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Speaking of...
This will be the interesting detail.
Officials are also discussing Canada's supply management system, which protects poultry and dairy farmers, she said.
Those of us with any taste whatsoever go with the originals. You guys really know how to ruin fine shows.
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Speaking of...
This will be the interesting detail.
Officials are also discussing Canada's supply management system, which protects poultry and dairy farmers, she said.
"I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure." - Clarence Darrow
"I didn't attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it." - Mark Twain
There is a wine growing tradition in parts of England going back to Roman times, a lot of wineries got ripped up in WW1 & WW2 due to the need to maximize food calories, but in recent decades they've really made a big come back and with climate change/warming there will be a lot more in the future. Since 1990 the number of acres devoted to wine grapes in the UK has gone up 10 times. That's big growth.
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Anyone care to wager on what the actual figure is?
According to Wikipedia the English and Welsh provide around 1% of the wine in the United Kingdom's domestic market. Impressive!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wine_fr...United_Kingdom
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American Office > UK OfficeThose of us with any taste whatsoever go with the originals. You guys really know how to ruin fine shows.
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Well, I did find this:
http://www.foxnews.com/travel/2012/0...aces-on-earth/Wine Regions
The extreme heat waves and frosts that come with climate change affect soil conditions, so much so that the world's most prestigious wine regions from Bordeaux to Rioja to Napa Valley could be unable to grow quality grapes by the end of the century. To put it in perspective, temperatures in California's Napa (home to 45,000 acres of vineyards) could jump two degrees in the next 30 years, which would upset the balance of sweetness and acidity crucial to good wine, and essentially shrink America's most famous wine-producing region by 50 percent. The conditions are so extreme in Europe that long-established wine epicenters could be pushed northward to England and Scotland as continental temperatures rise. In fact, Brits are already ramping up the production of sparkling wines, traditionally the domain of France's Champagne region: In 1990, England was home to 140 acres devoted to sparkling-wine grapes; by 2010, the number spiked to 1,360.
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Not really.
The federal government is either impregable or hopeless in areas where dismantling supply management would be an issue.
Their ideology, and the fact that supply management is a major obstacle in trade deals on more than one front spells the end of the system, and consumers will cheer lower prices for eggs and dairy.
Ask prairie farmers who like the Wheat Board how this plays out.
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Not to mention the fact that that's a tiny pin ***** of overall land area.
There's actually a tiny vineyard in Cardiff itself. If you get the angle just right on a nice Summer's day with the castle in the background, you could almost imagine you were on the Rhine...
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English wine is so-so. I have some Canadian ice-wine at home that I got as a gift. Is it any good?
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American All In The Family > Whatever the hell the UK version was.UK Cracker > American Cracker
UK Skins > American Skins
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"We have tried spending money. We are spending more than we have ever spent before and it does not work...After eight years of this Administration, we have just as much unemployment as when we started... And an enormous debt to boot!" — Henry Morgenthau, Franklin Delano Roosevelt's Treasury secretary, 1941.
American Sanford and Son > UK Steptoe and Son
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American Sanford and Son > UK Steptoe and Son
American Cosby > UK One Foot In The Grave
American Dear John > UK Dear John
American Too Close For Comfort > UK Keep It In The Family
"We have tried spending money. We are spending more than we have ever spent before and it does not work...After eight years of this Administration, we have just as much unemployment as when we started... And an enormous debt to boot!" — Henry Morgenthau, Franklin Delano Roosevelt's Treasury secretary, 1941.
Trivia I am unaware of.
Did the UK version come first?
"I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure." - Clarence Darrow
"I didn't attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it." - Mark Twain
That looks like a bunch of bad TV (regardless of what side of the pond you are on).
"I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure." - Clarence Darrow
"I didn't attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it." - Mark Twain
x-you'd
If it didn't, it would be on the other list.
edit: Till Death Do Us Part
"We have tried spending money. We are spending more than we have ever spent before and it does not work...After eight years of this Administration, we have just as much unemployment as when we started... And an enormous debt to boot!" — Henry Morgenthau, Franklin Delano Roosevelt's Treasury secretary, 1941.
It's really good for dessert.
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x-me & da fake'd
Now I know you're just taking pot shots. :\
"We have tried spending money. We are spending more than we have ever spent before and it does not work...After eight years of this Administration, we have just as much unemployment as when we started... And an enormous debt to boot!" — Henry Morgenthau, Franklin Delano Roosevelt's Treasury secretary, 1941.
Huh? Because I call Sandford and Son bad TV?
It was.
"I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure." - Clarence Darrow
"I didn't attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it." - Mark Twain
I would berate you for throwing Cosby and Dear John in with it, but you already disqualified yourself as a critic of any standing with your dismissal of All In The Family.
"We have tried spending money. We are spending more than we have ever spent before and it does not work...After eight years of this Administration, we have just as much unemployment as when we started... And an enormous debt to boot!" — Henry Morgenthau, Franklin Delano Roosevelt's Treasury secretary, 1941.
I'll give All in the Family it's due but confess I haven't seen the original to compare.
Cosby and Dear John deserve the place I gave them.
"I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure." - Clarence Darrow
"I didn't attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it." - Mark Twain
Have you seen the originals? I have.
Remember, we're comparing specific shows here.
"We have tried spending money. We are spending more than we have ever spent before and it does not work...After eight years of this Administration, we have just as much unemployment as when we started... And an enormous debt to boot!" — Henry Morgenthau, Franklin Delano Roosevelt's Treasury secretary, 1941.
They must have been pretty damn bad if you think the US versions were better.
"I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure." - Clarence Darrow
"I didn't attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it." - Mark Twain
TV talk aside....
I'd really like to discuss the thread topic but it appears the thread starter isn't even interested.
"I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure." - Clarence Darrow
"I didn't attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it." - Mark Twain
I've made a few observations, no one seems to be interested.
Now what with the oil?
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They can't all be Red Green.
"We have tried spending money. We are spending more than we have ever spent before and it does not work...After eight years of this Administration, we have just as much unemployment as when we started... And an enormous debt to boot!" — Henry Morgenthau, Franklin Delano Roosevelt's Treasury secretary, 1941.
Beer, Wine (that is, real beer and wine, not something that just looks like this), Pretzels, dutch Poffertjes and stealth subs
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