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Comments from Patchland: Fish on a Bike, Doughnuts and Deer

We can count on food whetting your appetite for comments around Patchland. See what else inspired your ire, admiration or angst.

We're learning that food always gets you talking. And animals. Always with the animals—whether they eat your shrubbery or are captured in sculpture on a city pond. Check out some of the choice comments from the past week around St. Louis-area Patchland. Click a link to add your comments to that article.

He hasn't gotten a look at my garage

"This left a major mess of the family arena parking lot. There were piles of trash everywhere, including used dippers. This even made the family arena parking lot look like the starts of new landfill."
—, Lake Saint Louis Patch

So, it's OK that I continue to act like a kid?

"Summer reading, if it is completely of the kid's choice, can only be health,y and again, if they chose it, will likely be fun ... I wouldn't push this crossover concept too much, though, as being a kid should be priority No. 1."
— Ryan Teves, Eureka-Wildwood Patch

Didn't see any comments from police ...

"There are plenty of empty business to put in a Dunkin’ Doughnuts. Example: the now closed El Pollo Loco on Lemay Ferry, Wendy's on Lemay Ferry, Valvoline on Lemay Ferry. We don't need any more food places on Telegraph. Not only that, but any food place that occupied the Jazzercise spot before never lasted."
— Lauren Singer, Mehlville Patch

"Another doughnut shop is the last thing we need. Especially if we have to sacrifice Jazzercise for it. That's just crazy."
— Tom Klimczyk, also on Mehlville Patch

But can the geese outsmart the deer?

"I usually see more geese around as opposed to deer. What are we doing about the geese?"
—, Creve Coeur Patch


"Sweeney's Deer Repellent uses dried blood, a scent-based repellent, to trigger an innate 'danger' response in deer, which, in turn, causes a flight response. Next to fenced enclosures, blood is the most effective way to repel deer."
—, Town and Country-Manchester Patch

So, you're saying we don't deserve a break today?

"In these lovely modern times, where too many parents and children have been raised on fulfillment and immediate gratification, it provides a cheap and easy way to keep the kids happy and quiet while being fed…Please consider that it is the parent/caretaker who pulls into that fast food lane, not the kids!"
—, Fenton-High Ridge Patch

Let's get this straight: The longer line is for the healthier option?

"I have been confounded by the menu at PNH for years. Another issue is the short lunch period. Not because students don't have enough time to eat, but because they don't have enough time to get through the longer line for the healthier options."
—, Maryland Heights Patch

They should visit the high school cafeteria

"The farmers and vendors make markets extra special for me. When I meet and talk with the people who grow the food I eat, the experience makes me appreciate them and their hard work. The food tastes so fresh and vital, too."
— Pat Eby, Kirkwood-Webster Groves Patch

We just like saying "Fish on Bike" as often as possible

"The sculpture is fabulous! (It will cost) $20,000 to repair it? Really? Any info on why? I really do like the sculpture. Just curious."
— Michelle, University City Patch


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