quote:Originally posted by Louche: I could get to Harrogate in about an hour, but I don't like it there.
but the tea shoppes and the blue dolphin chipshop???
I've been there twice. The first time was to see a production of Romeo and Juliet so very dire it made me want to stab out mine eyes with a blunt B&Q screwdriver tipped with salt.
The second was as a bridesmaid, clad in badly fitting pastel blue that was too short, too tight and too hot, thus ensuring I spent the whole day resembling someone who had been ineffectually poured into a child's plastic beaker. I had rolls of unsightly flesh plobbling over the top of my frock and during the marvellous dinner, all the food stopped roughly in the area of my ribcage. The obligatory after-meal, pre-reception shag was rendered almost impossible by the cage of clothing which encased my legs. I realise these are rather arbitrary reasons for loathing Harrogate, but as I can find no other obvious scapegoat for either the play or the wedding, it will have to do.
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You have to watch out for pasties. You should never eat any that come in sealed plastic packets, but even some "home baked" varieties can go horribly wrong. Strangely enough where pasties are concerned, it is often the chain outlets that fare best. Short crust vs. puff pastry is a personal choice, though many of the modern 'pasty chains' seem to favour short crust these days, perhaps for practical reasons of crumb-drop on public transport.
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