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10 THE RURAL VOICE
Mabel's Grill
"But Mabel, what are they going
to talk about'?" asked Molly
Whiteside as Mabel tacked up her
usual "No talking politics until the
election is over," sign.
"I mean we got rain so they can't
complain
about that for a
while," added 1 MABEL ' S
Molly.
"They can
still complain
about the price
of pigs, the
price of corn,
the price of
beef, the price
of soybeans,
the price of..."
"I see your
point," said
Molly. "These
guys are never
at a loss for something to grouch
about."
"And the world always gives us so
many potential subjects," said Dave
Winston as he came through the door
and overheard Molly. "I mean a
farmer never has to worry about
having too many things go right all at
the same time. I can't imagine ever
having a bumper crop at the same
time as the prices were high."
"Aw, then you'd complain about
the income tax system," said Molly.
"Like everyone else," said George
McKenzie as he entered.
"That's enough about that!",
warned Mabel. "The next thing
you'll be talking about politics."
"For George, that's cruel and
unusual punishment," said Cliff
Murray as he came in.
"Well I've seen the kind of
emotions this election campaign is
bringing out and I'm not going to
have any riot in here," said Mabel.
"Better bring me some eggs and
bacon then," said Cliff. "I get ornery
when I'm hungry."
"You wife says you get ornery a
lot more than before meals," said
Molly.
"You haven't tasted her cooking
or you'd know why," said Cliff.
"Wait 'till I tell her you said that,"
said Dave.
"Well I'm getting ornery over this
situation with the Europeans and
The world's
problems are
solved daily
'round the table
at MabeI's
beef," said George. "I mean we've
proved there's no scientific evidence
growth hormones are dangerous but
they still won't let our beef in."
"Oh yeh, it's safe," said Cliff.
"The best scientists the drug
companies can buy say so."
"Money's got nothing to do with
it," said George. "It's pure science."
"Whatever happened to the
consumer having a choice?" asked
Molly.
"Exactly!" said George. "The
European governments should let our
beef in and the consumers can
choose for themselves whether they
want to eat it or not."
"But how do they know if they're
eating beef that's been fed hormones
or not? We won't let them label it,"
said Cliff.
"Because there's nothing wrong
with it!" said George. "Why should
we let them scare people when
there's scientific proof there's
nothing wrong with 11"
"It seems to me you're trying to
force people to eat something they
don't want," said Cliff.
"We're just trying to give them a
choice," said George.
"I mean I can see how tempting it
is," Cliff says. "I'd love to be able to
pass a law that every family in Cana-
da had to eat lamb once a week."
"Now that would be punishment,"
said Wayne.
"There'd be a lot of people ready
to break that law," snorted George.
"Maybe if you'd be brave enough
to taste something different for a
change it might open your mind up a
crack," Cliff growled.
"I think you should have let them
talk politics," Molly told Mabel. "It
might have been more peaceful."
"All I'm saying is people should
have the right to choose," said Cliff.
"I mean we get the right to choose
between political parties so we
should have the right to choose
whether we have untreated meat or
not."
"Watch the politics!" Mabel
warned.
"Hey," said Wayne, "I'd like
some scientist to come along and
swear I won't be harmed by voting
for any of the parties in this election.
No scientist is that brave."0