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.
10 Comments
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.”
by Harry, Still here
Tuesday, February 09 2010, 2:53PM
“Wurst is german for sausage so whose razor thin now eh Dr Johnson”
by Harry, Right here
Tuesday, February 09 2010, 2:50PM
“Whoever donated these sausages want praising not pulling down for what they may be made of.You really must be an ignorant person John so youve never eaten a hotdog or a burger or pork pie in your life time you better start looking at some of the stuff you shovel into your gob before making fun about what someone was kind enough to donate in the first place.There many people in this town and the whole world would be most grateful for a bite to eat and a warm place to go for a couple of hrs i think this open kitchen deserve more support for genuine hungry people so just think next time you fancy a kebab or some other crap to eat what exactly goes into it .”
by Jon, booland
Tuesday, February 09 2010, 2:23PM
“Dr Johnson, I read the headline in the paper and laughed. Just goes to show...”
by Dr Johnson, Aghast
Tuesday, February 09 2010, 2:06PM
“Whoever on the telegraph staff came up with that razor thin, 'close encounter of the wurst kind' pun should get their P45 and never be allowed near the english language again without parental guidance.”
by John, Grimsby
Tuesday, February 09 2010, 1:56PM
“It might be a good idea to find out what the company actually puts in its sausages before they give them away!”