Did you know sirloin was literally a knighted steak?

[MrsCarrot]

We had steak and chips for dinner and I reckon DH might be having me on, but he swears there was a king once who loved the cut of loin so much he knighted it?

It was Henry 8th, He knighted the steak (loin cut) hence Sir Loin.

Here. Although historians are unsure if it is true, and if so which king it was.

Aah, always thought it was Henry XIII, thanks Hula!

bugger, he looked so smugly sure of himself I was hoping he was wrong, should have known I suppose, he's always full of useless facts

the more likely explanation is that it's a corruption of sur - i.e. french for "above".

really, you mean he could be wrong? Not that it's got competitive or anything...

he's almost definitely wrong. someone told me this once and I looked it up. I'd check for you now but my big dictionary is packed

Helo senora - was just imagining you packing today

Why thank you, Senora, you have made my evening! Good luck with your packing.

I did.

dh is packing. I'm trying to get the accounts into a state I can leave them for a month. this is the second time I have wished he hadn't packed the dictionary though.

Oh look I don't have to look it up because someone at wikipedia has done it for me

thanks!

Well, that's something I learnt today! I was told it was Henry 8th at school.
Have you told DH yet?

Yes he's ouside having a whiskey with a friend and they're laughing at the 'hilarity' of me asking MNET to prove him wrong,

there's some discussion of whether Sur is on or above in French, whether it can be on the loin etc but I'm not listening now!

Can I be a big fat party pooper and direct you to this?

yah, he just doesn't like being wrong, MrsC

Indeed, and as he is hardly ever wrong it is particularly satisfying