The "how I will be watching the election results" thread

[Grievous Angel]

Ohio was the big win, apparently. It doesn't look like a landslide to me, yet, but the republican analyst, who looks a bit like Bruno in the west wing, which is a good look, and who is excellent, seems to think this is the key result of the night. Though it's not actually called yet.

Frei just got cut off, again... raises the tension delightfully.

 

[BareBones]

going to bed now chaps, have a good night...

hope i don't wake up to stories of a liverpool-esque escape for mccain.

 

[dubble-u-c]

I'm considering moving my family the States now that it looks like Obama's going to win.

Gordon Brown or Tory Boy? stick a fork in the UK, it's done.

Is there bad blood between dimbleby and matt frei, he keeps cutting him dead. He's cut Jeremy Vine dead now. Try that with John Simpson, Dimbleby...

the more the merrier

 

[nomadthethird]

Fucking hell - Fox just called Ohio for Obama and then changed their minds! Phone calls from on high - armies of lawyers on the way

But he's way ahead there...what gives?

 

[scottdisco]

"Mexican food, d'you know Elizabeth Lambert Ortiz?"

but never cooked her, mistersloane. cheers for the link! worth further investigation. thank you very much

(i like Bayless a lot, as an inspiration, though i know there was that strava re. the Burger King advert.)

Grievous Angel: "Mmmmm... Brigadier Jerry rum. I've found some anchor steam in the back of the cupboard and have a tumbler full of Talisker beside me. Finding it hard to focus now."

Anchor Steam and scotch. blow me twice!
for UK drinkers, can i just say Wetherspoon deserve some notice for getting the Californian cider Ace in their pubs for their current festival?

Jackson Junior is, how can i say, less fire-brand than the old fella.

i would also just like to take this opportunity to express my deep dislike for Oklahoma Republicans.

 

[dubble-u-c]

Fucking hell - Fox just called Ohio for Obama and then changed their minds! Phone calls from on high - armies of lawyers on the way

Are you torturing yourself?

 

[crackerjack]

New Mexico for Obama - and that's a fox fact!

 

[Mr. Tea]

Mexican is one of the world's truly great cuisines, and hugely underrated. Extraordinary range of flavours. Going to investigate this book.

I was talking to the mom of one of my students earlier today, they're from California and she was bemoaning the lack of worthwhile Mexican food in London - apparently the tortillas taste all wrong. I tried to talk her into try a proper (i.e. Angladeshi) curry.

Haha, Dimbleby: "Fox News is not good enough, no!"

 

[crackerjack]

But he's way ahead there...what gives?

Yeah, but they've only counted like 35 votes or something.

 

[...]

So, this is a fucking party now?

A food fight?

But where's Sarah 2012? Joe the Plumber?

God darn.

Joe the Plumber needs a song. Or maybe a dirge.

 

[hmg]

Do people in the U.K. eat guacamole? So easy to make and so good...anything with lime and cilantro in it is ok with me

We don't need guacamole, we have mushy peas.

Talking of green sauces, I once had a peruvian sauce called aji with chicken at a place called el pollo in manhattan, years and years ago. it was the best thing i'd ever eaten at the time.

 

[Mr. Tea]

We don't need guacamole, we have mushy peas.

Pffft, try telling that to Peter Mandelson.

Edit: an AMAZING hot sauce is mojo ('mo-(c)ho') sauce from the Canaries, served with salted baked potatoes. YES.

Edit edit: shit, they've just wheeled out Bolton on the beeb!

 

[...]

Palin 2012.

 

[hmg]

Pffft, try telling that to Peter Mandelson.

I cross them, you head them in.

How I hate the football fad.

 

[staypuft]

Did you vote Tim?

yeah - twice!





(only joking, but I got two stickers)

the presidential race is very important, AS WELL AS california props 4 and 8.... fingers crossed!

 

[Grievous Angel]

Anchor Steam and scotch. blow me twice!
for UK drinkers, can i just say Wetherspoon deserve some notice for getting the Californian cider Ace in their pubs for their current festival?

No. Wetherspoon. It's... No. Nothing wrong. But. No.
It's a good look. Red Stripe for most of the night, naturellement.

Jackson Junior is, how can i say, less fire-brand than the old fella.

Literally, lol. Quelle surprise.

mccain camp say FL is lost? fuck

John fucking Bolton.

Dark Lord of the Sith.

 

[crackerjack]

So, this is a fucking party now?

A food fight?

But where's Sarah 2012? Joe the Plumber?

God darn.

Joe the Plumber needs a song. Or maybe a dirge.

Heh heh

 

[nomadthethird]

We don't need guacamole, we have mushy peas.

Talking of green sauces, I once had a peruvian sauce called aji with chicken at a place called el pollo in manhattan, years and years ago. it was the best thing i'd ever eaten at the time.

There's a little El Salvadorean place called Bahia on Grand St. near my apt in Brooklyn, and it's so incredibly good, and equally inexpensive. It's not four star but it's great. Lots of plantains and such...

 

[Grievous Angel]

We don't need guacamole, we have mushy peas.

Yes, we do! Yanks, don't listen to HMG. He's been drinking.

Talking of green sauces, I once had a peruvian sauce called aji with chicken at a place called el pollo in manhattan, years and years ago. it was the best thing i'd ever eaten at the time.

Yum. Hot?

 

[scottdisco]

nomadthesecond

there's pretty paella pics from Graeme of DSTPFW here

http://beingandthyme.blogspot.com/2007/05/paella.html

(i've never had the chops to do so.)

J Bolton and Schama on BBC1 is for Oliver Kamm what C Barat and R Adams is for certain young people of a sensitive, vaguely horny stripe.

imo

maybe..