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In the countries of the European Union it is now mandatory for hens to be given cages much bigger than the old 'battery farm' cages, so that they can move around and socialise. All supermarkets in the UK sell free range eggs, and Sainsbury's (one of the biggest chains) stocks ONLY free range eggs. The US is WAY behind Europe on this issue.
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What's the privacy issue? The women are in public - the laws in the UK today (I can't speak for other countries) allow you to photograph anyone who is in a public place, even if they don't know you're doing it. I believe the term is they have 'no reasonable expectation of privacy'.
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I just remembered that mine were delivered in boxes, the contents of which were marked in big letters as 'adult entertainment'. I'm fairly certain they changed that in the intervening years!
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I have a full set from 1988 which are much more satisfying to own than the DVD version from much later. Do I read the print versions? Of course not. But then I don't use the DVD either - Wikipedia and the rest of the Internet give me access to all the information I need. If I need more detail I can buy a textbook on a specific subject - the EB's problem is that it perhaps has too much information for the casual reader, but too little information for the serious student. But the 12+ feet of leather-bound volumes do look nice :)
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The 'Singing Ringing Tree' works on the same principles. It's in the Pennines, overlooking Burnley:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QS3ugIfPHRk

The London one looks great - I love the sound of it, which seems to be quite different from the Burnley one. It's also for sale, but I can guarantee it's out of my price range. I'd build one of my own in my garden if I didn't think the neighbours would complain!
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Extras: the small 'cake' (bottom right) would probably be called a bun in the UK. However you can also have bread cakes (as I mentioned before) AND bread buns - buns needs its own category I think. I'd also be tempted to call the Danish pastry a cake, or even a bun. A bread bun with currants in it would of course be a tea cake, unless it's Easter in which case make a cross on top and you have a hot cross BUN.

Simple!
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Dev, er, 'THE creamy dessert'? What creamy dessert would that be? Here in the UK nobody would know what you are talking about - the American definition of pudding is unknown here, which is why I said the word doesn't travel easily between the US and UK.
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Apparently what Americans call pancakes I (in the UK) would call Scotch pancakes.

Pudding is also a word which doesn't travel easily between the US and UK.

Chips/fries/crisps - extra confusion.

Chip butty in a bread cake (aka chip cob, chip barm)... selected UK regions only!
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My thoughts exactly, ripscoin. If you have to work hard to actually see the bread, and if it's impossible to pick the thing up, I wouldn't call it a sandwich.

By the way a common name for American cheese in the UK is listed on Wikipedia as 'plastic cheese'. Enough said. And one a personal note: white bread - gak!
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