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Not Bamboozling You Bamboo accounts for 99% of pandas’ diets. The other 1% is made up of vegetation, fish or small animals. (Definitely trying that after Sukkos…for two days.) Bamboo shoots are commonly used in Asian cuisine. (So are snakes.) There are over 1,500 species of bamboo in the world! (There’s a guy in Brooklyn who uses every variety for his schach! It’s a great chol hamoed trip.) The largest species of bamboo can reach 1,300 feet in height. (Imagine how tall they would be if they didn’t drink coffee!) Bamboo releases 30% more oxygen into the atmosphere and absorbs more carbon dioxide compared to other plants, thus cleaning the air. (Let’s surround AOC’s house with bamboo!)
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Bamboo is used not only in construction but also is used in the manufacture of floors, skateboards, bicycle frames, and helmets. (If you have a bamboo bike, just remember – no shirt, no service!)
Bamb o o w a s the first plant to regrow after the atomic blast in Hiroshima in 1945, as it can tolerate extreme conditions. Bamboo is the fastest growing plant on this planet. Some species can grow more than 3 feet in a 24- hour period. (It’s good bamboo doesn’t have a grandmother, otherwise she would have to constantly comment, “Wow, you got sooooo tall!”) Bamboo is a staple of Eastern medicine and is used for respiratory and digestive illnesses, fevers, and inflammation. (If you get a headache on Sukkos, just grab a piece of schach and rub it on your forehead!)
You Gotta Be Kidding Me! Seymour comes running into shul one night, all out of breath and very excited. “What is happening Seymour?” asks Yankel. “Oh, you would never believe it, Yankel,” says Seymour. “I was trying to catch the bus back from work and I missed it. So I chased it to the next stop, and I missed it again. I kept missing it, and before
I knew it, I chased it all the way to here.” Yankel says, “So, why are you so excited?” Seymour replies, “What do you mean? It’s amazing! I got here and saved the money that I would have had to spend on the bus.” Yankel replies, “You should have chased a taxi – you would have saved a lot more money!”
