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Old 05-24-2021, 08:53 PM   #11 (permalink)
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Why can't you import mangoes into Ireland?
How the **** would I know? Probably fatal to leprechauns: we all know they run the Department of Agriculture...
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And what kind of loser orders mangoes from Malaysia when Africa is right there?
A loser who is badly out of pocket
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Old 05-24-2021, 09:08 PM   #12 (permalink)
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Is it a mango thing or a Malaysian thing? Why does Ireland hate Malaysians?
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Old 05-24-2021, 09:12 PM   #13 (permalink)
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"How do I import mangoes from Malaysia into Ireland?"
"You can't. They're banned by law."
"Do I need some sort of licence?"
"No, there is no licence. You simply can't bring them in."
"How do I get a licence?"
"There is no licence for you to get. You can't get a licence to do something illegal."
"But I need to import these mangoes!"
"You can't."
"Maybe some other agent can help me."
"No they can't. We're all bound by Irish law."
"How soon can I get a licence?"
"You can't."
and so on.
Took a half hour and a call from Customs and Excise to convince him that he had wasted his money; instead of checking first if there were any barriers to importing those ****ing mangoes, he bought them and then (unsurprisingly) the shipper wouldn't refund him.

I know where I would have liked to have stuck his ****ing mangoes.
I reckon they rotted, somewhat like his brain.
In short he wanted "to boldly go where no mangoes gone before."
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Old 05-24-2021, 09:39 PM   #14 (permalink)
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Where does Ireland import Dates, figs, pineapples, avocados, guavas, mangoes and mangosteens, fresh or dried. from?

Top trading partners (import of "Dates, figs, pineapples, avocados, guavas, mangoes and mangosteens, fresh or dried.") of Ireland in 2020:

Germany with a share of 21% (8.29 million US$)
Costa Rica with a share of 15.3% (5.97 million US$)
Netherlands with a share of 14.4% (5.63 million US$)
Chile with a share of 3.41% (1.33 million US$)
France with a share of 1.98% (773 thousand US$)
Italy with a share of 1.92% (748 thousand US$)
Mexico - 255 thousand US$
Algeria - 169 thousand US$
Ghana - 163 thousand US$
Colombia - 103 thousand US$
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Old 05-24-2021, 09:53 PM   #15 (permalink)
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#justice4mangoes!!
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Old 05-24-2021, 10:08 PM   #16 (permalink)
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Mangos? I just want my local grocers to import durians.
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Oh I fully support a durian ban, that's just nasty.
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Old 05-25-2021, 02:53 AM   #18 (permalink)
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I had durian in Thailand and it was quite nice, despite the ripe diaper smell. It didn't sit quite well, possibly due to the sulfur content, so I imagine one should perhaps not eat too much. Apparently it shouldn't be mixed with alcohol as the double whammy to the kidney might be a little much.

They sell it in asian stores here and then it's usually frozen so it doesn't smell much.

As for dumb questions, I've been asked a couple of times, once by a colleague, if insects are animals. I answer politely, but in my head I'm like what else would they be? Plants? Fungi?
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Old 05-25-2021, 04:00 AM   #19 (permalink)
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As for dumb questions, I've been asked a couple of times, once by a colleague, if insects are animals. I answer politely, but in my head I'm like what else would they be? Plants? Fungi?
Jesus. I could tell you that as an eight-year-old without a college degree.
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Old 05-25-2021, 05:13 AM   #20 (permalink)
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'What are you studying? String theory? Omg is that about musical instruments, that's so cool!'
Tbh that was too sweet and endearing to be annoying
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