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Scientists baffled by mysterious acorn shortage
CNN ^
| Dec 12, 2008
| Marsha Walton
Posted on 12/14/2008 10:54:49 PM PST by neverdem
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There are three explanations or combinations thereof:
ACORN went to work for Obama.
It's climate change.
It's Bush's fault.
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posted on
12/14/2008 10:54:50 PM PST
by
neverdem
To: neverdem
(burp)
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posted on
12/14/2008 10:58:28 PM PST
by
PERKY2004
(Please pray for my military husband -- he just returned from his 5th deployment to Iraq!)
To: neverdem
"Last year Garris reported a bumper crop of acorns, which scientists say may be one clue to this year's scarcity." Fruit trees that fruit too heavily one year tend to reduce their crop substantially the next. So much so that you want to thin your crop so the tree doesn't over-bear at any point, which keeps your tree healthy and cropping at a constant rate.
If the acorns were heavy last year, it may have stressed the trees, and they're producing lighter this year.
Normal.
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posted on
12/14/2008 11:00:45 PM PST
by
Uncle Miltie
(SARAH *** JOE *** 2012!)
To: neverdem
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posted on
12/14/2008 11:05:07 PM PST
by
Fichori
(I believe in a Woman's right to choose, even if she hasn't been born yet.)
To: Uncle Miltie
.....
Normal..... This is one of the dumbest dumba$$ed articles I've read in a good while. Must have been written by city folk for city folk.
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posted on
12/14/2008 11:08:53 PM PST
by
The Cajun
(Mind numbed robot , ditto-head, Hannitized, Levinite)
To: neverdem
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posted on
12/14/2008 11:09:23 PM PST
by
ozark hilljilly
(Obama lies, the Constitution dies)
To: Uncle Miltie
I blame hormones from birth control pills getting into the water table and emasculating those Oak trees
To: Fichori
I have always gone on the old wives tale that a bumper crop of acorns meant a hard and long winter. A sparse crop meant a mild winter and early spring. It has always proved to be true IMHO..
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posted on
12/14/2008 11:11:46 PM PST
by
Texas Mom
(Two places you're always welcome. Church and Grandma's house.)
To: The Cajun
Globull Warming or maybe they can find a way to blame it on GW.
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posted on
12/14/2008 11:14:00 PM PST
by
Texas Mom
(Two places you're always welcome. Church and Grandma's house.)
To: Texas Mom
Its gonna be a long hard winter then. My Ground is covered with Acorns. Squirrels around here are having a bonanza.
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posted on
12/14/2008 11:14:53 PM PST
by
Bailee
To: Texas Mom
What are ACORN’s good for?
(Besides electing communists and making squirrels fat)
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posted on
12/14/2008 11:15:00 PM PST
by
Fichori
(I believe in a Woman's right to choose, even if she hasn't been born yet.)
To: neverdem
My once heavily nut producing acorn tree died from the drought so we don’t have that carpet anymore.
A car killed two squirrels at the same time on my block a couple weeks ago (wiped out a family). Another smuck killed my cat.
Squirrel losses by cars has been rising in urban areas around Washington, D.C. as there are more cars on the street and more shitty drivers who don’t exercise caution in crowded neighborhoods.
As for missing acorns, ask Rev. Jessie Jackson (he has a thing about collecting nuts).
To: neverdem
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posted on
12/14/2008 11:16:04 PM PST
by
Dallas59
(Not My President)
To: Texas Mom
“I have always gone on the old wives tale that a bumper crop of acorns meant a hard and long winter...”
I was gonna mention that, too!
It’s true here in the Ozarks as far as I have observed for the past 24 years. And this year we had a buttload of acorns!
More global warming this winter, I reckon. ; )
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posted on
12/14/2008 11:19:09 PM PST
by
ozark hilljilly
(Obama lies, the Constitution dies)
To: Fichori
What are ACORNs good for? As far as I am aware they are eaten by wild animals, mostly squirrels and they are seeds to start new Oak Trees. I never new of anyone making a pie or jelly with them.
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posted on
12/14/2008 11:19:19 PM PST
by
Texas Mom
(Two places you're always welcome. Church and Grandma's house.)
To: neverdem
The writer of the article seems to think squirrels are about to become extinct because of this. I have good news; squirrels can survive just fine without acorns as they eat walnuts, maple seeds and about anything else that they can get their paws on.
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posted on
12/14/2008 11:19:59 PM PST
by
WildcatClan
(AND THOSE DOESNT BRAIN JUST GO. ---- Cecile Noe)
To: Fichori
To: Texas Mom
A sparse crop meant a mild winter and early spring. Hard to tell this year, with the two hurricanes running through here, what type of acorn and pecan crop it would have been. Both are very scarce this year.
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posted on
12/14/2008 11:23:17 PM PST
by
The Cajun
(Mind numbed robot , ditto-head, Hannitized, Levinite)
To: neverdem
No,the squirrels were just that industrious this year
To: Dr.Zoidberg
ACORN BREAD
2 cups acorn flour
2 cups cattail or white flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
1/3 cup maple syrup or sugar
1 egg
1/2 cup milk
3 tablespoons olive oil
Bake in pan for 30 minutes or until done at 400 degrees
Well, I guess you're never to old to learn something new but I don't see myself sitting for hours pealing those tiny wee acorns. Call me lazy..
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posted on
12/14/2008 11:26:39 PM PST
by
Texas Mom
(Two places you're always welcome. Church and Grandma's house.)
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