A serious thread about Lettuce
Apr 28th 2004, 6:39 am
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A serious thread about Lettuce
OK, we have all laughed about Lettuce on this forum, however....
I just did a google search on "Price of Lettuce' half expecting this forum to come up near the top, but it didn't
well not yet anyway, but if we concentrate more we will get it there 
Anyway back to my point....
An article in the Washington Post , about:- The USA Bureau of Labor Statistics yesterday unveiled an experimental version of the CPI (consumer price index) .
To explain the experimental index, Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) used the example of a shopper buying two heads of lettuce, one of romaine and one of iceberg, both selling for $1... etc etc...
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv...rm/cpi/cpi.htm
See, its not just us
or, what have we started ?????
I just did a google search on "Price of Lettuce' half expecting this forum to come up near the top, but it didn't
well not yet anyway, but if we concentrate more we will get it there Anyway back to my point....
An article in the Washington Post , about:- The USA Bureau of Labor Statistics yesterday unveiled an experimental version of the CPI (consumer price index) .
To explain the experimental index, Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) used the example of a shopper buying two heads of lettuce, one of romaine and one of iceberg, both selling for $1... etc etc...
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv...rm/cpi/cpi.htm
See, its not just us
or, what have we started ?????
Apr 28th 2004, 8:21 am
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OK, now Im worried :scared: .
But did they mention the crime rate as well?
LOL.
But did they mention the crime rate as well?
LOL.
Apr 28th 2004, 8:27 am
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Crime Rate??? Is there a high crime rate amongst lettuces then? Or do you mean people committing crime in order to be able to afford them??
Can just hear the copper approaching now......."Come on, let us be 'aving you, you nasty vicious vegetable........."
(gosh that beer was strong, I'm talking more dross than usual!)
Can just hear the copper approaching now......."Come on, let us be 'aving you, you nasty vicious vegetable........."
(gosh that beer was strong, I'm talking more dross than usual!)
Apr 28th 2004, 8:31 am
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Originally posted by MrsDagboy
OK, now Im worried :scared: .
But did they mention the crime rate as well? LOL.
OK, now Im worried :scared: .
But did they mention the crime rate as well?
LOL.
The United States Bureau of Statistics didn't mention crime, they seem more interested in the price of lettuce
Apr 28th 2004, 6:57 pm
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Hands up who gets lettuce so cheaply we just hack off any slightly bad bits and have a head each? (Cut in 4, a good mouthful, delicious with the right dressing.)
Me!!!
Me!!!
Apr 28th 2004, 7:04 pm
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Originally posted by Pollyana
Crime Rate??? Is there a high crime rate amongst lettuces then? Or do you mean people committing crime in order to be able to afford them??
Can just hear the copper approaching now......."Come on, let us be 'aving you, you nasty vicious vegetable........."
(gosh that beer was strong, I'm talking more dross than usual!)
Crime Rate??? Is there a high crime rate amongst lettuces then? Or do you mean people committing crime in order to be able to afford them??
Can just hear the copper approaching now......."Come on, let us be 'aving you, you nasty vicious vegetable........."
(gosh that beer was strong, I'm talking more dross than usual!)
Guy in the paper the other week got 25 years for handling stolen Little Gems....
And in Norfolk, 15 teenagers were arrested last week for 'scoring' Icebergs at a rave.
So you see, lettuce crime is all around us, Polly.
Anya.
Apr 28th 2004, 7:04 pm
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Originally posted by pleasancefamily
Hands up who gets lettuce so cheaply we just hack off any slightly bad bits and have a head each? (Cut in 4, a good mouthful, delicious with the right dressing.)
Me!!!
Hands up who gets lettuce so cheaply we just hack off any slightly bad bits and have a head each? (Cut in 4, a good mouthful, delicious with the right dressing.)
Me!!!
Apr 28th 2004, 7:39 pm
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Originally posted by Pollyana
Crime Rate??? Is there a high crime rate amongst lettuces then? Or do you mean people committing crime in order to be able to afford them??
Can just hear the copper approaching now......."Come on, let us be 'aving you, you nasty vicious vegetable........."
(gosh that beer was strong, I'm talking more dross than usual!)
Crime Rate??? Is there a high crime rate amongst lettuces then? Or do you mean people committing crime in order to be able to afford them??
Can just hear the copper approaching now......."Come on, let us be 'aving you, you nasty vicious vegetable........."
(gosh that beer was strong, I'm talking more dross than usual!)
Got a good look at him though. He was about 6ins tall, green and wearing a small blob of salad cream & a slug.....
Apr 28th 2004, 7:42 pm
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Originally posted by pleasancefamily
Was he from Greenland?
Was he from Greenland?
Apr 28th 2004, 8:03 pm
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I think we normally pay about 15p a head.
And there's a beer war on at the moment in the supermarkets: we're getting some goodies for approx 25p a big can half litre @ 5% abv, I think they are just the normal brews disguised as something else.
And there's a beer war on at the moment in the supermarkets: we're getting some goodies for approx 25p a big can half litre @ 5% abv, I think they are just the normal brews disguised as something else.
Apr 28th 2004, 11:10 pm
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Originally posted by Caroline G
Ouch! I've just caught a lettuce trying to break into my car!
Got a good look at him though. He was about 6ins tall, green and wearing a small blob of salad cream & a slug.....
Ouch! I've just caught a lettuce trying to break into my car!
Got a good look at him though. He was about 6ins tall, green and wearing a small blob of salad cream & a slug.....
Copper said "lettuce be aving you ..........you're nicked"
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Apr 28th 2004, 11:18 pm
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Puk, just slightly off topic, where abouts in Brisbane are you headed? I didnt realise that you were coming here & so soon .
But of course once people get here, you do realise that they never let us back out, dont you
.But of course once people get here, you do realise that they never let us back out, dont you
Apr 28th 2004, 11:19 pm
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Originally posted by Phoenixuk2oz
Don't worry... policeman has caught the car thief
Copper said "lettuce be aving you ..........you're nicked"
Phoenixuk2oz
Don't worry... policeman has caught the car thief
Copper said "lettuce be aving you ..........you're nicked"
Phoenixuk2oz