10979 Your one indulgence?

So it seems that the world is hit by doom and gloom?, (the UK news dire) so if you were to tighten your spending , what is the one thing that you would indulge yourself with?
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General chat about Italy

Right now a bottle of that truly delightful plum rose English wine I have just sampled in Wholefoods. Is it made in Italy too does anyone know???

Prosecco. Some brands are very good and it's got bubbles which tend to lift up your morale. Plus champagne is not appropriate for recession times. Or perhaps it is......

Recent actual indulgence??? A gorgeous overly long perhaps , chunky, textured multicoloured but predominately red, knitted/woven scarf "Made in Italy" What I really hanker after is a red wool coat though ..... oh and [B]small[/B] sized simple Italian black lined leather gloves. Fingers crossed so as to speak. My birthday is soon!!!

Schindlers list lays down the gauntlet perhaps?

.........my one indulgence? Fools

If you cannot play nicely?, for me it is a really good cheese, well fags and wine are so cheap so not an indulgance?
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[quote=tuscanhills]........my one indulgence? Fools[/quote]
[quote=Sally Donaldson;103277]Only one David!!! lol[/quote]
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Sal, only one indulgence, but many, many fools.....

[quote=Angie and Robert;103279]If you cannot play nicely?, for me it is a really good cheese, well fags and wine are so cheap so not an indulgance?
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You are right, Angie, cheese would be my second choice... If it wasn't for cholesterol levels.....:no:

Living in Italy, what I wouldn't cut down on is entertainment. But it is nearly free anyway - going to eat in a local festa (if it is a very extravagant festa!) will cost ten euro, band and dancing thrown in. A far cry from Annabels!!

Angie cut out the fags and you could probably afford the cheese!!!

[quote=Charles Phillips;103286]Living in Italy, what I wouldn't cut down on is entertainment. But it is nearly free anyway - going to eat in a local festa (if it is a very extravagant festa!) will cost ten euro, band and dancing thrown in. A far cry from Annabels!![/quote]

Ah but where are the cool chicks now Charles??? Still at Annabels!!! lol

One - and it IS an indulgence these days - that I won't do without:

[SIZE="3"][B]'A warm house in the Alpine winter!'[/B][/SIZE]

My indulgence is the stimulation of intellectual discussion and debate… but that costs nothing so I wouldn’t have to give it up… would I?::eerr::nah:

Not on this forum Neilo, and it has as an indulgence the beauty of not making you fat either.!
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[quote=juliancoll;103273]Schindlers list lays down the gauntlet perhaps?[/quote]

"Round Britain Quiz You can send us your own questions to test the teams by writing to us at; Round Britain Quiz, Room 2121, BBC, New Broadcasting House, Manchester M60 1SJ"

[quote=Sally Donaldson;103315]"Round Britain Quiz You can send us your own questions to test the teams by writing to us at; Round Britain Quiz, Room 2121, BBC, New Broadcasting House, Manchester M60 1SJ"[/quote]

Sorry Sal - you've lost me.... (I think I must be having a C:R:A:F:T: moment.....)
What has Schindler's List got to do with Round Britain Quiz!

[quote=Carole B;103343]Sorry Sal - you've lost me.... (I think I must be having a C:R:A:F:T: moment.....)
What has Schindler's List got to do with Round Britain Quiz![/quote]

About as much as a red wool coat has to do with Italy. I was just attempting the stimulation of intellectual discussion and debate to keep Nielo happy. :winki:

Anyone for a quiz? :bigergrin:

[quote=juliancoll;103345]

Anyone for a quiz? :bigergrin:[/quote]

Ok I give up............whats the answer !!!!!! :laughs:

[quote=Carole B;103343]Sorry Sal - you've lost me.... (I think I must be having a C:R:A:F:T: moment.....)
What has Schindler's List got to do with Round Britain Quiz![/quote]

It was in answer to a J+C's enigmatic initial response yet again. I reckoned she would pose the Round Britain Quiz some pretty good questions!!!

Mine is
[B]Not[/B] jumping out of my car at roundabouts and showing certain folks how they are supposed to work
:madd::madd:

[quote=deborahandricky;103346]Ok I give up............whats the answer !!!!!! :laughs:[/quote]

.....................42

[quote=alan h;103359].....................42[/quote]

Nah.........the answer is...........what are six,sevens ?

I quite like the idea of being tagged as enigmatic. Long may I continue to perplex you Sal! :laughs:

Actually, the answer was 10,000,000,000,000,000 - so I guess Alan was the closest. Now, if 10,000,000,000,000,000 is the answer - what is the question? (Not a trick)

[quote=juliancoll;103372]I quite like the idea of being tagged as enigmatic. Long may I continue to perplex you Sal! :laughs:

Actually, the answer was 10,000,000,000,000,000 - so I guess Alan was the closest. Now, if 10,000,000,000,000,000 is the answer - what is the question? (Not a trick)[/quote]

"What is Berlusconi's salary?"

:nah:
Well it [I]was[/I] just a guess.... :reallyembarrassed:

I quite like the idea of being tagged as enigmatic. Long may I continue to perplex you Sal!"

Delighted that you are delighted J+C!!! I'll sleep well knowing this!!! lol

I didn't say I was delighted.

I don't suppose you know the answer to the 10,000,000,000,000,000 question by any chance do you Sal? :bigergrin:

2 thoughts
The cost of yours / mine houses in Lire !
or
The estimated number of living insects !

[quote=juliancoll;103372].............. Now, if 10,000,000,000,000,000 is the answer - what is the question? (Not a trick)[/quote]

Total votes for John Sergeant?.

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The question/answer is E=mc2. (E=mc2 = 10,000,000,000,000,000 Joules) (Jules - geddit?) :winki:

Here's the next one - Sally will definately get this one. :bigergrin:

What is 10,​000,000,000,​000,000,000,​000,000,000,​000,000,000,​000,000,000,​000,000,000,​000,000,000,​000,000,000,​000,000,000,​000,000,000,​000,000,000?

Number of brain cells lost for each bottle of wine drunk?

Its how many key strokes you have to use to save a file on Microsoft Vista

Actually, it's a Googol. I think Sally knew - but was too shy to answer! :laughs:

Blimey, all this cr@p, she's probably fell asleep reading :yes:

[quote=scatterbrain;103463]Blimey, all this cr@p, she's probably fell asleep reading :yes:[/quote]

I'm sure you knew it was a Googol as well - and that you'll be joining her soon. Sweet dreams. :smile:

Actually wish I had never started this thread, can it be closed plse mods?, same old stuff out of the woodwork....so boreing
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Scatterbrain I am amazed that you can answer in the wink of an eye, must have had your finger on the pulse, I was just going to edit my post to thank people that had responded in the spirit of it, dont bother to grazie mine, unless of course you do it in the true spirit of the forum, which I have reservations about.
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and for the rest of the guys , have been doing 2nd harvest today, not in the mood to suffer....whatever.

I wonder now if Tuscanhills has changed his mind??? lol Yes time to move on I think Angie. Night Night

Angie, scatterbrain has been here, worn the t-shirt etc!!! She's just an astute cookie!!!

No, she's not - Scatterbrain is as unfaltering as you Sally, with almost as much malice when the bottle takes her fancy - but at least she has that excuse. Both of you - back off now. Please.

Back on the topic. ...... My indulgence will be when things get better is an Oscar Schmidt Autoharp model OS150FCE.

[url=http://www.oscarschmidt.com/products/autoharps/os150fce.asp]Oscar Schmidt OS150FCE Electric Autoharp[/url]

Oh, what a beauty it is, and the currency exchange rate is so rotten that I can not afford to buy one.

Phil.

[quote=scatterbrain;103463]Blimey, all this cr@p, she's probably fell asleep reading :yes:[/quote]

I believe this thread was started with good intentions. It got some tongue in cheek answers, veered wildly off topic, but was nevertheless a mildly amusing distraction until this post I quote here.

I have reported it to the powers that be and I hope something is done about it, either to delete it because it is rude and unnecessary or for the thread to be moved into the Circolo. It does not sit comfortably in the ‘General discussion about Italy’ section anyway.

I also wish that people would let past be just that ..the past.

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