Last week, I was in Ireland for 3 days.
The air was quite different this time, a lot of stress about the countries debt.
Hopes and best wishes to everyone there that a good solution will be found.
The Irish Money Famine
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Re: The Irish Money Famine
Agreed. Potato wedges aren't enough. Let's hope for a quick and lasting resolution to their woes.
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Re: The Irish Money Famine
Oh, it'll all be all right. Apparently cheese will be their salvation. Now, whose turn is it to get the next rind?
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Re: The Irish Money Famine
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Heres a few tunes round a table, first three sets;
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Re: The Irish Money Famine
I remember when the USDA American-made cheese was given to the poor. I'm not sure whether they still do that, or not. Of course, such a give-away can be made fun of, because the poor in this country and in Ireland, I'm sure, need a lot more than a hunk of cheese. But cheese is a high quality protein food, and a cheese give-away would surely help the farm economy as well as the poor, who don't have enough quality food to feed their families. Sufficient food, in my opinion, ought to be a birthright, not something that you have to earn. But, then again, I'm a socialist who believes that all of us have a birthright to share in the wealth of the country. We need to create institutions that make it possible, something a lot more than handing out cheese hunks.
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Re: The Irish Money Famine
Bingo, but that forum is no more....alas.
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Re: The Irish Money Famine
Sez you.crookedtune wrote:Bingo, but that forum is no more....alas.
http://cnfpoli.informe.com/
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Re: The Irish Money Famine
yup, much controversy there..... *cough*
a few, ah, expats....
a few, ah, expats....
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It's dizzying, the possibilities. Ashes, Ashes all fall down.
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Re: The Irish Money Famine
I wouldn't know. It's there to be used, is the thing. Not my business if the Anemoi can't stir up a tempest.Denny wrote:yup, much controversy there..... *cough*
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Re: The Irish Money Famine
Think this was the stuff
PCD5 PASTEURIZED PROCESS AMERICAN CHEESE FOR USE IN DOMESTIC PROGRAMS
Seems like other programs have made it obsolete. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_cheese
Was good stuff from what I remembered, but more modern "cheeses" like Velveeta were popular in our house because they melted in a picture perfect way. Those 5 pound blocks in a brown wrapper might have some of the better cheese available to us.
PCD5 PASTEURIZED PROCESS AMERICAN CHEESE FOR USE IN DOMESTIC PROGRAMS
Seems like other programs have made it obsolete. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_cheese
Was good stuff from what I remembered, but more modern "cheeses" like Velveeta were popular in our house because they melted in a picture perfect way. Those 5 pound blocks in a brown wrapper might have some of the better cheese available to us.
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Re: The Irish Money Famine
sure. sure.... The owner hasn't been seen in over a year. No one is keeping the place up. James threatens once in a while. The answers to the questions are not all correct. But if Nano doesn't have to drive by it then it's just fine, innit!Nanohedron wrote:I wouldn't know. It's there to be used, is the thing. Not my business if the Anemoi can't stir up a tempest.Denny wrote:yup, much controversy there..... *cough*
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It's dizzying, the possibilities. Ashes, Ashes all fall down.
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Re: The Irish Money Famine
It ain't my job, so as far as I'm concerned: that's right. And the point would be..........?Denny wrote:But if Nano doesn't have to drive by it then it's just fine, innit!
Now. Music, anyone?
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Re: The Irish Money Famine
I was sittin' here playin' flute while I awaited yer reply.....
Might as well go have some CHEESE.
You play for a bit.
Might as well go have some CHEESE.
You play for a bit.
Picture a bright blue ball just spinning, spinning free
It's dizzying, the possibilities. Ashes, Ashes all fall down.
It's dizzying, the possibilities. Ashes, Ashes all fall down.
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Re: The Irish Money Famine
It continues, at least in the American Indian communities. It's good baked up with some scalloped potatoes.Doug_Tipple wrote:I remember when the USDA American-made cheese was given to the poor. I'm not sure whether they still do that, or not.
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Re: The Irish Money Famine
Actually, if I remember correctly, you didn't necessarily have to be poor to receive the 5 pound blocks of cheese. They announced the delivery point and times in the newspaper, and anyone that showed up qualified. I got some for myself, now that I think about it. I still have a 2 pound block of the processed cheese in my refrigerator, but, thankfully, it is not the same cheese. I use it to make macaroni and cheese and grilled cheese sandwiches for my wife.