The Thailand Yellow Lipton Teabag Epidemic

**armstrong** · 30-09-2023, 05:41 PM

Originally Posted by nidhogg

Is that not pretty much the exact opposite of an "epidemic"??

Is "drought" not more applicable?

An adjective to describe something bad that's happening in the community.

I drink Leo, I like yellow label teabags and I drive a nissan march.

**cyrille** · 30-09-2023, 05:46 PM

Originally Posted by nidhogg

Is that not pretty much the exact opposite of an "epidemic"??

Is "drought" not more applicable?

Originally Posted by armstrong

An adjective to describe something bad that's happening in the community.

'Epidemic' and 'Drought'?

They're both nouns.

**armstrong** · 30-09-2023, 06:21 PM

Originally Posted by cyrille

'Epidemic' and 'Drought'?

They're both nouns.

You're right. I haven't had my cup of tea today..

**nidhogg** · 30-09-2023, 06:41 PM

How about "dearth"....

**armstrong** · 30-09-2023, 06:43 PM

It's about 3 inches round nid but I don't know why that's relevant

**taxexile** · 30-09-2023, 06:52 PM

Originally Posted by cyrille

'Epidemic' and 'Drought'?

They're both nouns.

Oh dear. The tefler be tefling.

Again.

**cyrille** · 30-09-2023, 08:03 PM

What an utterly pointless comment.

Isn't it about time you waged 'feeble fucker' war on my tax status?

Yet again.

**Mendip** · 30-09-2023, 08:21 PM

Originally Posted by armstrong

It's about 3 inches round nid but I don't know why that's relevant

Bladdy hell, you have bigger problems than a dearth of teabags.

Why not move up to Korat? Even this provisional backwater now has some descent teabags on sale.

And no lavender either.

**Bettyboo** · 30-09-2023, 08:29 PM

^ That is a decent offering indeed.

**cyrille** · 30-09-2023, 08:43 PM

Instant Coffee?

Good lord.

That's from his last ship, right?

**hallelujah** · 30-09-2023, 08:44 PM

The/An epidemic.

Originally Posted by armstrong

An adjective to describe something bad that's happening in the community.
.

Let's just hope they keep you at days of the week and colours at your school.

Originally Posted by cyrille

'Epidemic' and 'Drought'?

They're both nouns.

At least there's someone still flying the flag for standards.

**Topper** · 30-09-2023, 08:55 PM

I bought a box of Bigelow's ORGANIC (I'm hi-so) green tea, 150 bags for about 500B. Expensive, but it's the only green tea around right now. Normally its Lipton's green tea for me.

I do have a yellow box of Lipton's, I'll trade you for a box of Lipton's green tea.

**armstrong** · 30-09-2023, 09:28 PM

Originally Posted by Mendip

Bladdy hell, you have bigger problems than a dearth of teabags.

Why not move up to Korat? Even this provisional backwater now has some descent teabags on sale.

And no lavender either.

I can get imported teabags just fine but I don't see the need to buy expensive "British" tea when yellow label is tasty enough.

Although I have ordered a box of blue Typhoo which I think is around the same price. And being it's been about 15 years since I last had "British" tea it'll be interesting to taste the difference.

**cyrille** · 30-09-2023, 10:12 PM

It would be easier to just admit/boast that you have no tastebuds.

**dirk diggler** · 30-09-2023, 10:29 PM

Originally Posted by armstrong

An adjective to describe something bad that's happening in the community.

I drink Leo, I like yellow label teabags and I drive a nissan march.

A Nissan March didn’t fare too well the other week when the dozy old cow made an attempt to rip the door our Everest.

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**dirk diggler** · 30-09-2023, 10:31 PM

Funnily enough, I drank a Lipton Ice Tea for the first time in years while I waited for the insurance.

**armstrong** · 30-09-2023, 10:43 PM

Nice colour though.

I've tried to blend in by having the entire rear painted with a Union Jack. Gives them something to aim for.

**armstrong** · 30-09-2023, 10:45 PM

Originally Posted by cyrille

It would be easier to just admit/boast that you have no tastebuds.

One might find that people taste things differently. Unless one is a humourless, whining [at][at][at][at]. Then one might find himself in Chiang Mai With nothing better to do.

**Bettyboo** · 30-09-2023, 11:11 PM

No need to squabble, Gents - let's all come together over sport:

I got some Typhoo English Breakfast recently, as it was very cheap. It had a better flavour than Liptons or Twinnings (to my taste buds, anyway...), but was so weak I needed two teabags for my morning cuppa. PG Tips is a decent cup of tea. Yorkshire is lovely - if you haven't tried it, Armstrong, it's worth getting a small box to see if you like it - just keep a few mgs of xanax around to come down; a Yorkshire teabag is about the same as having 4 expresso shots.

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Now, I don't usually bother with grammar stuff, but it has been brought up in the thread a bit, so what are your thoughts on this:

New textbooks from Oxford Press state that the compound conjunction "but" requires a comma to separate two clauses whereas the compound conjunction "and" does not need a comma when used between two clauses.

i.e.

I support Ipswich Town, but Armstrong supports Norwich City. (We know this to be correct.)
Armstrong likes a cup of Lipton's Yellow Label and he sometimes drinks Typhoo. (Oxford Press are stating this as correct.)

WTF is that about??? I can understand folks being flexible with speaking (grammar) and generally in different contexts, but this is university academic writing. I am perturbed (which is not unusual).

**david44** · 30-09-2023, 11:14 PM

Originally Posted by Bettyboo

let's all come together

Is that what voyeurs call twin peeks?

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