Evil commie "potato scallop" traitors

[1290]

This thread is un-be-freakin-leaveable...

Potato scallops scollops trollops cakes smakes berr BEER dont get me started nsw pint schooner pot 10 20 jug Gallipoli...GALLIPOLI?

WTF???

A deep fried compressed thing of potato is a CAKE, a potato CAKE...

definition in the correct context;
an item of savoury food formed into a flat round shape, and typically baked or fried.

They are damned tasty, fried in animal fat, not that bloody vegetarian oil... Challenge is to find a fish and chipper thats GREEK... I have traveled the suburbs of Melbourne and theyre all 'recent arrivals'....dont know about you guys, but I'd prefer my cash sale money going to Athens than Beijing...

As far as beer measures.... when I become president..(we'll be a republic by then) I'll take 2 actions in relation to beer;
1) I'm outlawing all beer measures other than the UK pint of 568ml, no us 'short pint' of 473ml...500ml will be excepted as we are technically metricised.. a pot doesnt even touch the side....

2) Removing the abhorrent and shameful excise duty from beer etc which is charged to us stupid people at the rate of $46.76 per litre of alcohol which equates to exactly $21.04 in excise excluding gst per slab of beer!!! or $22.18 per bottle of whisky.....! would ya believe it.

[veep]

what do you potato scallop people call scalloped potatos?

Nothing, too busy eating them

[lole]

As far as beer measures.... when I become president..(we'll be a republic by then) I'll take 2 actions in relation to beer;
1) I'm outlawing all beer measures other than the UK pint of 568ml, no us 'short pint' of 473ml...500ml will be excepted as we are technically metricised.. a pot doesnt even touch the side....

2) Removing the abhorrent and shameful excise duty from beer etc which is charged to us stupid people at the rate of $46.76 per litre of alcohol which equates to exactly $21.04 in excise excluding gst per slab of beer!!! or $22.18 per bottle of whisky.....! would ya believe it.

[huccl]

2) Removing the abhorrent and shameful excise duty from beer etc which is charged to us stupid people at the rate of $46.76 per litre of alcohol which equates to exactly $21.04 in excise excluding gst per slab of beer!!! or $22.18 per bottle of whisky.....! would ya believe it.

f*** me, didn't realist it was so high!

[Noisydad]

"As far as beer measures.... when I become president..."
So...is there going to be a roster system to organize this coz I know a shirt load of people lining up for their turn too! I reckon the queue will about 10,000,000 people long!

[anthillinside]

You've got my vote.
That tax is lovingly know as the WET tax Wine Equalization tax.
We could'nt possibly drop the tax on Beer and Smokes down to 10% when the GST was introduced (to remove hidden taxes) so we had to put excises on everything (OH NO an excise is NOT a tax no no no)

[1290]

The WET is different to the beer and spirits excise,
WET is 29% wholesale value while on spirits and beer it's effectively 100% tax ex gst at retail....... it's like we're leaning over the table taking our own pants down and even applying the vas ourselves...

[remnt]

Wasn't there a political party for this a while ago?

The lower fuel tax and more beer party or something?

What ever happened to them

[teedo]

They trundled on for a couple of years in the early 2000s, I forget the exact range.

Fell over of course. Anything comical like "more beer" will never get anywhere.

[anthillinside]

The WET is different to the beer and spirits excise,
WET is 29% wholesale value while on spirits and beer it's effectively 100% tax ex gst at retail....... it's like we're leaning over the table taking our own pants down and even applying the vas ourselves...

Thanks for the details.
So it's even MORE hidden tax.
And we were told the GST was getting rid of all the hidden taxes and a whole bunch of state taxes as well (very little went)
And they keep telling us we are one of the lowest taxed western countries BS!

Dam your eyes, blast your soul, up yu's all big and small, dam your eyes.

[Utcherd]

And they keep telling us we are one of the lowest taxed western countries BS!

Maybe you missed a bit at the end?

"We're the lowest taxed Western country.... South of Papua New Guinea"

100% true.

[anthillinside]

mmmm looks like I derailed this topic, lets see if I can get it backon track.
I wonder what they call Potato CAKES in PNG
Or how about a post from our USA members?

[1290]

And they keep telling us we are one of the lowest taxed western countries BS!

Maybe you missed a bit at the end?

"We're the lowest taxed Western country.... South of Papua New Guinea"

100% true.

Maybe try:
"We're the lowest taxed Western country....in Australia

[Mich]

Or how about a post from our USA members?

We're all about hash browns here.

But I've never seen the word scallop go with potato.

[Chronos]

We're all about hash browns here.

But I've never seen the word scallop go with potato.

A hash brown is a different kettle of fish, we have them here too.

a potato scallop is a scallop of potato (a slice 1/8"-1/4" thick) dipped into batter and deep fried.

The term scallop refers to the technique not any relationship to sea scallops.

There's an award winning fish and chip shop in the inner west of sydney that does some fantastic sweet potato scallops and pumpkin scallops too.

Chronos

[cavok]

http://ts1.mm.bing.net/th?&id=HN.608039 ... 9&rs=0&p=0

Easy
Scalloped Potatoes Recipes

Best Ever
Scalloped Potatoes
This is what they really are and how to make them.

[Mich]

A hash brown is a different kettle of fish, we have them here too.

All I know if friend potato tastes delicious, in all its forms.

That's enough for me

[anthillinside]

A hash brown is a different kettle of fish, we have them here too.

All I know if friend potato tastes delicious, in all its forms.

That's enough for me

Me to
Ok. so lets come up with an all new universal name that the whole world can use.
Lets see .... Whats the french transation for Yummy round flat thing.
From Google Translator;
French = Délicieux chose ronde et plate [That’s not good]
German = Yummy runden flachen Ding [Has possibilities]
Thai = อร่อย รอบ สิ่งที่ แบน [No I think that looks more like noodles]
Spanish = Cosa plana redonda deliciosa [Naa]
Swahilli = Funzo pande zote gorofa kitu [You try pronounce it]
Zulu = Yummy round into flat [At least I can say it]

[Chronos]

Italian? Scallopini. Oh wait,
Chronos

[anthillinside]

Italian? Scallopini. Oh wait,
Chronos

I think you've uncovered something there!
Italian imagrants in Vic tended to open Pizza places.
May be in NSW they got into Fish & Chip shops?

[kurl]

Ok. so lets come up with an all new universal name that the whole world can use.

I've got it.... The McPotato.

[1290]

Italian? Scallopini. Oh wait,
Chronos

I think you've uncovered something there!
Italian imagrants in Vic tended to open Pizza places.
May be in NSW they got into Fish & Chip shops?

I dont know who told you that.... I cant see 500,000 pizzerias, can you?

Fact is that as soon as they stepped off the boat (that they legitimately paid tickets for I might add) They worked their rears off to earn their living and feed and educate the family...the old fashion sweat and toil way....digging ditches, working for the water or electricity authorities, many built Holdens and Fords.

Some of them were even imprisoned during the war, simply for being Italian, as a big 'thank you' for your contribution....dont say 'concentration camp'..... thats not an Aussie word, say 'prison farm' more PC.

Pizza shops are more likely run by Lebanese.. (nothing wrong with that)...........nothing like a Margherita pizza and a Peroni or Heineken (imported definitely not local brewed)

[jackles]

dont say 'concentration camp'..... thats not an Aussie word

"State provided temporary accommodation"

[anthillinside]

I dont know who told you that.... I cant see 500,000 pizzerias, can you?

Fact is that as soon as they stepped off the boat (that they legitimately paid tickets for I might add) They worked their rears off

Yep my brother in-law's an Iti. came here as a kid with his family with nothing, now runs a very sucessfull butchers shop.
Wasn't the Snowy river hydro system built with mainly Itilian labour?

Now you mention it, there's a lot less pizzerias around these days (in my area anyway) and staffed by asians???
Nothing like a good home made Italian pizza.
PS My bro-in-law calls those "Yummy round flat things" Potato Cakes

[Monty]

My bro-in-law calls those "Yummy round flat things" Potato Cakes

He missed his calling as a poet

[1290]

Yep my brother in-law's an Iti.

Your brother in-law is an Italian perhaps.

[anthillinside]

Your brother in-law is an Italian perhaps.

Only if you speak "proper english" and know how to use punch-khew-ashon.

But he doesn't call himself that, he's an Auzzie, and I wouldn't call him what he calls his Itilian mates

[teedo]

Ask him what Italians call potato scallops

[1290]

Ask him what Italians call potato scallops

Merda.


The only way to cook potato is Gnocchi.
Preferably with a slow cooked diced pork belly sugo and of course a couple of nice reds....

Ooooooooooh the joy. The joy.

[Mich]

Bah... They're missing out then