[100% veg*n ] How well do you know your vegetables?

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From todays Grauniard, a fun quiz for national Veggie week...

 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/quiz/questions/0,5961,750222,00.html

 

Thanks for that, I managed to score seven.

 

Rob

 

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woohoo!!

9 out of ten!!!!

i probably blew it on the potato er onion questions...

fraggle

 

" Rob " <centretap wrote:

 

>  From todays Grauniard, a fun quiz for national Veggie week...

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>  http://www.guardian.co.uk/quiz/questions/0,5961,750222,00.html

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>Thanks for that, I managed to score seven.

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>Rob

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>Chat  Veggie, the place where vegetarians can swap ideas.  www.chatveggie.co.uk

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7/10 - and most of that was luck - but the I'm a big shot now and

don't need to worry about such minor matters. Bit peeved though.

Rosanne

 

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> woohoo!!

> 9 out of ten!!!!

> i probably blew it on the potato er onion questions...

> fraggle

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Ditto

 

Some were guesses though, and I only went on the pictures not the latin names.

 

Really I only recognized 5 that I could name sans choice, plus there were 2

where I knew three of the options were wrong.

 

Michael

 

At 07:02 PM 7/8/2002 -0400, EBbrewpunx you wrote:

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>woohoo!!

>9 out of ten!!!!

>i probably blew it on the potato er onion questions...

>fraggle

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i had to guess a few times, since, its an english site...wot the heck is a

tasmanian onion....?

 

 

" rzanuk " <rzanuk wrote:

 

>7/10  - and most of that was luck - but the I'm a big shot now and

>don't need to worry about such minor matters. Bit peeved though.

>Rosanne

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>> woohoo!!

>> 9 out of ten!!!!

>> i probably blew it on the potato er onion questions...

>> fraggle

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>i had to guess a few times, since, its an english site...wot the heck is

>a tasmanian onion....?

 

You tell me, you're closer to Tasmania that us Brits are!

 

Michael

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yeah, but yer closer culturally!!! you both speak with that silly accent

and tasmania and oz still are part of the commonwealth....

while england is the unofficial 51st state..

*breaks into a new model army song*

fraggle

 

Mavreela <nec.lists wrote:

 

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>>i had to guess  a few times, since, its an english site...wot the heck is

>>a tasmanian onion....?

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>You tell me, you're closer to Tasmania that us Brits are!

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>Michael

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Hee, I got 10, though I guessed on about 3 of the questions *boast*

 

> " rzanuk " <rzanuk

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>Re: [100% veg*n ] How well do you know your vegetables?

>Tue, 09 Jul 2002 00:05:12 -0000

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>7/10 - and most of that was luck - but the I'm a big shot now and

>don't need to worry about such minor matters. Bit peeved though.

>Rosanne

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> > woohoo!!

> > 9 out of ten!!!!

> > i probably blew it on the potato er onion questions...

> > fraggle

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Guess that makes you the champ Emily. Now you can win all the I'm a

better vegan than you arguments. But you ain't famous like moi.

 

Thanks all for asprin/ibuprofen replies. Pharmacist actually found an

animal free ibuprofen today - it's a liquid for kids, tastes of

sickly chemical orange juice and sorbitol - but comes in a plastic

bottle so the kids gets a nice dose of xeno oestrogens and hormone

disruptors at the same time. She was so chuffed I didn't have the

heart

to tell her plastic bottles are a no no. It's also so weak I'd need a

bottle a day. Suppose it'd make a change from my preferred bottle a

day

(i should be so lucky)

 

Ah well, give up and take fraggles aspirin then or follow the illegal

advice of Mr Big on the no holds barred list.

 

HUZZAH! Yesterdays pork scandal was the final blow for my son, he's

gone vegan too:-) That's five down and the rest of the world to go.

 

Now to start work on daughters boyfriend. Nice bit of stuff on nasty

lumpy bits, firing blanks and fish being feminised should do it -

plus a few good meals.

Granny and Aunty, both in seventies are wavering. I reckon a week of

good food on Grannys annual visit should be the final nail in

granny's coffin. Perhaps I should rephrase that.

 

May only be winning them on health grounds but it makes the

vegan culture more acceptable - and I'm pretty sure that once people

are divorced from relying on animal food the ethics will follow. IMO

and in my experience eating meat and exploiting animals is a learned

behaviour. Most kids go through a stage of being " squeamish " and are

" soppy " about animals and overcoming " such silliness " is actually

quite a struggle.

 

Decided the ultimate challenge is to convert some of the local WI by

giving a talk on " women power and the environment " with a sub agenda.

Need some courage for that since they;ve nearly all got farming

connections. Gosh what fun. I love a good challenge. If one day I

disappear you'll know I tried and failed.

 

rosanne

 

 

 

 

> Hee, I got 10, though I guessed on about 3 of the questions *boast*

 

> >

> >7/10 - and most of that was luck - but the I'm a big shot now and

> >don't need to worry about such minor matters. Bit peeved though.

> >Rosanne

> >

> > >

> > > woohoo!!

> > > 9 out of ten!!!!

> > > i probably blew it on the potato er onion questions...

> > > fraggle

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doesn't mater how you bring em over to vegan/veg..its that they think about

it!!!

fraggle

 

" rzanuk " <rzanuk wrote:

 

>Guess that makes you the champ Emily. Now you can win all the I'm a

>better vegan than you arguments. But you ain't famous like moi.

>

>Thanks all for asprin/ibuprofen replies. Pharmacist actually found an

>animal free ibuprofen today - it's a liquid for kids, tastes of

>sickly chemical orange juice and sorbitol - but comes in a plastic

>bottle so the kids gets a nice dose of xeno oestrogens and hormone

>disruptors at the same time. She was so chuffed I didn't have the

>heart

>to tell her plastic bottles are a no no. It's also so weak I'd need a

>bottle a day. Suppose it'd make a change from my preferred bottle a

>day

>(i should be so lucky)

>

>Ah well, give up and take fraggles aspirin then or follow the illegal

>advice of Mr Big on the no holds barred list.

>

>HUZZAH! Yesterdays pork scandal was the final blow for my son, he's

>gone vegan too:-) That's five down and the rest of the world to go.

>

>Now to start work on daughters boyfriend. Nice bit of stuff on nasty

>lumpy bits, firing blanks and fish being feminised should do it -

>plus a few good meals.

>Granny and Aunty, both in seventies are wavering. I reckon a week of

>good food on Grannys annual visit should be the final nail in

>granny's coffin. Perhaps I should rephrase that.  

>

>May only be winning them on health grounds but it makes the

>vegan culture more acceptable - and I'm pretty sure that once people

>are divorced from relying on animal food the ethics will follow. IMO

>and in my experience eating meat and exploiting animals is a learned

>behaviour. Most kids go through a stage of being " squeamish " and are

> " soppy " about animals and overcoming " such silliness " is actually

>quite a struggle.

>

>Decided the ultimate challenge is to convert some of the local WI by

>giving a talk on " women power and the environment " with a sub agenda.

>Need some courage for that since they;ve nearly all got farming

>connections. Gosh what fun. I love a good challenge.  If one day I

>disappear you'll know I tried and failed.

>

>rosanne

>

>

>

>

>> Hee, I got 10, though I guessed on about 3 of the questions *boast*

>

>> >

>> >7/10  - and most of that was luck - but the I'm a big shot now and

>> >don't need to worry about such minor matters. Bit peeved though.

>> >Rosanne

>> >

>> > >

>> > > woohoo!!

>> > > 9 out of ten!!!!

>> > > i probably blew it on the potato er onion questions...

>> > > fraggle

>

>

>

>

>To to the Digest Mode [ recommended ], send an email to:

vegan-network-digest

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i had to guess a few times, since, its an english site...wot the heck is a

tasmanian onion....?

Probably an onion from Tasmania.

 

Rob

 

Chat Veggie, the place where vegetarians can swap ideas. www.chatveggie.co.uk

 

 

 

 

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Sarcophilus gulliblatus

This tough little critter resembles, in some respects, a small prickly

pear. Found today only on the island of Tasmania and the outer

Garundians, it is still fairly common there and protected by the

government. Weighing between 6 and 10 kg, it received its name from

the early white settlers as it kept eating all their greens and reds

in the veg beds. In the wild, its main food supply consists of milk

from ancient breeds of soya cows, the tendrils of the spaghetti bushes

and fruit of peanut trees. It's only natural enemies are the ferocious

google monster and eco vegans . Pickled in a sauerkraut it is the only

known source of vegan B12. Pickled in alchohol it becomes very voluble

and tends to spit with rage, especially late at night. Well smoked it

develops very mellow overtones and cures all the world's ills. Equipped

with powerful jaws, it is not hesitant to attack vegetables much larger

than itself. When excited, the pale ears gradually turn red. Varieties

include the excessively hairy hippy, which is usually grey and a bit

dedraggled, the mohican, not often spotted but well worth seeking out

as it comes in a variety of bright colours and has some very unusual

habits, and a smooth almost hairless version, the Moby. Each breed

seems to be very distinct with it's own peculiar dance rituals and they

rarely interbreed. The future is somewhat uncertain as they have

difficulty in finding suitable mates. Perhaps this the reason for the

strange gatherings in muddy fields which hvae been observed at certain

times of the year and appears to be the only time the different breeds

intermingle.. It is not known what role mud plays in their courtship

rituals but it seems to be essential. When they do form attachements

they are very loyal and mate for life. Despite its ferocious

reputation, the little " devils " have proven to be

easily tamed and, indeed,have become affectionate and playful

companions.They are very clean, fond of water, and love to bask in

the sun.

 

And now i'll get back to work. this place is bad for me.

 

rosanne

 

....wot the heck is a tasmanian onion....?

> Probably an onion from Tasmania.

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> Rob

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> Chat Veggie, the place where vegetarians can swap ideas.

www.chatveggie.co.uk

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>It is not known what role mud plays in their courtship

> rituals but it seems to be essential. ]

 

Said to be a source of vitamin 'D' I believe...