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Re: Pretentious affectations

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katana wrote: Tue Jul 02, 2024 4:01 pm
Taipan wrote: Mon Jul 01, 2024 7:41 pm :: Another foreign shopping bag owner here. :thumbup:

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But does that count as more or less pretentious, as you have to know.
Neither for me. I bought it as a reusable bag to carry grog back from a Portuguese supermarket and its proudly continued that role here!
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Re: Pretentious affectations

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I tilt my soup plate away from me and use the futherest away side of the spoon ...
I was taught that way.

I also hold my knife properly
I don't cut the "nose" off the cheese

I use napkins
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Re: Pretentious affectations

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I only have red devil sauce at the free salad bar in the Harvester. 8-) Thousand island and blue cheese dressing is for proles! :sick:
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Re: Pretentious affectations

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I don't do pretentious, I'm naturally cool. I have a certain... I don't know what.

(I suppose the French have a phrase for it.)
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Re: Pretentious affectations

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Saga Lout wrote: Tue Jul 02, 2024 10:45 pm I don't do pretentious, I'm naturally cool. I have a certain... I don't know what.

(I suppose the French have a phrase for it.)
Gauche?
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Re: Pretentious affectations

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cheb wrote: Wed Jul 03, 2024 7:27 am
Saga Lout wrote: Tue Jul 02, 2024 10:45 pm I don't do pretentious, I'm naturally cool. I have a certain... I don't know what.

(I suppose the French have a phrase for it.)
Gauche?
I think it’s “Merde alors!”
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Re: Pretentious affectations

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Jenni say qua :obscene-birdiedoublered:
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Buckaroo wrote: Wed Jul 03, 2024 9:54 am Jenni say qua :obscene-birdiedoublered:
Jenny Agutter? :wtf:
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Re: Pretentious affectations

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gremlin wrote: Wed Jul 03, 2024 11:28 am
Buckaroo wrote: Wed Jul 03, 2024 9:54 am Jenni say qua :obscene-birdiedoublered:
Jenny Agutter? :wtf:
Jenny Tals

Fnarrr, Fnarrr :obscene-birdiedoublered: