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K E Koblitz's avatar

Pretty funny. Avocados are immigrating to Canada in this political climate....

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JSS's avatar

Praise be that I wasn’t with you when this happened. I would have laughed so hard I needed medical intervention.

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Gabrielle Donnelly's avatar

Oh, June, I wish you had been - we could have kept each other laughing in the ambulance ...

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Sheena Griffiths-Baker's avatar

Direct look to camera - slight raise of eyebrow

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Sheena Griffiths-Baker's avatar

Miranda Hart (comedienne) made an art from doing this to comics effect

Did you ever find out where that avocado came from?

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Gabrielle Donnelly's avatar

I adore Miranda Hart! Thank you, thank you, I'm going to go and watch some Miranda now as a reward for having survived until Tuesday lunchtime! No I never found where the Vancouver avocado came from, but I bought a glorious one at the Farmers Market on Sunday with which I intend to indulge myself further over my watching. Gotta go ...

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Gabrielle Donnelly's avatar

Oh, Sheena, how suave, I feel I've gone up a notch in sophistication. Thank you!

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Sheila Ebbutt's avatar

Very droll, I liked it. Shxx

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Gabrielle Donnelly's avatar

Very happy to read this, Sheila, and with a recent quordle word too. Nice one!

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Ann Kennedy Smith's avatar

This made me smile this morning Gabrielle! Sounds as if you made her day, and were very gracious (even if you didn’t get much information…)

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Gabrielle Donnelly's avatar

Glad you liked it, Ann! Yes, the waitress was very happy with the occasion, and indeed so was I - I get plenty of other information in the course of my day but a superior avocado in Canada is something to be celebrated.

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Gabrielle Donnelly's avatar

I'd certainly have proposed that one as an alien of extraordinary merit. It was delicious!

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