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We Gave Canada One Job: ‘Don’t Lose All the Maple Syrup.’ And They Couldn’t Do I
« on: August 31, 2012, 05:54:00 PM »
We Gave Canada One Job: ‘Don’t Lose All the Maple Syrup.’ And They Couldn’t Do It.
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Welp, Canada ****ed up again.

Remember like forty years ago when the world was choosing which nations would be responsible for which exports (United States: popstars, Sweden: frustrating-yet-affordable furniture, China: all goods), and it was decided that "maple syrup" seemed like the kind of thing Canada could handle?

"Is maple syrup even that important, guys?" asked Canada.

"Ohmygod, maple syrup is ABSOLUTELY important, Canada. I wish I had that. So jealous!" said all of the other nations, talking over themselves all at once.

"Okay, cool. I'll do it," said Canada.

Turns out the one job we asked Canada to do ("make—and do not lose track of—all the maple syrup"), Canada was unable to do.

Canadian authorities have just revealed that someone recently stole "a massive haul of maple syrup worth up to $30 million" from a warehouse in Québec.

http://gawker.com/5939581/we-gave-canada-one-job-dont-lose-all-the-maple-syrup-and-they-couldnt-do-it


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Re: We Gave Canada One Job: ‘Don’t Lose All the Maple Syrup.’ And They Couldn’t Do I
« Reply #1 on: August 31, 2012, 09:46:00 PM »
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I just don't know what else to say!
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Re: We Gave Canada One Job: ‘Don’t Lose All the Maple Syrup.’ And They Couldn’t Do I
« Reply #2 on: August 31, 2012, 10:07:37 PM »
Quote from: IassaFTots on August 31, 2012, 09:46:00 PM
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I just don't know what else to say!



**** Canada.  :bird:  Oklahoma has it covered!

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Re: We Gave Canada One Job: ‘Don’t Lose All the Maple Syrup.’ And They Couldn’t Do I
« Reply #3 on: August 31, 2012, 11:16:42 PM »
I blame O'bummer for blocking the Jemima pipeline.
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Re: We Gave Canada One Job: ‘Don’t Lose All the Maple Syrup.’ And They Couldn’t Do I
« Reply #4 on: September 01, 2012, 07:02:45 AM »
Quote from: Bad Dog on August 31, 2012, 11:16:42 PM
I blame O'bummer for blocking the Jemima pipeline.

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Re: We Gave Canada One Job: ‘Don’t Lose All the Maple Syrup.’ And They Couldn’t Do I
« Reply #5 on: September 01, 2012, 07:09:38 AM »
*waits for 50 million pancakes to go missing*
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Re: We Gave Canada One Job: ‘Don’t Lose All the Maple Syrup.’ And They Couldn’t Do I
« Reply #6 on: September 01, 2012, 02:53:36 PM »
Hate to say it, and I don't do pancakes very often, but damned if there isn't a HUGE difference between store-bought crap and REAL maple syrup.

Most people don't even realize there are several different "grades" of maple syrup (thank you for teaching me that, Vermont.)

But damned if it ain't expensive too.  I think a quart goes for like $15, give or take.
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Re: We Gave Canada One Job: ‘Don’t Lose All the Maple Syrup.’ And They Couldn’t Do I
« Reply #7 on: September 01, 2012, 02:56:47 PM »
Terrorist sympathizers, who stand in front of bulldozers need to take a hiatus until this is resolved.
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Re: We Gave Canada One Job: ‘Don’t Lose All the Maple Syrup.’ And They Couldn’t Do I
« Reply #8 on: September 01, 2012, 05:09:29 PM »
Quote from: NHSparky on September 01, 2012, 02:53:36 PM
Hate to say it, and I don't do pancakes very often, but damned if there isn't a HUGE difference between store-bought crap and REAL maple syrup.

Most people don't even realize there are several different "grades" of maple syrup (thank you for teaching me that, Vermont.)

But damned if it ain't expensive too.  I think a quart goes for like $15, give or take.

Yes, there is a difference . . . and yes, a quart is expensive.  One of the guys who works in our Saranac Lake office has a maple sugar operation.  He'll bring a bunch of it down to us in Albany and sell it direct.  $16 a quart.  I get it by the quart, just like I get my raw honey by the 5-pound bottle.  With (natural) sweets, go big or not at all. O-)
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Re: We Gave Canada One Job: ‘Don’t Lose All the Maple Syrup.’ And They Couldn’t Do I
« Reply #9 on: September 01, 2012, 05:24:44 PM »
When I eat pancakes or waffles, I only use real maple syrup.  The taste difference is significant. 
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Re: We Gave Canada One Job: ‘Don’t Lose All the Maple Syrup.’ And They Couldn’t Do I
« Reply #10 on: September 01, 2012, 05:34:50 PM »
I go to IHOP and use their Butter Pecan Syrup anyway.  I never cared for real maple syrup regardless the grade or quality.
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Re: We Gave Canada One Job: ‘Don’t Lose All the Maple Syrup.’ And They Couldn’t Do I
« Reply #11 on: September 01, 2012, 06:16:06 PM »
Quote from: Celtic Rose on September 01, 2012, 05:24:44 PM
When I eat pancakes or waffles, I only use real maple syrup.  The taste difference is significant. 

Like I said, when Scoobs and I were up in Vermont a couple weeks ago, we went to this little cheese/maple syrup place up on the top of a mountain literally in the middle of nowhere.

Ever had cheddar cheese which has been aged for over EIGHT years?  It's an experience, to say the least.

Actually, just found it:

http://www.sugarbushfarm.com/default.aspx
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Re: We Gave Canada One Job: ‘Don’t Lose All the Maple Syrup.’ And They Couldn’t Do I
« Reply #12 on: September 01, 2012, 07:29:44 PM »
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  someone recently stole "a massive haul of maple syrup worth up to $30 million" from a warehouse in Québec.
 
maple syrup worth up to $30 million.......is that about a half truck load ?


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Re: We Gave Canada One Job: ‘Don’t Lose All the Maple Syrup.’ And They Couldn’t Do I
« Reply #13 on: September 01, 2012, 07:50:49 PM »
Quote from: J P Sousa on September 01, 2012, 07:29:44 PM
maple syrup worth up to $30 million.......is that about a half truck load ?


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If pure syrup retails for $60/gallon, that would be something on the order of 500K gallons.  Or about what 50 tanker trucks haul.

Not exactly something that would be easily overlooked.
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Re: We Gave Canada One Job: ‘Don’t Lose All the Maple Syrup.’ And They Couldn’t Do I
« Reply #14 on: September 01, 2012, 08:01:27 PM »
Quote from: NHSparky on September 01, 2012, 02:53:36 PM
Hate to say it, and I don't do pancakes very often, but damned if there isn't a HUGE difference between store-bought crap and REAL maple syrup.

Most people don't even realize there are several different "grades" of maple syrup (thank you for teaching me that, Vermont.)

But damned if it ain't expensive too.  I think a quart goes for like $15, give or take.

At the risk of sounding racist, I don't do Aunt Jemima no mo'. She got great big legs.

Cleanhead knows ZACKLY what I'ze talkin' 'bout.   :-)

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Re: We Gave Canada One Job: ‘Don’t Lose All the Maple Syrup.’ And They Couldn’t Do I
« Reply #15 on: September 01, 2012, 08:35:59 PM »
Quote from: Eupher on September 01, 2012, 08:01:27 PM
At the risk of sounding racist, I don't do Aunt Jemima no mo'. She got great big legs.

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Re: We Gave Canada One Job: ‘Don’t Lose All the Maple Syrup.’ And They Couldn’t Do I
« Reply #16 on: September 01, 2012, 08:40:29 PM »
Quote from: formerlurker on August 31, 2012, 05:54:00 PM
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Re: We Gave Canada One Job: ‘Don’t Lose All the Maple Syrup.’ And They Couldn’t Do I
« Reply #17 on: September 02, 2012, 04:51:31 AM »
Quote from: compaqxp on September 01, 2012, 08:40:29 PM
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Re: We Gave Canada One Job: ‘Don’t Lose All the Maple Syrup.’ And They Couldn’t Do I
« Reply #18 on: September 02, 2012, 05:37:17 AM »
Quote from: SGT Snuggle Bunny on September 01, 2012, 07:09:38 AM
*waits for 50 million pancakes to go missing*

Can't help you with that ; but I do have a decent supply of hot boxes of waffles. Fell off truck and going cheap !.

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Re: We Gave Canada One Job: ‘Don’t Lose All the Maple Syrup.’ And They Couldn’t Do I
« Reply #19 on: September 02, 2012, 05:40:58 AM »
If they need to fence some of that I'm looking for some. I prefer grade B.

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Re: We Gave Canada One Job: ‘Don’t Lose All the Maple Syrup.’ And They Couldn’t Do I
« Reply #20 on: September 02, 2012, 05:45:26 AM »
Quote from: compaqxp on September 01, 2012, 08:40:29 PM
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Re: We Gave Canada One Job: ‘Don’t Lose All the Maple Syrup.’ And They Couldn’t Do I
« Reply #21 on: September 02, 2012, 05:46:20 AM »
Quote from: obumazombie on September 01, 2012, 02:56:47 PM
Terrorist sympathizers, who stand in front of bulldozers need to take a hiatus until this is resolved.

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Re: We Gave Canada One Job: ‘Don’t Lose All the Maple Syrup.’ And They Couldn’t Do I
« Reply #22 on: September 02, 2012, 04:24:48 PM »
Quote from: NHSparky on September 01, 2012, 06:16:06 PM
Like I said, when Scoobs and I were up in Vermont a couple weeks ago, we went to this little cheese/maple syrup place up on the top of a mountain literally in the middle of nowhere.

Ever had cheddar cheese which has been aged for over EIGHT years?  It's an experience, to say the least.

Actually, just found it:

http://www.sugarbushfarm.com/default.aspx

Eight years or eight business years?  :-)

It does sound really good.
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