Congress officially declares PIZZA a VEGTABLE

**superbleu** · 11-18-2011, 11:27 AM

discuss.

**franz** · 11-18-2011, 11:33 AM

Who needs fresh fruits and vegetables? I'll tell you who: commies.

**ouch** · 11-18-2011, 11:33 AM

So is beer.

[/resume zero tolerance mode]

**ouch** · 11-18-2011, 11:33 AM

Franz, you're the greatest.

**xXClockwork** · 11-18-2011, 11:34 AM

Haha I don't care who ya are, that's funny right there.

**xXClockwork** · 11-18-2011, 11:36 AM

Originally Posted by ouch

So is beer.

[/resume zero tolerance mode]

My understanding is that beer has been considered a vegetable since the beginning of time.

**Mr. Scruffy** · 11-18-2011, 11:53 AM

Does this mean I can stick a slice in the ground and grow a pizza bush?

**Mike H** · 11-18-2011, 11:57 AM

No, they serve seedless pizza in school now.

**BeeSeeDub** · 11-18-2011, 12:51 PM

if pizza = vegetable
then
lasagna = ?

**Mr_Amazing** · 11-18-2011, 12:52 PM

I find this absolutely sad and it explains why many people are fed up with our government. It's stupid political correctness and corporate lobbying that get in the way. This kind of decision basically spits in the face of every citizen. It makes a mockery of democracy and common sense in the name of campaign contributions.

**Mr_Amazing** · 11-18-2011, 12:53 PM

Originally Posted by BeeSeeDub

if pizza = vegetable
then
lasagna = ?

It makes lasagna cheese.

**mmack66** · 11-18-2011, 01:22 PM

The scant amount of tomato sauce on school pizza is already considered a vegetable. The bill that was passed put the kibosh on USDA recommendations that would have required a higher amount of tomato sauce in order to be classified a vegetable.

**wimbouman** · 11-18-2011, 01:27 PM

I had to look that up.

For those of you interested:
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/...7AH00020111118
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kristi...b_1101433.html

Strange, strange.

**life2short1971** · 11-18-2011, 01:29 PM

Pizza being a vegetable is rather interesting considering tomatoes are a fruit.

**Picaro** · 11-18-2011, 01:34 PM

" Come on Little Johnny, you know you have to eat your pizza before you get dessert. "

GM really has come along in leaps and bounds !

**auk1124** · 11-18-2011, 01:36 PM

I officially declare Congress a turnip.

**ouch** · 11-18-2011, 01:41 PM

Originally Posted by Mr_Amazing

I find this absolutely sad and it explains why many people are fed up with our government. It's stupid political correctness and corporate lobbying that get in the way. This kind of decision basically spits in the face of every citizen. It makes a mockery of democracy and common sense in the name of campaign contributions.

Care to re-read the zero tolerance policy?

**ouch** · 11-18-2011, 01:43 PM

Originally Posted by xXClockwork

My understanding is that beer has been considered a vegetable since the beginning of time.

Animal, mineral, or vegetable.

It's not an animal, and it's not a mineral. Ipso fatso: it must be a vegetable.

**oc_in_fw** · 11-18-2011, 02:04 PM

Originally Posted by franz

Who needs fresh fruits and vegetables? I'll tell you who: commies.

You ever see a commie eat a pizza?

(shameless theft from Dr. Strangelove)

**Bubblehead** · 11-18-2011, 02:34 PM

Originally Posted by life2short1971

Pizza being a vegetable is rather interesting considering tomatoes are a fruit.

Botanically speaking, you are correct. It's actually a berry to be more precise. Despite this, the Supreme Court in the late 19th century declared the tomato a vegetable as a manner of settling a dispute in tariff laws over fruits and vegetables. The Justices knew that the tomato is a fruit, but they went by the predominant nature of it's culinary use, rather than it's botanical classification.