Beers we have drunk
I didn't find Kwak (8%) beer to be "very smooth and spritzy". Although I do like the taste of strong Belgium beer, such as the Chimay (scary at 12%), this one had an initial taste of neat spirit. Not something I look for in a beer. But that's me: Paul liked it, and with a great comedy name, it had to be tried.
Posted by Richard at 8:43 PM
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Padstow
Pleased that you enjoyed my home town. Weather is now really poor as winter kicks in early. Oddly enough today I showed a girl around a house who works for the man in the college.
Posted by tubbles on 2005-10-05 21:14:03
The things you learn watching QI actually are quite interesting. Here in the UK VAT is not charged on cakes, or on biscuits unless "wholly or partly covered in chocolate (or some product similar in taste and appearance)". This led to Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (née Customs and Excise) investigating the Jaffa Cake. The ruling rested on the fact the biscuits go soft when stale, whereas cakes go hard when stale. Jaffa Cakes go hard and are therefore cakes, and not subject to VAT. The clue's in the name.
For those who want the full rules, you might want to look at HM Revenue and Customs Notice 701/14 (PDF) which helpfully clarifies that VAT does apply to "any item of sweetened prepared food, other than cakes and non-
chocolate biscuits, which is normally eaten with the fingers."
Posted by Richard at 9:08 PM
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I trade you a series of QI
for any shite Aussie drama / soap / comedy you care to name.
Also you don't appear to have a spell checker on your comment page.
Posted by Jono on 2005-09-08 09:19:39
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