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Toppings for pizza

Have you seen that yet?  It holds enough ingredients for 150 pizzas.  But, your choices of toppings are pepperoni and…well, that’s it.  But then this happened:

(11:05:20) cherriebb515 When it said it had enough for 150 pizzas.
(11:05:24) cherriebb515 I read it had 150 ingredients.
(11:05:27) cherriebb515 And I was like.. woah…
(11:05:32) cherriebb515 That’s some gourmet pizza.
(11:05:34) cherriebb515 And then…
(11:05:44) cherriebb515 I realized I read it too quickly and got half the information wrong.
(11:07:33) Moosterkey hhahha
(11:27:47) Moosterkey I wonder what 150 toppings on a small personal pizza would be like.
(11:27:52) cherriebb515 hahaha
(11:27:57) Moosterkey Maybe you would only have one of each topping.

Are there even 150 toppings for pizza in existence?  I imagine your pizza would have the following toppings (which, in this case, is defined as anything that goes on top of the crust).

    1. a drop of tomato sauce
    2. a drop of pesto
    3. a drop of bbq sauce
    4. a drop of olive oil
    5. a sliver of mozzarella
    6. a sliver of asiago
    7. a crumble of feta (as in one piece of crumbled blank, and so through the rest of the list)
    8. a sliver of Parmesan
    9. a sliver of colby jack
    10. a sliver of Jarlsberg
    11. a sliver of Fontina
    12. a grain of ricotta
    13. a crumble of bleu cheese
    14. a crumble of Gorgonzola
    15. a sliver of monterey jack
    16. a sliver of Emmental
    17. a sliver of provolone
    18. a sliver of Gruyere
    19. a slice of olive
    20. a dice of onion (as in one piece of diced blank, and so through the rest of the list)
    21. a dice of bell pepper
    22. a mince of garlic (as in one piece of minced blank, and so through the rest of the list)
    23. a dice of zucchini
    24. a kernel of corn
    25. a pea
    26. a dice of tomato
    27. a slice of potato
    28. a slice of banana pepper
    29. a slice of chipotle
    30. a dice of broccoli
    31. a dice of cauliflower
    32. a dice of green onion
    33. a chunk of pineapple
    34. a slice of morel mushroom
    35. a slice of button mushroom
    36. a slice of crimini mushroom
    37. a slice of portobello mushroom (yes, I know 35-37 are actually all the same mushroom)
    38. a slice of shitake mushroom
    39. a slice of chanterelle mushroom
    40. a slice of truffle
    41. a leaf of cilantro
    42. a leaf of basil
    43. a leaf of parsley
    44. a sprig of rosemary
    45. a sprig of thyme
    46. a chop of chive
    47. a bay leaf
    48. a dash of salt
    49. a dash of pepper
    50. a chop of artichoke heart (as in one piece of chopped blank, and so through the rest of the list)
    51. a caper
    52. a chop of sundried tomato
    53. a leaf of spinach
    54. a sliver of carrot
    55. a slice of roasted red pepper
    56. a slice of asparagus
    57. a leaf of Brussels sprout
    58. a red pepper flake
    59. a chop of Canadian bacon
    60. a bacon bit
    61. a slice of pepperoni
    62. a slice of prosciutto
    63. a ground of beef (as in one piece of ground blank, and so through the rest of the list)
    64. a ground of Italian sausage
    65. a chop of chicken
    66. a chop of turkey
    67. a shred of duck
    68. a ground of ostrich
    69. a ground of buffalo
    70. a slice of pancetta
    71. a slice of salami
    72. a chop of veal
    73. a ground of lamb
    74. a chunk of tofu
    75. a slice of smoked salmon
    76. an anchovy
    77. a flake of tuna
    78. a shrimp
    79. a clam
    80. a mussel
    81. an oyster
    82. a chop of lobster
    83. a chop of crab
    84. a slice of abalone
    85. a slice of sea cucumber
    86. a scallop
    87. an escargot
    88. an egg
    89. a currant
    90. a cranberry
    91. a raisin
    92. a drop of peanut butter
    93. a drop of jelly
    94. a dollop of Nutella
    95. a dollop of whipped cream
    96. a drop of yogurt
    97. a dollop of marscapone
    98. a dollop of cream cheese
    99. a slice of apricot
    100. a slice of banana
    101. a slice of apple
    102. a slice of strawberry
    103. a slice of peach
    104. a slice of kiwi
    105. a slice of dragonfruit
    106. a slice of plum
    107. a slice of mango
    108. a raspberry
    109. a blueberry
    110. a mulberry
    111. a boysenberry
    112. a blackberry
    113. a ligonberry
    114. an acai berry
    115. a maraschino cherry
    116. a pecan
    117. an almond
    118. a chop of walnut
    119. a pine nut
    120. a sprig of mint
    121. a Rice Krispie
    122. a mini marshmallow
    123. a candy coated chocolate
    124. a gummy worm
    125. a gummy bear
    126. a grain of cornmeal
    127. a drop of chili paste
    128. a slice of ginger
    129. a drop of chutney
    130. a drop of salsa
    131. a dollop of sour cream
    132. a cricket
    133. a grasshopper
    134. an ant
    135. a mealworm
    136. a cicada
    137. a bee
    138. a wasp
    139. a Mopane worm
    140. a Wichetty grub
    141. a termite
    142. a chop of scorpion
    143. a chop of centipede
    144. a silkworm pupa
    145. a chop of tarantula
    146. a chop of rattlesnake
    147. a chop of gator tail
    148. a chop of frog
    149. a chop of squirrel
    150. a chop of opossum

Success!  150 toppings!  That was incredibly difficult!

The Mighty Tilapia!

It has recently been brought to my attention that there is a fish called Tilapia.  This is not the tilapia you see in the fish section of the market.  This is not the (possibly) mild tasting white-fleshed fish.  Personally, I think they taste muddy and I’m not terribly fond of them.  No, that tilapia is tilapia, the poo eater (if you wonder why I call them poo eaters, you should probably research how they are farmed).  No, I speak of Tilapia, hunter of the much feared piranha!
How did I learn of Tilapia, hunter of the much feared piranha?  Why, by reading this article.  It seems that Brazil is having a problem with the piranha population.  Part of the reason is because piranha have no natural predators.  But, the article also states that:

Authorities began a program to reduce piranha overpopulation and added 100,000 tilapia to the local food chain.

Authorities are ADDING TILAPIA to REDUCE THE PIRANHA OVERPOPULATION!

This can only mean one thing.  Tilapia, hunter of the much feared piranha, is an UNnatural predator.  They must be genetically engineered tilapia!  They could possibly be robotic tilapia!  I’m not sure why robot tilapia want to eat piranhas, but robot tilapia are decidedly unnatural, so it’s a possibility.  Why are authorities releasing these unnatural tilapia into the waters?  Where did they even get these things?  How did the engineer the tilapia to be able to hunt and eat the much feared piranha?  Were the scientists kept in seclusion to develop this species of tilapia?  What impact will this super tilapia have on the environment after it eats all the piranha?  Will super piranha have to be engineered to eat all the tilapia?  What of the Brazilian swimmers and sunbathers who just want to spend an afternoon at the beach?  The article doesn’t answer any of these important questions.  We should demand to know more.

Also, news agencies should hire people who know how to write less ambiguous sentences.  Possibly, they should hire people who know how to write properly in general.  I have seen far too many news stories, even from bigger media outlets, with misspelled words, poor grammar, and poor sentence structure.  What, are good writers so hard to find these days?  And here’s a better written article on what’s going on with those piranha in Brazil.