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02-01-2005, 05:00 PM | #16 |
Radical Centrist
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Oh, that's even worse!
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02-01-2005, 06:28 PM | #17 | |
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Kidding. P.S. Info on the Cochineal (Dactylopius coccus)
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02-01-2005, 06:47 PM | #18 | |
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02-01-2005, 10:11 PM | #19 | |
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02-02-2005, 12:32 AM | #20 |
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More about lac beetles and shellac here:
http://www.woodworking.com/articles/...fa=show&id=914 Fascinating. Probably healthier than an artifical ingredient anyway. |
02-02-2005, 07:05 AM | #21 |
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Lac beetle juice !!!!!!
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02-02-2005, 07:45 AM | #22 | |
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02-02-2005, 09:11 AM | #23 |
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M&M Evolution
Unfortunately not by me:
Whenever I get a package of plain M&Ms, I make it my duty to continue the strength and robustness of the candy as a species. To this end, I hold M&M duels. Taking two candies between my thumb and forefinger, I apply pressure, squeezing them together until one of them cracks and splinters. That is the "loser," and I eat the inferior one immediately. The winner gets to go another round. I have found that, in general, the brown and red M&Ms are tougher, and the newer blue ones are genetically inferior. I have hypothesized that the blue M&Ms as a race cannot survive long in the intense theatre of competition that is the modern candy and snack-food world. Occasionally I will get a mutation, a candy that is misshapen, or pointier, or flatter than the rest. Almost invariably this proves to be a weakness, but on very rare occasions it gives the candy extra strength. In this way, the species continues to adapt to its environment. When I reach the end of the pack, I am left with one M&M, the strongest of the herd. Since it would make no sense to eat this one as well, I pack it neatly in an envelope and send it to M&M Mars, A Division of Mars, Inc., Hackettstown, NJ 17840-1503 U.S.A., along with a 3x5 card reading, "Please use this M&M for breeding purposes." This week they wrote back to thank me, and sent me a coupon for a free 1/2 pound bag of plain M&Ms. I consider this "grant money." I have set aside the weekend for a grand tournament. From a field of hundreds, we will discover the True Champion. There can be only one. |
02-02-2005, 12:00 PM | #24 | |
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And I haven't bought a box of Crayolas since the color deletion scandal.
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