Meet iFSN: Chris Babcock - (International Food Safety Network)
December 28, 2007 – 6:50 pmTwo bananas relaxing on a riverbank suddenly hear someone calling to them. After a short time, they notice a pile of dung floating towards them. The dung shouts Hey fellas! Come on in! The waters nice! One banana whispers to the other Do you really believe that crap?
My name is Chris Babcock, and I am a fifth-year financial services major at Kansas State University. I was told this joke while working in the produce section in a grocery store during high school. The moral that I extracted from the joke is that its important to have reliable information at the right time. Since the television is such a limited source of relevant information, I decided last year to stop wasting my time watching it, and cancelled my services. I realize now how much time I save reading news from the Internet.
Its no secret that the Internet is an incredible way […]
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