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Stolen Maple Syrup Found and Returned To Strategic Reserve

First time accepted submitter bmxeroh writes "Remember the tragic maple syrup heist? Police have seized more than 600 barrels of maple syrup they say are related to the missing syrup. It was transported back to Quebec via a 16 tractor trailer, heavily guarded (and presumably heavily armed) convoy Wednesday."

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  1. Sounds like by Big+Hairy+Ian · · Score: 5, Funny

    Someone came to a sticky end :)

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    1. Re:Sounds like by maroberts · · Score: 5, Funny

      The cops are no doubt celebrating the sweet smell of success - with pancakes for breakfast....

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    2. Re:Sounds like by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      Ahhh, sweet victory.

    3. Re:Sounds like by Dogtanian · · Score: 3, Funny

      Surely he should have been shot *13* times for a real "Baker's Dozen"? :-O

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  2. A Lead on the Culprit by Scarletdown · · Score: 5, Funny

    So far, the only significant bit of evidence found at the scene where these barrels were retrieved was the cryptic phrase B. Worth, written in syrup on the floor.

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    1. Re:A Lead on the Culprit by Scarletdown · · Score: 3, Funny

      So someone is trying to frame her? I heard there is a Log Cabin near the scene that may warrant investigating.

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    2. Re:A Lead on the Culprit by SeaFox · · Score: 3, Funny

      Let's not take too much stock in it. It's possible her Aunt Jemima is trying to frame her.

  3. THANK GOD by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Thank God! This could have turned into a real sticky situation!

  4. Where do the Presidential Candidates stand? by PolygamousRanchKid+ · · Score: 4, Funny

    Bacon Shortage. Stolen Maple Syrup. Clearly there is an international threat to our wholesome breakfast way of life. But where to the Presidential Candidates stand on this issue? Clearly the moderator dropped the ball by not bringing up this vital issue of world peace and security during the debate.

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    1. Re:Where do the Presidential Candidates stand? by MysteriousPreacher · · Score: 5, Funny

      Bacon Shortage. Stolen Maple Syrup. Clearly there is an international threat to our wholesome breakfast way of life. But where to the Presidential Candidates stand on this issue? Clearly the moderator dropped the ball by not bringing up this vital issue of world peace and security during the debate.

      It is a serious issue that threatens to rend the social fabric of society. Women make breakfast for men. That's as traditional as church on Sunday, Real Marriage, and meth-fuelled sex with male prostitutes - all cornerstones of the Republican Party, and what made America great.

      What do women do when there's no breakfast to make? Right, they get ideas! Can you imagine a world in which men, weakened by a lack of bacon and maple syrup, lose control over women? A world where women are free to use their in-built pregnancy prevention mechanism, not only to protect themselves from impregnation during rape, but also during normal marital sex? Obama can, and with another term that's exactly where he'll bring America. Romney for traditional values. The black guy for feminazis, socialism, and failing to keep open factories that had already been closed under Bush.

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    2. Re:Where do the Presidential Candidates stand? by bluefoxlucid · · Score: 4, Funny

      You use raspberry to jam radar.

    3. Re:Where do the Presidential Candidates stand? by theycallmeB · · Score: 4, Funny

      The first debate was supposed to be about domestic concerns. The bacon shortage news originated in Europe, and this maple syrup caper is a product of Canada (also, by the by, a leading exporter of frozen waffles), so you will have to wait until the foreign policy debate to find out where the candidates sit on breakfast table issues.

  5. Re:I just don't understand.. by bfandreas · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yes, but since everybody expecty syrup just to stick around nobody really thinks that those trucks are actually nicking syrup. Somebody is bound to have the paperwork so no need to be nosy. Diamonds, yes. Syrup? How do you fence stuff like that? It leaves quite a bit of a trail if the barrels leak. Also ants could be a problem.
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  6. This is clearly an injustice! by Dutchmaan · · Score: 3, Funny

    Won't somebody think of the saplings!

  7. Re:Sorry but... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm from Africa, but I can make a clickable link ;)

    Thanks for the article, btw. It answers the question quite nicely.

  8. Re:Heavily armed by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    heavily guarded (and presumably heavily armed)

    Woah, woah, woah... It isn't the USA, put those guns away.

    I figured it was heavily armed for Canadian standards. One of the guys had a knife.

  9. Hello, we're Canadians by circletimessquare · · Score: 4, Funny

    Our military expenditures are a tiny fraction of our Southern neighbor's

    Less likely to carry guns

    Have better healthcare and are therefore more relaxed

    We emphasize coordination and and compassion and getting along at the U.N.

    Our labor rights are more sound, so we're less agitated

    Our commitment to education is high, we see ways to resolve conflict in wise ways rather than brutal vicious ways

    We're polite to a fault, we stop our cars in the street so you can cross, we let you go first in line if we both arrive at the same time, and we express in low tones the thinking behind our disagreements

    BUT DON'T YOU MOTHERFUCKERS EVER FUCKING MESS WITH OUR MOTHERFUCKING MAPLE SYRUP

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  10. Re:Carmel Colored Corn Syrup... by jd2112 · · Score: 5, Funny

    It was the corn industry: "We secretly replaced Canada's maple syrup with High Fructose Corn Syrup, artificial maple flavor, and food coloring. Let's see if anyone can tell the difference"

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  11. Re:Sorry but... by sootman · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm from America. Can someone click that link for me and tell me what it says?

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  12. And so ends the story by nimbius · · Score: 3, Funny

    of how 600 barrels of Maple Syrup and some poor convoy with a brand new Garmin learned the difference between Ontario, Canada and Ontario, California.

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  13. Re:Should you be worried about the food you buy? by yurtinus · · Score: 3, Funny

    Did you know that there is practically *never* a reliable chain of custody on the tin foil you buy from the grocery store? Did you know that it's not even made of tin anymore! How can you trust your hat when the strategic tin foil reserves are filled with product from untrusted sources!?!

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