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The Styrofoam Cup Tree

There's a tree for everything.

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Mar 06, 2023
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“Where does Styrofoam come from,” Bea asked her husband.

“Eh, I don’t know for sure but I think it’s a petroleum product, you know, like plastic.”

“So, there’s no Styrofoam Cup Tree?”

“Nope. Definitely not. Why do you ask?”

“Well, the other day I was walking along and saw several Styrofoam cups dangling from a tree. Saw it again a week later with more cups on it. Seemed to be growing with each week.”

“Sounds like someone’s been playing pranks.”

“No Styrofoam plants that grow then?”

“Not a chance.”

“Okay,” Bea said. “Wait, did you say plastic is a petroleum product?”

“It is.”

“Next you’ll tell me spaghetti doesn’t grow on trees.”

“I wouldn’t do that. Spaghetti grows on the same trees as money. Different branches.”

“Oh,” said Bea.


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Mar 6, 2023

😂😂

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Mar 6, 2023

Priceless.😊 Thanks for this morning's chuckle, David.

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