给威尔士亲王的催帐单

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给威尔士亲王的催帐单

Post by CAVA » 2015-01-13 7:38

今天一则短新闻好好笑。英国东南部一家酒吧收到煤气公司寄来的催帐单,一看内容吓了一跳。信的抬头是:致威尔士亲王殿下,地址某某,邮编某某。正文写着:亲爱的殿下,关于你的帐单欠款我们已经试图联系您数次而没有结果,现已将您的帐户关闭并将欠款转给催帐公司。您欠款的数额为1773.3英镑。

酒吧老板拿着这封信不知如何是好,先别说该酒吧根本没有接通煤气管道,欠账不知从何说起,而万一查尔斯殿下真的拖欠煤气款,这种信息肯定不想被泄露出去。酒吧的名字倒是叫做Prince of Wales,可全英国上下叫这个名字的酒吧,还有叫Queen's Head之类“皇家名字”的不知凡几。英国煤气公司的职员倒使用了正确的尊称HRH,却不用脑子想一想,查尔斯的地址无论如何也和这么个小地方沾不上边吧。

英国煤气公司已经为此错误道歉,并说:亲王殿下和酒吧老板不用担心,这封信无疑被送错了地方 :mrgreen:

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Post by Knowing » 2015-01-13 7:43

那么叫红狮的酒吧呢?亲爱的狮子大人:你是动物也得交钱啊。 :mrgreen:
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Post by CAVA » 2015-01-13 7:51

动物名字真的特别多:红狮,白马,黑马,白鹿,狐与犬,各种猪,羊,熊,天鹅。。。

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Post by Jun » 2015-01-13 8:20

这些动物都是贵族的 sigil 来的吧?联想到冰火的人问。
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Post by Knowing » 2015-01-13 8:43

不知道。难道sigil 不应该至少有些修饰的表示珍奇的形容词么?
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Re: 给威尔士亲王的催帐单

Post by tiffany » 2015-01-13 8:51

:mrgreen: :mrgreen: 不是据说阿姆斯幢家家族族徽真的就是强劲的胳膊来着 :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

来信说虽然您只是条胳膊,也得交钱啊! :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
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Post by Knowing » 2015-01-13 9:03

Dear Armstrong:
this will cost you an arm and a leg.
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Post by tiffany » 2015-01-13 9:23

which you don't have, the leg, I'm referring to, hence two arms should to it.
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Post by CAVA » 2015-01-13 9:27

太搞笑了你们!

跑去搜了搜,Jun说得有道理,动物果然和族徽有关联!我到今天才知道红狮为啥叫红狮。
Royalty has inspired several names. The Red Lion - second only to The Crown in the name stakes - refers to the gaudy big cat on various coats-of-arms, notably James I (VI of Scotland) whose red lion symbol was displayed on many buildings after he unified the thrones of England and Scotland in 1603.

The White Hart, meanwhile, isn't an homage to an albino deer but rather the heraldic emblem of Richard II, who in the 14th century ordered pubs and inns to show a suitable sign identifying themselves to the official Ale Taster (now there's a job!).
还有经常看得见的pub名Lamb & Flag居然源自宗教典故
Religion does, however, clearly underpin some other classic pub names. Some are linked to the Crusades, such as Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem, a name most famously borne by a 12th century Nottingham inn popular with soldiers en route to the Holy Land. Other variations on this theme include The Saracen's Head and Lamb & Flag (the lamb represents Christ with the flag the sign of the Crusaders). Religious connections also survive in two names that might at first seem nautical - The Ship (symbolising the Ark) and The Anchor (the Christian faith) - hence also The Hope & Anchor. Add to those, The Crossed Keys - emblem of St. Peter.
引自:http://www.theaa.com/travel_editorial/pub-names.html

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Post by tiffany » 2015-01-13 9:32

the official Ale Taster!
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Post by 笑嘻嘻 » 2015-01-13 9:42

太好玩了!
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Post by CAVA » 2015-01-13 9:42

白博有没尝过英国的ALE?颜色红棕不定,气泡几乎没有,味道甜苦不分,总之我是喝不惯的,只能喝喝lager,黑啤,白啤。

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Post by Knowing » 2015-01-13 9:44

哎哟我的文化差异第一课就是问了句ale 跟larger 啥区别,同事们大惊失色于我的愚昧,好好给上了一课。总之是ale 更优越。我只记住了一个是常温一个必须冷藏...
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Post by CAVA » 2015-01-13 11:56

对我来说唯一的区别是一个好喝一个难喝。嗯,偶尔尝一口微型作坊的Ale还蛮不错的,多了就不行。

我认识的英国男人们有两个永恒的抱怨,美国的啤酒太冰,中国的小餐馆儿卖的啤酒完全室温。

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Post by tiffany » 2015-01-13 12:03

美国好象 ale 很少。那种黑啤也不知道算不算?夏天特热的时候喝特煞口,还是不错的。
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Post by CAVA » 2015-01-13 15:21

黑啤大概算stout, 与ale是两个类别。美国是不是流行IPL?上次去尝了几种,有些酒精度蛮高的。

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Post by Knowing » 2015-01-14 5:55

黑啤可能是Porter 也可能是stout, porter 是用棕麦芽酿的,stout 是把原料(麦芽,大麦) 烤过再发酵做出来的。
IPA or IPL , (indian pale ale/larger) 做的度数比一般pale ale/larger 高,能在炎热天气保存几个月,方便海运过大洋到印度。别问我为什么不干脆在印度做啤酒,我不理解。
每年剑桥有个啤酒节,有几个前同事年年去。他们说有俩公司年年较劲谁能造出酒精度更高的啤酒,现在已经到了十四度还是十六度。够狠的。
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Post by CAVA » 2015-01-14 8:00

对对,应该是IPA不是IPL :f20:

酒精度太高的啤酒就不太象啤酒了,至少不能大口畅饮。

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