NationStates Jolt Archive

A Florida politician used her political clout to get the state to waste money on a Kaballa-blessed water to cure citrus canker, a disease affecting the state's valuable citrus fruit crops.

Scientific testing showed the holy water was useless.

Perhaps that money could have been better spent on teaching all the residents of Florida some basic science and critical thinking skills.

www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/state/orl-aseccanker05070505jul05,0,5150996.story?page=2&coll=orl-home-promo

I hear holy water is a resonable cure for thirst if you can get a decent supplier of it.

:Wonders how one puts the holes in the holy water:

A Florida politician used her political clout to get the state to waste money on a Kaballa-blessed water to cure citrus canker, a disease affecting the state's valuable citrus fruit crops.

Scientific testing showed the holy water was useless.

Perhaps that money could have been better spent on teaching all the residents of Florida some basic science and critical thinking skills.

www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/state/orl-aseccanker05070505jul05,0,5150996.story?page=2&coll=orl-home-promo

Priceless. I love how they claim, "Department officials say they agreed to test the product to finally prove it was useless against canker -- not because of Hardoon's association with Harris." Right so instead of testing something to prove it works, we'll test the things to prove it doesn't. Absoultely priceless.

:rolleyes: I don't think citrus canker is related to vampirism, or any other form of undeath, or even to diabolic/demonic possession. What could they expect holy water to accomplish against it?

Wouldn't you use a hole punch to make the holes in the holey water?

would there be a market for the left over holes? maybe in irrigating seedlings?

One water hole dropped on top of the seed before its covered back up perhaps?

:Eats a fish, spits out the bones:

:Eats a watermellon, spits out the seeds:

:Eats a Doughnut/Donut, spits out the hole:

*slaps forehead*

Great, how much money did they waste on this?

*slaps forehead*

Great, how much money did they waste on this?
It doesn't say, but the water costed $3.80/ bottle, a Rabbi and a Cardiologist were hired to consult, and a lab full of scientists and expensive equipment had to be hired to test the "celestial drops". I'd wager a few thousand dollars was spent, maybe tens of thousands. Why a cardiologist was required I don't know.

maybe they are laundering money

:Wonders how one puts the holes in the holy water:
Normally you have to freeze it first...

or make sure you are using really hard water... :D

A Florida politician used her political clout to get the state to waste money on a Kaballa-blessed water to cure citrus canker, a disease affecting the state's valuable citrus fruit crops.

Scientific testing showed the holy water was useless.

Perhaps that money could have been better spent on teaching all the residents of Florida some basic science and critical thinking skills.

www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/state/orl-aseccanker05070505jul05,0,5150996.story?page=2&coll=orl-home-promo
Maybe they should've bought a gallon jug of water and shipped it to the pope to bless :rolleyes:

I posted about this last night--late--so of course it vanished without a comment. Oh well--that'll learn me.

And even though I got a bit of a grin that it was Katherine Harris behind this, I have to say that it ought to be a bi-partisan bit of laughter. I'd certainly mock any Democrat who tried something similar.

:D :D :D Is this for real?

Priceless. I love how they claim, "Department officials say they agreed to test the product to finally prove it was useless against canker -- not because of Hardoon's association with Harris." Right so instead of testing something to prove it works, we'll test the things to prove it doesn't. Absoultely priceless.Actually, there are situations where this makes sense.

"Let's have the crops blessed."
"It's not gonna work."
"Oh, come on! We can get some holy water and water the crops with it!"
"It's not gonna work."
"You should have more faith in God!"
"It's not gonna work."
"The power of God will make it go away."
[silently wishing the power of God would make the other person go away] "All right, fine! You wanna try this? Let's try it! We'll SHOW you it's not gonna work! Then, when we're done, I expect you to get off of my case about it!"

:D

...

My opinion: God gave us brains. God expects us to use said brains to figure out solutions to problems. God is not going to do ev-er-y-thing for us.

--The Democratic States of Cogitation

Actually, there are situations where this makes sense.

"Let's have the crops blessed."
"It's not gonna work."
"Oh, come on! We can get some holy water and water the crops with it!"
"It's not gonna work."
"You should have more faith in God!"
"It's not gonna work."
"The power of God will make it go away."
[silently wishing the power of God would make the other person go away] "All right, fine! You wanna try this? Let's try it! We'll SHOW you it's not gonna work! Then, when we're done, I expect you to get off of my case about it!"

:D

...

My opinion: God gave us brains. God expects us to use said brains to figure out solutions to problems. God is not going to do ev-er-y-thing for us.

--The Democratic States of Cogitation

And so started another chapter in the NS Religion War. :p Just kidding. But, yeah, I agree with Cogitation. At least I hope that's how it happened.

I posted about this last night--late--so of course it vanished without a comment. Oh well--that'll learn me.

And even though I got a bit of a grin that it was Katherine Harris behind this, I have to say that it ought to be a bi-partisan bit of laughter. I'd certainly mock any Democrat who tried something similar.
Katherine Harris? The Katherine Harris? So, then she is very gullible.

Actually, there are situations where this makes sense.

"Let's have the crops blessed."
"It's not gonna work."
"Oh, come on! We can get some holy water and water the crops with it!"
"It's not gonna work."
"You should have more faith in God!"
"It's not gonna work."
"The power of God will make it go away."
[silently wishing the power of God would make the other person go away] "All right, fine! You wanna try this? Let's try it! We'll SHOW you it's not gonna work! Then, when we're done, I expect you to get off of my case about it!"

:D

...

My opinion: God gave us brains. God expects us to use said brains to figure out solutions to problems. God is not going to do ev-er-y-thing for us.

--The Democratic States of Cogitation

Wouldn't it have been easier to rent a plane, wait for the next good rain and then bless the clouds? :)

:rolleyes: I don't think citrus canker is related to vampirism, or any other form of undeath, or even to diabolic/demonic possession. What could they expect holy water to accomplish against it?
Switchblades to a gunfight. :rolleyes: x 2

*slaps forehead*

Great, how much money did they waste on this?
Maybe they wasted some dollar amount's worth of souls. :rolleyes: x 3

This makes me sad. WHy must there be such blind stupidity in the world? :(

This makes me sad. WHy must there be such blind stupidity in the world? :(

You don't see that happening over here. Thank fuck.

You don't see that happening over here. Thank fuck.

That's right!

Except gullible people believe smoking is a cure for SARS...but still...it was an emergency then!

Katherine Harris? The Katherine Harris? So, then she is very gullible.

Hmmm, think I could sell her a bridge? I've got one sitting in the Sahara. =p

Wouldn't you use a hole punch to make the holes in the holey water?

would there be a market for the left over holes? maybe in irrigating seedlings?

One water hole dropped on top of the seed before its covered back up perhaps?


.... Do you know how to make a holy bartender. ;)

Maybe they should've bought a gallon jug of water and shipped it to the pope to bless :rolleyes:

Considering that Kabala are of Jewish origins I don’t think that would have been what Ms. Harris wanted…

Ihatevacations']Maybe they should've bought a gallon jug of water and shipped it to the pope to bless :rolleyes:

Pshaw! everyone knows that the POPE's holy water is SO much less potent than the KABBALLAH holy water that costs 4 times as much, and is the "modern" version of an old jewish practice - the modern version of which was started by an accountant :D

How stupid will the politicians get?
stupider?

Kaballah really means "sick horse peeing in a stream of swamp water full of rotten leeches" in the Old Sarkasian language.

Oh, and "Kabalah" (with a single "L") means "to bless".

Many terrible wars were fought, many bloody massacres occured, because people couldn't hear the difference between these two words.

Old Sarkasian, what a beautiful language.

Katherine Harris? The Katherine Harris? So, then she is very gullible.
Dumb as a bag of hammers as far as I can tell. She is a member of Congress. But I repeat myself. :D

Holy water???

ROFLMAO :D