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soupspoon, in in Western Australia, until 2021, it was illegal to transport more than 50kg of potatoes in your car unless you were a member of the potato corps.

It’s not illegal to honk your horn for safety reasons, what are they talking about

Raisin8659, in TIL: ferns have sperm that swims
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Awesome.

KCN, in in Western Australia, until 2021, it was illegal to transport more than 50kg of potatoes in your car unless you were a member of the potato corps.

Ok, but if someone here has ever had more than 50 Kg of potatoes in their car: why? What did you do with so many?

Rocketpoweredgorilla, (edited )
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My mother used to buy like 8 or 9 50lb (22kg) sacks every fall to store in the basement to last the winter… it was pretty common back in the day, but not so much anymore.

But even now we’d be close to that limit…I usually go together with my daughter and get two boxes (22kg x2=44kg) of potatoes from the local harvester’s that we split. From there a box is about $22. (This is in Canada, and yes we’re Irish.)

KCN,

Ah, got it. Makes sense to stock up if you eat them a lot, especially if you buy from a local harvester as is your case.

In my head it was a funny image of someone with a small car like myself, filled to the brim with potatoes, heading off from a supermarket

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  • Obi,
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    Well, if the info from the post is anything to go from, you would indeed call the potato corps and I imagine they would either deal with it directly or provide you with an exemption in case you get stopped by the police with your potatoes.

    Anticorp,

    After a hefty fee, I’m sure.

    burningquestion,

    Imagine getting pulled over and being asked if you have a license to be carrying so many potatoes all at once.

    perdido,

    You got a loicense for that, mate?

    VikingHippie, in in Western Australia, until 2021, it was illegal to transport more than 50kg of potatoes in your car unless you were a member of the potato corps.

    Also, Potato Corps is coming to Netflix this fall!

    VikingHippie, in TIL: ferns have sperm that swims

    So basically they’re just throwing horny Michael Phelpses (Michaels Phelp?) all around the place? I approve.

    i_am_a_cardboard_box, in Brick

    This image is not safe for people suffering from trypophobia

    zipzoopaboop, in Tokay Geckos Look Like Mini Dinosaurs

    I read that as mint Dino, which I think is also applicable

    Ubermeisters, in Brick

    A person made these marks, they all kind of focused towards a center line, overall. Maybe a rock hammer? Is especially obvious on the bottom third of the picture with the arcs in the patterns.

    Mbourgon, in Brick

    I’m guessing ivy?

    Axxi, (edited ) in Brick

    Brick worms… You see, #THIS# is why we can’t have nice things!

    Uprise42, in Brick

    Almost looks like water damage but that is either a lot of water pressure or a long amount of exposure…

    inspxtr, in Brick

    this is very infuriating for people with trypophobia, really hope I could figure out how to hide this …

    ricdeh,
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    Oh please stop with these ridiculous made-up conditions, “trypophobia” is not a real disorder.

    DonJefe, in Brick
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    Are those bullet holes?

    legion02,

    No idea what they are but I imagine bullets would do a lot more damage to brick than that. And there a strange pattern that doesn’t make sense for bullets.

    mnemonicmonkeys,

    Depends on the bullets, but these are too consistently sized

    xePBMg9,

    Woodpeckers?

    KittenBiscuits,

    That’s not wood though. Brickpeckers?

    spittingimage, in Tokay Geckos Look Like Mini Dinosaurs
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    My wife taught English in Thailand for a while. She liked hearing these in her room at night because it meant the mosquitoes would be less of a problem, but they could get pretty loud.

    EarnestCitizen, in Tokay Geckos Look Like Mini Dinosaurs

    Tokay gecko facts - these are sometimes sold in pet stores in the US, but are definitely not an entry level pet.

    They are notoriously temperamental, can run incredibly fast on walls, bark and hiss when irritated, and have a locking mechanism on their jaw that makes it so they won’t let go after biting until they consciously decide to let go. They can be pretty good pets if handled properly, but chances are they were not if you see one in a pet store.

    Green_Bay_Guy,

    Tokay gecko facts - the tokay and it’s sound are thought to be a good omen of successful business in Vietnam. Apparently they also make good jerky!

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