Written for fun and for RDP where Punam
has tossed out the word “hodgepodge.”
Potatoes and coconuts can travel through the U.S. mail unboxed, with the destination and return addresses written directly on their surfaces or on securely attached labels. They still require appropriate postage, determined by weight. Mailing coconuts is especially popular on the Hawaiian island of Molokai, where the post office’s Post-a-Nut service has helped visitors send these unusual souvenirs since 1991. Mail-a-Spud sends russet potatoes decorated with personalized messages, turning the vegetable into an unexpected delivery.
If you think coconuts and potatoes make a strange combo, a “hodgepodge” if you will, think again! Here’s a recipe for a spiced coconut/potato soup:
https://www.sprinklesandsprouts.com/spiced-coconut-potato-soup
You read it here first, kids! 😎
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This is “I’ve Got a Lovely Bunch of Coconuts” by Danny Kaye
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Well I never .💜💜💜
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What about Bananas! … Oh, I suppose I best save them for “Itmims” fuel …Thank you for giving this tired old poet a giggle today my friend
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It’s a pleasure, my dear friend. Save those bananas; you never know when you’ll need to make an Itmims escape! 🍌 🚀
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Frankie’s asleep 💤 and I’m on the way 🥰😴
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Goodnight and sweet dreams 😴🥰
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How funny is the mind!
My first thought (after smiling at the cool idea of mailing coconuts) was the story of Keith Richards falling out of a coconut tree at age 62.*
Keeps me from feeling old. lol
Fun post
*might be a touch of apocrypha to the tale… not necessarily a 70 tree (but it did happen in Fiji, so there’s that)
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I remember when that happened. He suffered a bad head injury. Wonder if he was even aware! 😎
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The Coconut Shy is a traditional game at English fairs, carnivals, and church fetes where players throw, roll, or pitch a wooden ball at coconuts balanced on short posts or stands, trying to knock them off. The phrase “Roll a bowl a ball a penny a pitch” mimics the rhythmic sales pitch of the fairground stall owner, inviting passersby to play.
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“Learn something new every day” should be the name of your blog! Thanks Jim 🥥
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Do you think my blog needs a new name?
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Not necessarily, but if you were to go with a new one, my suggestion would fit to a T!
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This ‘hodgepodge’ sounds kinda good, I would have to leave out the sweetcorn though. Now I want to go buy a coconut and mail it 😂Bark Bark
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Mail it to me! Woof Woof 😂
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Who would have thought you could post coconuts like that!!
That recipe looks delicious and the song is such fun ‘ Big ones, small ones, some as big as your head!
Give ’em a twist, a flick of the wrist, that’s what the show is all about!🤣
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Thanks, Ange. I’m old enough to remember Danny Kaye singing that song on TV! 😂 I’m going to try that soup. 🥥🥣🥔
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Yes it does sound delicious 😋
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