The Euro way of doing things

[Boomer]

Is there a regulation in there concerning cabbages posting on internet forums?
I only ask as there seem to be a few on here. 

[Bumpkin]

I resemble that point - I am certainly not a cabbage cut or even half cut!

[mecki]

Mecki, do us a favour, can you find the full mashings?

I only said there is no such thing because I was too lazy to search for it myself.
I know that there are regulations about how straight cucumbers and how bent bananas have to be, so why not regulations for cabbages as well?
Well, cabbage is a very difficult subject indeed.
Biologically Cabbage, Kale, Cauliflower, Brussel Sprouts, Broccoli and Kohlrabi are just sub species of Brassica Oleracea and therefore it can be quite difficult to define what's really what.
Once in flower they all look the same - and can actually cross-breed.
And then there are different varieties and hybrids.
Some have plain leafs other are more curly.
Ever seen a green cauli?
Obviuosly that is a cauliflower-broccoli hybrid.
When is a cabbage a cabbage and not something else?
How big does it have to be to be regarded as a cabbage and not just an overgrown Brussel Sprout?
How firm does it have to be to be regarded as ripe and not yet shooting into seed?
When is a cabbage still fit to be sold and when is is regarded as being rotten?

We obviously need explicit regulations to solve those mysteries!
But thanks to the chaps and chapesses at the EU Commission we don't have to worry about that any longer.
Well, if you can actually find the EU Cabbage Regulation with all its annexes. 

I still think the original statement is rubbish since comparing the EU Cabbage Regulation with the 10 commandments or the American constitution is not fair.
Add all the books and commentaries that have been written to explain the latter and you will find that even several Million words won't suffice. 

[viper]

mecki, you need to do more research, you often jump in as the nay sayer  , usually to be corrected

[mecki]

mecki, you need to do more research, you often jump in as the nay sayer  , usually to be corrected

Can you actually prove that statistically or are you jumping to conclusions here? 

I agree, I like to jump in and tend to provoke people with unorthodox trains of thought.
More often than not that may upset some people, especially if they don't like to think for themselves and/or are narrow minded.
But since in most cases we are stating opinions and are not discussing facts, you may not agree, but we all know opinions cannot be corrected.
Of course we may have different opinions if something is a fact or just an opinion. But don't let's complicate things too much. 
Life would be so boring if everybody would always agree with everybody else. 

And sometime I just can't be bothered to do research and let others the satisfaction to have proven me wrong.
In this case nobody has come up with the actual text of the EU Cabbage Regulation, and to be honest I am not really interested in it either.
So I guess we'll never know if it really contains over 26.000 words or not. 

[Kawdolph]

At mecki
I have found in life when you make an ass of yourself just put your hand up an say i have made an ass of myself.
In your case an inane amount of drivel usually accompanies you making excuses after you make an ass of yourself.

[Debs]

Is there a regulation in there concerning cabbages posting on internet forums?
I only ask as there seem to be a few on here. 

[Lonewolf]