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Gherkins banned on Cannes beaches

Gherkins banned on Cannes beaches

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It's a right old pickle.

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Originally posted by Ghost of a Duke
It's a right old pickle.

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So 'gherkins' no longer come in 'cannes'?

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Some little ones still manage to sneak in under the name of cornichons. They hide themselves between the lettuce leaves in a baguette.

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Originally posted by drewnogal
Some little ones still manage to sneak in under the name of cornichons.
interesting,
in texas we call em truumpers...

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I always get pickle and chutney mixed up.

It makes me chuckle.

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Originally posted by Ghost of a Duke
It's a right old pickle.

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What if you peel them, would that be legal then?

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Gherkins aren't banned, it's just Jerkin them that is banned.

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Originally posted by Suzianne
So 'gherkins' no longer come in 'cannes'?
I tried it--- once--- not sure what the attraction is, exactly.

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Originally posted by Suzianne
So 'gherkins' no longer come in 'cannes'?
No, they are in bottles now. I got a chuckle out of that one🙂

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Originally posted by sonhouse
No, they are in bottles now. I got a chuckle out of that one🙂
Somehow I got vinegar in my ear.

I now have pickled hearing.

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Originally posted by Ghost of a Duke
Somehow I got vinegar in my ear.

I now have pickled hearing.

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Wow, no wonder I am hard of herring.