Dry asparagus prompts questions about racial discrimination in U. City

St. Louis Post Disgrace ^ | 7/17/13 | Stephen Deere

[Clintons Are White Trash]

UNIVERSITY CITY • A dried-out batch of asparagus has touched off a debate about racial discrimination, grocery stores and the role of citizen-led commissions.

It started in May when resident David Olander was perusing the produce section of the University City Schnucks. He noticed the asparagus weren’t resting in a tray of water.

“It was just sitting there dried out,” said Olander, a member of the city’s human relations commission.

Olander summoned an assistant manager, and then he asked the question: Did the quality of the asparagus have any relationship to the store’s location in a black neighborhood?

[Steely Tom]

“envelopea” = the post office

"envelopea" = "female mail room worker"

[cripplecreek]

Crap I better go water my asparagus bed before someone sees it.

[JRios1968]

Olander summoned an assistant manager, and then he asked the question: Did the quality of the asparagus have any relationship to the store’s location in a black neighborhood?

[KarlInOhio]

Michelle Obama is going to rip the arms off the grocery store owner if he is mistreating the arugula.

[Uncle Miltie]

"These vegetables ..... They're RACIS!"

[Buckeye McFrog]

University City Schnucks

I once saw them take on the Flint Stoners in a twi-night doubleheader.

[edpc]

Of course the asparagus was dry. This was one of Moochelle’s food deserts.

[Roccus]

DAT ASPERGAS IS RACIS!

Dats ole skool. New skool bees, DAT 'SPARGAS BEES RASSIS!....unh!

[popdonnelly]

It’s the home of Washington University, which explains a lot.

[al_c]

When good asparagus goes bad ...

[PrincessB]

Money line: Olander admitted to being in an “ornery mood” the day he visited the store. “I just felt like stirring it up a little bit, letting them know that somebody cares,” he said, according to the recording.

Which means that you probably missed that he more than likely a hippie.

These are two of the four stores I visit regularly to fairly occasionally. They all have their strengths. I’ve never bought asparagus at the U.City one, but the green beans are always superior as the customers tend to be extremely picky about those. If this was the first customer to be picky about the asparagus then, hey.

[Salamander]

Crows will attack and kill other birds.

[just a nature factoid, nothing else]

[Cyclone59]

better yet, do not miss this nugget about half way down the article:

Olander admitted to being in an “ornery mood” the day he visited the store. “I just felt like stirring it up a little bit, letting them know that somebody cares,” he said, according to the recording.

[BipolarBob]

Justice for tRaven.

[reformedliberal]

I can pick asparagus, put them immediately into the fridge and they stay good for at least a few days. If I use one of those produce bags lined w/Zeolite, they stay firm and fresh for nearly a week before being steamed. I do this every year, as there are only two of us and I will just steam enough asparagus for one meal at a time, even though I have cut several dozen.

The cut end scars over after cutting, so I don’t understand why standing them in water would accomplish anything.

[deoetdoctrinae]

The broccoli was looking a little RUFF as well.

[WashingtonSource]

I thought this was satire but then I realize no, this is actual RACIST GRIEVANCE SEEKING IDIOCY ON PARADE! What next, the apples were not as crunchy?

[Carriage Hill]

Water evaporates; someone didn’t refill the tray. Try another vegetable, liberal idiot.

[Carriage Hill]

Ooooops satire; my bad.

[Salamander]

LOL!!