tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post5408642335293120893..comments2024-03-18T09:00:31.992-04:00Comments on Doctor Grumpy in the House: Oh, the humanity!Grumpy, M.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09858110332436246760noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-28068471241617233412011-02-05T11:22:41.849-05:002011-02-05T11:22:41.849-05:00Part of me is glad I'm not the only one who lo...Part of me is glad I'm not the only one who loves peanut butter M&M's. The other part wants to go out and buy them all so no one else can get them! :-)<br /><br />- Dredd-ing another day in primary caredr_dreddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02412828381611806365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-21854788598245134852011-02-01T20:17:41.393-05:002011-02-01T20:17:41.393-05:00We must declare a Chocolate Emergency! Send FEMA! ...We must declare a Chocolate Emergency! Send FEMA! Send Homeland Security! Send troops! <br /><br />Send in the clowns!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-85831195561390084872011-01-31T08:31:09.826-05:002011-01-31T08:31:09.826-05:00We got some of those, too, and kept them in the fr...We got some of those, too, and kept them in the fridge. They weren't a big hit here.Grumpy, M.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09858110332436246760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-7204718774103362962011-01-31T08:28:54.683-05:002011-01-31T08:28:54.683-05:00Try the Pretzel M&M's. They're a littl...Try the Pretzel M&M's. They're a little odd the first time you eat them, but they quickly become addicting especially when stored in the fridge.R. Maynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-87402328844859792792011-01-30T19:29:58.342-05:002011-01-30T19:29:58.342-05:00Also love PB M&Ms.Also love PB M&Ms.Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847716951917412035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-75083817746626446242011-01-30T05:03:11.468-05:002011-01-30T05:03:11.468-05:00A plan of action based on anything published in th...A plan of action based on anything published in the Daily Mail is truly a House of Cards built on shifting sands.<br /><br />I think your Peanut Butter M&M supply is secure!John Woolmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14103272578479980723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-67466537802887144432011-01-30T02:14:28.752-05:002011-01-30T02:14:28.752-05:00Not to make light of civil unrest but I think ther...Not to make light of civil unrest but I think there are days when my pms is severe enough that I could wield my own machete if there is chocolate at stake. Just saying.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-65273648159088692152011-01-30T01:31:21.693-05:002011-01-30T01:31:21.693-05:00If I read the article correctly, only 10% of the c...If I read the article correctly, only 10% of the cocoa growers are affected. <br /><br />So what's the big deal?mcgeenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-70906863283345800352011-01-29T22:34:59.088-05:002011-01-29T22:34:59.088-05:00crisis...guess I will be eating non-fair trade uns...crisis...guess I will be eating non-fair trade unsustainable cocoa, from quasi-criminals? ...the last bar I have from Trader Joes says it is from small farm co-ops in the Dominican Republic and Panama...Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11823118794294237278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-73591424214068738592011-01-29T19:40:37.740-05:002011-01-29T19:40:37.740-05:00Peanut Butter M&Ms are my favorite as well! I...Peanut Butter M&Ms are my favorite as well! I'm eating some right now as a matter of fact. Would be a shame to not be able to get them anymore, hehe.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-61887491955345373212011-01-29T19:14:19.692-05:002011-01-29T19:14:19.692-05:00Mmmmm PB M&Ms are my favorite too.Mmmmm PB M&Ms are my favorite too.rnraquelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12679043874388955256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-32996690375801286762011-01-29T19:06:00.754-05:002011-01-29T19:06:00.754-05:00While a sizeable number of cocoa beans come from A...While a sizeable number of cocoa beans come from Africa, they also come from places like South America and Indonesia.<br /><br />There may be a dent in production, but I don't think things will "dry up."<br /><br />(BTW I believe the Daily Mail is the McPaper of the UK, with overinflated articles that are sometimes, even, based on half-truths. I'd be cautious about *anything* I'd read there.)Moosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10397412122635951126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-53020995610984914542011-01-29T17:17:59.446-05:002011-01-29T17:17:59.446-05:00How about "Unfair Trade" chocolate?How about "Unfair Trade" chocolate?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-44801257865725534492011-01-29T14:32:10.235-05:002011-01-29T14:32:10.235-05:00I read a few of the comments people posted in repl...I read a few of the comments people posted in reply to the article. There are some good points. Is there really a shortage, or are they hoarding cocoa beans to drive the price up? Sometime last year a rich Britain named Anthony Ward bought 241,000 metric tons of chocolate. <br /><br />Another food to keep an eye on<br />are Cavendish bananas. The culprit: Fungus. So far crops in the Americas are fine.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com