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Biofuel Thieves Steal Restaurant Grease

TMB writes "In a move that The Simpson's foretold, thieves have begun stealing inedible kitchen grease for use in biofuels. From the article: 'It's known as inedible kitchen grease, or IKG, which was once deemed waste and used in animal feed, though now is "an elixir in the booming green economy," according to the California Department of Food and Agriculture. "The grease’s value as a biofuel is being increasingly recognized," the agency said last month. "IKG is now coveted, which makes it a target for theft.."

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  1. And creating a nuisance by bill_mcgonigle · · Score: 5, Funny

    What an embarrassing thing to have to admit to your cell mates...

    He said, "What were you arrested for, kid?"

    And I said, "Stealing garbage." And they all moved away from me on the bench there, and the hairy eyeball and all kinds of mean nasty things, till I said, "And creating a nuisance."

    And they all came back, shook my hand, and we had a great time on the bench, talkin about crime, mother stabbing, father raping, all kinds of groovy things that we was talking about on the bench.

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  2. Re:Simpsons did it by ackthpt · · Score: 5, Funny

    Wow, two jokes in one!

    In Capitalist Eurozone Greece steals from EU!

    Well, only if they default...

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  3. Re:Not just for fuel in California by MagusSlurpy · · Score: 4, Funny

    . . .so you can't trust any juice anymore...

    Isn't that what Hitler said?

    /rimshot

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