Cool Kitchen Hack: Crush Garlic With A Rock
Posted By TipNut On March 23, 2009 @ 8:33 am In Kitchen Tips, Popular Tips, Tipnut Mailbag | 22 Comments
Smooth Stones
Here’s a kitchen tip sent in by Janet that is totally new to me and I think it’s fantastic:
Tipnut here’s a tip for crushing garlic that once you try it, you’ll never go back to the method you are now using (I guarantee it). It was taught to me by my mother who was from Hungary and I always assumed this was a common thing there, but the few Hungarian friends I have never knew about this.
Find a rock that is smooth and is about the size of your palm. Look for one that is comfortable and not too heavy in the hand. When you first pick the rock, run it through the dishwasher a few times and it’s ready to use. If you don’t have a dishwasher just wash it in hot soapy water with a bit of bleach.
To crush garlic, hold the rock and smash it on a clove of garlic. Pull out the skin and there you have it, crushed garlic ready to cook with. Cleaning the rock is a dream, just throw it in the dishwasher utensils basket and it’s perfect to use for years and years. I keep my rock in the utensils drawer in the space between the tray and the back of the drawer, I call it my kitchen rock.
When I demonstrated this to a friend of mine, she loved how easy it was to crush the garlic but she couldn’t get used to the idea of a rock coming in contact with her food. She tweaked things to suit her better by taking a square of wax paper or a cleaned cereal liner bag and folding that over the garlic before hitting it with the rock.
My advice is to choose a smooth rock instead of a jagged surface rock, it does the best job and the results are consistent.
Wow! I realize you can use a garlic press to crush garlic, but let’s face it–it takes more work cleaning out the little holes than it does to peel the clove and chop it by hand. Plus there’s always a part of the garlic that gets wasted. You could also use a knife with a large blade to smash garlic cloves, that’s easy to do but it can be intimidating and I’m always a bit worried I’ll cut myself.
Thanks so much Janet for sharing this tip with all of us, I never would have thought to use a stone. They’re free, abundant and will last a lifetime–plus the cleaning job couldn’t be easier! Also check out Garlic Tips & Techniques [1] for a handy pdf file with more garlic goodies.
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* Garlic Dill Butter - Bulk Recipe [5]
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India Maoists briefly hijack train ahead of poll day
Posted on Wednesday, April 22, 2009 at 6:03am
Maoist rebels, some armed with bows and arrows, briefly hijacked a train with around 500 passengers in eastern India on Wednesday in a show of strength on the eve of the second stage of India’s general election.
Full Story
[As I read this, my thought was “Who needs guns”, then I read that some did have guns....granny]
Universal ABC Beauty Supply International, Inc. Issues a Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Dietary Supplement Products Found to Contain an Undeclared Drug Ingredient (April 20)
Wed, 22 Apr 2009 11:11:00 -0500
Universal ABC Beauty Supply International, Inc. has been informed by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that FDA lab analyses of the dietary supplements distributed by the company were found to contain undeclared Sibutramine, an FDA-approved drug used as an appetite suppressant for weight loss. These dietary supplements are not supposed to contain Sibutramine. The FDA has not approved these products, therefore the safety and effectiveness of these products is unknown.
http://www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/universalabc04_09.html
Universal ABC Beauty Supply International, Inc. Issues a Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Dietary Supplement Products Found to Contain an Undeclared Drug Ingredient
Contact:
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — April 20, 2009 — Universal ABC Beauty Supply International, Inc. of Brooklyn, NY, has been informed by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that FDA lab analyses of the dietary supplements distributed by the company were found to contain undeclared Sibutramine, an FDA-approved drug used as an appetite suppressant for weight loss. These dietary supplements are not supposed to contain Sibutramine. The FDA has not approved these products, therefore the safety and effectiveness of these products is unknown.
FDA advises that these products pose a threat to consumers because Sibutramine is known to substantially increase blood pressure and/or pulse rate in some patients and may present a significant risk for patients with a history of coronary artery disease, congestive heart failure, arrhythmias or stroke.
All lots of the following dietary supplement products are being recalled:
PRODUCT NAME
1. ProSlim Plus, 60 capsules, bottle in box
2. 3 DAYS fit, 60 capsules, bottle in box
3. EIGHT FACTOR DIET, 60 capsules, 3 pouches/box
4. 24hours Diet, 60 capsules
5. Slim 3in1 M-18 ROYAL DIET, 90 capsules, 3 pouches/box
6. 3X SLIMMING POWER, 60 capsules, bottle in box
7. Extrim Plus 24 Hours RE-BURN Formula, 60 capsules
8. Slim 3in1 EXTRA SLIM FORMULA, 90 capsules, 3 pouches/box
9. Slim 3in1 EXTRA SLIM WAIST FORMULA, 90 capsules, 3 pouches/box
10. SLIM EXPRESS 360º C
11. SLIM EXPRESS 4in1, 60 capsules, bottle in box
12. ROYAL SLIMMING FORMULA, 60 capsules, bottle/box
13. BODY CREATOR, 90 capsules, 3 pouches/box
14. Slim Waistline (labeling written in Chinese)
15. BODY SHAPING, 90 capsules, 3 pouches/box
16. PERFECT SLIM, 90 capsules, 3 pouches/box
17. Perfect Slim 100% Natural Herbal Essence
18. IMELDA Perfect Slim
19. Slim Waist Formula, 32 capsules, 2 pouches/box
20. Super Slimming, 60 capsules, bottle in box
21. 2 DAY DIET
22. Powerful Slim
23. BODY SHAPING
24. SUPER FAT BURNER, 60 capsules, bottle in box
25. SLIMMING FORMULA
26. SLIM FAST 2, 32 capsules, 2 pouches/box
27. SLIM FAST, 60 capsules, 3 pouches/box
28. Slim up, 120 capsules, bottle in box
29. 7 DAYS DIET, 60 capsules, 3 pouches/box
30. Perfect Slim Up, 60 capsules, bottle in box
31. JM Fat Reducer
32. SlimBurn
33. 21 Double SLIM
34. TRIM PLUS 2
NOTE: The above products may have various UPC numbers.
No illnesses or injuries have been reported to the company to date in connection with this product.
Universal ABC Beauty Supply International, Inc. is taking this voluntary action because it is committed to providing accurate information about its products and because of the concern for the health and safety of consumers. The company has discontinued distribution of these products. It sincerely regrets any inconvenience to customers.
Consumers should not consume the above products and should return the dietary supplements on hand to the place of purchase for a full refund or partial refund of the unused portion. Distributors should contact Sandra Tan by phone at 718-891-6888 or by e-mail at universalabc@aol.com to receive further instructions for returning the product(s). Consumers with questions should contact Sandra Tan at 718-891-6888, Monday through Friday, 12:00 pm through 6 pm, EDT.
Arrest Made After Students Fall Ill From Taking Unidentified Drug
A 15-year-old was arrested by San Diego Unified School Police and charged with
possession and attempt to furnish drugs, 10News John Carroll reported.
MORE DETAILS:
http://www.10News.com/tu/5GehxdiGh.html
[4 9th graders in hospital and it is still not known what they took...granny]
Webisode features Vancouver’s Sharing Backyards Project
City Farmer’s Vancouver Sharing Backyards web site is featured in this webisode
for the new TV show “The 100 Mile Challenge” on the Food Network. Elizabeth Leboe
of North Vancouver and Marjorie Carroll, the woman who shares her garden, are featured.
Also featured is the man who started Sharing Backyards in Victoria, who built the
City Farmer Vancouver Page, a visionary coder, Patrick Hayes. Christopher Hawkins
is now coordinating an expansion of Sharing Backyards to many cities in North America.
Will the introduction of large corporate farms defile the great assets of Urban
Agriculture?
Urban Agriculture is maturing, and like any concerned parent, those of us with a
vested interest are worried about the path she will take and the choices she will
make in these crucial developmental years. She’s not quite ready to leave home,
but she certainly isn’t interested in hanging with the ‘rents all weekend. That
corporate bloke has been coming around a lot more lately, whispering sweet nothings
in her ear and chumming it up with Dad in the den.
White House cow provided milk and butter to President Taft 1910-13
Pauline Wayne, 3d, the much-talked of new White House cow, has at last reached Washington
and taken up her domestic duties as provider of milk and butter for President Taft’s
household. Pauline is a Holstein-Frisian cow of registered stock, her number in
the bovine blue book being 115,580.
She came from the stock farm of Senator Issac Stephenson of Wisconsin, and was on
the road from Kenosha just two days. Pauline arrived in a big crate, none the worse
for her long journey in an express car.
From the Economist - Demand for garden plots is growing faster than supply
As spring makes its usual staggered start, the Fielding Street allotments, off south-east
London’s Walworth Road on a second world war bomb site, are buzzing. Plotholders-a
mixed bunch of beekeepers, university lecturers, Zambian migrants and “Nyudies”
(new yuppie diggers) alongside the London-Irish flat-cappers of old-are making up
for winter neglect.
Exotic tubers and decorative blooms jostle carrots, spuds and
beans in plots that range from pocket handkerchief to half a football pitch in size.
For the privilege, the allotment society pays a nominal rental to Southwark Council,
which owns the land.
Japanese Government to boost indoor cultivation - Housed vegetable growing will
‘create jobs, aid food security’
The government is set to launch full-scale efforts to promote indoor agricultural
facilities to ensure stable cultivation of fruits and vegetables, government officials
said.
As part of a three-year plan to boost the number of indoor growing facilities about
fourfold, to 150, and raise production about fivefold, the government will offer
incentives including low-interest financing and a capital investment tax credit,
the officials said.
Urbanites eye city maples for syrup
Two Halifax syrup harvesters want the municipality to allow the tapping of maple
trees.
Janice Ashworth and Jason Dionne have been collecting liquid sugar from eight trees
along Allan Street, in the city’s west end. Dionne learned how to tap trees and
boil the sap into maple syrup at a cousin’s farm in New Brunswick.
Ashworth said the project makes them more self-sufficient.
“It’s kind of hard to grow a lot of your own food in the city or produce your own
produce and stuff, so we thought this would be one way that we can do a little bit
of that,” Ashworth told CBC News.
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Nuclear Targets That Need Destroying
April 21, 2000
A message posted on a number of militant Islamist Internet forums Tuesday included information on what the author claimed were the locations of a number of nuclear sites in several countries and urged militants to try and target such sites in any way they can.
The author also provided maps showing the location of nuclear targets such as nuclear power plants, strategic weapons storage facilities and nuclear reactors. He included maps of the U.S. , the U.K. , Pakistan , Israel , Belarus , France , the Netherlands , Russia , South Africa , Turkey and Ukraine . The author also mentioned a shipbuilding company based in Haifa called Israel Shipyard Ltd. , which he said exports vessels to India, as a possible target.
Source: http://www.cbsnews.com/track/rss/blogs/2009/04/21/monitor/ entry4960474.shtml?CMP=OTC-RSSFeed&source=RSS&attr=In ternetTerrorMonitor_4960474
Mujahideen Need Chemical, Biological and... Even Nuclear Weapons
April 21, 2009 No. 2320
Islamic State of Iraq War Minister: ‘The Mujahideen Today Are in Great Need of Chemical, Biological and... Even Nuclear Weapons... To Defend What They Have Achieved and What They Will Achieve’
On April 21, 2009, Islamist websites posted an audio interview with Islamic State of Iraq War Minister Abu Hamza Al-Muhajir, conducted by Al-Furqan, the ISI media company.
The interview is an attempt by ISI to regain the influence it has lost in Iraq since the dawn of the Awakening Councils, and to reposition itself as an important jihad entity in Iraq before U.S. forces withdraw and the Iraqi government, which is largely Shiite, takes over.
To view the clip and read the full report, visit http://www.memrijttm.org/content/en/report.htm?report=3248&m=APT.
Source: http://memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD232009
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The ATTRA Publication Nuevos Mercados Para Su Cosecha (New Markets For Your Crops) (http://attra.org/espanol/resumenes/nuevos_mercados.html) is now available as an audio download (http://attra.org/media/nuevos_mercados.mp3). This Spanish-language publication details strategies for farmers interested in marketing their products to local institutions such as schools, colleges, hospitals, retirement homes and day care centers.
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Researchers Give Tillage Recommendations
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When using heavy machinery on cropland under potential compaction situations, farmers may get better yields by practicing continuous no-till than with annual deep tillage. According to results from a six-year Ohio State University compaction study at the Northwest Agricultural Research Station near Hoytville, land in continuous no-till showed less effect from intentional compaction than soil that was deep tilled (subsoiled) each fall.
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Organic Acreage Increases in Washington
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Organic agriculture continues on its upward climb in Washington state, according to a recently released annual report from Washington State University Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources. The 2008 profile estimates a total of 96,139 acres of certified organic land statewide, up 18 percent from 81,472 acres in 2007. The amount of certified acreage in the state has increased 183 percent since 2003. The full report is available to download (http://www.tilth.org/files/general-publications/WA_CertAcres_08.pdf) (PDF/338KB).
MOSES Adds Funding Information to Website
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Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Service (MOSES) has added a new page to their website. The Funds for Farmers page contains a huge variety of resources to help beginning and established organic farmers find funds for their farms. From grant opportunities, to government programs and tax credits, there is a funding source out there that is right for you and your farm.
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Research Shows Tulips Can Be Grown In High-Tunnels
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Iowa State University researchers showed high tunnels can be used to extend the growing season by cultivating tulips over the winter at the Armstrong Research and Demonstration Farm in southwest Iowa. 100 bulbs each of 13 tulip cultivars were planted to see how they would perform and if their quality as cut flowers would be acceptable to local floral shops. The florists were pleased with the size and quality of the tulips.
Related ATTRA Publication: Specialty Cut Flower Production and Marketing
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New York Program Seeking Grant Reviewers
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New York farmers and agricultural producers are encouraged to put their knowledge and leadership to work by reviewing project proposals submitted to the New York Farm Viability Institute’s grant programs. The New York Farm Viability Institute is a nonprofit, farmer-led organization that awards funds for research and outreach projects that help increase profits on New York farms. Grants are awarded through a competitive application process. Proposals are reviewed and ranked by farmers within the related agricultural sector. The New York Farm Viability Institute seeks farmers for the following grant proposal review panels: bioenergy, fruit, vegetables, livestock, dairy, green industry, and field crops.
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Proposals are due May 15, 2009.
Path to Organic Program
http://www.agriculture.state.pa.us/agriculture/cwp/view.asp?a=3&q=152673
The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture is pleased to bring the Path to Organic Program to our farming community. Part of the $500,000 appropriation will provide technical assistance to farmers in transition to organic agriculture and the rest of the funding will be provided to participating farmers. Assistance will be available to producers who are currently in the three-year transition process as well as those who have not yet begun the process, which is required by the USDA National Organic Program.
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UNDIAGNOSED POISONING, EQUINE - USA (03): (FLORIDA)
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Date: Wed 22 Apr 2009
Source: The Miami Herald, Palm Beach Post report [edited]
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/breaking-news/story/1012081.html
Polo captain: tainted vitamin killed 21 ponies
Biodyl is a French-made supplement that contains vitamin B, selenium, and
chromium, La Nacion reported. Nero said that Biodyl “is what the horses are
always given. For us, the suspicions are that there was something bad in
the laboratory,” Nero said. “They’re common vitamins that aren’t given to
improve performance but rather to help them recover from exhaustion.”
Dr Scott Swerdlin, a veterinarian at the Palm Beach Equine Club who helped
treat the animals as they were dying, told the Post that Biodyl is not
approved for use or sale in the United States. But a licensed veterinarian
could obtain Biodyl by submitting a prescription to a pharmacy containing
the recipe for the supplement, he said.
If Biodyl shows up on the tests, now being done in Kissimmee and
Gainesville, an independent lab should determine if the Biodyl mix was
correct, said Swerdlin. “Biodyl is routinely used in Europe as a vitamin
supplement,” Swerdlin said. “My practice does not use it.”
“It’s dangerous,” Kentucky-based veterinarian Fernando Garcia told La
Nacion. “Ordering it from France isn’t an easy task because you have to
specify what its use will be and in what animal. In the case of the polo
ponies’ deaths, I don’t think it was Biodyl but it could have been an
imitation.”
Well-known Wellington polo patron Neil Hirsch, who co-owns the
Bridgehampton Polo Club on Long Island, said vitamins are commonly used but
rarely administered on a game day. “Everybody gives their polo horses
vitamins,” Hirsch said. “But they’re given on a Monday or Tuesday when no
one’s playing. You just don’t give them the day of a match.”
Dr Christie Ward, a veterinarian at the University of Minnesota, said that
supplements are generally unlikely to harm horses but that some contain
substances that could prove harmful in large quantities. Selenium, a
substance found in Biodyl, “can be toxic when administered at too high a
level,” she said. But she added that “in general, there does not seem to be
any high incidence of adverse reactions.”
As the investigation into the horses’ deaths presses on, a swirl of
speculation is surrounding the renowned polo team’s Argentine veterinarian.
Felix Crespo, a former competitive polo player, was the Lechuza Caracas
team’s top man in charge of the horses’ health, and he would have been the
one to oversee their diet and any supplements or injections they may have
received, people familiar with the team say. A call to Crespo’s cell phone
in Argentina was answered by his daughter, who said he was still in Palm
Beach County.
[byline: Andrew Marra, Bill DiPaolo]
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[Biodyl is manufactured by Merial in France. The product is not sold in the
US, but it is believed that the team purchased a generic brand in the US.
If that is the case, then it may be a compounded (specifically made by a
pharmacy) product. This is mentioned in the article above.
Even if the product is a compounded product it does not mean the pharmacy
is at fault. Any person seeking to maliciously harm the team or the animals
could have injected the bottles. Although the team captain seems certain it
was the supplement, it remains unproven as of this writing.
There is also the possibility of a mixing error, and that there is too much
or too little of a substance in the mixture. The moderator understands that
University of Florida at Gainesville, completed the gross necropsies and
that now the task of testing tissues and examining them histologically will
begin. Perhaps the university will reach out to other diagnostic
laboratories to help diagnose and confirm what has happened. There are a
number of good toxicology and veterinary drug testing laboratories across
the country.
We remain hopeful that urine on these animals was collected as it is an
excellent sample for testing for drugs, in the event the bottles of vitamin
mix were tainted with something. - Mod.TG
The state of Florida can be located on the HealthMap/ProMED-mail
interactive map at http://healthmap.org/r/009*
CopyEd.MJ]
[see also:
Undiagnosed poisoning, equine - USA (02): (FL) 20090422.1512
Undiagnosed poisoning, equine - USA (FL) 20090420.1494]
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Four-Grain Bread
1-1/2 cups water (70° to 80°)
1/2 cup honey
1-1/2 teaspoons salt
2 cups bread flour
1 cup whole wheat flour
3/4 cup rye flour
3/4 cup cornmeal
2-1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast
Directions:
In bread machine pan, place all ingredients in order suggested by manufacturer. Select basic bread setting. Choose crust color and loaf size if available.
Bake according to bread machine directions (check dough after 5 minutes of mixing; add 1 to 2 tablespoons of water or flour if needed). Yield: 1 loaf (2 pounds, 24 slices).
source: Taste of Home HEALTHY COOKING
http://www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/torres04_09.html
Torres Hillsdale Country Cheese LLC Announces the Recall of Oaxaca Cheese due to Possible Listeria Monocytogenes Contamination
Contact:
Salvador Torres, Manager
517-368-5990
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — April 22, 2009 — Torres Hillsdale Country Cheese of Reading, Michigan announces the recall of Oaxaca soft Mexican-style cheese due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
Consumption of food contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes can cause Listeriosis, an uncommon but potentially fatal disease. Listeriosis can cause high fever, severe headache, neck stiffness and nausea. Listeriosis can also cause miscarriages and stillbirths. The very young, the pregnant, the elderly and persons with compromised immune systems are the most susceptible to infection. People experiencing these problems should seek immediate medical attention.
Products were distributed to the following states: Illinois and Minnesota.
The recalled Oaxaca cheese product was distributed to retails stores and delis in 10 pound balls, labeled with the name “Torres Hillsdale Country Cheese LLC”
The recall encompasses production dates 3/17/2009, with an expiration date of 5/20/2009.
No illnesses have been reported to date in connection with the recalled products.
Consumers and retailers are urged to return all unused recalled product to the manufacturer.
Consumers with questions may contact Salvador Torres, Manager, Torres Hillsdale Country Cheese LLC at 517-368-5990.
Granny is raging and this is a post of granny’s opinion.
I have always hated Larry King, and like a fool I listened to him interview the family of the ex-Palin finance of the daughter.
[Forgot names, I don’t remember my own when I am mad...]
Larry King is egging the family into suing for custody of the grandson...
It appears that the Palin’s do not allow Levi to take the baby away with him, to where ever 18 year old fathers take a new born.
They did admit that some of the sister’s ex boyfriends might be part of the reason....
Sisters lowlife boyfriends, a mother arrested for dope and an 18 year old father, right, it would be a cold day in hell before they got control of my baby or grandbaby......if it were me.
When Levi acted the gentleman and refused to talk about un-protected sex that got her pregnant, king went in for the kill.
I kept waiting for something about the boy’s mother being arrested for dope, not a word and the idiot spoiled brat of a sister, does not hesitate to spew her hate of the Palin daughter.
The mother was decent, not far out, they let the daughter do all the ugly words, maybe she is still a minor.
They did not give strong enough comments on the proposed lawsuit against the Palins, so at the break they found a bunch of messages, urging him to fight.
It is important to the liberals that Bristol and Sarah get drug through the dirt in court.
King just asked the mother about being arrested, she said no comment, when he pushed hard, she said “talk to my lawyer”!
She has not gone to court as yet.
If the liberals are this dirty, so early in the game, then it is going to be a rough election.
I do smile at the thought of a mere small town beauty queen, sending the biggest commies in our country into battle mode and strong fear.
granny
To good to keep to ourselves, especially with Napolitano’s idiocies...
Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 2009 9:33 PM
Subject: Next Winter Olympics
Now that Vancouver has won the chance to host the 2010 Winter Olympics,
these are some questions people from all over the world are asking. Believe
it or not these questions about Canada were posted on an International
Tourism Website. Obviously the answers are a joke;but the questions were
really asked!
Q:I have never seen it warm on Canadian TV, so how do the plants
grow(England)
A. We import all plants fully grown and then just sit around and watch them
die.
Q:Will I be able to see Polar Bears in the street? (USA )
A: Depends on how much you’ve been drinking.
Q:I want to walk from Vancouver to Toronto — can I follow the Railroad
tracks? ( Sweden )
A: Sure, it’s only Four thousand miles, take lots of water.
Q:Is it safe to run around in the bushes in Canada? (Sweden )
A: So it’s true what they say about Swedes.
Q: Are there any ATM’s (cash machines) in Canada? Can you send me a list of
them in Toronto ,Vancouver , Edmonton and Halifax? ( England )
A: What, did your last slave die?
Q:Can you give me some information about hippo racing in Canada? (USA )
A: A-fri-ca is the big triangle shaped continent south of Europe .. Ca-na-da
is that big country to your North...oh forget it. Sure, the hippo racing is
every Tuesday night in Calgary. Come naked.
Q:Which direction is North in Canada? ( USA )
A: Face south and then turn 180 degrees Contact us when you get here and
we’ll send the rest of the directions.
Q: Can I bring cutlery into Canada?( England )
A: Why? Just use your fingers like we do .
Q: Can you send me the Vienna Boys’ Choir schedule? ( USA )
A: Aus-t ri-a is that quaint little country bordering Ger-man-y, which
is...oh forget it. Sure, the Vienna Boys Choir plays every Tuesday night in
Vancouver and in Calgary , straight after the hippo races. Come naked.
Q: Do you have perfume in Canada? ( Germany )
A: No, WE don’t stink.
Q: I have developed a new product that is the fountain of youth. Where can I
sell it in Canada? (USA )
A: Anywhere significant numbers of Americans gather.
Q: Can you tell me the regions in British Columbia where the female
population is smaller than the male population? ( Italy )
A: Yes, gay nightclubs .
Q: Do you celebrate Thanksgiving in Canada? ( USA)
A: Only at Thanksgiving.
Q: Are there supermarkets in Toronto and is milk available all year round? (
Germany )
A: No, we are a peaceful civilization of Vegan hunter/gathers. Milk is
illegal.
Q: I have a question about a famous animal in Canada, but I forget its name.
It’s a kind of big horse with horns. ( USA )
A: It’s called a Moose. They are tall and very violent, eating the brains of
anyone walking close to them. You can scare them off by spraying yourself
with human urine before you go out walking.
Q: Will I be able to speak English most places I go?(USA )
A: Yes, but you will have to learn it first.
Please send this on to any Canadian (or others) who you think will enjoy it
as much as I did.
Because Everyone In Canada Lives In An Igloo
[Twice as funny to me, as it turned up in the posts from a no nonsense intel group....granny
from osint yahoo group....]