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Skriven 2007-11-21 18:51:12 av Carol Shenkenberger (1:261/1466.0)
     Kommentar till en text av Glen Jamieson
Ärende: Dulles Thought 431 71120
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 -=> Quoting Glen Jamieson to Carol Shenkenberger <=-

 CS> MLoo was probably joking a bit there.  Kudzu has won in lots of the
 CS> south. Imported from Japan, as a fast growing landscaping material.  I
 CS> think it was along train tracks to stabilize the ground?

 GJ> I have read of it.
 
 CS> Fast growing is right.  Extremely hardy and there are entire acres of
 CS> hardwood forrest now dead under canopies of the stuff.  It's almost
 CS> impossible to kill without killing everything else.

 GJ> Has it got any natural enemies in its country of origin?

Probably.  I havent seen it doing much takeover there (a little but not much).
 
 CS> There was this hilarous webcam captured then sped up file with this
 CS> guy with a 
 CS> wood shed.  It;s about 5 feet from a kudzu patch.  You see this time
 CS> elapsed  but with one vine snaking over then covering the shed.  I
 CS> mean, a green mound of leaves and no 'shed' seen.  Guy goes out and you
 CS> get tis sorta 'ninja attack' scene as he cuts it down and beats it
 CS> back, then you get to see 3  vines creaping to the shed again.  At the
 CS> end, the music cuts in with the  jaws theme....

 GJ> With a final shot of a man-shaped, kudzu-covered green object?

Hehe that would be cute but no, not in that video.

(Possums again)
 CS> Why are they protected?  Are they rare in OZ?  Not in the USA, but
 CS> they are a  little gamey so seldom first choice of a hunter.

 GJ> They are not rare, but OTOH not common enough to be a pest.  The
 GJ> government plays it safe, and protects it, like most native animals.

ok, they reach minor pest potential in the USA.
 
 CS> USA mid-lands used to be an ocean then continental shift raised much
 CS> of it to seal the rest off.  Salt lake is the last remnant of it
 CS> sortof.  Much of  that land is still under sea level.

 GJ> Much the same in the central desert regions of Australia.
 
 CS> There are some classic SF shows where it refloods.

 GJ> Just occasionally there is enough rain in Queensland for the
 GJ> Diamantina River and Coopers Creek to come down in flood, and water
 GJ> spreads over the dry salt lake of Lake Eyre.  Then pelicans and other

Seen that on Discovory a few times.  I think there are a few in Africa like it.

 GJ> How, then, is California classified?  It is, after all, the
 GJ> Southwesternmost.  Or do the residents consider themselves as
 GJ> superior, and not quite united with the other States?
 
 CS> There isnt an offical one as no one agrees completely <g>.  Closest

 CS> California has always been an odd one, neither fish nor fowl.
 CS> Generally proud of being that way.  I mean think about it.  They
 CS> elected the 'Terminator' as  their governer!

 GJ> That was surprising, although somehow fitting.  In any case, he seemed
 GJ> to do a better job of dealing with the recent bushfire emergency than,
 GJ> for example, the Louisiana governor with Katrina.

Actually that's true.  He has done rather well.  More than one person has been 
miffed as he can never run for President (not born USA).  Eligible
for many political offices but President isnt one of them.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
 
      Title: OLIVE CHEESE BALLS
 Categories: Appetizers
      Yield: 1 Servings
 
      1 pk Cheddar cheese (8 oz.)
  1 1/4 c  Flour
    1/2 c  Margarine, melted
     36    Pimento stuffed olives
 
  Mix cheese and flour.  Add margarine and mix thoroughly. If dough
  seems dry, work with your hands. Mold 1 teaspoon of dough around each
  olive, shape into ball. Place 2 inches apart on greased baking sheet.
  Cover, chill for 1 hour.  Heat oven to 400 degrees. Bake 15 to 20
  minutes. Can make ahead and refrigerate or freeze.
 
MMMMM
 
             xxcarol
 
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