Re:[lace] what's plonk

2005-03-22 Thread Bridget Marrow
On Thursday, March 17, 2005, at 05:34 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Plonk is a term we use for the type of wine that you can clean a toilet with. It's said to be a corruption of 'vin blanc', as encountered by British soldiers in France for the first time during World War I. Bridget, in

[lace] what's plonk

2005-03-18 Thread Jane Partridge
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Margot Walker [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes On Thursday, March 17, 2005, at 05:34 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Plonk is a term we use for the type of wine that you can clean a toilet with. Ooooh, I wouldn't go that far. To me, plonk is not the greatest, but

[lace-chat] Re: [lace] what's plonk

2005-03-18 Thread Eve Morton
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], Jane Partridge wrote: We tend to describe it as paint-stripper - and it definitely doesn't improve with age - Moving to chat. Grappa deserves the accolade of paint stripper, smells like it too. Eve London, UK. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[lace] what's plonk

2005-03-17 Thread Margot Walker
On Thursday, March 17, 2005, at 05:34 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Plonk is a term we use for the type of wine that you can clean a toilet with. Ooooh, I wouldn't go that far. To me, plonk is not the greatest, but drinkable and cheap. Not even bad enough that you have to add ice cubes to