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1
Daft Old Git,
01/08/2008 12:09:47
"I really do think food is one of the last luxuries people will give up.'.......Yeah probably
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alex paterson,
edinburgh 01/08/2008 12:15:28
I blame the weather for this.
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ZipptJeffrey,
castle 01/08/2008 12:25:12
Edinburgh has always had a higher percentage of bankers who have a mistress on the side. Thats why a lot of these places in Edinburgh stay open. Once the bankers get bored of thier mistress then we will see about 10 to 20% of the so called "posh" restaurants closing in Edinburgh.
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I love to eat Sellotape,
01/08/2008 12:34:48
Why are they so-called posh restaurants? Are they not posh really?
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P I Staker,
01/08/2008 12:36:10
#3 is that just one mistress to go round them all (she must be fat eating at all these places)?
If they have one each could they not start a sort of exchange scheme, bit like freecycle, to swap them round, say the 15th of every month, so that they don't get bored and help save the posh restaurants.
What's the percentages in other places, like Fauldhouse, Tranent and Hawick please?
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Destroy the Planet,
01/08/2008 13:57:31
They should just have a fixed charge to eat all you can, like Jimmy Chungs
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Joe Smith.,
Moscow 01/08/2008 14:18:00
Has there been a chip shop downturn?
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Ron D,
Enybru 01/08/2008 14:35:48
Having seen behind the scenes in some top class restaurants and hotels I NEVER eat out.
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victorìan of gorgie,
01/08/2008 14:57:38
lol #8
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I love to eat Sellotape,
01/08/2008 15:00:58
Food is a "luxury", eh?
Well, we'll see about that.
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Joe Smith.,
Moscow 01/08/2008 15:51:39
#11 it's all relative.
A slap up meal at The Witchery costs upwards of £80 - many would agree that is the luxury bracket.
Going down a step, a fish supper is about £5.
Which is a luxury compared to eating Asda SmartPrice spaghetti @ 12p a can.
Itself a luxury compared to eating roadkill.
Which is a real luxury compared to eating silt, plastic, or wee bits of metal off the side of the road.
And that would be a proper luxury compared to eating plutonium.
Get the idea?
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I love to eat Sellotape,
01/08/2008 15:57:09
No.
Where does one go to eat plutonium?
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alex paterson,
edinburgh 01/08/2008 16:00:15
Where else can you get Pigeon Pie stuffed with Sparrow droppings.
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Joe Smith.,
Moscow 01/08/2008 16:03:39
#14
Anywhere there's a cyclotron, some creamola foam crystals and the right electro-refining facilities, obviously.
You don't half ask some naive questions.
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Joe Smith.,
Moscow 01/08/2008 16:04:44
Sorry, comment was to #13
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Joe Smith.,
Moscow 01/08/2008 16:05:49
#14 - I got sh@t on by a pigeon at Waverley.
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I love to eat Sellotape,
01/08/2008 16:14:59
15.
You don't like me very much, do you?
Never mind. I'm pretty tough.
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I love to eat Sellotape,
01/08/2008 16:27:00
I'd also like to say something about Asda SmartPrice™ spaghetti.
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Andrah,
Embrugh 01/08/2008 16:31:57
13# Try antagonising the Russian government and they will arrange a quick fix for you.
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Master Po,
01/08/2008 17:17:28
Yet another fabulous piece of advertising from the Evening News parasites - sorry journalists in the run-up to the festival. They've been tutored well by the king of freeloaders John 'The Sponge'Gibson. He must have had all his oompa-loompas working overtime down at Holyrood Road this week in an effort to cram in as many restaurant ads as possible.
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UserNameTaken,
Edinburgh 01/08/2008 18:33:01
Well, in an effort at balance so that this article shouldn't be taken as a blatant plug for 5pm.co.uk - you can also use www.toptable.co.uk
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Plantagenet,
01/08/2008 21:16:53
18. Sellotape, I think that number 15 can see right through you, never mind, I'll stick with you.
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Waspy100,
01/08/2008 21:21:27
#13
Chernobly
Want me to book you a flight?
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Waspy100,
01/08/2008 21:23:55
#23
Book you a ticket as well if you like
can hold hands screaming.
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Waspy100,
01/08/2008 21:32:21
#21
Congratulations for joining the boring old bustards threads.
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