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-Lurid Crime Tales-
Trailer Full of Broccoli Disappears
2006-12-29
VILLA PARK, Ill. - Someone got way more than the recommended daily serving of vegetables when a refrigerated trailer loaded with $50,000 worth of broccoli was stolen.
Possibly the Greens? Or the Lettuce Ladies?
The 48-foot trailer disappeared from its rented parking space in the Chicago suburb of Villa Park sometime between Sunday and Tuesday morning, police said.
I know nothing ... nothing!
Detective Ed Zorich said the thief was probably after the trailer, not the vegetables.
If somebody eats all that broccoli they're gonna need a butt-load of Beano.
... so to speak.
"What is someone going to do with that amount of produce?" Zorich said. "On the black market, I can't imagine that's something that's worth money to anybody."
Oh, I don't know. Think about all the Black Market Broccoli-Cheese soup that can be made. All they need to do is steal a truckload of cheese.
Police entered the trailer into a stolen-vehicle database, but had no immediate leads. "We have homicides happening in town," Zorich said. "We're not really looking for a truck of broccoli right now."
Besides, you can't get your kids to eat broccoli anyway.
Posted by:Deacon Blues

#11  That's lots o broccoli to throw away. Their garbage man may just get a little suspicious if he didn't get a good Christmas tip. Also, better act fast. Have you smelled broccoli after it goes bad? They'll be getting calls about a backed up sewer smell soon.
Posted by: Intrinsicpilot   2006-12-29 16:45  

#10  Mmmmmmm...steamed with butter, carrots, garlic, and cauliflower, maybe a little steamed cabbage on the side...

And a great big honkin' piece of corned beef (or steak or prime rib - well, okay, any nice cut of red meat)!

Despite being a dyed in the wool carnivore, I enjoy a well-prepared vegetable (no, not that kind you pervert!) as well as the next man.


Posted by: FOTSGreg   2006-12-29 16:43  

#9  The VLA are a bunch of stalkers.
Posted by: wxjames   2006-12-29 12:17  

#8  Vegetable Liberation Army!
Posted by: Spot   2006-12-29 09:23  

#7  Yo, man. Got your broccoli, man. All you want, all you need. C'mere, man, check it out. Primo, man, primo...
Posted by: tu3031   2006-12-29 09:19  

#6  gorb:

You must remember hearing Bush senior say, "I hate Broccoli." Farmers didn't like that.
Posted by: Sneaze Shaiting3550   2006-12-29 05:11  

#5  It's a Bush conspiracy!
Posted by: gorb   2006-12-29 03:31  

#4  Reminds me of an old joke:
There was a man who had worked at a factory for twenty years. Every night when he left the plant, he would push a wheelbarrow full of straw to the guard at the gate. The guard would look through the straw, and find nothing and pass the man through. On the day of his retirement the man came to the guard as usual but without the wheelbarrow.

Having become friends over the years, the guard asked him, "Charlie, I've seen you walk out of here every night for twenty years. I know you've been stealing something. Now that you're retired, tell me what it is. It's driving me crazy." Charlie simply smiled and replied, "Okay, Wheelbarrows! "

Maybe they weren't after the trailer's contents, but just the trailer.
Posted by: GK   2006-12-29 01:07  

#3  ya beat me JOE!

»:-)
Posted by: RD   2006-12-29 00:58  

#2  LOL, Joe!
Posted by: Steve White   2006-12-29 00:52  

#1  Dubya's Dad "Herbert" awards Medal of Freedom to thieves - film/news at 11.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2006-12-29 00:18  

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