tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165738746874080782.post9136677026102989301..comments2023-11-05T11:11:11.070+00:00Comments on The Middenshire Chronicles: Floored by a Rollmop! Or is it Rolled by a Floormop?Chris Halehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01488856144531588475noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165738746874080782.post-85656323536561561292009-01-02T14:45:00.000+00:002009-01-02T14:45:00.000+00:00Chris, I remember rollmops from when I was a kid, ...Chris, I remember rollmops from when I was a kid, saw them in jars in Dad's shop. I was lucky that Mum never tried to feed them to the offspring. The idea doesn't seem that appealing, although I love sushi. <BR/><BR/>Hangovers... LOL I haven't had one for years, learned to drink in <I>moderation.</I><BR/><BR/>"Moderation" is an imaginary place, it exists wherever I am.<BR/><BR/>AV<BR/>http://netherregionoftheearthii.blogspot.com/<BR/>http://tomusarcanum.blogspot.com/<BR/>http://thingsthatfizz.blogspot.com/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165738746874080782.post-61853848209004556822009-01-02T09:28:00.000+00:002009-01-02T09:28:00.000+00:00Thanks Raph, and a very happy new year to all of y...Thanks Raph, and a very happy new year to all of you in Knollshire!Chris Halehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01488856144531588475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165738746874080782.post-4817935195099752972009-01-01T16:48:00.000+00:002009-01-01T16:48:00.000+00:00Happy New Year, Wordsmith of Middenshire!I'm looki...Happy New Year, Wordsmith of Middenshire!<BR/><BR/>I'm looking forward to a year of linguistic virtuosity and erudite treats on your blog!Raph G. Neckmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02468502742144495020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165738746874080782.post-65907600640148597552008-12-31T09:35:00.000+00:002008-12-31T09:35:00.000+00:00Braja - Oh dear! Have I brought back an unpleasant...Braja - Oh dear! Have I brought back an unpleasant memory of pickled fish?<BR/><BR/>Jyoti - Thank you!Chris Halehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01488856144531588475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165738746874080782.post-79738612265386395812008-12-31T04:14:00.000+00:002008-12-31T04:14:00.000+00:00I am neither into drinking nor into rollmops ! Nev...I am neither into drinking nor into rollmops ! Nevertheless I enjoyed your post ;-)<BR/><BR/>Cheers !<BR/><BR/><I>Jyoti at <A HREF="http://mevsmysoul.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow">Me Versus My Soul</A>'s last blog post..<A HREF="http://mevsmysoul.blogspot.com/2008/12/great-week-start.html" REL="nofollow">A Great Week Start</A></I>Jyotihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12269334819271957249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165738746874080782.post-34293968800319931652008-12-30T14:40:00.000+00:002008-12-30T14:40:00.000+00:00OMG rollmops! My first husband loved those...they ...OMG rollmops! My first husband loved those...they kinda creeped me out :)♥ Brajahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07693196044262677095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165738746874080782.post-44562250709899911022008-12-29T20:01:00.000+00:002008-12-29T20:01:00.000+00:00Apparently the word rollmop is both German and Dut...Apparently the word <I>rollmop</I> is both German and Dutch in origin, and has something to do with Pug Dogs! Very strange...<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the information on Abba. I am a little disappointed that Benny, Bjorn, Agnetha and Annafrid are not running the company!Chris Halehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01488856144531588475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165738746874080782.post-13582548535448723802008-12-29T19:01:00.000+00:002008-12-29T19:01:00.000+00:00Actually, Abba seafood has nothing to do with the ...Actually, Abba seafood has nothing to do with the band. The company name was registered in 1906 as AB Bröderna Ammeln, which loosely translates to Brothers Ammeln Ltd.<BR/>(AB stands for aktiebolag=company, corporation).<BR/><BR/>I've eaten pickled herring all my life but I've never heard of a rollmop before... Strange.punk in writinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14543923685342162824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165738746874080782.post-39089540905547382272008-12-29T14:55:00.000+00:002008-12-29T14:55:00.000+00:00Punky, it's a bit like those herrings in vinegar a...Punky, it's a bit like those herrings in vinegar and dill that you can buy at Ikea, usually under the 'Abba' brand, curiously!<BR/><BR/>Your remedy is a good one as it replaces lost fluids and salt - the things that alcohol takes out.Chris Halehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01488856144531588475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165738746874080782.post-25218454123219689392008-12-29T12:49:00.000+00:002008-12-29T12:49:00.000+00:00What on earth is a rollmop?My best hangover cure i...What on earth is a rollmop?<BR/><BR/>My best hangover cure is a litre of water with a tablespoon of sugar and a teaspoon of salt. Should be drunk before going to bed. <BR/><BR/>If you're really hardcore you stay up and drink this stuff until you're sober again.punk in writinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14543923685342162824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165738746874080782.post-22793393159508389822008-12-29T09:26:00.000+00:002008-12-29T09:26:00.000+00:00MDF - Hmm...to me, you don't sound like the burpin...MDF - Hmm...to me, you don't sound like the burping kind! Happy New Year to you too.<BR/><BR/>Fate - Thanks, and thanks for dropping by.<BR/><BR/>Raph - I like this one! Perhaps I'll pick all the cherries out of the Christmas cake and try it.<BR/><BR/>Luke - What a great word <I>crapulous</I> is. I recently read somewhere that doctors have come up with the word <I>Veisalgia</I> as a technical term for the hangover.<BR/><BR/>Simplicity - Wine, beer, sambuca and rollmops. Now, that's what I <I>call</I> a cocktail!<BR/><BR/>Willow - If you don't fancy rollmops, how about jellied eels? (Translation - stewed eels in savoury jello). Yum!<BR/><BR/>Stevyn - I tend to go for the same hangover prevention method as you these days. And as for those parties - I've had the stitches out now and destroyed all the photographs!<BR/><BR/>Rob - Steady now! Try sipping them.Chris Halehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01488856144531588475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165738746874080782.post-14558022785090970482008-12-29T04:44:00.000+00:002008-12-29T04:44:00.000+00:00Tequila slammers each one - slam, slam, slam, plon...Tequila slammers each one - slam, slam, slam, plonk!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165738746874080782.post-81391145782850650042008-12-28T23:37:00.000+00:002008-12-28T23:37:00.000+00:00Use my cure for hangovers. Don't drink too much. S...Use my cure for hangovers. Don't drink too much. Simple. Works every time.<BR/><BR/>I'm no fun at parties any more (and Chris, you'll remember the kind of parties I used to have ...)<BR/><BR/>Word verification: <EM>Dexturb</EM> - to be mildly surprised by the taste of a sugar substitute.Stevyn Colganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06152745065245344159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165738746874080782.post-61970259554447267592008-12-28T23:22:00.000+00:002008-12-28T23:22:00.000+00:00Rollmops?! Icky ick.St. Viviana, huh? I'll keep he...Rollmops?! Icky ick.<BR/><BR/>St. Viviana, huh? I'll keep her in mind. ;^)Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165738746874080782.post-62395084631291753092008-12-28T22:44:00.000+00:002008-12-28T22:44:00.000+00:00Oh how I wish I had known about St.Viviana over th...Oh how I wish I had known about St.Viviana over the years as I swore off rum and tequila forevermore! (Convictions which I have adhered to!)<BR/><BR/>I'll have to keep her in mind for my future endeavors with wine, beer and Sambuca! <BR/><BR/>As for the rollmops...blech! :)Simplicityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12482413614265803924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165738746874080782.post-1987655253796351102008-12-28T21:43:00.000+00:002008-12-28T21:43:00.000+00:00Crapulous - suffering from sickness caused by over...Crapulous - suffering from sickness caused by over-drinking.<BR/><BR/>from Foyles Philavery: a treasury of unusual words.Roll Cage Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14154277038544171706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165738746874080782.post-90868404102947159662008-12-28T20:44:00.000+00:002008-12-28T20:44:00.000+00:00The best drinking deterrent I know, (apart from be...The best drinking deterrent I know, (apart from being the driver), is to ask for as many glace cherries as possible to go on top of your drink. If you lay the cocktail sticks across the glass, each with about 5 cherries on, you can heap up a pyramid-like structure of around 30 cherries.<BR/><BR/>By the time you've munched your way through all these, you don't feel like drinking!Raph G. Neckmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02468502742144495020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165738746874080782.post-17345928627251393152008-12-28T20:37:00.000+00:002008-12-28T20:37:00.000+00:00Nice blog!Nice blog!michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09432945580167027404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165738746874080782.post-39764514295632978022008-12-28T20:21:00.000+00:002008-12-28T20:21:00.000+00:00Diet irn bru. I swear by it. Maybe it's a genetic ...Diet irn bru. I swear by it. Maybe it's a genetic thing, but it always works for me. I think it's the induced burping that does it. <BR/><BR/>Have a good New Year.Madame DeFargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08172239340844485940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165738746874080782.post-9392503151048733332008-12-28T10:38:00.000+00:002008-12-28T10:38:00.000+00:00Hi Surry. Our mint grows like mad. I'd send you a ...Hi Surry. Our mint grows like mad. I'd send you a cutting, but I don't think it'd make it!<BR/><BR/>Hi Derrick. Yep, it's definitely morning! What's it to be then? A nice single malt...or a good old cuppa?Chris Halehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01488856144531588475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165738746874080782.post-13008505445307479892008-12-28T09:44:00.000+00:002008-12-28T09:44:00.000+00:00Morning Chris, if it is morning?!Another interesti...Morning Chris, if it is morning?!<BR/><BR/>Another interesting, informative and timeous post. I just bought some parsley, all I need now is a drink.<BR/><BR/>CHEERS!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00861397533660827678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165738746874080782.post-34318066031510615202008-12-27T22:46:00.000+00:002008-12-27T22:46:00.000+00:00I had a recipe for a minty drink that was reputed ...I had a recipe for a minty drink that was reputed to cure hangovers. I never seem to have enough mint around to make it myself though. In addition, you can add liquor to the drink ... a bit of the hair of the dog ... as well. I'll need to see if I can find it!!!SweetPeaSurryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17193034370248526025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165738746874080782.post-72758867397653842362008-12-27T19:53:00.000+00:002008-12-27T19:53:00.000+00:00Sir, I appreciate your delicacy. But was it a sunr...Sir, I appreciate your delicacy. But was it a sunrise or a sunset?Chris Halehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01488856144531588475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165738746874080782.post-71699255510097097852008-12-27T19:42:00.000+00:002008-12-27T19:42:00.000+00:00Tequila - once over done, never again. That's all ...Tequila - once over done, never again. That's all I'm sayin'!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165738746874080782.post-14922022677024775162008-12-27T19:23:00.000+00:002008-12-27T19:23:00.000+00:00Absolutely go for the vodka! In fact,just skip the...Absolutely go for the vodka! In fact,just skip the sugar, the parsley, the tea...but I think the name for the cocktail is a real goer!Chris Halehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01488856144531588475noreply@blogger.com