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Mystery Seeds from China

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  • Catseye3C Catseye3

    Front page of today's WSJ. Pretty amateurish packaging.

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    @Catseye3 said in Mystery Seeds from China:

    Front page of today's WSJ. Pretty amateurish packaging.

    So many basic questions that weren’t addressed. How hard is it to know what it is?

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      China has asked for them back for investigation.

      https://www.newsweek.com/china-asks-us-return-mystery-seeds-shipped-multiple-states-will-conduct-investigation-origins-1521097

      “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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        "Dear Department of Agriculture: Find a clay pot. Put some dirt in it. Plant one of these seeds and watch and see what comes up. NNTTM. Yours sincerely, A Concerned Citizen"

        Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace. – Mike Ditka

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        • MikM Mik

          Scattering seeds is pretty easy. You would think the PRC would be a bit slicker than this. Any pics of the seeds?

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          @Mik said in Mystery Seeds from China:

          Scattering seeds is pretty easy. You would think the PRC would be a bit slicker than this. Any pics of the seeds?

          I dunno...Jon has scattered seed around the planet. My understanding is that it was hard work...

          “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

          Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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            He only put a couple minutes into the seeding. No big deal.

            “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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            • MikM Mik

              He only put a couple minutes into the seeding. No big deal.

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              @Mik said in Mystery Seeds from China:

              He only put a couple minutes into the seeding. No big deal.

              That's what she said.

              “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

              Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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              • George KG George K

                Remember: China is an asshole....

                https://www.cbsnews.com/news/seeds-from-china-mysterious-seed-landing-american-mail-boxes-usda-investigating-do-not-plant/?ftag=CNM-00-10aab7e&linkId=95279965

                Agriculture officials in multiple states issued warnings Monday about unsolicited shipments of foreign seeds and advised people not to plant them. In Kentucky, the state agriculture department was notified that several residents received unsolicited seed packets sent by mail that appeared to have originated in China, Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles said.

                The types of seeds are unknown and could be harmful, Quarles said, stressing that they should not be planted.

                "We don't know what they are, and we cannot risk any harm whatsoever to agricultural production in the United States," he said. "We have the safest, most abundant food supply in the world and we need to keep it that way."

                Anyone in Kentucky receiving packages of foreign or unfamiliar seeds should contact the state agriculture department immediately, Quarles said.

                "At this point in time, we don't have enough information to know if this is a hoax, a prank, an internet scam or an act of agricultural bio-terrorism," he said. "Unsolicited seeds could be invasive and introduce unknown diseases to local plants, harm livestock or threaten our environment."

                Residents of at least eight states have now received suspicious packages of seeds that appear to have originated from China, with officials in each urging people not to plant them, according to the Reuters news agency.

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                This may be the most stupid mystery of all time.

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                  Every scooby doo episode was smarter?

                  Education is extremely important.

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                  • HoraceH Horace

                    Every scooby doo episode was smarter?

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                    @Horace said in Mystery Seeds from China:

                    Every scooby doo episode was smarter?

                    As well as each and each and every.

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                      Only non-witches get due process.

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