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[–] Kissaki@beehaw.org 14 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Less distance transporting is a positive side-effect of buying [alternative products] locally.

[–] Malgas@beehaw.org 2 points 7 months ago

Newfoundland really wishing they hadn't closed their orange juice factory right now.

[–] Segab@beehaw.org 7 points 7 months ago

COVID fucked my tastebuds and ruined the taste of oranges for me. The price and boycotts certainly don't help, but I wonder if my experience is a common thing.

[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 7 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Someone waa really proud abbreviating it OJ there.

[–] TimLovesTech@badatbeing.social 16 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Maybe it's just a US thing, but calling orange juice just OJ is very common.

[–] Kissaki@beehaw.org 7 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Is that why he was called OJ Simpson?

[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 10 points 7 months ago (1 children)

OMG, is that why they called him The Juice?

[–] Vodulas@beehaw.org 11 points 7 months ago
[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 2 points 7 months ago

Yup. Lots o oranges in mexico and pretty much everything grown in the sourthern us.