Time to change the "Land of Rape & Honey" slogan?

Xelebes · Apr 21, 2015

"There's passionate people who believe it should be changed and passionate people who believe it shouldn't be changed," said Sean Wallace, the town's director of economic development.

"It's been both famous and infamous."

The Tisdale survey does not deal with that aspect of the controversy, but notes that today, organic rapeseed accounts for less than one per cent of the crops grown in the region. Canola is now king.

For that matter, honey production has decreased significantly, too.

The Land of Canola just doesn't have the same ring.

jennontheisland · Apr 21, 2015

I love that album
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Land_of_Rape_and_Honey

What about The Kingdom of Canola?

blacbird · Apr 21, 2015

The Tisdale survey does not deal with that aspect of the controversy, but notes that today, organic rapeseed accounts for less than one per cent of the crops grown in the region. Canola is now king.

Uhhhh . . . this might just be the dumbest thing I've seen in a long time in a journalistic story. everyone is aware that rape and canola are synonymous, right? It's the same damn plant, grown for exactly the same damn products.

caw

nighttimer · Apr 21, 2015

jennontheisland said:
I love that album
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Land_of_Rape_and_Honey

What about The Kingdom of Canola?

It's not my favorite album by the band, but along with The Mind Is A Terrible Thing to Taste, Dark Side of the Spoon, and From Beer to Eternity nobody can say Ministry didn't have a sense of humor.

But that's a lousy nickname for a town...

Xelebes · Apr 21, 2015

blacbird said:
Uhhhh . . . this might just be the dumbest thing I've seen in a long time in a journalistic story. everyone is aware that rape and canola are synonymous, right? It's the same damn plant, grown for exactly the same damn products.

caw

Canola is a breed of rapeseed that was developed in Canada. They are distinguishing the organic rape and the synthetic canola.

Fruitbat · Apr 21, 2015

Sometimes a little word confusion is funny but I think that just sounds icky. Why couldn't they at least call it "rapeseed?"

http://thejetpacker.com/69-towns-and-cities-with-funny-dirty-names/

jennontheisland · Apr 21, 2015

Xelebes said:
Canola is a breed of rapeseed that was developed in Canada. They are distinguishing the organic rape and the synthetic canola.

Well, it's not entirely synthetic. It was GMO'd oldschool using selective breeding.

But then Monsanto started producing "Round Up Ready" seeds...

Okay, nevermind. Synthetic, it is.

Roxxsmom · Apr 21, 2015

blacbird said:
Uhhhh . . . this might just be the dumbest thing I've seen in a long time in a journalistic story. everyone is aware that rape and canola are synonymous, right? It's the same damn plant, grown for exactly the same damn products.

caw

Member of the mustard family isn't it, along with cabbage and so on? And do they have any dairies or egg farms in the area? So many the land of mustard and custard?

Don · Apr 22, 2015

It must be nice to live in so idyllic a place that the most pressing problem the town council faces is revamping a linguistically-outmoded town slogan.

Lauram6123 · Apr 22, 2015

Fruitbat said:
Why couldn't they at least call it "rapeseed?"

I agree. Put SEED on the sign and be done with it. Sheesh.

Time to change the "Land of Rape & Honey" slogan?

Xelebes

Delerium ex Ennui

jennontheisland

the world is at my command

blacbird

nighttimer

No Gods No Masters

Xelebes

Delerium ex Ennui

Fruitbat

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jennontheisland

the world is at my command

Roxxsmom

Beastly Fido

Don

All Living is Local

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