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On 10/4/24 6:35 PM, rbowman wrote:
> On Fri, 4 Oct 2024 12:15:31 -0700, John Ames wrote:
> 
>> On 4 Oct 2024 19:11:29 GMT rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:
>>
>>> That goes beyond software. Thousands of contiguous acres of dent corn
>>> or other crops  might not be the best long term strategy for
>>> agriculture.
>>
>> Just ask the Irish... :/
> 
> But they managed to be a net exporter of food while starving. Just ask the
> Brit beef eaters.


   Umm ... less "managed" than "compelled".

   Brits are rough bastards just underneath
   the spit and polish  :-)