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Tardigrade's avatar

The two main reason for all these crises are

1. Distract the proles from what's really going on

2. Profitable clickbait

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Tardigrade's avatar

You've got your smokes, I've got my rutabagas. Hail diversity!

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Terry Wipf's avatar

Good column as always. It's always something with the perpetually panicked crowd. And I also am not a turnip guy.

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Denny Royston's avatar

Do I dare to eat a turnip?

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Elf's avatar

Beautiful. But in the states, folks show up to their manufactured crises (drag queens, books with swears) with guns. We only laugh because our tears are gone.

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Kristin's avatar

Thank you for making me laugh. I haven’t read anything this funny in way over a decade.

You GET IT! I love ❤️ it!

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Christopher Gage's avatar

You're too kind, Kristin. Thank you!

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Carl Nelson's avatar

I forgot to add that you must boil them before frying.

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Kirk McDonald II's avatar

Mr. Gage, I laughed out loud at that horticulture bit. Now as for the salad shortage, did they shut off the water in jolly old England? They did in California.

Now I like turnips in my stew as much as I like the gaffer's delight, the potato.

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Carl Nelson's avatar

My dad loved to dig the parsnips he had left in the ground out of the snow, then roll them in corn flour and fry in butter. They are quite good. Never tried turnips, but it's worth a go I'd think.

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