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October 19, 2006
If Moses supposes potatoes son rosas, then Moses supposes erroneously.
This is the funniest thing I've learned yet about Mexico.
You know what red potatoes are, right? (If not, click on the previous link and look at the picture. Sheesh.)
In Mexico, the red potatoes that you buy in the supermarket are not really red-skinned potatoes. They're just boiling potatoes painted with red food coloring to make them look like their skin is red.
I learned this from someone that used to work as a potato painter. No joke.
Posted by crispy at October 19, 2006 07:23 PM
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OK - of all the wacky things you have informed us of since your southwardly migration, this has got to take the cake. It's not like red potatoes are any harder to grow than yellow, so what's the deal?
[crispy says: I don't know what the deal is. I wish I did. I'll try to find out.]
Posted by: Gim at October 20, 2006 10:57 AM
That's not so strange, I once took an Speedo modeling internship for Congressmen Mark Foley.
Posted by: akira at October 20, 2006 06:53 PM