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grow your own spaghetti

Dave198lbs
Dave198lbs Posts: 8,810 Member
edited September 2024 in Chit-Chat
The Swiss Spaghetti Harvest

1957: The respected BBC news show Panorama announced that thanks to a very mild winter and the virtual elimination of the dreaded spaghetti weevil,

Swiss farmers were enjoying a bumper spaghetti crop. It accompanied this announcement with footage of Swiss peasants pulling strands of spaghetti down from trees.

Huge numbers of viewers were taken in. Many called the BBC wanting to know how they could grow their own spaghetti tree. To this the BBC diplomatically replied, "place a sprig of spaghetti in a tin of tomato sauce and hope for the best."

(an April Fools joke)

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  • Dave198lbs
    Dave198lbs Posts: 8,810 Member
    The Swiss Spaghetti Harvest

    1957: The respected BBC news show Panorama announced that thanks to a very mild winter and the virtual elimination of the dreaded spaghetti weevil,

    Swiss farmers were enjoying a bumper spaghetti crop. It accompanied this announcement with footage of Swiss peasants pulling strands of spaghetti down from trees.

    Huge numbers of viewers were taken in. Many called the BBC wanting to know how they could grow their own spaghetti tree. To this the BBC diplomatically replied, "place a sprig of spaghetti in a tin of tomato sauce and hope for the best."

    (an April Fools joke)
  • Losing_It
    Losing_It Posts: 3,271 Member
    :laugh:
  • TamTastic
    TamTastic Posts: 19,224 Member
    :huh:

    Good grief!! :laugh:

    As long as there isn't a hummus shortage, I'm good! :wink:
  • Dave198lbs
    Dave198lbs Posts: 8,810 Member
    :huh:

    Good grief!! :laugh:

    As long as there isn't a hummus shortage, I'm good! :wink:

    good grief.....still love it....GO LINUS!!!!:laugh:
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