Twenty Cents Per Bag

I was waiting in line at the supermarket today. When the woman in front of me was asked whether she wanted her groceries packed in paper or plastic, she asked, "Do we have to pay that 20 cents per bag yet?"

I said that I thought that law was going into effect at the beginning of next year, and the guy behind me said, "The mayor should stick to some of his other brilliant ideas, like building a tunnel under the waterfront."

The woman in front of me said, "Will we have to pay 20 cents for garbage bags?"

The man said, "You won't be allowed to have garbage any more. We'll all have to eat our garbage."

For those of you who aren't from Seattle, the legislature is working on passing a bill imposing a 20 cent tax on all grocery bags, paper or plastic. I think it's a great idea. Apparently, not everyone agrees.

Sex and Chocolate

Overheard at the market this weekend:

First woman: "
She's seeing the chocolate guy, but she hardly ever get's to have sex because he's always off in Africa sourcing chocolate."

Second woman: "You can't cheat on the chocolate guy."

First woman: "No, you can't cheat on the chocolate guy."

High Calorie Pesticides-Fact or Fiction?

Here's a snippet I overheard at the bank the other day:

First teller: "My brother is over in Afghanistan and he says the produce there is so much better than the produce here. They spray the stuff here so heavily that you could eat just lettuce and gain weight."

Second teller: "When I was in college the president of the university announced that they were putting extra spray on the produce because so many girls were anorexic or bulemic."

Now, I like to assume there's a kernel of truth embedded in every wild story. Were they spraying the produce with extra nutrients? Are pesticides high in calories? Does anybody know anything about this?