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Wish they had mince pies all the year round!Comment
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IIRC, mince pies were once made illegal, since they were made in a shape alleged to be that of a crib, and therefore deemed blasphemous. (I even once read that this law remains on the statute books....)Originally posted by DracoM View PostComment
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Here we go the annual tasting, of the best mince pies!
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I’m sorry to disappoint you, but this is yet another popular fallacy.Originally posted by kernelbogey View Post
According to the Law Commission, the only Christmas Day on which eating mince pies was illegal was in 1644, as 25 December that year fell on a legally-mandated day of fasting. Subsequently, the Long Parliament of the Interregnum banned all celebrations of Christmas (An Ordinance for Abolishing of Festivals, 1647). However, mince pies themselves were never banned, although they were strongly disapproved of as a symbol of the immoral excesses of the festive season. Further legislation was proposed in 1656 to clamp down on illicit Christmas celebrations, but it was never enacted.
Statutes of the Interregnum were held to be invalid following the Restoration of the Monarchy, as they had been passed without Royal Assent. Some statutes were later re-enacted by Charles II, but the 1647 Ordinance that banned Christmas was not amongst them"I do not approve of anything that tampers with natural ignorance. Ignorance is like a delicate exotic fruit; touch it and the bloom is gone. The whole theory of modern education is radically unsound. Fortunately in England, at any rate, education produces no effect whatsoever. If it did, it would prove a serious danger to the upper classes, and probably lead to acts of violence in Grosvenor Square."
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Depends on the tart!Originally posted by Serial_Apologist View PostBetter that than the shape of a tart!
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Oh, yeah? in wildest, rural Cumbria? Tu plaisantes-toi, eh!Originally posted by johncorrigan View PostYou can get them in Pret a Manger.
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Brilliant! - I nominate for Pun of the Day!Originally posted by johncorrigan View PostYou can get them in Pret a Manger.
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I once had a baking tin that was proudly labelled "loose bottomed swiss tart".Originally posted by Serial_Apologist View PostBetter that than the shape of a tart!Comment
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Should we have a straw poll!Originally posted by Serial_Apologist View PostBrilliant! - I nominate for Pun of the Day!Comment
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The things we have to do, at this time of year, till Christmas!
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