The BB cafe

[Kazzl]

The BB cafe is open for business!
Welcome all to a new chill and chat place for everyone on the forum.

The BB cafe is whatever you want it to be. There are comfy sofas, tables and chairs, coffee machines, a kitchen stocked with everything. There's a pool outside, a bbq area, an annexe with comfy beds for a quiet sleep, tv, dvd, books and whatever else you would like to have here.

Most of all, it's a place to meet friends and fellow travellers for a bit of company. Talk over problems, tell jokes, share your day, escape into a world of your making. Grab a coffee and pull up a chair ... 

So, with a nod to the wonderful Carole King (Hard Rock Cafe) ...

Now if you're feeling just a little bit lonely
Don't sit at home just mopin'
Come on down to where the friendship flows freely
You know the door is always open

At the BB cafe
Come to the BB cafe
They will help keep your blues at bay
At the BB cafe

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[monkey_magic]

Overly salty corned beef- no thanks

My order arrived after I emailed menu-log- so I finally got my spaghetti 🍝

[mmMekitty]

mmMe thinks spaghetti = vines, eh Monkey? If you begin hanging spaghetti all through this Café, I'm going to get mighty suspicious. 😼

[Croix]

On April 1, 1957 I watched the highly respected and very serious current affairs BBC news show Panorama announced that thanks to a very mild winter and the virtual elimination of the dreaded spaghetti weevil, Swiss farmers were enjoying a bumper spaghetti crop. It accompanied this announcement with footage of Swiss peasants pulling strands of spaghetti down from trees. Huge numbers of viewers were taken in. Many called the BBC wanting to know how they could grow their own spaghetti tree. To this the BBC diplomatically replied, 'place a sprig of spaghetti in a tin of tomato sauce and hope for the best.'

Credits: above text mainly courtesy of the BBC, the actual footage I viewed is here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8scpGwbvxvI

Croix

[Guest_1584]

Now l have a question so silly l'm embarrassed to ask , but so does spaghetti grow in trees ?

ln my defense , l don't eat the stuff !

[mmMekitty]

I'll plant some right in there amongst the tomatoes🍅&🌿basil, & squish a few tomatoes, to get the seedlings started,🌱 & we'll see.

The quality & quantity may depend upon prevailing weather conditions. The humidity may indeed be the most helpful thing we have right now, if we're hoping for al dente 🍝pasta.😺

(Good find, Croix - but what about Orson Well, eh?)

[Leisa68]

My partner used to make spaghetti and lasagna by using the pasta machine that I got for his birthday. He used pasta flour (made from Italy) and water and the spaghetti and lasagna were very yummy. Ohh memories I'd like to think it came from trees though. University finishes this week for a month I"ll have to find something else to do!

Can I have a furry lasagna to go, please?

Leisa

[mmMekitty]

yes, Leisa, you may have a furry lasagne. It's so cold in some placesaround the country, lately, I was sure some people would appreciate the extra layer of warmth I transplant around each serving. 😺

[Croix]

Dear Randomx~

No, it is made from wheat and water extruded into long solids. However don't be embarrassed, you are in good company, the BBC was flooded with letters and calls from those that took the article seriously

I guess the thing that make the joke so effective was it sounded as if it could have been true.

Croix

[Croix]

Dear mmMekitty~

Good luck with the plantation, if you get the spaghetti to sprout not only will you have a nutritious foodstuff but fame too!

I guess The War of the Worlds radio show was in an era (1938) when audiences were less sophisticated and relied on the radio for news, sport and entertainment. Orson Welles deliberately tried ot make it seem like an evening's ordinary broadcast, with cuts to an orchestra performance, weather bulletins, news flashes and more so as to fool the audience.

Apparently this was an attempt to improve ratings away from a competing comedy show in the same time-slot.

He certainly succeeded.

Croix

[Leisa68]

I'm fascinated about those days when we all had radio as a connection with the outside world. Although he is not so great these days, Woody Allen made an excellent movie called Radio Days, which was funny, sad, and downright entertaining. I must watch that again. These days he does not make the great movies he used to. I'll be watching a movie with my other half tonight, but he prefers horror films. I find I am not so easy to scare these days, must be my age. I have been watching a good show called "The Staircase" which has Toni Collette in it, which has been entertaining as well.

Well, today I'll have some hot chips and a no sugar coke to go. Gees this cafe has a lot to choose from.

Leisa