On 2012-09-10 17:54:55 +0000, Janet Bostwick said:

> On Mon, 10 Sep 2012 10:49:55 -0800, Mark Thorson >
> wrote:
>
>> A large part of the global strategic reserve
>> has been stolen from a secure depository in
>> Quebec!
>>
>> http://www.wired.com/geekdad/2012/09...syrup-reserve/
>>
>
> I read about that the other day. It doesn't sound like it is
> something that just any old bunch of thieves could pull off. I mean,
> you have to be prepared to handle and move that sticky stuff. And,
> what are they going to do with it? Surely someone will notice if a
> new label shows up on the market or if one particular seller has an
> abundance of syrup. Sounds fishy to me.

Precisely my thinking. Who the hell fenches 50 gallon drums of maple syrup?