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Vivienne Wong |
Hi there,
In response to your strange "discovery" that the Americans don't have electric kettles, may I say that as a proud Canadian, electric kettles DO exist in North America. Many of my friends have them in their kitchens. Aside from our lattes and double espressos, we do love a nice cuppa every now and then.
Vivienne Wong
Ex-Vancouverite living in the UK |
Nicey replies: Ahh maybe it was a Canadian Kettle that was really responsible for the recent power outage. |
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Mark+Catherine Howard |
The answer to the riddle of why Americans don't have electric kettles is that their electricity supply runs at 110 volts, not our 240 volts. This means that although a fatal electric shock is less likely to occur, you can't boil up the water for a nice cuppa!
Catherine of Newport
PS I found out about your site from an old copy of the Sunday Times as I was lining the guinea pigs cage. Wonderful subject to have a site on! |
Nicey replies: I can't believe that about the voltage, I thought it was current flow that did the heating. That's how fuses work, too much current and they melt. Anyhow how would all their coffee machines work?
Nice to know that guinea pigs have slept on my face, one of the perks of being a biscuit critic I suppose. |
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Mike Smith |
Dear Nicey
I was saddened to hear in another letter of your horrific experience with USA tea. Perhaps you can help explain a further US mystery - the complete absence of the electric kettle. The US is a nation that can put people on the moon, build aircraft carrriers, compress cows between a bun, but the whole "hey, let's put a heating element inside the kettle" aquathermal revolution has passed them by. But why? Were electric kettles denounced as dangerously communist? Did it become a symbol of vicious British oppression during the War of Independence? Was Abraham Lincoln bitten by an electric kettle when young? Please help.
Puzzled of Hampton |
Nicey replies: I'm sure its most of those reasons. Perhaps we should get the Royal Navy to sail round in giant electric kettles, that would be excellent. Brittania might once again rule the waves if it were in a 300m long stainless steel Russell Hobbs or Morphy Richards. Of course we would need very long kettle leads. |
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Christine Davidson |
On reviewing the recent emails we came across Tim Porters one regarding our new game - biscuit persona. In Tims email he reviewed our colleagues persona and his own ambitions in this respect. We thought that Tim might truly benefit from our view (an independent one) of his persona. Much research and discussion has taken place amongst the office team to ensure a fair and truthful result and we feel this is as true a likeness as possible.
THE PINK WAFER
An attractive and perfectly manicured biscuit on the outside admired by men and women alike. A tendency to be a bit flaky and lightweight and ever so slightly artificial with not really enough texture to satisfy a real appetite - in fact always guaranteed to leave you wanting more. The promise of a pink wafer is always more than you actually get although when you see one your always fancy it. Whilst once extremely fashionable and hip they are still an old favourite.
Whats your view on this Nicey?
Christine (Tim's Colleague)
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Nicey replies: Well not wanting to besmirch Tim's character, I have always though of the Pink Wafer as cheap, nasty and having a strange and unpleasant odor. |
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Maddalena Feliciello |
'lo Nicey
there are those who have also speculated on the universal nature of cake, Star Trek has a lot to answer for:
Klingon gingerbread
Rokeg Blood Pie
Intergalactic cuisine
etc etc
errr! the word, SAD springs to mind, don't go down this route, it only leads to conventions and spandex!
Love to you and TW
LenaXX
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Nicey replies: Oh I quite agree, thats why a had a sly jibe at it in last weeks BOTW. I just wish for once they turned up on a planet where everybody spoke Welsh, and after 5 minutes they had to give up leave again cause the translator couldn't do Welsh, or they got tied of wiping off the little bits of spit off of their faces. Then they would have to spend the next 55 minutes just sitting around not doing anything. Maybe they could use the time constructively and do some tidying up, or put some nice net curtains up on all those windows they have.
Is there anybody left I haven't offended there? |
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