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Woman Finds Grasshopper in Canned Spinach
Web India 123 ^ | 08.01.2008 | UPI

Posted on 08/01/2008 12:59:56 AM PDT by Coffee200am

A Denver-area woman says that she opened a can of spinach and found half a dead grasshopper inside.

I just think it's very gross, Donna Labrador told the Denver Post. I will never eat another can of veggies again. Probably not spinach, anyway.

Labrador planned to saute the spinach in olive oil to make a late dinner Wednesday to share with her 3-year-old daughter, Isabella. But she said the grasshopper was such a disturbing find she skipped dinner Wednesday and breakfast Thursday morning.

She called the company that canned the spinach and got the promise of a mailer to send in the grasshopper for tests. She also hopes for a refund.

The grasshopper, wrapped up in toilet paper, was in her refrigerator. Labrador said that by Friday she might be hungry enough to resume eating -- although not canned vegetables.

Grasshoppers are eaten in many parts of the world, and experts say they can be an excellent source of protein.

(Excerpt) Read more at news.webindia123.com ...


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Food
KEYWORDS: canned; foodsupply; grasshopper; protien; spinach
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To: 4yearlurker
I once cracked open a nice cold bottle of Yuengling beer,took a swig and a small grasshopper slid out of the neck right in my mouth.

A real beer drinker would grab the grasshopper by the rear legs, hold it over the bottle, and yell "Spit it out, ya bastard!"

41 posted on 08/01/2008 5:59:42 AM PDT by Slings and Arrows (~ ~ FREE LAZAMATAZ! ~ ~ [Shipping and handling charges may apply.])
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To: Slings and Arrows
Mmmmmmmmmmmm... grasshoppers ...


42 posted on 08/01/2008 6:00:55 AM PDT by Daffynition (The quieter you become the more you can hear.)
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To: Slings and Arrows

Alas the little jumper was no more. My lab mix dog loved it!


43 posted on 08/01/2008 6:03:09 AM PDT by 4yearlurker (Any day above ground is a good day.)
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To: Vor Lady

Whelp, its like this: if but for Bush there’d be a WHOLE bunch of Clinton, eh?


44 posted on 08/01/2008 6:23:54 AM PDT by raygun
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To: Coffee200am

"It's one of those 'Circle-of-Life' things. "

45 posted on 08/01/2008 6:32:48 AM PDT by martin_fierro (< |:)~)
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To: Slings and Arrows
LulaBelle just catches critters. She prefers her Pro Plan for food.
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46 posted on 08/01/2008 6:45:00 AM PDT by Conspiracy Guy (I voted Republican because no Conservatives were running.)
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To: Vaquero
John Huston on the set of the African Queen, inadvertently ate ‘long pig’, supplied by a hunter paid to supply the camp with meat

Yep, I Googled it. That's what I thought it was going to be.

47 posted on 08/01/2008 6:52:46 AM PDT by KosmicKitty (WARNING: Hormonally crazed woman ahead!!)
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To: djf

That site rocks! :-D

Unfortunately I had to bow out as I’m at work ... but I’ll be going back.


48 posted on 08/01/2008 10:47:37 AM PDT by Titan Magroyne ("Drill now drill hard drill often and give old Gaia a cigarette afterwards she deserves it." HerrBlu)
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To: raygun

Um.

Dude.

Whuuuuuuuuuuut?


49 posted on 08/01/2008 10:55:45 AM PDT by Titan Magroyne ("Drill now drill hard drill often and give old Gaia a cigarette afterwards she deserves it." HerrBlu)
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To: raygun
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50 posted on 08/01/2008 11:49:36 AM PDT by Sue Perkick (And I hope that what I've done here today doesn't force you to have a negative opinion of me....)
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To: Slings and Arrows

They sure do. Including contact lenses (in the case), stock certificates, Gram’s underwear,an entire leather glove whole, money, an aluminum pie plate, a piece of apple pie on a paper plate, including the plate, cat poop, Christmas tree lights, shall I go on? : - )


51 posted on 08/01/2008 3:42:05 PM PDT by Stephanie32
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To: Stephanie32

Awww, sounds like my Dad’s late lab Molly.


52 posted on 08/01/2008 3:58:42 PM PDT by Slings and Arrows (~ ~ FREE LAZAMATAZ! ~ ~ [Shipping and handling charges may apply.])
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To: Slings and Arrows

They are all very playful and are puppies for life.


53 posted on 08/01/2008 7:57:44 PM PDT by Stephanie32
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To: Coffee200am

Exo Terra Canned Grasshoppers XL - 68g (2.4 oz) Model: pt-1953

Or, if you don't like them plain, you can always opt for the red curry...

Of course, it might have been even worse:

For those who would like to try the variety pack...


54 posted on 08/02/2008 12:19:02 AM PDT by ApplegateRanch (Islam: a Satanically Transmitted Disease, spread by unprotected intimate contact with the Koranus.)
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To: stevio
does anyone know how to catch grasshoppers for pet food?

Once you get the tiny piece of veggie on the itty-bitty hook, the rest is easy.

Or, just try walking through my garden with a butterfly net.

My old trick for catching them for trout bait was to cut a wide, leafy switch, and whack them on the grass ahead of me. That stunned them long enough to pick up & put in the bait jar.

55 posted on 08/02/2008 12:26:54 AM PDT by ApplegateRanch (Islam: a Satanically Transmitted Disease, spread by unprotected intimate contact with the Koranus.)
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To: CT-Freeper

The then-chairman of the Republican National Committee and future White House chief of staff gave Candidate Trump his politically shortsighted advice in an all-hands-on-deck campaign meeting, according to Steve Bannon.
Bannon told ‘60 Minutes’ in an interview on Wednesday that Trump ‘went around the room and asked people the percentages he thought of – of still winning, and what the recommendation [was].’
‘And Reince started off and Reince said, “You have – you have two choices. You either drop out right now, or you lose by the biggest landslide in American political history”.’


56 posted on 12/04/2017 7:00:08 PM PST by SamAdams76
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To: CT-Freeper

Male grasshoppers court females. They fly about, snapping their wings to attract mates. The sounds they make are species-specific, according to the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum. Males also scrape their hind legs against the forewing to create music for a female grasshopper’s ears, which are located on her abdomen, not her head. Mating consists of the male depositing sperm into the vagina, where it heads into the spermatheca before entering the eggs.


57 posted on 10/13/2018 7:32:06 PM PDT by SamAdams76 ( If you are offended by what I have to say here then you can blame your parents for raising a wuss)
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