Nilly - Hi! Fat Tuesday is I guess an Anglicised version of Mardi Gras; on the last day before Lent you scoff all the good food to remove the temptation for the 40 days fasting that follows. Which has in the UK become a secular tradition; come the last day before Lent, you make pancakes.
Oh, yeah. There was this time I was pinned down by this guy that played left tackle for varsity... Well, at least he used to before he was a vampire... Anyway, he had this really, really thick neck, and all I had was a little, little Exact-O knife ... You're not loving this story.
Buffy ,'Beneath You'
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Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Jim - Feb 08, 2005 5:17:32 am PST #4855 of 10002
Ficht nicht mit Der Raketemensch!
Jesse - Feb 08, 2005 5:17:44 am PST #4856 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Nilly, it's the day before the start of Lent, which is the lead-up to Easter. Traditionally, Lent is a fast period, so you wouldn't be eating a lot of fried foods and whatnot, so you get it all out of your system on Fat Tuesday/Mardi Gras. Then the next day is Ash Wednesday, where you get smudged with ashes on your forehead, and there's No More Fun for 40 days, til Easter.
Nora Deirdre - Feb 08, 2005 5:21:41 am PST #4857 of 10002
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
If by Fat tuesday you mean PANCAKE DAY, then it's a British thing. Mmmm, pancakes...
Yes, that is exactly what I mean! I know now, because TomW responded to my news with, "crap, it's Pancake Day? D'oh!"
sarameg - Feb 08, 2005 5:21:47 am PST #4858 of 10002
I really want pad thai right now. Or whatever that spicy dish is with peanut sauce.
I have no idea why.
§ ita § - Feb 08, 2005 5:21:56 am PST #4859 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
And in New Orleans, you drink all the alcohol and have all the shared nudity with strangers. It's pretty fun.
Gudanov - Feb 08, 2005 5:24:15 am PST #4860 of 10002
Coding and Sleeping
First thing at work this morning, I get a big ol nosebleed and get blood all over my shirt and hands. Not a good start to the day.
Nutty - Feb 08, 2005 5:24:29 am PST #4861 of 10002
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
My flatmate, who is religious, gives up meat for Lent every year. She forgot or miscounted, and realized Sunday that she would have to go meat-free as of tomorrow. She has half a freezer full of meat.
Her version of Fat Tuesday this year was making a meatloaf last night and stuffing herself with it today.
On the up side, she is also giving up soda, and has 2 liters of Pepsi in the fridge. I knew there was a reason to be a godless heathen.
Is today a hot cross buns day? (N.b. I have never had these buns actually be hot when I ate them; and they seem to come with little bits of dried fruit like fruitcakes.)
Jim - Feb 08, 2005 5:25:56 am PST #4862 of 10002
Ficht nicht mit Der Raketemensch!
Which sums up the diff between Britain and New Orleans; they have jazz, whisky, nudity and (probably, if James Lee Burke's any guide) po-boy sandwiches and crawfish. We have pancakes with some lemon and sugar. Which your dad tries to to toss and sticks to the ceiling/drops on the floor/ breaks his nose with the frying pan.
Jim - Feb 08, 2005 5:26:50 am PST #4863 of 10002
Ficht nicht mit Der Raketemensch!
Is today a hot cross buns day? (N.b. I have never had these buns actually be hot when I ate them; and they seem to come with little bits of dried fruit like fruitcakes.)
Nah, hot crossbuns are on Easter Day, IIRC. Cos of the crosses.
Gudanov - Feb 08, 2005 5:27:00 am PST #4864 of 10002
Coding and Sleeping
I make really good pancakes.