Category: Tea and Life
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Quote Me. I Dare You
I’ve noticed that 5 separate tea companies are now quoting me,with just one particular quote. It’s not one of my more controversial ones. So, I’m throwing down the gauntlet. Here’s some new one to share if you dare.
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Not Exactly a Hunger Strike
In 1989, I found myself on a plane belonging to Hassanal Bolkiah. There was a pilot’s strike in Australia, and I had earned a trip overseas for selling many printers. This involved getting to and from Sydney, and with Qantas and Ansett on strike, our Government made other arrangements. On the way to Sydney, I…
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The Big Eight – A Food Service Nightmare
Tea is pretty simple. When you serve tea in a commercial setting, you can be mostly relaxed about causing allergic reactions. Of course, you need to filter the water and boil it properly. Tap water can be dangerous and trigger allergies in some cases, as this medical paper on pesticides suggests. But mostly, tea should…
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And Now, We Wait…
Life has a variety of states. Sometimes, you can be waiting for something. Unlike in the play Waiting for Godot, where <SPOILER ALERT> Godot never arrives, most things you wait for actually happen. Along with a bunch of stuff you were not waiting for. At the moment we are burning down through a list of tasks.…
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Sukret te gate: It’s the ‘Sugar Tea Gate’ Scandal
Most of you reading this can recall a scandal, even if vaguely. In America, there was a president who said “I am not a crook” Another who said “I DID NOT have sex with that woman”. And another who said “mumble mumble recroootament mumble”. All scandalous. All untrue. Admittedly, I’m guessing about the last one.…
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A New Name?
This is a scene from Yes Minister that I have always loved. The second bit, not the first bit. http://youtu.be/OzeDZtx3wUw If you didn’t get around to watching it, there’s a suggestion that legislation is to be enacted in the European Parliament to cause the British sausage to cease being referred to as a ‘sausage’, but…