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Points: 4252 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 06 2008 at 09:44
Originally posted by chopper chopper wrote:

More depressing news today. No, not the continuing banking crisis but the renaming of Pizza Hut to Pasta Hut. I mean, when was the last time anyone went into Pizza Hut for the pasta?
 
i hear they're starting to serve alchohol and will change their name to Pisstahut Wink
 
 
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Originally posted by debrewguy debrewguy wrote:

Is Amsterdam in England ? that would make certain coffee shop orders easier 'linguistically" speaking Wink
I think you'll find that the coffee-shop staff in Amsterdam have a pretty good understanding of English and it's various colloquialisms Wink
 
But although Amsterdam is located in the region known as Holland, it is not in the region of England that bears the name, but The Netherlands... possibly bearing a similar name due to it's similar geography. So if you went into a coffee-shop in Boston (which is in Holland, UK and not Massachusetts, USA as was originally believed) and asked with a knowing wink for "a brownie" you are more likely to be served with nothing more potent than a chocolate flavoured cake and possibly a slapped-face.
 
no to mention Calais....Confused
 
 
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Originally posted by mystic fred mystic fred wrote:

Originally posted by chopper chopper wrote:

More depressing news today. No, not the continuing banking crisis but the renaming of Pizza Hut to Pasta Hut. I mean, when was the last time anyone went into Pizza Hut for the pasta?
 
i hear they're starting to serve alchohol and will change their name to Pisstahut Wink
 
 
I hear they're serving big fat wormy things and will change their name to Jabba the Hutt.
 
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Originally posted by chopper chopper wrote:

Originally posted by mystic fred mystic fred wrote:

Originally posted by chopper chopper wrote:

More depressing news today. No, not the continuing banking crisis but the renaming of Pizza Hut to Pasta Hut. I mean, when was the last time anyone went into Pizza Hut for the pasta?
 
i hear they're starting to serve alchohol and will change their name to Pisstahut Wink
 
 
I hear they're serving big fat wormy things and will change their name to Jabba the Hutt.
 
Sorry.
 
If all they are going to serve is pasta I think the sign on the door will be changed to S.HUT! Big%20smile
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Originally posted by fandango fandango wrote:

Originally posted by Dean Dean wrote:

I think you'll find that the coffee-shop staff in Amsterdam have a pretty good understanding of English and it's various colloquialisms Wink
 
in fact, the average the average member of staff in an Amsterdam coffee-shop, despite also having to leaern Dutch, German and French at school, has a better understanding of English and it's various colloquialisms than an average member of staff in a Mcdonalds in Essex....Confused


We'll take that as a compliment Big%20smile
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Originally posted by progmetalhead progmetalhead wrote:

 
If all they are going to serve is pasta I think the sign on the door will be changed to S.HUT! Big%20smile


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Originally posted by mystic fred mystic fred wrote:

Originally posted by chopper chopper wrote:

More depressing news today. No, not the continuing banking crisis but the renaming of Pizza Hut to Pasta Hut. I mean, when was the last time anyone went into Pizza Hut for the pasta?
 
i hear they're starting to serve alchohol and will change their name to Pisstahut Wink
 
 
 
Iron Maiden used to go to a Pizza Hut in Harlow (the one on the trading estate, not the one in the town centre) and there were autographed pics on the walls.
 
Personally I preferred the lovely Essex boozer The Hop Poles, which did excellent fish and chips and where Rod Stewart used to put in the occasional appearance (though sadly never when I was there).
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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/79/LogoPastaHut.png

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Originally posted by Syzygy Syzygy wrote:

Originally posted by mystic fred mystic fred wrote:

Originally posted by chopper chopper wrote:

More depressing news today. No, not the continuing banking crisis but the renaming of Pizza Hut to Pasta Hut. I mean, when was the last time anyone went into Pizza Hut for the pasta?

 

i hear they're starting to serve alchohol and will change their name to Pisstahut Wink

 

 

 

Iron Maiden used to go to a Pizza Hut in Harlow (the one on the trading estate, not the one in the town centre) and there were autographed pics on the walls.

 

Personally I preferred the lovely Essex boozer The Hop Poles, which did excellent fish and chips and where Rod Stewart used to put in the occasional appearance (though sadly never when I was there).


I think I know that boozer,Chris.

Was it in Upshire near Epping Forest.Not far from the notorious Hells Angel boozer,The Wake Arms?

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Originally posted by Man Erg Man Erg wrote:

Originally posted by Syzygy Syzygy wrote:

Originally posted by mystic fred mystic fred wrote:

Originally posted by chopper chopper wrote:

More depressing news today. No, not the continuing banking crisis but the renaming of Pizza Hut to Pasta Hut. I mean, when was the last time anyone went into Pizza Hut for the pasta?

 

i hear they're starting to serve alchohol and will change their name to Pisstahut Wink

 

 

 

Iron Maiden used to go to a Pizza Hut in Harlow (the one on the trading estate, not the one in the town centre) and there were autographed pics on the walls.

 

Personally I preferred the lovely Essex boozer The Hop Poles, which did excellent fish and chips and where Rod Stewart used to put in the occasional appearance (though sadly never when I was there).


I think I know that boozer,Chris.

Was it in Upshire near Epping Forest.Not far from the notorious Hells Angel boozer,The Wake Arms?
 
I don't think so - this one is at Great Halingbury near Bishops Stortford. There's a picture and some info here:
 
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Points: 14693 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 07 2008 at 07:21
Originally posted by progmetalhead progmetalhead wrote:

If all they are going to serve is pasta I think the sign on the door will be changed to S.HUT! Big%20smile


Well that is sort of close to what I generally refer to the place as...

Mind you:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/79/LogoPastaHut.png

Thumbs up for the marketing man who earned his £50k+ salary thinking up that little gem

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We used to go in Pizza Hut a fair bit till my oldest son decided he didn't like them, so now we don't.

So now when we're in Hornchurch we don't go in there, we just keep going and say "we just walked Pasta Hut".
 
Boom boom.
 
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Originally posted by Angelo Angelo wrote:

...while taking the kids to school by bicycle (a daily routine, they like it and it wakes them up in the morning).  A new police officer was assigned to the our neighbourhood, and on his first day he was writing tickets for 'malparking practises' around the block of three schools that we have here. Each and every one of the people who got a ticket drove either an Audi Q7, BMW X3, Nissan X-Trail or a cheap Asian copy of one of those


Nice one!

Vicky and I live in a place where there is a school we have to pass, plus one at the end of the road from where our cul-de-sac opens up. As a result, if we get home for any reason between 3 & 4pm, we have to run the gauntlet past one school of 4x4 driving simpletons (not to mention the school buses), then have to wait god knows how long at the end of our road before we can even get to our cul de sac - the amount of times I've been that close to getting out of the care & stating in a clear, precise and very loud voice "DON'T MIND US - WE JUST ING LIVE HERE!!!"*

Guess what time we got back from France yesterday... 3:15pm +++sigh+++





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Originally posted by Jim Garten Jim Garten wrote:

Originally posted by progmetalhead progmetalhead wrote:

If all they are going to serve is pasta I think the sign on the door will be changed to S.HUT! Big%20smile


Well that is sort of close to what I generally refer to the place as...

Mind you:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/79/LogoPastaHut.png

Thumbs up for the marketing man who earned his £50k+ salary thinking up that little gem
 
Yes, I 'd imagine their primary motivation for this direction change is that there isn't quite as much competition in the pasta business....
 
and I'm sure they'll find out at their own leisure over the next 6-9 months, exactly why there isn't quite as much competition...Wink
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There could also be the factor that pizzas are considered unhealthy fat laden wobbling-class fillers, whereas pasta has that cache of being considered healthy square jawed fitness fanatic fare...

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Originally posted by Jim Garten Jim Garten wrote:

whereas pasta has that cache of being considered healthy square jawed fitness fanatic fare...
 
very true, Jim...
 
but those types of people tend not to dine in chain 'restaurants' where they are shown pictures of what the food looks like before they order it, be advised on how many trips to the salad bar they may take and be offered family discounts on the new 'Screwdriver of Death' ride at Alton Towers...Ermm
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Points: 14693 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 07 2008 at 07:51
Originally posted by fandango fandango wrote:

Originally posted by Jim Garten Jim Garten wrote:

whereas pasta has that cache of being considered healthy square jawed fitness fanatic fare...

 

very true, Jim...

 

but those types of people tend not to dine in chain 'restaurants' where they are shown pictures of what the food looks like before they order it


True - they'd be more likely to watch a Gillian McKeith programme to see what the food looks like after...

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Ah, but you can have 4 bits of garlic bread, an extra large pizza and a bucket of ice cream but as long as you have some salad and/or pasta with it, then it's healthy, see?
 
I love the people who go to the salad bar and really pile the bowls up. I think the best technique is to arrange cucumber slices round the edge of the bowl, then you can stack it really high.
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I tend to find that Pizza's have a negative affect on my body tone.

 
I'd much rather have a mighty kebab to ensure the roundness of my belly is maintained! Big%20smile

 



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