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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 3 of 3 1 2 3 Re: Now in "Smello-vision" #3160 11/14/2000 6:32 PM Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 197 cary, nc, usa xara member xara member Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 197 cary, nc, usa I had to eat the apple I was carrying before I was allowed in. I saw a documentary once about US Customs and Agriculture. They were standing in the airport with a dog who was specifically trained to smell out sausage, among other agricultural products, to prevent foreign crop related diseases from comming into the country. I don't remember why sausage was so bad though. I'm sure if you met that lady and that dog, they wouldn't have let you take your flour with you. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Now in "Smello-vision" #3161 11/14/2000 7:56 PM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass so the moral of the story is this: it's not just fruit they're blocking, it's just that the typical traveler is more likely to be carrying the casual fruit (no pun!) than vegetables or (say) bags of white stuff disguised as flour. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Now in "Smello-vision" #3162 11/14/2000 8:22 PM Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 5,400 rego park of troy Carpal Tunnel of troy Carpal Tunnel Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 5,400 rego park Sausage is banned because we american are so afraid of diseases*, that certain type meats that have been smoked, but not cooked are considered raw, and raw meat could carry diseases-- so its banned, customs to be honest, they will let you take most any thing out--except weird stuff--Cadilac Coupe de ville, ie, Its when you want to bring stuff in they object. So no problem leaving the US with flour-- just don't bring English flour here! *as an aside, our being parinoid has some use, since USDA blocked british beef right at the start of BSE. Coming from a irish family, i did get raised on smuggling stories, (how relations smuggled canadian fur coats into Ireland, sans tax and Irish whiskey into England, during WWII) and i smuggled (well i packed it in a suitcase, and forgot to declare it) a 10lb Ham into Japan! Its not just US customs-- try driving into California with out of state plates. Its a scene right out of grapes of wrath. the california authorities stop your car and inspect it-- to make sure your not bringing contraband! my other obsession Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Now in "Smello-vision" #3163 11/14/2000 8:36 PM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 347 Melbourne, Australia Marty enthusiast Marty enthusiast Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 347 Melbourne, Australia > the word Knead is related to the word Lady A Lady Kneads a Gentleman like a Fish Kneads a Bicycle? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Now in "Smello-vision" #3164 11/14/2000 10:46 PM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,891 belMarduk Carpal Tunnel belMarduk Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,891 Jo, I had the same problem driving down to the States on a weekend spree. The border guard specifically asked if we were trying to smuggle in oranges?!?! We can’t even grow oranges in Canada. It’s too cold. Plus, we get all our oranges from the U.S. I though maybe you guys just didn’t want them back . Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Page 3 of 3 1 2 3 Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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