Is it potato with you?

[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.

[so-tex]

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.

Down here we call the Austinites 'Little Kalifornia'.

[HairyScandinavian]

Down here we call the Austinites 'Little Kalifornia'.

We just cut to the chase and call them fruitcakes.

[so-tex]

We just cut to the chase and call them fruitcakes.

I saw my 1st hippie in Austin. I was just a kid then, back in the late 60's. It scared the sh!t out of me because I thought he was the 2nd coming of Jesus.

[discdoggie]

Farmers make more money by producing more food.


Or,....... they can make more money by producing less food but charging much much more for it.



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.

Most blacks and hispanics in the area where I work do not get to eat much produce, period. They are at the mercy of the local bodega/convenience store in walking distance of their homes. Mostly over-processed, pre-packaged "convenience" foods; mostly by the huge "food" companies that support GMO.

My department (well, not "my" but the one that employs me, lol) is working with local farmers---some certified organic, some not---to donate their fresh surplus for free to low income families in the Asbury Park/Neptune area. We are requiring anyone accepting this free food to take veggie cooking lessons. Also, 11 vacant lots in the neighborhood are now being used to grow fresh (organic!) vegetables. We have over 25 families (black and hispanic) that have put in applications for plots and we will begin planting this spring. Most informed people, given the choice, want their food as pristine as possible.


I am extremely excited and proud of this. Thinking globally, but acting locally.

[stealpulse]

I thought the Irish were the authorities on potatoes? This could just be a poorly aimed jab at chap #2, who is quite possibly Scottish or Welsh.

Either way, I say neigh.

[DubfromGA]