You are such a typical member of your generation, DM. This illogical “oh, I’ve got mine, therefore there is no problem with other people not having any”. Who do you think you are, Mitt Romney???
You know what the lack of syrup will cause? War and famine.
No maple syrup increases the demand for that High Fructose Corn Syrup fenugreek flavored crap. Which no one should ever eat, of course, as it causes miscarriages and cancer. But people will. Which will increase the demand for corn EVEN MORE, in a year where drought has already decimated supplies. Which will in turn drive up global food prices, causing famine in Africa (we know this will happen, because adding ethanol to gas did the exact same thing). This is what causes war.
The lack of syrup isn’t a problem because people’s pancakes will not be as coated in deliciousness (though that is a Tragedy in it’s own right!). No, it’s the downstream consequences that worry me.
But what does DM do? He trivializes it, all the while pretending to take it seriously. *tsk tsk*
What are you, some kind of latent austrobelgiocanadian fuckebagge? (And don’t gimme “Vermont”: those fuckes are basically fucken canadian and can go fucke themselves.)
DrugMonkey 
September 2, 2012 at 5:07 am
I read this just after eating pancakes with that exact brand of syrup! Yum.
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September 2, 2012 at 6:12 am
You are such a typical member of your generation, DM. This illogical “oh, I’ve got mine, therefore there is no problem with other people not having any”. Who do you think you are, Mitt Romney???
You know what the lack of syrup will cause? War and famine.
No maple syrup increases the demand for that High Fructose Corn Syrup fenugreek flavored crap. Which no one should ever eat, of course, as it causes miscarriages and cancer. But people will. Which will increase the demand for corn EVEN MORE, in a year where drought has already decimated supplies. Which will in turn drive up global food prices, causing famine in Africa (we know this will happen, because adding ethanol to gas did the exact same thing). This is what causes war.
The lack of syrup isn’t a problem because people’s pancakes will not be as coated in deliciousness (though that is a Tragedy in it’s own right!). No, it’s the downstream consequences that worry me.
But what does DM do? He trivializes it, all the while pretending to take it seriously. *tsk tsk*
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September 2, 2012 at 6:43 am
I AM TAKING THIS CRISIS SERIOUSLY!!!
I am READY and ABLE to enter the sugar bush and drive spiles home so we can suck sap if my country needs me!
Can you say the same? Huh?
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September 2, 2012 at 6:46 am
Dude, lay off the government ditcheweede, hey?
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September 2, 2012 at 7:26 am
I wouldn’t expect someone like you to understand the importance of a steady Maple syrup supply.
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September 2, 2012 at 7:48 am
What are you, some kind of latent austrobelgiocanadian fuckebagge? (And don’t gimme “Vermont”: those fuckes are basically fucken canadian and can go fucke themselves.)
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September 2, 2012 at 9:07 am
I understand that critical international commodities markets are complex but try not to embarrass yourselfe CPP
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September 3, 2012 at 5:05 pm
http://news.nationalpost.com/2012/08/31/millions-of-dollars-worth-of-maple-syrup-stolen-from-quebec-warehouse/
Aha!!
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September 4, 2012 at 8:14 am
The best syrup comes from NH.
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September 4, 2012 at 8:33 am
Enough calories in there to feed a grad student for a century or two (or till graduation – whichever comes later).
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September 4, 2012 at 1:06 pm
The best syrup comes from NH.
Which borders Quebec….
/sideeye
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September 4, 2012 at 2:15 pm
@Sxydocma1
“The best syrup comes from NH.”
But nobody thinks it’s worth stealing $30M worth and storing it in his lab cooler …
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