When in England

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If you want to emphasize something, turn it into a question. For example, LSE hasn't issued me a student ID yet. I was about to try to make copies at the student copy center, and I imagined answering, in response to a request for my ID: "They haven't issued me one yet, have they?"

I went down to Picadilly Circus. Not only did I not see Marcus, I couldn't find the circus at all -- no tents, no clowns, no elephants! My advice is, "Don't bother."

In the suburb to which I just moved, there is a eatery called -- I'm not making this up -- "New Jersey Chicken." All right, what the heck is "New Jersey chicken"? I grew up 100 miles from NJ, and I've never heard of such a dish or style. Do you get a little map of the turnpike carved into your roaster?

And the breakfast place nearby offers "Bubble and Squeak" on its menu. I have to order that one day.

The sidewalks in London seem to be made of some specially polished stone -- but that's OK, because it's not like it rains here often or anything.

The headline in today's Daily Mirror promised a profile of "Britain's Worst Pedophile." Maybe tomorrow they will follow up with one of "Britain's Best Pedophile."

Comments

  1. Anonymous11:48 AM

    Maybe the chicken smells like Newark.

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  2. Tim Swanson7:05 PM

    Haha, yea, who was the editor that came up with that Pedophile idea?

    And I guess this is me being a smart ass, but the original Jersey is island off France and was a British protectorate of some sort. Maybe they're known for chicken.

    Or maybe they're retarded.

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  3. gcallah10:58 AM

    Well, it was "New Jersey Chicken," not "Jersey Chicken."

    In any case, it turns out that what it means is really overcooked, dried out chicken.

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  4. Anonymous4:27 PM

    Great article! Thanks.

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  5. Anonymous9:57 PM

    Thanks for interesting article.

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