Rhubarb

Wakefield Rhubarb Appreciation Society

This is a Facebook group page “for fans of true Wakefield Rhubarb, the real stuff [exclamation mark removed]”

The page has 60 members (as of February 27, 2011, the date of this is being written). It’s creator is Peter Lodge in Leeds (England).

The page give us important trivia:

More than 90% of the world’s rhubarb is grown, according to the page, in “the world famous rhubarb triangle of Leeds, Wakefield and Morley.”

The first rhubarb of the year is harvested by candlelight in a dark wooden shed.

This also is a Facebook group page. It has 37 members (as of February 27, 2011). It’s creator is Ellie Equizi in Manchester (England).

The page says rhubarb is a very understated vegetable. Something in common with dull men, we think.

The page has a poem in praise of “the mighty rhubarb.”

Albert Einstein
“A calm and modest life brings more happiness than the pursuit of success combined with constant restlessness”

~ Albert Einstein
Edward R. Murrow
“The obscure we see eventually. The completely obvious, it seems, takes longer”

~ Edward R. Murrow
Hoagy Carmichael
"Slow motion gets you there faster"

~ Hoagy Carmichael
Marilyn Thomsen
"While it takes courage to achieve greatness, it takes more courage to find fulfilment in being ordinary"

~ Marilyn Thomsen
testi 1
“We’re giving a good name to a four-letter word — dull”
testi 2
“Glitz and glam — not worth the bother”
testi 3
“We don’t try to keep up with the Joneses — who are the Joneses anyway?”
testi 4
“Time is a great invention — it’s what keeps everything from happening all at once”
Will Rogers
“Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there”

~ Will Rogers