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inFeathers t1_is2lsrl wrote on October 12, 2022 at 9:06 PM

Reply to comment by that_other_goat in Antibiotic found in potato disease thwarts fungal infections by Sariel007

>potatoes just keep giving.

Try telling that to us Irish.

kazarnowicz t1_is2mffl wrote on October 12, 2022 at 9:11 PM

Okay, I’ll give it a go:

Dear Irish people, potatoes just keep giving.

MooseLips_SinkShips t1_is3e3e0 wrote on October 13, 2022 at 12:29 AM

The spud giveth and the spud taketh away

recaffeinated t1_is4ne4p wrote on October 13, 2022 at 7:40 AM

Ironically the blight that caused the great famine is caused by a fungal pathogen.

boss_super t1_is4wlvx wrote on October 13, 2022 at 9:55 AM

A fungal pathogen caused the English?

recaffeinated t1_is4xi80 wrote on October 13, 2022 at 10:08 AM

Nah, but they caused the genocide after the pathogen arrived.