The 'perfect' cup of tea?
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The 'perfect' cup of tea?
Article here - fans of Douglas Adams may be chuckling.
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Re: The 'perfect' cup of tea?
Almost, exactly like tea ...
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Re: The 'perfect' cup of tea?
Experts in what? The bleedin' obvious? I think I have a PhD in that around here somewhere ...... experts are questioning whether anyone would want to pay so much for a tea-maker
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Likewise.. probably from the same University, in fact..Disembodied wrote:Experts in what? The bleedin' obvious? I think I have a PhD in that around here somewhere ...
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Yes: the School of Hard Knocks, the College of Firm Slaps, and the University of Getting Your Head Kicked In ...Diziet Sma wrote:Likewise.. probably from the same University, in fact..
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Hmm... sounds familiar, does that!Disembodied wrote:Yes: the School of Hard Knocks, the College of Firm Slaps, and the University of Getting Your Head Kicked In ...
I would advise stilts for the quagmires, and camels for the snowy hills
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And any survivors, their debts I will certainly pay. There's always a way!
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Re: The 'perfect' cup of tea?
Adams fan here. Am indeed chuckling. 'Tea 2.0'? I'll wait for the first service pack ('Tea 2.1').
From The Restaurant at the End of the Universe:
From The Restaurant at the End of the Universe:
If you have enjoyed the experience of this drink', continued the machine, 'why not share it with your friends?'
'Because', said Arthur tartly, 'I want to keep them.'
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Re: The 'perfect' cup of tea?
I remember the old Hitchhiker's Guide text adventure game on the C=64 ... one of the things you had in your inventory was "no tea".
In fact, there's a free 30th Anniversary version of the game on the BBC website. If you type "i" for inventory, right at the start:
In fact, there's a free 30th Anniversary version of the game on the BBC website. If you type "i" for inventory, right at the start:
You have:
a splitting headache
no tea
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LOL - that's too funny.Disembodied wrote:Experts in what? The bleedin' obvious? I think I have a PhD in that around here somewhere ...
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