Texas Could Beat That
Thousands Stage Mass Barbecue in Brazil (AP)
Thousands of Brazilians took to the streets Thursday to try to show the rest of the world that Brazilian beef is safe — by roasting and eating 22,000 pounds of it.
More than 40 countries have banned Brazilian beef following the country's latest outbreak of the highly contagious foot-and-mouth disease earlier this month in the midwestern state of Mato Grosso do Sul.
To protest the ban, about 6,000 people gathered for the giant barbecue on a closed-off street in front of the Sao Paulo headquarters of Forca Sindical, Brazil's second-largest organization representing unionized workers.
Texas should declare a statewide grilling holiday just as a matter of principle.
Posted by Kevin Whited @ 10/28/05 17:37 | International | Technorati
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I bet they put beans in their chili.
Posted by Mr. Hutchison @ 10:18 on 10/29/05
We did declare the chuck wagon to be the official state vehicle during the last legislative session, so it shouldn't really be a problem for some enterprising legislator to do that.
Posted by another precinct chair @ 12:37 on 10/29/05
I wonder if they're all running around in pantaloons and pirate shirts, with the beef on swords.
Or is that Argentina? I forget.
Posted by Scott Chaffin @ 15:02 on 10/29/05
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