In article >,
Goomba > wrote:

> blake murphy wrote:
> > On Sat, 03 Jan 2009 15:32:31 -0600, Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> >
> >> In article >,
> >> "jmcquown" > wrote:
> >>
> >>> No, I can't tell you about black spots. But I can tell you this isn't
> >>> the
> >>> peak season for Hass avocados. You're in Minnesota. Who knows what
> >>> stored
> >>> crop you're getting?
> >> They're from Chile. Presumably in season there.
> >
> > they have planes and trucks in minnesota?
> >
> > your pal,
> > blake
>
> this time of year-dog sled teams.

What? No snowmobiles???
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Peace! Om

"Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive." -- Dalai Lama

In article >,
blake murphy > wrote:

> On Sat, 03 Jan 2009 15:32:31 -0600, Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>
> > In article >,
> > "jmcquown" > wrote:
> >
> >> No, I can't tell you about black spots. But I can tell you this isn't the
> >> peak season for Hass avocados. You're in Minnesota. Who knows what
> >> stored
> >> crop you're getting?
> >
> > They're from Chile. Presumably in season there.
>
> they have planes and trucks in minnesota?
>
> your pal,
> blake

Canoes and ore boats, too.
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<http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/amytaylor>
December 27, 2008, 7:30 a.m.: "I have fixed my roof,
I have mended my fences; now let the winter winds blow."

In article >,
Janet Wilder > wrote:
> The stem end ripens first. If you can push on the stem end and it
> gives, the rest of the body is not "rock-hard" but it's not soft,
> either. It's firm, but not hard. Squeeze a few on your next excursion to
> the Isle of Produce and you'll get a better idea of what we are trying
> to convey.

I bought a candidate this morning, Janet. I'll try to remember to
report on its quality when I cut it in a couple days.
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-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
<http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/amytaylor>
December 27, 2008, 7:30 a.m.: "I have fixed my roof,
I have mended my fences; now let the winter winds blow."

In article >,
Melba's Jammin' > wrote:

> In article >,
> Janet Wilder > wrote:
> > The stem end ripens first. If you can push on the stem end and it
> > gives, the rest of the body is not "rock-hard" but it's not soft,
> > either. It's firm, but not hard. Squeeze a few on your next excursion to
> > the Isle of Produce and you'll get a better idea of what we are trying
> > to convey.
>
> I bought a candidate this morning, Janet. I'll try to remember to
> report on its quality when I cut it in a couple days.

Don't wait too long. ;-) That candidate is perfect for eating when it's
purchased.
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Peace! Om

"Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive." -- Dalai Lama

Barb wrote:

> I bought a candidate this morning, Janet. I'll try to remember to
> report on its quality when I cut it in a couple days.

Wait...are you talking about the Illinois Senate seat?

Bob

In article >,
"Bob Terwilliger" > wrote:

> Barb wrote:
>
> > I bought a candidate this morning, Janet. I'll try to remember to
> > report on its quality when I cut it in a couple days.
>
> Wait...are you talking about the Illinois Senate seat?
>
> Bob

I can't afford a senator; $1.29 was enough.
--
-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
<http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/amytaylor>
December 27, 2008, 7:30 a.m.: "I have fixed my roof,
I have mended my fences; now let the winter winds blow."

On Sun, 04 Jan 2009 18:03:14 -0600, Melba's Jammin' wrote:

> In article >,
> blake murphy > wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 03 Jan 2009 15:32:31 -0600, Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>>
>>> In article >,
>>> "jmcquown" > wrote:
>>>
>>>> No, I can't tell you about black spots. But I can tell you this isn't the
>>>> peak season for Hass avocados. You're in Minnesota. Who knows what
>>>> stored
>>>> crop you're getting?
>>>
>>> They're from Chile. Presumably in season there.
>>
>> they have planes and trucks in minnesota?
>>
>> your pal,
>> blake
>
> Canoes and ore boats, too.

hell, next thing you know they'll be petitioning to become a state.

your pal,
blake