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Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor
America, I don’t ENJOY being ashamed of you, but sometimes you make it so necessary.
On the top, 8 ears of (undoubtedly genetically modified, pesticide laden) corn for 2 dollars.
On the bottom, 5 ears of the same corn, shucked, placed on styrofoam and wrapped in plastic, for two dollars.
Believe me when I say that the plastic-wrapped shit was FLYING off the shelves. People were willing to get 3 fewer ears of corn for the same price to save themselves the 20 seconds an ear to shuck it themselves. Nevermind the resources needed to produce the plastic and styrofoam.
So, given the choice between 2 bad agricultural and environmental choices, the Americans I witnessed made the WORSE one, on account of sheer fucking laziness.
Sorry for the preachiness.
Stop apologizing and preach, my dear man.
Canada too! Especially you suburbanites who take your SUV grocery shopping! Go shuck yourselves!
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pooperdoodle reblogged this from pixiemoon42 and added:
Typical fat lazy american bullshit. I prefer to actually pick my own corn in vermont and shuck it! haha
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artislovely reblogged this from themattsmith and added:
preach on. I’m scared...anyways. thanks michael pollen.
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sds reblogged this from apoplecticskeptic and added:
Is that packaged corn hand-shucked?
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theream reblogged this from themattsmith and added:
truth. (and fixed
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abcsoupdot reblogged this from apoplecticskeptic and added:
Canada too! Especially you suburbanites who take your SUV grocery shopping! Go shuck yourselves!
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lady88 reblogged this from themattsmith and added:
This is a perfect example...what is wrong with...USA. Not to...
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pixiemoon42 reblogged this from apoplecticskeptic and added:
Wowwwwwww. That’s so annoying.
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flamingokitty22 reblogged this from apoplecticskeptic and added:
lol. in Iowa, we buy the corn from the back of a pickup truck, not shucked, and super delicious for around 10-12 for $2....
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apoplecticskeptic reblogged this from themattsmith and added:
Stop apologizing...preach, my dear man.
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jss said:
I am particularly charmed by the spray “butter” that they sell right next to the corn. Nothing I like better on my genetically modified corn than melted butter-flavored plastic!
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thisstepsforward said:
I HATE this! I kind of started to enjoy the corn shuck. I also only buy my veggies CSA…but in all seriousness this rant is one I think I have weekly…so preach. (this might have posted twice, sry)
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saraplainandtall said:
Total bullshit. Like when you use reusable bags but they wrap everything in plastic bags anyway. Really?!?
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onesong said:
dudebro, they are both stacked up next to spray bottles of i can’t believe it’s not butter. let’s focus on the real issues here, amirite
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asweetbeginning reblogged this from themattsmith and added:
yes, people are assholes
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