Is it potato with you?

[DubfromGA]

You are correct in that those in control will never let the food get to where it's needed.

It's sick.

It's sad.

There's a special place in Hell waiting for them.

It's hard to imagine, in this day and age, how evil such as this is allowed to flourish.

[discdoggie]

Do farmers not make more money by producing more food?

Yes. But not EVERY farmer cares to make more money by producing more food; especially if the practices used to produce more food go against things they believe in.



Just like in many other things, sometimes "less is more."

[mslman71]

Still always don’t know what mean “is it potatoes strong with you”.

It means, "are you stupid?"


... moving along.

[discdoggie]

More food equals less hunger..

Every time production of food goes up, population levels rise. This is fact.

[discdoggie]

We dont need more food. We need better distribution of food.

[paolo59]

You always have to be the 'nice' one, don't you, Paolo.

Me, the act of bb is wearing thin already. Whoever he is, he's doing a first-class job of trolling but whatever. Right now, I'm too sick (from a slight case of food poisoning!) to do much of anything...I need a laugh!!

2013 will be an interesting year, that's for sure.

Well brother, it's still the season of "Peace and good will to all men!" Ha ha I'll get back to my nasty, normal self after Epiphany!

[mslman71]

Every time production of food goes up, population levels rise. This is fact.

At what level, global, regional, communal?

[discdoggie]

At what level, global, regional, communal?

global



That's what we're taught in first year anthropology anyway.

[mslman71]

global

But people starve locally, and the global population has always been rising minus a few hiccups here and there. It's hard to draw too much from that relationship given all the other complicating factors that go along with it (eg distribution, local/regional strife, etc). Maybe I missed the point of the statement. I have this weird feeling we're coming back to potatoes again.

[Tifflex]

i'm with you now op, what do you need?

Did you go to the Dan Quayle school of spelling?

[discdoggie]

But people starve locally, and the global population has always been rising minus a few hiccups here and there. It's hard to draw too much from that relationship given all the other complicating factors that go along with it (eg distribution, local/regional strife, etc). Maybe I missed the point of the statement. I have this weird feeling we're coming back to potatoes again.

My point is producing MORE food won't help with starvation. Better distribution is needed.


And as far as people involved in sustainable agriculture not caring: bull****. There are people who working hard to find ways to make those in the problem areas able to procure their own food and water.


There are other answers besides GMO foods.

[ArchAngel'73]

Did you go to the Dan Quayle school of spelling?

Don't rag on the potatoe!
He's an original misc.'er...poor spud.

[mslman71]

My point is producing MORE food won't help with starvation. Better distribution is needed..

Distribution can be expensive, obviously. Growing it closer to home where possible would be best. There are situations where GMO might work out just great for that purpose, and others it may not matter neglecting the economics of the farmer. I have no problem with engineered foods. We've been engineering them in one form or another for many millennia.

[Brackneyc]

My point is producing MORE food won't help with starvation. Better distribution is needed.


And as far as people involved in sustainable agriculture not caring: bull****. There are people who working hard to find ways to make those in the problem areas able to procure their own food and water.


There are other answers besides GMO foods.

We are powerless to control the people who starve THEIR OWN people as a means of controlling them. We cannot just go hand out food the way we do it here at home. We have to go through gang controlled governments. There is enough food to feed the world, and the means to get it there. The issue (as it normally is) the distribution on the other end.

[latebloomingmom]

Speaking of laughter...ha ha. I had a wonderful New Years Eve. Ate like a little pig, and fell asleep content as could be, only to awaken with the thought of my brother (gone now) on my mind. I stayed awake for a good long while just sitting, remembering, and crying. Not a bad thing. One of those things you get over relatively quickly. But when it 'moves in on you,' there's not a lot you can do. This time of the year it's easy to get a little 'nostalgic,' and life's memories can come flooding right back in and throw you off your feet.

Sometimes it's good to just see and read some silliness, as long as it's in good fun, and not ugly. To be truthful, I thought a little bit like Eomrat, folks can sometimes 'pile on.' As long as it's in jest, laughing with one, and not 'at one,' that is the key. I just remember some posts that struck me as hilariously funny, the ridiculous, lighthearted (somewhat?) banter. It's never a bad thing to poke some fun. Just as long as it's done with some respect and understanding. We're not that much different when it comes down to it.

That's my new years speach. LOL Blessings upon everyone! Ha ha, I feel like that little street urchin from Charles Dickens.

I am retiring from my pie making/fighting these days. I am glad you found the humor in it.

[acrawlingchaos]

I never claimed that hippies wanted children to die. I just claimed that they do not care. As they obviously do not. It has been my experience that people tend to care less about people that do not look like them and the fact is that the people on this planet who suffer from starvation are not, for the most part, white. The hippies and other "sustainable farming" types who want to reduce the worlds production of food are, for the most part, white.

Reread my post. Really think about the point I'm driving at. Reread again.

(Protip, it has nothing to do with farming).

[danap3681]

It means, "are you stupid?"


... moving along.

Thanks because I have never heard that phrase and was about to google it.

[paolo59]

I am retiring from my pie making/fighting these days. I am glad you found the humor in it.

Oh no, don't do that! Ha ha ~ You know...cakes or pies upside the head can't be all that malicious? The 'visual images' produced just hit my funnybone for some reason or another, a 'Three Stooges' sort of a thing. LOL

Have a wonderful New Year!

[HairyScandinavian]

Interesting thread morphing going on.

OP: It stems from the "I can count to Potato" meme. Throw the word Potato in randomly where it doesn't make sense and it turns into a stupid/retarded (<--not my choice of word) reference.

edit: Agree bbsitum catches too much crap. Language barriers are a PITA sometimes.

[so-tex]

It is all really simple. You need mass farming in order to feed the world. Organic farming does have it's niche, although it is a small one, and always will be. Organic farmers have to be certified, and have to do less with more, so all in all, it is an expensive process so you pay more for organic food. Meh, I prefer to go the cheaper route, of course I grow a big portion of my food. In mass farming it is all about technology which is constantly evolving. A farmer can not afford to get behind the 8 ball so to speak, he has to keep up with the latest innovations. The food supply chain we have in place here, is the safest in the world. Believe me on this as I am a producer and also an agricultural inspector.

[Corbi]

Go to a market that sells so-called organic food. It is extremely expensive. There is a great deal of money to be made by labeling your food "organic". I am pretty confident that is what motivates most organic farmers.


While you are in the "organic" market count how many working type families you see. Count how many Black or Hispanics you see.

Lord yes it's expensive. We have Whole Foods, Trader Joes and then the Willy Street Co-op here in Madison. I actually like Trader Joes as they sell normal food as well as organic and I likeWhole foods also but can't afford to shop there. Willy St is probably the biggest we have and it's full of hippies all the time, a lot of them are college kids so other than getting $$$ from the parents I don't know how they can even afford to shop there?

And for people who don't know Madison Wi we have a $hit ton of hippies as well as wanna be hippies, hell my wife would love to be one. State St is filled with hippies and their shops as is Willy St, actual name is Williamson St.

[paolo59]

Lord yes it's expensive. We have Whole Foods, Trader Joes and then the Willy Street Co-op here in Madison. I actually like Trader Joes as they sell normal food as well as organic and I likeWhole foods also but can't afford to shop there. Willy St is probably the biggest we have and it's full of hippies all the time, a lot of them are college kids so other than getting $$$ from the parents I don't know how they can even afford to shop there?

And for people who don't know Madison Wi we have a $hit ton of hippies as well as wanna be hippies, hell my wife would love to be one. State St is filled with hippies and their shops as is Willy St, actual name is Williamson St.

LOL Madison sounds a lot like Austin, Texas! I've never seen so many 50 year old plus hippies in my life. Cowboy boots and pony tails! Grey ones!!! Ha ha

[tryintorebuild]

A rep worthy post, unfortunatly I am on spread

Took care of him for you. And repped you for thinking about it.

[Corbi]

LOL Madison sounds a lot like Austin, Texas! I've never seen so many 50 year old plus hippies in my life. Cowboy boots and pony tails! Grey ones!!! Ha ha

That's the way it is here, we have the college kids who are wanna be hippies and then you have the 50 and up crowd.

[HairyScandinavian]

LOL Madison sounds a lot like Austin, Texas! I've never seen so many 50 year old plus hippies in my life. Cowboy boots and pony tails! Grey ones!!! Ha ha

Don't forget the black "Keep Austin Weird" t-shirt.

[tryintorebuild]

Yes, it is a fact. It is also a fact that every time I turn left on third Street population levels rise, every time the Braves win on the road population levels rise, every time anything happens population levels rise because population levels have been consistently rising for over 2000 years.

Those Georgians... They sure no how to celebrate a win. Round here, when our teams win, we usually just let the loser buy a round.

[paolo59]

Don't forget the black "Keep Austin Weird" t-shirt.

Ha ha! Weird is right. I hadn't been to Austin in years, just driven through at 80 mph on my way farther south. I was there back in early July. Man that place has grown. It's over a million now! It's really an attractive city, but I wouldn't want to live there. I'm a bit weird, just not so much so to really fit in there. Ha!

[HairyScandinavian]

Ha ha! Weird is right. I hadn't been to Austin in years, just driven through at 80 mph on my way farther south. I was there back in early July. Man that place has grown. It's over a million now! It's really an attractive city, but I wouldn't want to live there. I'm a bit weird, just not so much so to really fit in there. Ha!

I have to run up there every once in a while for work, traffic is absurd even if they're all in little Smart cars.

[tmonkey]

[crupiea]

Those Georgians... They sure no how to celebrate a win. Round here, when our teams win, we usually just let the loser buy a round.

when the teams here win we all go to church to prepare for the second coming.