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Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
This bugs me under normal circumstances--as I think that we've gotten a little out of hand with the idea of perfect produce in this country--but in a year of a tomato shortage, this is abolutely outrageous.

The issue is this: A horticulturist/agri-business type developed a rather lumpy looking tomato that earned the name UglyRipe. It tasted delicious and sales flourished.

This year, though:

This means that Florida won't let these tomatoes be shipped out of state. Which means that you and I (unless you live in or we visit Florida) can't eat them.

Damnit, I don't care what the tomato looks like! I just want a good, tasty tomato. I'm also irritated that we're all forced to eat mass-produced, agri-business tomatoes that are engineered to meet these appearance standards but don't taste very good when there are so many wonderful not-so-pretty, but oh-so-tasty varieties out there.

I guess this just means that I'm gonna have to buy a couple of tomato plants and do it myself.

Why does it matter if they're "Florida Rounds"? Why can't they just be sold as Ugly Ripes?

robustpuppy

03-11-2005 05:46 PM

Let the Ugly be free!

Quote:

Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop
Why can't they just be sold as Ugly Ripes?

Kathleen Harris took it personally.

ThurgreedMarshall

03-11-2005 05:58 PM

Not so fast, ass...ociate.

No San Francisco next week for me.

Where'd I put those lyrics to my "Lose Yourself" parody?

TM

Bucco Bruce

03-11-2005 06:05 PM

Let the Ugly be free!

Quote:

Originally posted by robustpuppy
Kathleen Harris took it personally.

How dare you slander my beautiful congressperson! She is a blessing to Sarasota!

Anyway, there have been several stories in the Florida media about the plight of the ugly tomatoes. Based upon the abuse that the Tomato Board has been receiving from the public for this, I'd guess that they will be available outside of the state next year.

But no one should be eating Florida tomatoes, anyway. The growers still pay the migrant pickers the same amount per bushel that was paid in 1978. http://www.afsc.org/miami/fl-actions...ll-boycott.htm

NotFromHere

03-11-2005 06:17 PM

Survivor

Richard Hatch wins weakest argument of the year award.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Richard Hatch, the first winner of CBS’ “Survivor,” said he thought the network was responsible for paying the taxes on his $1 million prize and that’s why he didn’t pay them.

LessinSF

03-11-2005 06:22 PM

San Francisco

Quote:

Originally posted by robustpuppy
So you have a clear view?

Just so long as the view is not of Paigs in a sundress at Pier 23. <shudder> Thank Lucifer for the alternative of Belden Place.

paigowprincess

03-11-2005 06:27 PM

San Francisco

Quote:

Originally posted by LessinSF
Just so long as the view is not of Paigs in a sundress at Pier 23. <shudder> Thank Lucifer for the alternative of Belden Place.

I HEART BELDEN PLACE. So there! And lucky for you, I remembered to shave my pits this morning. See you there, schmoops!

bold_n_brazen

03-11-2005 08:59 PM

REAL FASHION QUESTION-SLIPS

Quote:

Originally posted by spookyfish
Classic Triumphs appeal to all motocyclically-inclined people, silly.

(But I'd rather have a vintage Norton.)

http://www.geocities.com/bgmcansh/su...mmando1971.jpg

The only thing cool about motorcycles is the gloves. Seriously. The black leather ones with no fingers.

futbol fan

03-12-2005 12:33 AM

San Francisco

Quote:

Originally posted by Shape Shifter
Beer and bong hits at my place, around 9:00, if anyone's in the neighborhood.

Can't make it for 9. I think I'll just break in later, drink your beer and steal your radio.

ltl/fb

03-12-2005 02:05 AM

San Francisco

Quote:

Originally posted by ironweed
Can't make it for 9. I think I'll just break in later, drink your beer and steal your radio.

What about his CDs? I think you should take a whole bunch of CDs.

futbol fan

03-12-2005 05:59 PM

San Francisco

Quote:

Originally posted by ltl/fb
What about his CDs? I think you should take a whole bunch of CDs.

I always suspected that was your sock. Penske come home - all is forgiven!!!

Atticus Grinch

03-13-2005 01:46 AM

REAL FASHION QUESTION-SLIPS

Quote:

Originally posted by Did you just call me Coltrane?
BTW, I go apeshit w/out chapstick. The blue stick w/15 SPF. I'm addicted. Have been so for years. Apparently my grandfather was the same way.

The hippie herbal medicine crowd here tells me that Chapstick is literally addictive --- the wax dries out and fuses to your skin, causing it to flake, leading you to think you need to reapply. It's a vicious circle. Oh, and the tingly menthol is a drying agent, too.

The same people tell me Visine has addictive properties --- if you've been using it for years, skipping a day makes you think your eyes are always bloodshot, but if you go off it for a month you'll clear up like a normal person.

bilmore

03-13-2005 02:25 AM

REAL FASHION QUESTION-SLIPS

Quote:

Originally posted by Atticus Grinch
The same people tell me Visine has addictive properties --- if you've been using it for years, skipping a day makes you think your eyes are always bloodshot, but if you go off it for a month you'll clear up like a normal person.

The parrallels to posting are scary.

spookyfish

03-13-2005 10:45 AM

Like a car wreck, I just couldn't turn away. . .

I was up rather late watching television, and while channel-surfing, I came across this show called "Talk Sex, with Sue Johanson." Curious, I waited for the commercial to end to see what it was all about. It was a phone-in show, where this woman,

http://www.gazette.uwo.ca/2000/Novem...photos/09a.gif

was sitting behind a desk on a cheap-looking set, taking phone calls from people discussing sex and sex toys. Imagine watching this woman talking to people on speaker-phone while reaching under her desk and pulling out items like vibrators, dildos and anal beads, touching them admiringly, and punctuating her discussion with quotes like these: "Now, that's a nice butt-plug."

It may have been the single most surreal moment I've ever witnessed on television.

Has anyone else seen this?

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