The Mystery, Crime, and Thriller Group discussion

This looks like a great group - just what I hoped to find on Goodreads! I'm a Brit (I hope that's okay.... used to live in the US though) and read all kinds of mystery/crime/thriller.
I don't have a strong stomach, so nothing with too much blood and horror but other than that I will read just about anything.
Intrigued by the 50 state challenge - I might see if I can meet it!

Welcome to the group. I am from Scotland and they let me in. Be prepared for the recommendations to start flooding in. :)

Hi Kate (Jane too!), and welcome. We're very international here, so don't worry: you'll fit right in. I don't like the blood and horror either! And what Jane said: Hang on to your TBR because it will explode.

Kate wrote: "This looks like a great group - just what I hoped to find on Goodreads! I'm a Brit (I hope that's okay.... used to live in the US though) and read all kinds of mystery/crime/thriller.
I don't hav..."

Tell us some of your favourites and then we can start recommending.

Hello:
Welcome to the group and...Have a Great Day!!!
The "Creature"

Hello:
Welcome to the group and...Have a Great Day!!!
The "Creature"

Welcome Kate and Jane. Glad you both found us.

Check out the UN challenge too. It gets you reading things from around the globe.

Hi there Jane! I was in Edinburgh in '95 just before Christmas. Wonderful country. Wonderful city. Loved walking around Stockbridge. Saw a guy in a kilt. Wind blew it up and everyone laughed. Listened to the "Scottish National Joke" sooo many times. Still don't get it. Am I wrange? Bought a copy of the Butcher's Boy at the James Thin Bookstore. Ta.

Jim wrote: "... the "Scottish National Joke" ..."

???

Welcome, Kate!

SCOTTISH NATIONAL JOKE: Okay. This only works if you do it with a strong Scottish accent. A Scotsman walks into a bakery in Edinburgh. He looks at all the pastries, scones, etc. displayed in the case, and asks the baker, "Is that a tart or a meringue? The baker says, "You're right."

Now at this point "they" are falling all over themselves in laughter. I - fresh from America - am standing there going, "What? Hello, I don't get it. First of all, I'm not even clear about what a meringue is? All my confusion and queries simply sends "them" into even more hysterics.

And it IS the Scottish National Joke according to Ewen MacGregor, who told the joke on Leno and actually called it ... yunno. Who gets it? Who wants more detail. Who wishes they never heard of this?

In some area of Scotland the word "wrong" would be pronounced rang so a meringue would sound the same as Am I Wrong? By the way a meringue is a cake made of egg white whisked with sugar until they form a light fluff and then they are baked. The finished result is sandwiched together with whipped cream and they melt in your mouth.

Thanks Jim and Jane, and it is pretty funny. And I can't believe that Jim has never eaten Lemon Meringue Pie. The meringue is the egg white fluff on top, but when they are baked alone (I mean, not on top of the pie) they get crisp on the outside and gooey/chewy on the inside (well, the ones I like do anyway).

Call me Kooky, but I never saw a meringue just sitting around (without out the pie underneath). As far as Jane's egg-white "cake" goes, that would not be complete until it's deep-fried. Similar to that infamous holiday treat - the Fried White. Yummers. Is that still a favorite at the Standard Life Insurance cafeteria?

Welcome, Kate! Jim, maybe Scottish humor is like Swedish humor. It's just not funny. Once you realize that, the jokes are hilarious. I'm Swedish and Scots, among other things, but haven't been to Scotland. Do love Swedish jokes!