Peru President Suggests Coca in Salads

Tue Dec 19, 2006 9:29 PM EST

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Tony Angelo

This guy is a gem. Between him and Chaves ... what are the putting in the water down there?

I'll give you one guess.

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1 vote

#1 - Tue Dec 19, 2006 9:59 PM EST

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Blooooo

I bet it's cocaine.

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#1.1 - Tue Dec 19, 2006 10:24 PM EST

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Gwenny

Between him and Chaves

You left out Evo.

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#1.2 - Wed Dec 20, 2006 3:44 PM EST

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firsty

sounds good to me. whats the big deal? it's a plant.

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5 votes

#2 - Tue Dec 19, 2006 10:01 PM EST

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Populist Party

exactly. But, of course, the US government wants to regulate and control a plant. amazing.

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5 votes

#2.1 - Tue Dec 19, 2006 11:06 PM EST

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firsty

and proponents of farmers and privacy are considered nuts.

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1 vote

#2.2 - Tue Dec 19, 2006 11:43 PM EST

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WebWeasel

Oh my. I'm sure the Daily Show will have fun with this one.

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1 vote

#3 - Tue Dec 19, 2006 10:05 PM EST

{"commentId":437162,"authorDomain":"koozebane"}

Koozebane

She don't lie, She don't lie, She don't lie....

Romaine.

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8 votes

#4 - Tue Dec 19, 2006 11:33 PM EST

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Ben Bleikamp

That was the comment of the day.

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#4.1 - Wed Dec 20, 2006 1:26 AM EST

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stressedout9

After all, tomatoes and tobacco are regulated by govt. Both have poisonous leaves. On a lighter note: I say plant the coca leaves in the same fields that bacterial laden spinach comes from and let the S. Am. leaders eat THOSE in a salad (do I hear a "Three Stooges" laugh here?). Then we'll find out who the real men are!

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#5 - Tue Dec 19, 2006 11:57 PM EST

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Jon Gales

I'm guessing that it doesn't take a lot of coca salad to fill you up.

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1 vote

#6 - Wed Dec 20, 2006 12:12 AM EST

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stressedout9

Never touch the stuff. Haven't been south of the border. Never wanted to go there. Never needed to. This story makes it even less likely. Travel should include intellect. You don't travel much do you?

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#6.1 - Wed Dec 20, 2006 12:41 AM EST

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stressedout9

There is a reason it's called the Third World. Not much to do except nothing. No opportunity there. They all try to come to the First World. Then, when they get here they can't let go of the Third World ways and so they bring those with them and sell them to the First World so they can send the $ back to the Third World so everyone there can get to the First World. GET IT?

So what's the Second World? It's the places people get to on the way to the First World. Sometimes they stay there...in limbo...just waiting for a sign. Poor things.

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1 vote

#7 - Wed Dec 20, 2006 12:56 AM EST

{"commentId":437274,"authorDomain":"indietroy"}

indietroy

It's called California.

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2 votes

#7.1 - Wed Dec 20, 2006 1:07 AM EST

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spiffie

The first world is/was the US/NATO/"The West," the second world was the USSR/Warsaw Pact/"The Iron Curtain," the third world is/was that collection of countries that, either because of deliberate policy on their part or by virtue of being of no interest to either the US or USSR, remained unaligned throughout most of the Cold War in the 20th century.

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3 votes

#7.2 - Wed Dec 20, 2006 1:15 AM EST

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firsty

There is a reason it's called the Third World. Not much to do except nothing. No opportunity there. They all try to come to the First World. Then, when they get here they can't let go of the Third World ways and so they bring those with them and sell them to the First World so they can send the $ back to the Third World so everyone there can get to the First World. GET IT?

So what's the Second World? It's the places people get to on the way to the First World. Sometimes they stay there...in limbo...just waiting for a sign. Poor things.

huh?

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1 vote

#7.3 - Wed Dec 20, 2006 10:45 AM EST

{"commentId":441933,"authorDomain":"benno"}

Benno Hansen

Att. firewoman: please widen your outlook on things a bit. Consider travelling. People are people everywhere, believe me.

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#7.4 - Fri Dec 22, 2006 8:06 AM EST

{"commentId":437319,"authorDomain":"webweasel"}

WebWeasel

Be prepared for a flood of Peruvian Salad Bar jokes.

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1 vote

#8 - Wed Dec 20, 2006 1:58 AM EST

{"commentId":439101,"authorDomain":"gwenny"}

Gwenny

What, no Euell Gibbons jokes yet. Wow. . .

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#9 - Wed Dec 20, 2006 7:53 PM EST

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