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swl Posted Jan 31, 2013
Wasn't me that made a mess o the place. It was like that when I got here.
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clare Posted Jan 31, 2013
I'm asking cause i think he might know of a good restaurant 
I am Starvin'!
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Geggs Posted Jan 31, 2013
He rarely comes to Ask, though.
You could drop by his space - U1590784.
Geggs
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Dmitri Gheorgheni, Post Editor Posted Jan 31, 2013
Try the Greasy Spoon in Straight Street, Damascus. I believe it's one of the oldest streets in the world.
You know why it's called 'Straight Street', don't you? Because it winds around and around...like a street in Pittsburgh.
Ancient Mesopotamia was known for its British-style humour...
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Elektragheorgheni -Please read 'The Post' Posted Jan 31, 2013
Ah, but they probably did not serve chip buddies or baked beans on toast in Mesopotamia so I am not sure what would appeal to the English.
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Geggs Posted Jan 31, 2013
ampitao - now that is most definitely a mess o' potamia.
Geggs
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h2g2 auto-messages Posted Jan 31, 2013
Editorial Note: This conversation has been moved from 'Ask h2g2' to 'Buna seara: Enter of Your Own Free Will'.
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paulh, vaccinated against the Omigod Variant Posted Feb 9, 2013
Freeing Will is probably a good idea, but why would he be looking for a greasy spoon in an ancient kingdom that fell millennia ago?
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Dmitri Gheorgheni, Post Editor Posted Feb 9, 2013
Well, it's like this, Paul. 
About a week ago I said something in my journal about escaping the madness in a 
. I said they could probably find me having a quick lunch in ancient Mesopotamia.
Since then, I think everybody's just been looking for a good shashlik place.
Enter at your own risk
paulh, vaccinated against the Omigod Variant Posted Feb 9, 2013
I don't know what they ate in Ancient Mesopotamia. The closest I can come is what they ate along the beach in Herculaneum just before the Vesuvius eruption: green salads, ground beef topped with spicy hot sauce [we'd call them chili burgers today], and flat round bread topped with cheese [throw in tomato sauce, and they would have been pizzas].
Modern Middle Eastern food appeals to me a lot: tagines, felafel, hummus, tabouli, yogurt, etc. It doesn't surprise me that there are residents of that region who enjoy long, healthy lives.
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