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GiqueCee

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29. REAL Canadian bacon...
Mon Mar 23, 2026, 05:08 PM
Monday

... is brine-cured, and comes as a full loin with a coating of pea meal, I think, though it might be corn meal. I haven't had it in quite a while, but the taste is heavenly. For some idiotic reason, you can't get the real thing down here; they'll confiscate it if you're caught trying to bring it into this country, but it has been done, heh, heh, heh. And I believe it's harder to find north of the border now, too, because it's expensive to make. What you get down here is a poor imitation of the real thing. It is pork loin, but the curing process is a standard industrial procedure.
And that woman should definitely NOT be allowed to roam around without adult supervision; she's dumber than a bag of hammers, but that's what happens when cousins marry. Gotta love Floriduh.

On edit: It has been reported that this story was satirical, but the sad thing is that it's entirely plausible; there really are people with room-temperature IQs running around loose. I've encountered them more than once, and don't too close to one; such a virulent strain of stupid is probably contagious. They all voted for Trump.

The part about authentic Canadian bacon is real; the rest is

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Lol, pretty sure I can guess who she voted for. Dave Bowman Monday #1
That's assuming she was capable of filling out a ballot. Harker Monday #2
Is there a date on this? Looks familiar. efhmc Monday #3
Wondering also, could only find AI, Insta, and FB posts using Google. quaint Monday #19
Thanks for answering. efhmc Monday #22
OMG can't imagine what it would be like to have her for a neighbor 😳 TommieMommy Monday #4
I actually had a neighbor like her. The entire neighborhood had niyad Monday #18
Are Canadian pigs bilingual? Sneederbunk Monday #5
Whatever language they speak, I'm sure they are polite. Intractable Monday #12
Bake 'em, Danno. NT mahatmakanejeeves Monday #6
lol AllaN01Bear Monday #9
This message was self-deleted by its author AllaN01Bear Monday #7
oh good grief. AllaN01Bear Monday #8
It'll be French bread next! dickthegrouch Monday #10
To be renamed Liberty Bread? quaint Monday #20
international breakfast fraud Intractable Monday #11
I kept hoping I would find the 'satire' disclaimer, but I didn't. Aristus Monday #13
ummm, the site is actually labelled satire. niyad Monday #15
Okay. I guess this time, I'm the idiot. Aristus Monday #21
You are most certanly NOT an idiot. I happened to have the time, being retired and all, niyad Monday #24
I don't know whether this actually happened, but the linked site is SATIRE niyad Monday #14
yeah, it's a joke. mopinko Monday #16
To be fair, even though this is in the Lounge, I could see it happening, as niyad Monday #17
any kind of idiocy is possible in fla. mopinko Monday #23
We have some true crazies here, although one could blame it on lack niyad Monday #25
trump voter. Turbineguy Monday #26
This is why forced involuntary euthanasia of republicans should be legalized Submariner Monday #27
Honestly, I read this somewhere else and thought it was The Onion. Laffy Kat Monday #28
REAL Canadian bacon... GiqueCee Monday #29
What do you want to bet... Rizen Monday #30
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