{"id":1579,"date":"2009-06-03T08:09:16","date_gmt":"2009-06-03T15:09:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eaf.net\/mvp\/?p=1579"},"modified":"2009-06-03T08:09:16","modified_gmt":"2009-06-03T15:09:16","slug":"bank-it-or-dump-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eaf.net\/mvp\/2009\/bank-it-or-dump-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Bank It or Dump It?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Time to do some armchair quarterbacking!<\/p>\n<p>By way of introduction, here&#8217;s part of the story as reported by <i>The Oregonian<\/i>:<\/p>\n<table width=75% align=center bgcolor=pink border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=5>\n<tr>\n<td>When times are tight and people are hungry, any kind of waste &#8212; even the deep-sixing of a truckload of junk food &#8212; is taboo.<\/p>\n<p>That may explain why no one seems to want to take the blame for sending 2,000 cases of snack cakes to the landfill after a Little Debbie truck overturned on Oregon 217 late Monday.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>Read the full story here: <a href='http:\/\/www.oregonlive.com\/news\/index.ssf\/2009\/06\/oregon_217_crash_sparks_debate.html'>Oregon 217 crash sparks debate over wasted Little Debbie cakes<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Oregon Food Bank wanted that food.<\/p>\n<p>So if the decision had been yours, what would have been done with that dumped treasure?<\/p>\n<p>Oh, and while you&#8217;re at the article, be sure to read the comments &#8212; the comedians were out in force. \ud83d\ude44<\/p>\n<p>And speaking of comedians, here&#8217;s another wreck related story. <!--more Well, not really a story -- a comic: --><\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oregonlive.com\/news\/oregonian\/jack_ohman\/index.ssf\/2009\/06\/cartoon_offroadside_assistance.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.oregonlive.com\/ohman_impact\/2009\/06\/large_OHMAN602.jpg\" alt=\"Does President Obama work for OnStar?\" \/><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<p>First I thought that was just a comic with a funny unexpected twist. Then I realized OnStar is a General Motors product. Then I realized the car&#8217;s license plate says <i>GM<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p>So now I realize it&#8217;s a political cartoon. Did the cartoonist mean for us to conclude that President Obama is the OnStar customer service rep?<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Time to do some armchair quarterbacking! By way of introduction, here&#8217;s part of the story as reported by The Oregonian: When times are tight and people are hungry, any kind of waste &#8212; even the deep-sixing of a truckload of junk food &#8212; is taboo. 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