tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7465222688340467790.post2293316266083937312..comments2024-03-27T07:19:30.996+00:00Comments on Redgannet: Bang Pu Mai, Bangkok, Feb 2013Redgannethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17453869909278728690noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7465222688340467790.post-48121791924833384862013-02-19T20:58:46.249+00:002013-02-19T20:58:46.249+00:00Interesting, thanks for the explanation. The bay a...Interesting, thanks for the explanation. The bay area (and California in general) doesnt have a ton of bar food, and when there is, small shellfish are generally not on the menu. You can get clams, mussels, scallops, oysters at plenty of restaurants but I dont think we have a winkle equivalent.Seagull Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01851438505719552645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7465222688340467790.post-35371376486402784552013-02-19T16:05:43.382+00:002013-02-19T16:05:43.382+00:00Do you not have winkles in San Francisco?
They are...Do you not have winkles in San Francisco?<br />They are a small shellfish popular with late-night drunks. Nobody would contemplate eating them sober. <br />It takes time, dexterity and concentration to get them out of their shells using a small pin.<br />So the term "winkle out" really means to work hard to achieve a goal. In birding terms, it could be to spot a different bird amongst a large, otherwise, single species flock.<br />Alternatively it could mean to confidently take on a task to which you are ridiculously unsuited. <br />Winkles are most commonly seen strewn, un-winkled, round pub carparks on Sunday mornings.Redgannethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17453869909278728690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7465222688340467790.post-7855130625187796922013-02-19T00:22:16.205+00:002013-02-19T00:22:16.205+00:00Wow...I would love to bird this place.
Winkle out...Wow...I would love to bird this place.<br /><br />Winkle out? Is that a twitcherism or a Redgannetism?Seagull Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01851438505719552645noreply@blogger.com