tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post2150710400132300079..comments2024-03-22T23:27:47.349+00:00Comments on EAGLETON NOTES: Bring a PlateGraham Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-9166427308115180862017-04-06T08:38:05.237+01:002017-04-06T08:38:05.237+01:00I didn't Virginia (did I?) but next time you p...I didn't Virginia (did I?) but next time you pop in I'll make one.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-59748490026651953952017-04-04T01:03:53.409+01:002017-04-04T01:03:53.409+01:00Cheesecake is one of my favourite desserts....did ...Cheesecake is one of my favourite desserts....did you know that??????VirginiaChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17282569773671179047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-73030370564240489782017-03-19T16:33:04.857+00:002017-03-19T16:33:04.857+00:00Jenny I hope that you managed eventually to make s...Jenny I hope that you managed eventually to make sense of the post. Well to the extent that there was any sense contained in it.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-31664876739346670472017-03-16T18:48:21.862+00:002017-03-16T18:48:21.862+00:00... I mean, with my glasses on! ... I mean, with my glasses on! Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-11608660183254423342017-03-16T18:48:06.622+00:002017-03-16T18:48:06.622+00:00I was reading this without my glasses, and thought...I was reading this without my glasses, and thought the title was "BEING a plate" so read the first few words of your post with some perplexity. I was even more perplexed to read about the cheesecake inspiring an offer of marriage. I think I had better go back and read the whole post again!:)Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-48385484857296657202017-03-12T19:43:33.896+00:002017-03-12T19:43:33.896+00:00Graham, you know me too well ;) ... Graham, you know me too well ;) ... DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-75190756025936153042017-03-12T19:13:14.018+00:002017-03-12T19:13:14.018+00:00Yes Frances that's the idea. The secret is not...Yes Frances that's the idea. The secret is not to dislike anything! (including exclamation marks!).Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-8225592316450083702017-03-12T15:07:51.754+00:002017-03-12T15:07:51.754+00:00I suppose the "bring and share" suppers ...I suppose the "bring and share" suppers are much the same (although my experience of these is that you often end up bringing something you like, and having to share something you don't).Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-67542714989856704882017-03-12T12:44:27.008+00:002017-03-12T12:44:27.008+00:00Meike as always you bring common sense and an anal...Meike as always you bring common sense and an analytical mind to the situation. As for non-duplication events usually ask you to bring a sweet or a savoury dish and in ordinary social occasions with friends one usually knows what the others will bring. Everyone knew that I brought a cheesecake so if they didn't want that they told me in advance.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-59548085338910475402017-03-12T12:40:53.333+00:002017-03-12T12:40:53.333+00:00Cro I find that 'normal' is a rather vague...Cro I find that 'normal' is a rather vague term when it comes to living in other cultures than those in which we were brought up. After all I find the South of England rather strange.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-11760990027139448412017-03-12T12:38:12.273+00:002017-03-12T12:38:12.273+00:00Lee I certainly dodged a bullet (but then so did s...Lee I certainly dodged a bullet (but then so did she!). I certainly like the straightforward approach many antipodeans have.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-28614782059161530832017-03-12T12:36:15.797+00:002017-03-12T12:36:15.797+00:00Red she was (is) certainly some character. One nee...Red she was (is) certainly some character. One needed a lot of grains of salt for some of her antics.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-27206594737395123832017-03-12T12:34:53.427+00:002017-03-12T12:34:53.427+00:00Kylie I wouldn't have thought that strange at ...Kylie I wouldn't have thought that strange at all before you mentioned it but now I can see why your American friend was puzzled. I suppose if you find a man who is good at anything that's a plus.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-5548700502764343632017-03-12T12:31:11.086+00:002017-03-12T12:31:11.086+00:00Monica I suspect that you'd have wondered and ...Monica I suspect that you'd have wondered and asked about the plate. I was fortunate in that I'd come across the practice living with The Family.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-61446960044293460342017-03-12T08:11:45.258+00:002017-03-12T08:11:45.258+00:00Although I am German and not so well versed in the...Although I am German and not so well versed in the finer differences between British, Australian and New Zealand English, "to bring a plate" was instantly clear to me, with no explanation needed. Context is king, isn't it :-)<br />How do the organizers of such events make sure they do not end up with 10 of the same dish, and none of something people would enjoy to balance the, say, 10 spuds salads?<br />By the way, I don't think it was your loss that you did not marry the cheesecake-loving lady!Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-39599945002501858372017-03-12T05:13:26.301+00:002017-03-12T05:13:26.301+00:00That all sounds very Aussie/Kiwi. My youngest spen...That all sounds very Aussie/Kiwi. My youngest spent quite a while in Oz on his Gap Year (all 3 of my children did), and was once punched in a bar. The police later locked him in an old outdoor wooden 'dunny' overnight, and did nothing to his attacker. He later said, it all seemed normal at the time.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-37724022418199365032017-03-12T03:58:02.415+00:002017-03-12T03:58:02.415+00:00Hahahahaha! I love it, Graham! This might be a b...Hahahahaha! I love it, Graham! This might be a bit cheesy...but I think you just might have dodged a bullet! <br /><br />We Aussies and Kiwis are a weird mob...but that's what makes us so adorable! :)Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-10360441957088461512017-03-12T03:38:47.749+00:002017-03-12T03:38:47.749+00:00The said lady is some character! We need more peop...The said lady is some character! We need more people who will say outrageous things that we take with a grain of salt.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-20772639689546136052017-03-11T21:14:25.400+00:002017-03-11T21:14:25.400+00:00At a work Christmas party one time, there was cold...At a work Christmas party one time, there was cold BBQ chicken on the buffet. My American friend thought it was very strange so thats another weird Australian habit!<br /><br />I would probably be tempted to marry a man who made a good cheesecake :)kyliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08964475783207438103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-1491985129621814562017-03-11T20:35:20.056+00:002017-03-11T20:35:20.056+00:00I did not know any of that. I would probably have ...I did not know any of that. I would probably have brought an empty plate; and wouldn't have reacted to that other word either... (Now I might!) In Swedish we have a special word "knytkalas" for a party to which everyone is supposed to bring something. ("knyte" = bundle, "kalas" = party) DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.com