Hey, hivemind -- how long was meat rationed in England?
Until 1954
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Natter 37: Oddly Enough, We've Had This Conversation Before.
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.
Ginger - Aug 14, 2005 7:05:51 am PDT #8097 of 10002
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
tommyrot - Aug 14, 2005 7:06:57 am PDT #8098 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Damn.
Why'd it take so long?
Emily - Aug 14, 2005 7:07:29 am PDT #8099 of 10002
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
I'm watching 84 Charing Cross Road (bizarre things OnDemand gets me into) which makes quite a point of Londoners being rationed in 1950, which surprised me because I thought it was a war thing. Then again, what the hell do I know?
Steph L. - Aug 14, 2005 7:09:15 am PDT #8100 of 10002
I look more rad than Lutheranism
According to the NYTimes, yesterday was the hottest August 13th in recorded NYC history (which began for temperatures in 1869). It was the hottest day period since August 9th, 2001, and the longest string of 95+ days since 1955.
I think I slept maybe 3 hours, and I woke up with a migraine.
It's blazingly hot here yet again (though the weather gods claim it's going to drop into the 80s tomorrow), and so I think a movie is in order. Because my window-unit air conditioner, while better than nothing, is barely making a dent in the heat.
I woke up tired, though no migraine. Last night, a friend taught me how to crack a singletail bullwhip, which led me to play with it for probably 45 minutes. And now, prdictably, my right shoulder is killing me. ("I'm sorry, Boss, I can't come in to work today -- bullwhip injury.")
Still, once you get the hang of making it crack, it's so cool. I may have to become a cowboy.
Ginger - Aug 14, 2005 7:09:19 am PDT #8101 of 10002
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Why did it take so long?
Severe fuel shortages. Vast deficits left from the war effort. Very bad weather in the late 1940s.
Emily - Aug 14, 2005 7:10:57 am PDT #8102 of 10002
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
Cool. Thanks, Ginger!
My goodness, I've been conditioned, haven't I -- I keep expecting something horrible to happen. Anne Bancroft takes a friends' dog for a walk in Central Park and lets it off the leash for a walk, and I expect it to disappear or get eaten or run into the street or something. It doesn't, of course -- it's not that kind of movie.
Emily - Aug 14, 2005 7:13:23 am PDT #8103 of 10002
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
Holy crap! Root canals and caps for four teeth cost $2500! In the early 1950s? That's... crazy!
Er, maybe late 50s. Oops.
Matt the Bruins fan - Aug 14, 2005 7:32:09 am PDT #8104 of 10002
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Much becomes clear about the state of British dentistry.
msbelle - Aug 14, 2005 7:37:05 am PDT #8105 of 10002
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
OMG THE HOT!
Emily - Aug 14, 2005 7:41:07 am PDT #8106 of 10002
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
Nono, this was New York! It's why she couldn't afford to go to England for Elizabeth's coronation. $2500! Crazy!