On 28 Oct 2006 13:41:29 -0700, "lardychap" <gareth_m_evans@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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wrote:
>wow. That's pretty impressive! Thanks. Foiled only by my lack of a PDA
>or desire to get one and my inability to stare at small LCD screens for
>any length of time without wi****ng to go mental.
I have a Palm, which, when I do remember to take it with me, mostly gets
used for playing backgammon on.
>If only there was a way of reading some of the Sherlock Holmes that
>I've only seen as episodes on telly. Library. That's the boy. Papery
>things.
That's the chap. I've been averaging about eight books a time out of my
local library (taking advantage of the fact that you get books for three
weeks and can renew them twice).
They also do videos. Amy put one of the Lord of the Rings movies on hold,
which just came our way. After *three years*.
>Apparently Starbucks are planning "pod books" (printed [and
>bound] on demand). ie you go in, you pay exhorbitantly for mucky ****
>tasting hot water that is as close to coffee as is the grit in my
>garden. I don't think that ****'s even been in a bag NEXT to coffee.
>Sure, it's 15 gallons in a carton but there's not a grain of coffee
>been near it. Get a Gaggia. Barista my arse. Makes you sound like a
>Cuban freedom fighter.
> But anyway, I digress.
A fine rant, nonetheless.
To my mind, "barista" is female; "baristo" would be male.
<pause>
After consulting my room full of papery things, it appears that the
Italian
word "barista" can mean "bar owner" or "barman" or "barmaid" male or
female. Nothing to do with coffee, though. Bit like Starbucks really.
Cheers,
Ken.
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Ken Butler
Brampton, Ontario, Canada
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