COLD DARK ROOM

[CarolM]

Probably they meant “hamlet” as a mini-village. Which is not a Danish name at all by the way.

All foreign ships passing through the narrow Øresund Strait (between Sweden and Denmark), whether en route to or from Denmark or not, had to stop in Helsingør (Elsinore) and pay a toll to the Danish Crown. If a ship refused to stop, cannons in both Helsingør (Denmark) and Helsingborg (Sweden) could open fire and sink it. Apparently, the Danish king of Shakespearean times (either Frederik II or Christian IV) was a bit of a show off. On top of collecting the toll, he once held up all trade ships for days just to show another king how they all leave the harbor at the same time, one after another. As a result, many Europeans didn’t get their goods on time and were pretty pissed off. This may have motivated Shakespeare to use Elsinore and the Kronborg Castle as a setting of the “rotten” state in his tragedy.

Very interesting.

 

[Yvonne G]

Speaking of peeling onions, I have learned how to do it and not cry!

Because the tear inducing oils are concentrated in the root end if the onion, dont break or cut into the roots. Start cutting at the other end, and toss the root end when you get to it.

 

[JoesMum]

Hi all...newbie here! Linda aka @JoesMum said i can often find her in here...so here I am! (You can see my post ‘Newbie to the forum’ if you’re interested...or not )

Hope you all have a lovely Saturday and great weekend x

Hello!

Nice to not see you in the CDR We are a friendly bunch from around the world in here ... mostly with a slightly wonky sense of humour

I see you have been introduced to some of the weirder figments of our imagination, but please do pull up an armadillo, make yourself comfy and join in the chat. I shall be popping in with a few postcards from time to time over the next couple of weeks

 

[CarolM]

That was very creative!!!![emoji2]
I enjoyed that!
Where can we see more of these?[emoji2]

Google.

 

[CarolM]

A sugar bomb

So does that mean when it goes off it will explode into candy?

 

[JoesMum]

Very interesting.

I am fairly sure that the brand was named after the Shakespeare play... trying to make it sound classy!

 

[CarolM]

Speaking of peeling onions, I have learned how to do it and not cry!

Because the tear inducing oils are concentrated in the root end if the onion, dont break or cut into the roots. Start cutting at the other end, and toss the root end when you get to it.

I must try that. Thanks Yvonne.

 

[JoesMum]

Good evening all. We seem to have struck gold with this holiday house. It is huge, very smart and has fine views of the Cevennes mountains in the distance. It is cheaper than other houses we have rented in this area,so we keep looking for the catch and haven't found one yet!

The sun is shining in exactly the wrong direction for my phone camera to cope right now, so I will take photos in the morning.

 

[CarolM]

Finally caught up on yesterday's and today's posts. Was very busy st work yesterday and then had my osteopath session after work. And fell asleep early. This morning it was an early morning again as son had a rugby match. Shopping and other stuff. All done now. And it is time to relax. Tomorrow is laundry day and then tea and cake for Liam's birthday. I hope everybody's Saturday is going well.

 

[CarolM]

Good evening all. We seem to have struck gold with this holiday house. It is huge, very smart and has fine views of the Cevennes mountains in the distance. It is cheaper than other houses we have rented in this area,so we keep looking for the catch and haven't found one yet!

The sun is shining in exactly the wrong direction for my phone camera to cope right now, so I will take photos in the morning.

Whose says you can't have a break. So glad it is a nice house.

 

[Kristoff]

Speaking of peeling onions, I have learned how to do it and not cry!

Because the tear inducing oils are concentrated in the root end if the onion, dont break or cut into the roots. Start cutting at the other end, and toss the root end when you get to it.

I should try this. I cry my eyes out when I peel onions. [emoji24] A chef in Turkey suggested sniffing on a piece of bread while cutting onions. Helps me somewhat.

 

[CarolM]

I should try this. I cry my eyes out when I peel onions. [emoji24] A chef in Turkey suggested sniffing on a piece of bread while cutting onions. Helps me somewhat.

If you keep your onion in the fridge it is supposed to help as well.

 

[Kristoff]

So does that mean when it goes off it will explode into candy?

No, but I won’t sugarcoat it for you It’s fried dough soaked in syrup — about a million calories per small piece.

 

[Kristoff]

Finally caught up on yesterday's and today's posts. Was very busy st work yesterday and then had my osteopath session after work. And fell asleep early. This morning it was an early morning again as son had a rugby match. Shopping and other stuff. All done now. And it is time to relax. Tomorrow is laundry day and then tea and cake for Liam's birthday. I hope everybody's Saturday is going well.

Are you continuing with the osteopath you liked? How’s that going?

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Seems you are cheese-blinded. That is a very serious desease ! Please get asap in contact with a doctor who is familiar with this desease. At the end when you take no meds you will see cheese everywhere and everyone will be cheese too.
Even wifey ! I think she is not amused when you try to cut a piece out of her with a knife !

Only small non vital pieces.
Mostly.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Good Morning Adam. Or Afternoon. And Good Evening just for good measure!![emoji6]

It was afternoon when you posted.
It is now evening.
Good evening, Carol.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Probably they meant “hamlet” as a mini-village. Which is not a Danish name at all by the way.

All foreign ships passing through the narrow Øresund Strait (between Sweden and Denmark), whether en route to or from Denmark or not, had to stop in Helsingør (Elsinore) and pay a toll to the Danish Crown. If a ship refused to stop, cannons in both Helsingør (Denmark) and Helsingborg (Sweden) could open fire and sink it. Apparently, the Danish king of Shakespearean times (either Frederik II or Christian IV) was a bit of a show off. On top of collecting the toll, he once held up all trade ships for days just to show another king how they all leave the harbor at the same time, one after another. As a result, many Europeans didn’t get their goods on time and were pretty pissed off. This may have motivated Shakespeare to use Elsinore and the Kronborg Castle as a setting of the “rotten” state in his tragedy.

Hamnet was the name of Shakespeare's son who died in infancy.
He altered it slightly for the name of the character and play.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Most of them were ???? Psssst, you can pm me. Have you gotten in contact with some lovely aliens ? Psssssst.....

Maybe alien.
One or two of them were certainly not life as we know it.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Have I already said that it’s brilliant? Oh dear, not again!

That was a different one.
There are two.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

I think “Doctor Who” should be capitalized

It always makes me jump when i read headlines such as, "Doctor Who Murdered 70 Patients is Struck Off!"
or, "Doctor Who Saved Hamster Gets Medal."