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three ([personal profile] threeplusfire) wrote2001-02-16 06:32 pm

mixed emotion

It's hard to know if I feel sad for the farmers who can't afford to farm, or happy for the people getting these potatos.
Farmers offer millions of spuds to poor
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Some 360 truckloads of Idaho potatoes are headed to food banks around the country, a gift from farmers who say they couldn't afford to sell the spuds.

Because of a huge crop last fall, the potatoes are worth so little that farmers say they are better off letting them rot into fertilizer than taking them to market. So rather than do that, the farmers' wives suggested giving away as many of the spuds as they could.

[identity profile] kartoffel.livejournal.com 2001-02-16 05:12 pm (UTC)(link)
Potato's RULE

[identity profile] ex-candles994.livejournal.com 2001-02-16 05:25 pm (UTC)(link)
It helps if we learn how to spell potatoes and note that an apostrophe is not needed, Mr. Quayle. ;)

[identity profile] kartoffel.livejournal.com 2001-02-16 05:29 pm (UTC)(link)
Oops! I am usually so anal about those things. You are 100% correct about the apostrophe. However, I believe potatos can be spelled with or without the e.

The Potato will lead the Revolution

[identity profile] tsarina.livejournal.com 2001-02-16 06:10 pm (UTC)(link)
Spelling has never been my strongest point. Thank goodness Czech doesn't worry too much about spelling. ;)

mmmm potato goodness.