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You Say Tomata. I Say Salmonella.

tomatoes.jpgI love tomatoes straight off the vine even more than my Uncle Guy, who wrote the song, “Homegrown Tomatoes”.  He told me, “You know that’s a love song.”  Oh, I know what good is. 

So imagine my sadness at the salmonella incidents ripening as we speak.  Six new cases were reported in NY today. 

Now, imagine my reaction to my sweet neighbor handing me some homegrown tomatoes, “What?  Are you trying to kill me?” 

Not to worry, says the FDA.  Click here for the feds’ advice on tomatoes safe to eat.   

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16 Responses to “You Say Tomata. I Say Salmonella.”

  1. jchristie Says:
    June 18th, 2008 at 4:18 pm

    You say tomata, I say Thoma.

  2. kimmy Says:
    June 18th, 2008 at 4:27 pm

    nice one jim

  3. jchristie Says:
    June 18th, 2008 at 4:41 pm

    Thanks. Now what do you think about my blog comment?

  4. kimmy Says:
    June 18th, 2008 at 4:46 pm

    good to know to still have your humor left…aren’t we suppose to be talking about tomata’s

  5. jchristie Says:
    June 18th, 2008 at 4:49 pm

    Yep, unless I can figure out a way to turn this into another Chuck Norris hijacking.

  6. Jay Says:
    June 18th, 2008 at 5:00 pm

    …tomatoes are just ketchup waiting to be roundhouse kicked by Chuck Norris

  7. Jody Says:
    June 18th, 2008 at 6:44 pm

    I’m not a big fan of the tomato.

  8. sherri Says:
    June 18th, 2008 at 7:08 pm

    Thanks for sharing, Jody.

  9. Trish Says:
    June 18th, 2008 at 7:37 pm

    Me neither….but I love me some Chuck Norris!!!! :)

  10. kimmy Says:
    June 19th, 2008 at 8:24 am

    thanks trish

  11. Jen Says:
    June 19th, 2008 at 9:34 am

    Hey Sherri! I know this is late.. but I was just reading some of your old posts and I saw Amanda’s story. St. Jude is an AMAZING place, my brother had A.L.L. he was diagnosed at age 10 and “cured” at age 17.He is 30 now and is still in remission. Praise God! He is a MIRACLE!! Me and my family actually won the very first St. Jude dream home, mom was just calling to buy a ticket just to support St. Jude and we actually won… it was crazy. Anyways, I just wanted to say, that touches my heart and i will be praying for Amanda. St. Jude is such a great cause I wish more people would join the fight against childhood cancer! Thanks for sharing.. :)

  12. sherri Says:
    June 19th, 2008 at 9:45 am

    Wow, Jen, thanks for such an inspirational story. Would your family be interested in letting me profile your story as one of my ArkLaTex Miracle Workers reports? http://www.ktbs.com/ArkLaTex-Miracle-Workers/
    Take a look at some of the stories and call or email me at the station if your brother agrees!

  13. sherri Says:
    June 19th, 2008 at 9:48 am

    Oh..Jen…861-5880 or stalley@ktbs.com. Thanks!

  14. Mel Says:
    June 20th, 2008 at 12:10 pm

    Love St. Jude, HATE TOMATOES!

  15. CT Says:
    June 20th, 2008 at 1:12 pm

    I have been eating tomatoes with reckless abandon since this latest salmonella outbreak. So far so good.

  16. Sherri Says:
    June 20th, 2008 at 2:16 pm

    CT, even the ones from Florida? Dang, you sure live on the edge. First Wallaby fisticuffs, then laughing in the face of a salmonella scare.

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