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fleetp
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Feel free to do an internet search for the fictional town that was the setting of the Howdy Doody Show. |
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Salty Dog
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It is in the link I posted in my post above. Go for it.... |
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Roland
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I was figured it would be something Western sounding, probably ending in "Gulch," but it's Doodyville. |
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fleetp
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| Posted: Sun May 20, 2018 12:37 pm Post subject: |
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| Roland wrote: | | I was figured it would be something Western sounding, probably ending in "Gulch," but it's Doodyville. |
You are correct. It's your turn. |
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Rusty Edge
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Didn't know that. I think it would have given me giggle fits as a kid. |
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Roland
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What is the world's most traded food commodity? (It's not even close - number one outweighs two and three combined.)
No cheating. I'll give hints if necessary.
(Sorry for my long absences of late. Last week during the days of rain, my sump pump took a break and my basement flooded. I'm also under pressure at work to turn around my current task quickly, but it's approaching completion.) |
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fleetp
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| Posted: Fri May 25, 2018 5:59 pm Post subject: |
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| Roland wrote: | What is the world's most traded food commodity? (It's not even close - number one outweighs two and three combined.)
No cheating. I'll give hints if necessary.
(Sorry for my long absences of late. Last week during the days of rain, my sump pump took a break and my basement flooded. I'm also under pressure at work to turn around my current task quickly, but it's approaching completion.) |
Sorry about your basement.
I'm going to guess soybeans. |
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Rusty Edge
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| Posted: Sat May 26, 2018 2:48 am Post subject: |
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I used to both farm and trade commodities. But I don't recall the answer as a matter of fact. I'm totally overthinking this. Since soybeans are taken, my official guess is Corn +
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Roland
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| Posted: Sat May 26, 2018 6:02 pm Post subject: |
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Soybeans are a distant second, and corn is further down the list.
Hint: It's not a grain of any sort. |
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Rusty Edge
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| Posted: Sat May 26, 2018 11:01 pm Post subject: |
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I'm going to guess sugar, both because it's Piratical!, and because there was a processing plant in Roland's city, as I recall. |
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Roland
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| Posted: Sun May 27, 2018 5:08 am Post subject: |
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Sugar isn't even in the top 10.
Hint: This product does not come from a plant. |
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Pirate
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| Posted: Sun May 27, 2018 4:43 pm Post subject: |
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I’ll try fish. Lfe is busy for me know plus im getting burnt out or to tired for modding. |
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Rusty Edge
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| Posted: Sun May 27, 2018 5:37 pm Post subject: |
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| Roland wrote: | Sugar isn't even in the top 10.
Hint: This product does not come from a plant. |
Well, that rules out coffee, cocoa, and orange juice. Same for rice, the various wheats, oats, etc. I don't think it's fish meal, and feeder cattle are young cattle ready to be fed and fattened, too old for veal and too lean and small for beef, not cattle for food as such.
So it's probably hogs, cattle, or pork bellies.
But I've obviosly been wrong before, and my knowledge is 20 years out of date. I need to think about this some more, maybe I'll remember something else.
So, no official guess at this time. Interesting question, though. |
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| Posted: Sun May 27, 2018 8:52 pm Post subject: |
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Beer |
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Salty Dog
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| Posted: Mon May 28, 2018 2:40 pm Post subject: |
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We are in Seward, Alaska now and will drive to Anchorage. Having fun enjoying the Great Land!
The leading food source in the world, by far, is rice. |
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