Turkey - what to look for

andyjreid · Tuesday July 20, 2010

I'd imagine you'd have more luck in Turkey than I had in Cyprus and my mate had in Greece.

Got a couple of creams but nothing else otherwise however in all fairness Turkey is a bit more on the "rugged" side than Greece or Cyprus.

fatboy1971 · Tuesday July 20, 2010

hunnymonster said:
The early travelogue written by a a bloke called Homer suggests you should also avoid Greeks bearing gifts :lol:

but hm they are turkish not greek? :shock:

spandexcodpiece · Tuesday July 20, 2010

antdad said:
Rev-O said:

Turkey?

Breast, leg and dark meat. Mmm.

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...should't you be preferring goose not a lardy tasteless American import.

Hear, Hear Tony, well said my man! We had a goose this last Yuel tide, and what a very tasty change it made as well.
The plentiful fat that came off it came in handy for roast spuds.....they end up crisp on the outside, and "fluffy" on the inside.....lovely !

:hungrig

spandex..

hunnymonster · Tuesday July 20, 2010

fatboy1971 said:
hunnymonster said:

The early travelogue written by a a bloke called Homer suggests you should also avoid Greeks bearing gifts :lol:

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but hm they are turkish not greek? :shock:

Homer... wrote the Iliad.... about the siege of Troy.... relieved when the Greeks built the wooden horse and left it as a gift. :roll:

Jeltz · Tuesday July 20, 2010

If they'd had Symantics they wouldn't have had a problem with Trojans.

Urban Hermit · Tuesday July 20, 2010

Jeltz said:
If they'd had Symantics they wouldn't have had a problem with Trojans.

... unless the people of Troy were *cough* anti-Symantics.

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andyjreid · Wednesday July 21, 2010

Rev-O said:
Yes but there's some bad blood between Geece and Turkey.

Thats an understatement Ollie. When I was in Cyprus just there I was reading some of the guide books lying around the villa and as always the "Rough Guide to......" series was the most informative.

It basically stated that no one ever really visits the northern part of Cyprus, or, as the Turks would have it "Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus". There is still no 100% safe passage between the South and the North and the book said if you try to pass through or are even "loitering" you may be held in excess of 2 hours by a soldier pointing a gun at your head just because they have nothing else to do. The army overrule the police in the north.

People in the south never mention it. At the moment it looks like one of those things where they're just happy to let each other get on with it, there hasn't been an invasion for years.

Rev-O · Wednesday July 21, 2010

Sounds like they need an "innervention" from George W and T Blair, which would quickly stabilise the situation and bring lasting peace and prosperity to all concerned.

andyjreid · Wednesday July 21, 2010

Rev-O said:
Sounds like they need an "innervention" from George W and T Blair, which would quickly stabilise the situation and bring lasting peace and prosperity to all concerned.

Ollie for PM or even President!

spandexcodpiece · Wednesday July 21, 2010

Jeltz said:
If they'd had Symantics they wouldn't have had a problem with Trojans.

They would have been like our recent "new romantics" then Jeltz - yeah? - I was rather partial to the Human League meself! You reckon they would have lulled them in to a false sense of security with some music, and then ...WHACK..'ad 'em - yeah? .. is that what you mean - yeah??