Ooh, thanks, 'Suela, I hadn't heard about that. Interesting.
I just think it's rather odd that a nation that prides itself on its virility should feel compelled to strap on forty pounds of protective gear just in order to play rugby.
Giles ,'Beneath You'
Natter 69: Practically names itself.
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.
-t - Dec 08, 2011 3:03:22 pm PST #10559 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
sarameg - Dec 08, 2011 3:06:27 pm PST #10560 of 30001
I brew teas and coffees as if I want to etch something with them. Apparently, I embrace the bitter. Shocker!
brenda m - Dec 08, 2011 3:07:46 pm PST #10561 of 30001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
It's a tisane, isn't it?
In Quebec for sure. I don't think I've ever (until now) heard the word used in the States.
Jesse - Dec 08, 2011 3:10:13 pm PST #10562 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I think I only know that from books, honestly.
-t - Dec 08, 2011 3:12:19 pm PST #10563 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
It's one of those words I don't know how to pronounce because I've only read it, not heard it.
Amy - Dec 08, 2011 3:15:09 pm PST #10564 of 30001
Because books.
They're always having tisanes in Regency romances!
Sue - Dec 08, 2011 3:17:09 pm PST #10565 of 30001
hip deep in pie
In my experience Canadian tea bags can definitely make a decent second cup but American ones cannot.
Canadian tea bags have to survive sitting in a tea pot all day in a simmering tea pot when a Newfoundlander gets their hand on them.
§ ita § - Dec 08, 2011 3:17:33 pm PST #10566 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I've always preferred teas to coffees, and I like quite a range of teas, green, white, black, etc, but not that big on tisanes. Hibiscus and cinnamon are about it. I'm nuttier about this particular jasmine green tea that I have a bushel of than I have been any variety in a while. It's pretty much all I drink now. But not more than two cups a day (same leaves) and rarely after noon, just in case.
meara - Dec 08, 2011 3:21:01 pm PST #10567 of 30001
They're always having tisanes in Regency romances!
So true!
Anne W. - Dec 08, 2011 3:21:15 pm PST #10568 of 30001
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
Teavana's Jasmine Dragon is faboo. That's pretty much the only thing I get there.