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xoxoxoBruce Saturday Jan 8 12:02 AM Jan 8, 2011: Fat Chance
OMG, it's only January and the ice is breaking up... the poor Polar Bears.
Wait a minute, that's the Houston Ship Channel, that can't be ice.
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Some 15,000 gallons of animal fat poured into the channel through a storm drain on Tuesday
after an onshore storage tank owned by agricultural company Jacob Sterns and Sons leaked
250,000 gallons of the greasy substance, Brahms said.
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Where are the seagulls, they should be all over that?
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via Unique Daily
Clodfobble Saturday Jan 8 12:23 AMThey just need a giant slotted spoon to scoop it off the top.
monster Saturday Jan 8 12:58 AMThey should market it as an arctic jigsaw puzzle.
Elspode Saturday Jan 8 04:20 AMI guess this means they'll need a fatbreaker to clear the channel?
monster Saturday Jan 8 02:05 PMwatch out for the fatbergs....

Happy Monkey Sunday Jan 9 12:46 AMAdipose

ZenGum Monday Jan 10 06:50 AMJust think. Somewhere there is a tank for holding 250,000 gallons of pure fat. 
What is that for, anyway? USA's secret strategic fat reserve?
monster Monday Jan 10 08:05 AMHost of the next reality show
kerosene Monday Jan 10 07:17 PMMaybe for soap?
xoxoxoBruce Tuesday Jan 11 12:33 AM
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Jacob Stern & Sons, which primarily operates through subsidiary Acme-Hardesty, is a global oleochemicals and agricultural products distributor. Acme-Hardesty distributes an array of oil- and fat-based chemicals, as well as flavor and fragrance ingredients and industrial chemical products. Its customers include manufacturers of adhesives, coatings, lubricants, soaps, food, pharmaceuticals, and personal care products. In addition to the chemicals it gets domestically, Acme-Hardesty's oleochemicals are imported from Asia, the Middle East, and South America.
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