Thread: "A Broccoli Tale"

On Aug 7, 1:28*pm, "Gregory Morrow" <aa44...@eteter.dk> wrote:
> Kinda "odd"... :
>
> http://www.pioneerlocal.com/parkridg...-ridge-broccol...
>
> Veggie tale: Man roasts broccoli in front of fire station
>
> August 6, 2009
>
> By JENNIFER JOHNSON Staff Writer
>
> "A man with an appetite for broccoli set up a makeshift campfire Tuesday
> outside the front door of the Park Ridge IL Fire Department's Devon and
> Cumberland station, officials said.
>
> Fire Lt. John Ortlund said the man came to the station that morning and
> requested informational pamphlets about the city of Park Ridge. A
> firefighter provided the man with the materials he sought, Ortlund said, and
> the man went back outside to sit on the grass and read the pamphlets.
>
> Several minutes later the man rang the station's doorbell again, explaining
> that he needed to make a phone call and that his car had been stolen
> earlier, Ortlund said. After making the call the man walked back outside,
> but soon rang the station's doorbell again.
>
> Upon opening the door a firefighter encountered the man holding a drum-set
> stick with a piece of broccoli stuck to the end. The firefighter also
> noticed a small fire was burning on the brick walkway not far from the
> entrance, Ortlund said.
>
> "The man said he was cooking broccoli on a campfire and used the pamphlets
> we gave him to start a fire on the bricks," Ortlund explained, adding that
> the man had some broccoli in his pocket, as well.
>
> The fire, which burned itself out, reportedly caused no damage. No criminal
> charges were filed, and a police officer gave the broccoli cook a ride to
> the train station so he could return to Geneva, Illinois, Ortlund said.
>
> Park Ridge Police Cmdr. Lou Jogmen said the incident appeared to be more of
> a mental-health issue than a criminal act.
>
> Ortlund agreed it was probably the most unusual thing he's encountered at
> work.
>
> "That's the first time someone tried to cook broccoli on the front lawn of
> the firehouse," he said.
>
> </>

Guess when you have a craving for broccoli you'll find a way!

On Aug 7, 1:28*pm, "Gregory Morrow" <aa44...@eteter.dk> wrote:
> Kinda "odd"... :
>
> http://www.pioneerlocal.com/parkridg...-ridge-broccol...
>
> Veggie tale: Man roasts broccoli in front of fire station
>
> August 6, 2009
>
> By JENNIFER JOHNSON Staff Writer
>
> "A man with an appetite for broccoli set up a makeshift campfire Tuesday
> outside the front door of the Park Ridge IL Fire Department's Devon and
> Cumberland station, officials said.
>
> Fire Lt. John Ortlund said the man came to the station that morning and
> requested informational pamphlets about the city of Park Ridge. A
> firefighter provided the man with the materials he sought, Ortlund said, and
> the man went back outside to sit on the grass and read the pamphlets.
>
> Several minutes later the man rang the station's doorbell again, explaining
> that he needed to make a phone call and that his car had been stolen
> earlier, Ortlund said. After making the call the man walked back outside,
> but soon rang the station's doorbell again.
>
> Upon opening the door a firefighter encountered the man holding a drum-set
> stick with a piece of broccoli stuck to the end. The firefighter also
> noticed a small fire was burning on the brick walkway not far from the
> entrance, Ortlund said.
>
> "The man said he was cooking broccoli on a campfire and used the pamphlets
> we gave him to start a fire on the bricks," Ortlund explained, adding that
> the man had some broccoli in his pocket, as well.
>
> The fire, which burned itself out, reportedly caused no damage. No criminal
> charges were filed, and a police officer gave the broccoli cook a ride to
> the train station so he could return to Geneva, Illinois, Ortlund said.
>
> Park Ridge Police Cmdr. Lou Jogmen said the incident appeared to be more of
> a mental-health issue than a criminal act.
>
> Ortlund agreed it was probably the most unusual thing he's encountered at
> work.
>
> "That's the first time someone tried to cook broccoli on the front lawn of
> the firehouse," he said.
>
> </>

Seems a normal way to cook up some broccoli.

Chemo the Clown wrote:
> On Aug 7, 1:28 pm, "Gregory Morrow" <aa44...@eteter.dk> wrote:
>> Kinda "odd"... :
>>
>> http://www.pioneerlocal.com/parkridg...-ridge-broccol...
>>
>> Veggie tale: Man roasts broccoli in front of fire station
>>
>> August 6, 2009
>>
>> By JENNIFER JOHNSON Staff Writer
>>
>> "A man with an appetite for broccoli set up a makeshift campfire Tuesday
>> outside the front door of the Park Ridge IL Fire Department's Devon and
>> Cumberland station, officials said.
>>
>> Fire Lt. John Ortlund said the man came to the station that morning and
>> requested informational pamphlets about the city of Park Ridge. A
>> firefighter provided the man with the materials he sought, Ortlund said, and
>> the man went back outside to sit on the grass and read the pamphlets.
>>
>> Several minutes later the man rang the station's doorbell again, explaining
>> that he needed to make a phone call and that his car had been stolen
>> earlier, Ortlund said. After making the call the man walked back outside,
>> but soon rang the station's doorbell again.
>>
>> Upon opening the door a firefighter encountered the man holding a drum-set
>> stick with a piece of broccoli stuck to the end. The firefighter also
>> noticed a small fire was burning on the brick walkway not far from the
>> entrance, Ortlund said.
>>
>> "The man said he was cooking broccoli on a campfire and used the pamphlets
>> we gave him to start a fire on the bricks," Ortlund explained, adding that
>> the man had some broccoli in his pocket, as well.
>>
>> The fire, which burned itself out, reportedly caused no damage. No criminal
>> charges were filed, and a police officer gave the broccoli cook a ride to
>> the train station so he could return to Geneva, Illinois, Ortlund said.
>>
>> Park Ridge Police Cmdr. Lou Jogmen said the incident appeared to be more of
>> a mental-health issue than a criminal act.
>>
>> Ortlund agreed it was probably the most unusual thing he's encountered at
>> work.
>>
>> "That's the first time someone tried to cook broccoli on the front lawn of
>> the firehouse," he said.
>>
>> </>
>
> Seems a normal way to cook up some broccoli.

I don't know if anyone mentioned it, but butter makes everything better :-)

Bob

In article <h5i743$m1f$[email protected]>,
Bob Muncie <[email protected]> wrote:

> > Seems a normal way to cook up some broccoli.
>
> I don't know if anyone mentioned it, but butter makes everything better :-)
>
> Bob

So does Ranch Dressing.
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On Aug 7, 3:40*pm, Omelet <ompome...@gmail.com> wrote:
> In article <h5i743$m1...@news.eternal-september.org>,
> *Bob Muncie <bob.mun...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > Seems a normal way to cook up some broccoli.
>
> > I don't know if anyone mentioned it, but butter makes everything better:-)
>
> > Bob
>
> So does Ranch Dressing.
> --
> Peace! Om
>
> "Human nature seems to be to control other people until they put their foot down."
> --Steve Rothstein
>
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Well, why the hell didn't the firemen give him some butter or ranch
dressing?? Jerks. And I used to like firemen...especially the females!!

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Chemo the Clown <[email protected]> wrote:

> On Aug 7, 3:40*pm, Omelet <ompome...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > In article <h5i743$m1...@news.eternal-september.org>,
> > *Bob Muncie <bob.mun...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > > Seems a normal way to cook up some broccoli.
> >
> > > I don't know if anyone mentioned it, but butter makes everything better
> > > :-)
> >
> > > Bob
> >
> > So does Ranch Dressing.
> > --
> > Peace! Om
> >
> > "Human nature seems to be to control other people until they put their foot
> > down."
> > --Steve Rothstein
> >
> > recfoodreci...@yahoogroups.com
> > Subscribe: recfoodrecipes-subscr...@yahoogroups.com
>
> Well, why the hell didn't the firemen give him some butter or ranch
> dressing?? Jerks. And I used to like firemen...especially the females!!

They publish some seriously sexy calendars... ;-)
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On Fri, 7 Aug 2009 15:28:47 -0500, Gregory Morrow wrote:

> Kinda "odd"... :
>
> http://www.pioneerlocal.com/parkridg...309-s1.article
>
> Veggie tale: Man roasts broccoli in front of fire station
>
> August 6, 2009
>
> By JENNIFER JOHNSON Staff Writer
>
> "A man with an appetite for broccoli set up a makeshift campfire Tuesday
> outside the front door of the Park Ridge IL Fire Department's Devon and
> Cumberland station, officials said.
>

tsk, tsk. another deranged vegetarian.

your pal,
blake