tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post1283165405377683908..comments2024-03-28T20:53:49.167-04:00Comments on The Adventures of Roberta X: Off On A TangentRoberta Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-31859751748986781842011-08-14T17:06:17.396-04:002011-08-14T17:06:17.396-04:00Potato starch knives won't even cut warm butte...Potato starch knives won't even cut warm butter, the forks won't stab anything, and the spoons tend to dissolve in soup or hot beverages. Fail.<br />(Based on those in use at a certain local "soft drink factory.")Dranghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08082177597135236652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-48458472076051280442011-08-14T17:01:37.747-04:002011-08-14T17:01:37.747-04:00The very idea of arguing in favor of one form or a...The very idea of arguing in favor of one form or another of <i>disposable</i> utensils as being more environmentally conscientious makes my head hurt.<br /><br />Oh, wait. You said Green. Nevermind then, carry on.Sabrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13746486966764162127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-30287973243676048322011-08-14T09:34:56.960-04:002011-08-14T09:34:56.960-04:00Tam-- I didn't know what flavor music they wer...Tam-- I didn't know what flavor music they were playing, but yah, I should have thought of that.rickn8orhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16911803300343351338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-34116661510693630522011-08-14T08:36:21.096-04:002011-08-14T08:36:21.096-04:00Have I ever given the impression that I was likely...Have I ever given the impression that I was likely to be found in the crowd at a Country & Western concert?Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-8808994382490872872011-08-14T00:08:03.946-04:002011-08-14T00:08:03.946-04:00In other news, I guess it's safe to assume tha...In other news, I guess it's safe to assume that neither you nor Tam were near the stage collapse at the state fair...rickn8orhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16911803300343351338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-9123708437057350292011-08-13T22:18:55.504-04:002011-08-13T22:18:55.504-04:00There are a lot of odd bits of infrastructure in D...There are a lot of odd bits of infrastructure in DC that need rebuilding, Og, and some of them have received it; it was certainly a plausible assertion. Besides, I got a blog post from it: WIN!Roberta Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-10434285315801522972011-08-13T21:43:49.441-04:002011-08-13T21:43:49.441-04:00Boy, I screwed the pooch on that one.
Replace &q...Boy, I screwed the pooch on that one. <br /><br />Replace "Like the congressional cafeteria" with "Such as the congressional cafeteria". I did not mean to imply that the cafeteria would be demolished, just that it would be an excellent place to install a bottomless pit. <br /><br />Sorry for the confusion. Once upon a time, long ago, I was capable of operating the english language.oghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07551049745184408924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-8527868414678085222011-08-13T14:21:06.883-04:002011-08-13T14:21:06.883-04:00Not bio-degradable - yet. On a viable commercial s...Not bio-degradable - yet. On a viable commercial scale. But last year a Canadian high-school student won an award for segregating and propogating bacteria strains that do indeed feed on (degrade) plastics such as the grocery bags so demonised in the past few years, reducing the time frame from hundreds of years to less than a decade. If this could be developed, perhaps as a spray just before covering a layer of trash in landfills...John Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00801684602403824157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-67263792533902324922011-08-13T11:46:05.668-04:002011-08-13T11:46:05.668-04:00The Spudware utensils I've seen and used were ...The Spudware utensils I've seen and used were much sturdier than the cheap polystyrene ones. The only user gripe was that the starch/soy stuff didn't fill the fork mold down to the ends of the tines: blunt forks.<br /><br />Why 'green' utensils made from agricultural byproducts cost $46/1000 versus equivalent polystyrene costs $10/1000 is above my pay grade.Thornharphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00628194594931646485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-48477221218559106272011-08-13T08:56:43.890-04:002011-08-13T08:56:43.890-04:00You have now made me really curious to investigate...You have now made me really curious to investigate potential uses for recycled polystyrene. <br /><br />wv: plowar. For some reason I feel like that is not a potential use.jetazhttp://gunssmithingandpolitics.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-8708150031884133962011-08-13T08:53:23.524-04:002011-08-13T08:53:23.524-04:00All I know is they're all better than us commo...All I know is they're all better than us commoners and deserve preferential treatment. <br /><br />They're better insulated than most to weather the coming economic storm they've created.Tango Juliethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07593296126387219845noreply@blogger.com