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Massive maple syrup spill snarls Oklahoma traffic
(Thanks to Jay Brandes and Bill Hudgins, who says "we're gonna need a lot more pancakes.")
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Making maple syrup for the pancakes of our land!
Posted by: Little Old Man who lives in Montreal | February 26, 2014 at 01:55 PM
Police have nothing to goo on.
Posted by: Annie Where-but-here | February 26, 2014 at 02:05 PM
"...but the sticky substance is making roads slippery."
That makes no sense, at all.
Posted by: Gargoyle Socks | February 26, 2014 at 02:28 PM
Tragic news for any turtles crossing the road.
Posted by: Bob | February 26, 2014 at 04:08 PM
I've never experienced slippery maple syrup. Maybe they meant elm syrup instead?
Posted by: Digger | February 26, 2014 at 04:41 PM
48,000 gallons of syrup - for 1 Braum's Restaurant (southern version of Dairy Queen)??? This simply cannot be. That poor restaurant would have nowhere to store it.
And the truck wouldn't be able to haul it. Figure 10 lbs per gallon....that's 480,000 pounds of syrup.....or 240 tons of syrup.
I know this is hard to believe, but I think the reporter got a fact or two wrong!
Posted by: Trent | February 26, 2014 at 05:31 PM
Is this why all the Canadians are headed towards Oklahoma now?
Posted by: Tim | February 26, 2014 at 06:28 PM
Gonna need more pankcakes.
Posted by: MikeyVA | February 27, 2014 at 08:39 AM
Trent,
Since when has reporting cared about being accurate?
But thanks anyway. :)
Posted by: MikeyVA | February 27, 2014 at 08:40 AM
MikeyVA,
I agree - no issues there. It's just that when I read the article and saw the "48,000 gallons of syrup" amount, it didn't seem right...had to run the numbers.
Posted by: Trent | February 27, 2014 at 09:19 AM
We run the numbers as well. Usually into the ground. :)
Posted by: MikeyVA | February 27, 2014 at 09:56 AM