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Offline criveraville

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Facebook stupidity
« on: August 09, 2013, 11:06:56 pm »
The other day I harvested some nice mesquite beans. I took a pic and posted it on my classroom Facebook page. A lady that works in the cafeteria said she didn't know you could eat them.. I commented and then explained how various south western tribes had many uses for the mesquite beans..

Then stupidity showed up.. A former teacher chimed in. She works for a different district, but my children could have had her as a classroom teacher.. Thank goodness that didn't happen.. Here's what she had to say:

Native Americans Couldn't Have Eaten Them! They Weren't Introduced To This Area Until Well After We "Called" Them "Native" Americans! I'm a Botanist! Mesquites Are Not Indigenous to THIS State Or Country.
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Offline 4dog

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Re: Facebook stupidity
« Reply #1 on: August 09, 2013, 11:12:17 pm »
Wow,, just,, wow!  ???
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Offline stickbender

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Re: Facebook stupidity
« Reply #2 on: August 10, 2013, 02:03:05 am »

Botanist?  Was she given an honorary title?  God I hope she doesn't vote! :o  Uh, I think you should encourage her to go on line, and look up Mesquite, then do a historical useage  search.
     Perhaps, she might wake up. ::)  Who knows, maybe if you mention the "Lost  Comanche gold Mines", in the area, she will wander off into the desert...... ::)

                                                               Wayne
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Offline criveraville

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Re: Facebook stupidity
« Reply #3 on: August 10, 2013, 02:55:19 am »
Yep 4dog  ;)

Wayne, you are right on all counts!! Worst part is that she was being.. Ummm well not nice.. And was sharp shooting.. Crazy.. Na.. I think that degree came out of a gum ball machine..

Cipriano 
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Offline stickbender

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Re: Facebook stupidity
« Reply #4 on: August 10, 2013, 03:05:02 am »

     Might want to ask her where she came up with that info.  Then direct her to the correct sources, such as the local Ag. Commission, all on  face book of course, so the kids can also check out the sites. ;)

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Offline warpath

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Re: Facebook stupidity
« Reply #5 on: August 10, 2013, 12:15:56 pm »
I have to chime in here. Mesquite has been here forever!! As a member of the Apache nation, our warbows were traditionally made from mesquite. Does she think that just because she's a botonist that what she says goes?! She needs to go back to school!!

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Offline Thesquirrelslinger

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Re: Facebook stupidity
« Reply #6 on: August 10, 2013, 12:52:51 pm »
so how does mesquite shoot?
wow... then agian I am also kinda guilty of that sometimes...
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Offline warpath

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Re: Facebook stupidity
« Reply #7 on: August 10, 2013, 01:39:58 pm »
Shoots great!!! It's finding a long enough piece that poses the biggest problem nowadays.

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Offline criveraville

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Re: Facebook stupidity
« Reply #8 on: August 10, 2013, 10:09:23 pm »
warpath that's it. It was well established when the Spanish crosses the US in the early 1500's and the term Native Ameican wasn't in use until the 1960's.

Yep.. Pretty much.. This lady felt pretty higjt and mighty on an old nag Shetland pony..

Where are you located? We have plenty of long thick mesquite in these parts..

Cipiano
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Offline stickbender

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Re: Facebook stupidity
« Reply #9 on: August 10, 2013, 10:34:16 pm »

     There ya go Warpath, the old spinster nag, actually did some good, instead of her intended nastiness.  Load up with "newly introduced species of bow wood, called Mesquite:. ;D
      Cipriano ask her where she got her info, and from where was it supposedly introduced?
And how come all them "Injuns" didn't know they were "Native Americans, till the 60's ?  I guess it was because they were eating the mesquite beans before they were officially introduced to the U.S. . ;)  Sounds like she has some personal issues, so to speak.   Pm me the face book site, and I will send a little note of ....uh..... correction, so to speak. ::) ::)

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Offline Marks

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Re: Facebook stupidity
« Reply #10 on: August 12, 2013, 02:01:38 pm »
hehe. reply with the appropriate links from credible sites and at the end of the post type.....

BOTONIZE THAT!!! or BOTONIZE THAT B :o TCH!!

whichever you are more comfortable with.  >:D
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Offline toomanyknots

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« Reply #11 on: August 12, 2013, 03:31:16 pm »
Quote from: Marks on August 12, 2013, 02:01:38 pm
hehe. reply with the appropriate links from credible sites and at the end of the post type.....

BOTONIZE THAT!!! or BOTONIZE THAT B :o TCH!!

whichever you are more comfortable with.  >:D

I second this.  ;D
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Offline warpath

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Re: Facebook stupidity
« Reply #12 on: August 12, 2013, 06:59:08 pm »
Criveraville-  Relocated to New Jersey many many moons ago. I'll pm you.

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Offline skyarrow

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Re: Facebook stupidity
« Reply #13 on: August 12, 2013, 07:02:30 pm »
Hahhaa she isnt the brightest nut  in the turd is she  ::)
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Offline darwin

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Re: Facebook stupidity
« Reply #14 on: August 13, 2013, 11:21:11 am »
stupidity aside, I really didn't know you could eat those i learned something new today
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