60,000 sausages donated to charity
A CHARITY had literally truckloads of food for thought – after receiving a donation of frankfurters weighing two-and-a-half tonnes.
The Grimsby Food Kitchen, which looks after the disadvantaged, lonely and homeless at the Open Door centre, in Hainton Avenue, was overwhelmed after receiving a very unique donation – a total of 57,600 sausages.
The charity had a close encounter of the "Wurst" kind after they came to the attention of Tulip, a national food manufacturer.
Cath Homewood, a volunteer at the food kitchen, said: "Donations are vital to keeping the food kitchens open. It's wonderful the kindness people are showing us – it's amazing."
Read the full story in today's Grimsby Telegraph.
If you want to help the Grimsby Food Kitchen, contact the newsroom on (01472) 360360. The Food Kitchen operates on Fridays and Sundays from the Open Door centre.
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by Dr Johnson, A Blast
Tuesday, February 09 2010, 4:44PM
“'Close encounter of the wurst kind' would be suitable if someone had unexpectedly been hit in the face with a german sausage. Admittedly the above scenario is unlikely but I guess the journalist had that pun in his holster and was eagerly awaiting any sausage related local news story to unload it on the public.”
by Dr Johnson, Aghast and Aggrieved
Tuesday, February 09 2010, 4:36PM
“It is entirely feeble whatever angle you come at it and is making me more angry by the second that the individual responsible earns money for it. Close encounter? Wurst substituting third? I am not happy. Please telegraph tell me it was a pupil on work experience. Your wordplay is much better Richie, relevant and actually works on a comic level.”
by Richie, Mildly Amused
Tuesday, February 09 2010, 4:27PM
“Come on Dr Johnson, it's not the wurst pun I've ever heard to be Frank. Furter-more I hear the sausages were also welcomed by the Sal-army in Grimsby. Sorry.”
by Teacher, Detention with Harry
Tuesday, February 09 2010, 3:09PM
“Harry look up pun in the dictionary. He is commenting on the pun and the context in which wurst has been applied.”
by Dr Johnson, Aghast Even More Now
Tuesday, February 09 2010, 3:04PM
“Yes I know that Harry, I am saying the pun is terrible and if you misunderstand what my post means please don't make your comment that clearly misses the point.”