Why steal a truck full of broccoli?

by Nicole Weston, Posted Dec 29th 2006 @ 7:01AM

It looks like the news is already out that vegetarians are smarter than the average omnivore because those with higher IQs are more likely to choose to follow the lifestyle. But will switching to a vegetarian diet improve your IQ, as well? This seems unlikely, but if all it takes is gradually increasing your vegetable intake (since some of the "vegetarians" in the study still ate meat), it could be worth a try. Not content to wait for gradual results, it looks like one person took matters into his own hands. He (or she) stole a refrigerated semi-truck filled with $50,000 worth of broccoli. The trucking company seems to think that the truck itself - and not the broccoli - might have been the target for the theft, but if this turns into a trend and trucks full of spinach, squash and other veggies turn up missing, maybe the IQ-theory won't seem so far fetched.

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Filed Under: Vegetarian, Food Oddities, Ingredients
Tags: broccoli, iq, oddities, theft, truck, vegetable, vegetables, vegetarian, veggies

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1-05-2007 @9:50PM Myles Wallace said... Perhaps if the thieves had eaten the goods they would not have done such a dumb thing.
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1-05-2007 @3:01AM Smerk! said... I just want to know where I can get the "Good Deal" on veggies now...
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1-05-2007 @12:01AM Jack said... Hello ! Maybe a " Terror " plot ? steal the produce, lace it, then distribute in store's ? or sell to wholesaler's tarnished ? Maybe if some on was willing to fork over $100 they could hide GPS locator's on all vehicle's ? Then the truck would be found in minute's. Dah : Make a new law that require's all commerical vehicle's to be equipt with GPS locator's period. Then again what if they also use truck for explosive's ? Can't believe NO GPS all comerical trucks yet ? Hello !
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1-05-2007 @12:08AM Linda said... So funny, of course not to the owners of the trucks.
I hope everyone got their fill of vegs and cookies.
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1-05-2007 @12:18AM r said... Maybe it's al queda (?) What are they going to ship in those trucks?
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1-05-2007 @1:19AM JEANNE said...
I JUST LOVE 'BROCCOLI' BUT:: OMG 'ENOUGHT IS ENOUGHT, WE DON'T WANT IT BACK' MIGHT HAS BE AROUND E COLI VIRUS'' WE ''AMERICANS CAN'T EVEN EAT SAFE NOW, BECAUSE OF WORRY,,, FIRST MEAT, NOW VEG'S.

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1-05-2007 @12:56AM Renee said... If they only wanted the truck, they would have dropped the trailer first. It's quicker and easier to drop the trailer first. Easier to hide with no trailer. They were just morons hoping to hijack a high-dollar load.
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1-05-2007 @1:07AM Mindicarol said... Well you know there was a report that broccoli helped prevent herpes flare ups. So now they can get smarter about who they have sex with as well! Poor guy must have been in a lot of pain.
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1-05-2007 @1:36AM Cee said... I don't know about you guys, but all these truck robberies has me a bit worried. Who knows if these damn terrorists plan on syncronizing their exact time to be on several bridges or tunnels at once and just explode. You have to think of this possiblities, with all the threats they have promised us. I don't see any humor in this, I see planned deception on the roads ahead.
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1-05-2007 @2:59AM Dave said... Wasn't it during Clinton's reign that he stated he hated broccoli and a whole load was delivered on the white house lawn oh I may have the wrong President but recall this happening a number of years ago aha have we caught the culprit?
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1-05-2007 @3:18AM Michael N said... That load of broccoli was stolen by a now gassy person. Is there Beano in the house?
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1-05-2007 @3:24AM Mary said... Does anyone seriously think the theives wanted the veggies? You can haul a lot of illegals across the border in a big van like that. Contraband is cash, folks!
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1-05-2007 @3:28AM chasman said... Lundenburg probably has it right. They brought their own tractors and were well organized. Perhaps something was smuggled in the load Lets hope it doesn't turn out to be some kind of terrorist activity. Hey dixie, enough of the bigoted stuff. I.m sure not all southerners are sitting on a run down porch next to their bloodhound drinking moonshine trying to figure out how to get next to their sisters.
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