The following report is from our foreign correspondent, Heath Dempster, based in the Central Republic of Kitchen.
Information is just coming in that rebels in the Central Republic of Kitchen – who have for some weeks been waging a toast crumbs guerrilla war in the Bench fringes of the country – are being supplied with higher grade weapons from the subcontinent.
Locals say the first appearance of Basmati Rice was thought to be a one-off but there are eye witness reports of increasingly brazen use of this dangerous weapon in all areas of the Bench.
It is assumed that the weapons are being smuggled into the country via the secretive enclave of Pantry. The CRK has been in trade negotiations with the rogue state to open up trade routes but talks were abandoned last week over the suspected misappropriation of Biscuit Funds.
Government forces have been sent into the region to track down the weapons and to capture those responsible. However, it is feared that should the Basmati Rice supply route be shut down, the rebels may resort to the more lethal Jasmine Rice.
Observers from the United Household Nations are monitoring the situation.
More reports as information comes to hand.
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First crumbs, now rice? When will it ever end? Elbow pasta? Elbowla? Get it?
OK, that was lame, and possibly in extremely bad taste. But I haven’t been online much today.
BTW… my email notice to this post took me to a broken link page… but I persevered and navigated here via your homepage.
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Sorry about the link. Something went pear-shaped (or possibly elbow-shaped) when I published. I think it was WP telling me “It’s 3.30am. You should be in bed. Don’t you have a run in the morning?” More than sometimes I hate WP.
Thanks for persevering. With the joke, I mean.
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SO funny! I’m with Maggie but my prediction is we can expect cereal warfare any moment!
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Oh, you girls are too funny. Don’t take all my best jokes or there won’t be a Crumb Wars 5.
We’ve had cereal warfare for a while – cornflake clashes, rice bubble riots, muesli melees. The country’s in a mess.
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Just run away and become a stand up comic. 🙂
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Nuke the lot of ’em!
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I think they may be managing that on their own due to excessive use of microwaves.
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Civil disobedience, mayhem everywhere. If this continues much longer, we might see an international incident bigger than the collapse of the Berlin Wall!! All dictators everywhere are watching with growing concern.
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I’m predicting no less than a Police Action before Christmas.
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With or without pepper spray? 😉
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Pepper, capsicum, Tabasco… Whatever it takes.
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I wonder if I could legally export some bear spray to you? …. and, and a bear cannon!! It would be an epic battle!
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Bloody HILARIOUS, as ever, H !!! And I can see the dangers inherent in allowing this situation to continue: it’s obvious that Steps Must Be Taken, regardless of collateral damage (to any other supplies) …
I am knitting large red woollen socks, even as we speak … [grin]
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P.S.: I couldn’t reach this post via the email advice, and had to search for it. Thought you might like to change … something … ???
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I know. See my response to Maggie. Actually, it’s because I changed something that the link broke (I think). I changed it because it didn’t publish correctly. Well, it didn’t seem to. There may be a way to resend the link but I’m at work and not sure if I can do it from here.
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Don’t worry: your followers are intelligent people. [grin]
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Well, that is certainly true. And very discerning, of course.
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VERY.
[grin]
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I suggest you also start rolling bandages.
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Dammit: I didna think o’ that …
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Let me know if more troops are needed, I shall have an influx at Christmas and I’m sure they’d be helpful. (Clear the decks here, so to speak).
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I think we might be heading for a Shock and Awe situation.
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Basmati and Jasmine are awfully high-grade weaponry. isn’t there room for Minute Rice in this conflict?
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I believe that is what is issued to the local police. Which is why chaos is reigning.
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