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Old 12-16-2010, 11:23 PM   #1
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Many businesses are scheming like mad to appear "greener" than their competitors... preferably at minimal cost.
Restaurants have a problem with the amount of food they have to throw away, making them look wasteful.
Much of it is the fault of customers not eating what they ordered, like chicks on a first date.

Of course some foods are left behind, much more than others... not much chocolate cake, lots of Brussels sprouts.
A lot those sprouts can be "recycled" as next month's ham & bacon, but a restaurant at Alton Towers has a better Idea.



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Bosses at an aquarium in the UK say they're planning to reduce waste this Christmas -- by feeding their fish leftover Brussels sprouts.
Staff say they stumbled on the finding that the fish have a 'surprising penchant' for the unpopular but festive vegetable.
As a result Alton Towers Resort have started recycling any left-over sprouts served in the hotel by dropping them in the tanks.
They say they're not sure of the impact the diet will have, or whether it will increase fishy flatulence but that they will 'monitor the situation'.
In the meantime no smoking, or open lights, near the fish jacuzzi... er, tank.

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Old 12-17-2010, 02:36 AM   #2
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It appears the fish have all doubled in size, but are floating on the surface.
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Old 12-17-2010, 04:59 AM   #3
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It appears the fish have all doubled in size, but are floating on the surface.
Perhaps they're just basking?
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Old 12-17-2010, 06:23 AM   #4
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We have a DIY J'Accusey at home. We use it for flatulence.
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Old 12-17-2010, 07:42 AM   #5
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Those sweet little fishies can have ALL my brussels sprouts. It's selfless, I know, but I'm willing to make that sacrifice.
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Old 12-17-2010, 07:46 AM   #6
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Perhaps they're just basking?
pining for the fjords
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Old 12-17-2010, 11:55 AM   #7
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pining for the fjords
Wi not trei a holiday in Sweeden this yer ?

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Old 12-17-2010, 12:57 PM   #8
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I didn't think a trip to Alton Towers could BE more appealing...
Now I find out you don't even need to eat your Brussel Sprouts...?

Actually, all the rides are closed this time of year, and you're still paying a Christmas premium.
GIVE THOSE SPROUTS BACK!
I paid for 'em.
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Old 12-17-2010, 01:03 PM   #9
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This is me when I was little. Well, not really, but it kind of looks like I did.
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Old 12-17-2010, 01:40 PM   #10
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Me, I love them - but I recently heard of someone who managed to persuade his young daughter and her friend to not only eat sprouts but to come back and ask for more by telling her they were 'Barbie cabbages'.
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Old 12-17-2010, 02:29 PM   #11
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My parents tried to make me eat them. Once.

Barfing is a great deterrent to parental food interference. In my defense, I wasn't faking. I really don't see how anyone could like them: but I have weird taste buds or something anyway. Oh, I don't like cabbage either.
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Old 12-17-2010, 03:25 PM   #12
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My parents tried to make me eat them throughout my entire childhood.

Hiding one's brussel sprouts in the garden wasn't a great deterrent to parental food interference. I don't like cabbage either.
I think we might be kindred spirits Shawnee.
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Old 12-17-2010, 03:58 PM   #13
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Old 12-17-2010, 05:23 PM   #14
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My parents tried to make me eat them. Once.

Barfing is a great deterrent to parental food interference. In my defense, I wasn't faking. I really don't see how anyone could like them: but I have weird taste buds or something anyway. Oh, I don't like cabbage either.
That's Thor with Broccoli. instant retching.
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Old 12-17-2010, 05:28 PM   #15
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Green vegetables must have some chemical basis for it.
A couple of my G-kids have that reaction to green beans.
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