Birmingham International

[chilli]

Any of y'all going and if so is the recommended hotel any cop? The Cobden Hotel.

Thinking of cruisin' over and checking out the British way of doin' IT.

[Gav]

A truck load of us usually make our way down from Edinburgh. I'll be there but only to do the epee. Never stayed at the Cobden so couldn't say for sure. If you going to Birmingham remember and not wander to far off the track (there are some nasty areas) adn get a balti (curry) Birmingham has a fab reputation.

[chilli]

Cool, maybe I'll see ya there.

Been to Birmingham loadsa times but never on my own. I'll be sure to stay on campus. I can get a curry anywhere, it's just spicy stew. Now if I could get a good Filé Gumbo. Now ya talkin' Keeyahh.
Nevermind, just me homesick for New Orleans.

[Mergs]

Hey cher! You need a coon-*** to send ya'll some file` an' cayenne? HOOOOOOOOOO Lordy, could fo sure set dem boys on fire! How's about a little Tabasco?

What chu doin up so late fo, huh?

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[chilli]

I Gaaaaare-run-tee dis redbone dun see dem boys run when de cayenne start flyin'. Baton Roulé! Now you tell me Mergs what kinda thrill dis Cajun gonna get from a curry? lol

Actually vindaloo is pretty good but they don't put crawfish in it. sigh. I actually carry a mini Tabasco in my handbag for when I eat out. A full English Breakfast with some of the New Iberian wonder drug makes it decent.
*chilli wondering how to convince Mergs to hijack a crawdaddy shipment and bring it to her in Wales.*
Mergs I'll cook for ya!! All ya gotta do is...

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[arcon]

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[BarryTice]

You talk abou'!

[Oor Wullie]

The Birmingham International is good comp to go to. I'll be there, as will half of my club.

Gav is spot on when he advises you to go for a balti. Birmingham is pretty much the curry capital of Britain. The night clubs are a bit pants, though.

[Mergs]

Fo sure, Cher? Dey ain' got no mudbugs dere? Fo shame, fo sure. Mebe we get a lil' girl mudbug an a lil' boy mudbug together et start us somethin dere. Wha chu think, huh? Dun think I can get live crawfish to ya, but could get you some freezed tails an som okra. Jes do some gumbo wid some chicken, sausage an whatever else crawls up into da backyard! Jes like home. As for cajun go-juice, have carried a bottle in my field gear for 24 years! Jes tank da Lord dat the Armee start to put teeenny lil bottles in dey MRE's. Say's bunches about Armee cookin dun it!?

Arcon, you betcha boy! Nawlins and Cajuns trancends da world!

[Sasori]

Oor Wullie,

Well, if the clubs in Birmingham are that bad, We'll have to invent our own entertainment ;-D

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[Lumberg]

Birmingham, England... New Orleans, Louisiana... I don't see the connection.
Laissez les bon ton roulez.

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Lumberg.
"...ahhh, we have sort of a problem here... yeah, you apparently didn't put one of the new cover sheets on your TPS report"

[chilli]

My bad Lumberg. I was trying to make them realize that a curry just ain't no big thing. Me being a hot-blooded Cajun, I'm particular about my viddles. Only recent roadkill raccoon, squirrel, 'possum, etc.

Mergs, HELP, they trying to make me eat fresh vegetables and something called a BALDY. I won't even go into That spotted thing.

Anyway, I think B'ham is going to be good. What countries typically show for it?

[Mergs]

Cher, if it ain't okra or collard greens STAY AWAY! I tell ya, it's a connnnspirisy out dere! What wid tryin to kill off all da good vittles. Now make up you mind, girl eader you a redbone or a coonass.

Resist the force, don be assimilated.

[chilli]

I be redbone, or a bit of gator bait if you ask my Grandpa. Choctaw,Cachaddo and a little darkie from Haiti. But I know to eat proper. I was raised wid a buncha crazy coonies.

Can I expect to see some other countries fencing at this International or what?