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The Italian Spaghetti Crop

by Bob Ross » Fri Apr 01, 2011 5:52 pm

An old favorite, I know, but every year at this time I receive an email and a link to this classic; the deadpan English accent starts me laughing, even before the beautiful girls appear, picking the garden fresh spaghetti:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/date ... 819261.stm

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Re: The Italian Spaghetti Crop

by Howie Hart » Fri Apr 01, 2011 8:24 pm

Great!! I've never seen this before.
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Re: The Italian Spaghetti Crop

by Dale Williams » Fri Apr 01, 2011 9:53 pm

a true classic
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Re: The Italian Spaghetti Crop

by Robin Garr » Fri Apr 01, 2011 11:51 pm

Dale Williams wrote:a true classic

Oddly, my memory of it is in color. I guess my mind must have filled in the colors over the years. :lol:
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Re: The Italian Spaghetti Crop

by Dale Williams » Sat Apr 02, 2011 5:29 pm

Just for the record Bob, this was the SWISS spaghetti crop (Ticino). :)
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Re: The Italian Spaghetti Crop

by Bob Ross » Sat Apr 02, 2011 5:32 pm

Right, Dale, Italian speaking canton, but Switzerland, of course.

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Re: The Italian Spaghetti Crop

by Jeff Grossman » Wed Apr 06, 2011 12:05 am

The spaghetti weevil???

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