sam Plusnet

On 27/02/2023 14:27, alan_m wrote:
> .. Reported yesterday, a
> shortage of raspberries - a very soft fruit out of season and doesn't
> travel well and rarely seen in any supermarket in previous years at this
> time of year :(

I had some at lunchtime today. It was eggs that were in short supply in
the supermarket.

--
Colin Bignell

On 2/27/2023 9:27 AM, alan_m wrote:

> a shortage of raspberries

The horror.

Some of that stuff in the grocery store, lacks taste.

Picking your own, like we did as kids, was infinitely better.

Our cottage had five different types of wild berries, so there
was some choice there. There would be several distinct harvest
seasons (cranberry are late).

Wild raspberries are interesting, in that they grow in a narrow
band about 20-30 feet from paved road surfaces. If you walk
further into the woods, you'll find no more of them. Which makes
picking easy in the sense you can bicycle along a road and spot
patches of them from the road.

I've seen the most amazing (what seems to be) wild cranberry bog,
chock-a-block with fruit. Picked a couple liters in ten minutes.
This was right next to a provincial beach. It's funny how many
people at the beach, didn't know what they were. And naturally,
if they'd "taste tested" one, they would have moved on immediately.
But properly prepared, they're fine. They need to be soaked in
water overnight, to "drown the wildlife" :-) Cleaned, then cooked.
And that makes your cranberry sauce for thanksgiving turkey dinner.

Paul

On 28/02/2023 02:03, Paul wrote:
> On 2/27/2023 9:27 AM, alan_m wrote:
>
>>  a shortage of raspberries
>
> The horror.
>
> Some of that stuff in the grocery store, lacks taste.

I find that anything from France and to a lesser extent Italy and Spain
lacks taste. Fruit imported from South Africa seems to have a lot more
taste possibly because its only imported for a short time during their
picking season.

Soon we will be seeing large red Strawberries form Spain that are
COMPLETELY tasteless.

>
> Picking your own, like we did as kids, was infinitely better.

You get the freshness but if it's the variety that has been grown for
its looks rather than its taste then you are still wasting your time.

>
> Wild raspberries are interesting, in that they grow in a narrow
> band about 20-30 feet from paved road surfaces. If you walk
> further into the woods, you'll find no more of them. Which makes
> picking easy in the sense you can bicycle along a road and spot
> patches of them from the road.

Where friends live there are walks beside what must have been allotments
many years ago and now have been re-purposed into a wildlife type
sanctuary. The raspberries that can be occasionally found there are
truly tasty. The raspberries my friends inherited (planted in the
garden by the previous occupant of the house) have large crops but are
somewhat bland and are not worth picking

Unfortunately these days too much fruit and veg are grown to have "class
1" looks rather than being nice to eat :(

>
> I've seen the most amazing (what seems to be) wild cranberry bog,
> chock-a-block with fruit. Picked a couple liters in ten minutes.
> This was right next to a provincial beach. It's funny how many
> people at the beach, didn't know what they were. And naturally,
> if they'd "taste tested" one, they would have moved on immediately.
> But properly prepared, they're fine. They need to be soaked in
> water overnight, to "drown the wildlife" :-) Cleaned, then cooked.
> And that makes your cranberry sauce for thanksgiving turkey dinner.

Cranberries are (commercially) gathered by flooding the fields and
letting them float off the plants?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8NMzQns3xw

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In message
<3sepvh55abljho6nm9q6jo2j301ov9qie1@news.eternal-september.org>, Paul
Herber <paul@paulherber.co.uk> writes

>
>The Normans were really vikings. Rollo was their founder, went on to
>later fame and
>fortune with Rowntrees and Nestle.
>
Please refrain from making such statements when I've got a mouth full of
coffee. My keyboard is probably ruined.
--
Ian

On Tue, 28 Feb 2023 13:29:24 +0000, Ian Jackson <ianREMOVETHISjackson@g3ohx.co.uk> wrote:

>In message
><3sepvh55abljho6nm9q6jo2j301ov9qie1@news.eternal-september.org>, Paul
>Herber <paul@paulherber.co.uk> writes
>
>
>>
>>The Normans were really vikings. Rollo was their founder, went on to
>>later fame and
>>fortune with Rowntrees and Nestle.
>>
>Please refrain from making such statements when I've got a mouth full of
>coffee. My keyboard is probably ruined.

You'll be looking for an apology and compensation then.
No Caen do. It would Rouen me.

--
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https://www.paulherber.co.uk/

On 27 Feb 2023 at 21:18:34 GMT, "Sam Plusnet" <not@home.com> wrote:

> On 27-Feb-23 13:34, mm0fmf wrote:
>> On 27/02/2023 13:18, Tim Streater wrote:
>
>>> Hmm, disappointing. I thought you were going to be apologising for
>>> invading us
>>> in 43 AD or whenever it was.
>>>
>> Yes, when are they going to apologise for that crime?
>>
>> And when are the Norwegians going to apologise for all those Viking raids?
>
> Nah. They'll just blame it on the Danes (and especially the Swedes).
>>
>> And the bloody French for 1066!
>
> They will counter claim for rent for all those years we held Calais -
> and lots of other place.

Rubbish. Calais was ours but we managed to lose it.

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- Paul Tomblin, ASR