tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-420799383026113003.post8731007908976631154..comments2023-12-26T02:27:12.382-08:00Comments on Rhyme Me A Smile: Thursday Thoughts - Oh Canada, Where's the Syrup?Rachel Hoythttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12565668664072704971noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-420799383026113003.post-64866126078956969062012-09-12T06:25:54.506-07:002012-09-12T06:25:54.506-07:00Many, many sweet things will be gone if we lose th...Many, many sweet things will be gone if we lose the bees. I think the syrup industry will recover though. :) <br /><br />Thank you for the compliment and the tweet! :)Rachel Hoythttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12565668664072704971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-420799383026113003.post-76392588278955793712012-09-11T23:34:37.946-07:002012-09-11T23:34:37.946-07:00well seems like all the sweet things will be gone ...well seems like all the sweet things will be gone soon: no bees for the honey and no syrup either :-(<br />brilliant poem though!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-420799383026113003.post-91617064153958740692012-09-10T20:25:38.145-07:002012-09-10T20:25:38.145-07:00Glad you enjoyed it. I was watching those too. T...Glad you enjoyed it. I was watching those too. There is definitely more important news, but it's good to take a break from the serious stuff too. :)Rachel Hoythttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12565668664072704971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-420799383026113003.post-38161366764982744752012-09-09T23:54:21.712-07:002012-09-09T23:54:21.712-07:00Good poem. I hadn't heard that news item! To...Good poem. I hadn't heard that news item! Too busy watching political conventions. :)Madeleine Begun Kanehttp://www.madkane.com/humor_blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-420799383026113003.post-1646211943535995292012-09-09T14:10:42.450-07:002012-09-09T14:10:42.450-07:00Wow. I'm embarrassed I didn't catch those...Wow. I'm embarrassed I didn't catch those sooner. Thanks!Rachel Hoythttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12565668664072704971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-420799383026113003.post-90921575813169389932012-09-08T17:57:45.459-07:002012-09-08T17:57:45.459-07:00A few typos you might want to address:
"Syru...A few typos you might want to address:<br /><br />"Syrup stealer's" should be "syrup stealers" (no apostrophe).<br /><br />"Tough to bare" should be "tough to bear".<br /><br />"Hamburgerler" should be "Hamburgler".<br /><br />JohnyBeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18249868192018034661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-420799383026113003.post-51407323788894209672012-09-06T22:35:09.177-07:002012-09-06T22:35:09.177-07:00See! I knew I was giving up my syrup for the kids...See! I knew I was giving up my syrup for the kids. :) Glad you liked it Jan.Rachel Hoythttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12565668664072704971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-420799383026113003.post-330514986364501302012-09-06T22:09:45.453-07:002012-09-06T22:09:45.453-07:00Oh what will my grandkids do, they eat everuthingw...Oh what will my grandkids do, they eat everuthingwith syrup...well all morning food. I wont miss it like you I have given it up. This is a great one Rachel..<3photos by janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04931922143998773384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-420799383026113003.post-14487179769819610352012-09-06T12:52:41.752-07:002012-09-06T12:52:41.752-07:00BIG thank you, Martha! I didn't rank this poe...BIG thank you, Martha! I didn't rank this poem quite as high in my records, but it was fun to write. :) I do think the price of syrup will be raising. Good thing I stole a bite of my sister's waffle last weekend before I gave up syrup! :PRachel Hoythttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12565668664072704971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-420799383026113003.post-64376679466911839172012-09-06T12:34:58.886-07:002012-09-06T12:34:58.886-07:00I think this is one of my all time favorites that ...I think this is one of my all time favorites that you've written. So humorous and clever! I guess the price of maple syrup will be rising . . . :)<br />Blessings!Martha Jane Orlandohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11620499267401065780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-420799383026113003.post-37924423097305317612012-09-06T07:05:56.468-07:002012-09-06T07:05:56.468-07:00It seems much easier to steal syrup though and you...It seems much easier to steal syrup though and you may be on to something with this bikini wrestling idea. LOLRachel Hoythttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12565668664072704971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-420799383026113003.post-38684829496122867392012-09-06T07:04:13.824-07:002012-09-06T07:04:13.824-07:00But yeah... what ARE they going to do with all tha...But yeah... what ARE they going to do with all that syrup? :)Rachel Hoythttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12565668664072704971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-420799383026113003.post-39674964453617973032012-09-06T07:02:57.675-07:002012-09-06T07:02:57.675-07:00According to one of the articles I read, Canada ha...According to <a href="http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/1028779/theft-of-maple-syrup-from-sales-agency" rel="nofollow">one of the articles I read,</a> Canada has a monopoly:<br /><br />"Quebec is responsible for between 70-80% of the world`s production of maple syrup, and two-thirds of the Canadian production exported to the United States. In addition, several American states saw a very low, Rachel Hoythttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12565668664072704971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-420799383026113003.post-3688822336215552052012-09-06T06:42:32.236-07:002012-09-06T06:42:32.236-07:00I could think of something better to steal.
Gold? ...I could think of something better to steal.<br />Gold? Pound Notes? Gift certificates for Red Lobster? I can only imagine what they need that much syrup for. I'm imagining a large quantity is needed for their underground bikini wrestling circuit.Jeffrey Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06973104877310669196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-420799383026113003.post-18678534889302966692012-09-06T06:35:53.825-07:002012-09-06T06:35:53.825-07:00Canada doesn't have a monopoly on the stuff!
...Canada doesn't have a monopoly on the stuff!<br /><br />Lots of maple syrup available from states like Vermont, Maine, Michigan, etc.<br /><br />(Hmm... never thought of hijacking a maple syrup truck before... nah, that's too much for me!)Bubbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16927345716112968689noreply@blogger.com