Bologna!
Friday, November 04, 2005
Feds will not man get away with B-O-L-O-G-N-A
Federal agents found and destroyed 845 pounds of bologna and 100 pounds of cheese someone smuggled into the United States from Mexico, the Department of Homeland Security said Monday.Border Patrol agents conducting a routine baggage inspection found the items when the bus the man was riding reached a checkpoint north of Las Cruces, New Mexico, on its way to Albuquerque, the agency said.
Challis said the man is Mexican and had the appropriate papers to enter the United States. The agency said the man stood to make a hefty profit. "USDA [U.S. Department of Agriculture] has approved a few Mexican processing plants to export bologna to the United States; however, this particular product contained no indication of its origin."
The CBP agency also suggested the seizure could have averted potential medical problems.
CBP Commissioner Robert Bonner called the discovery a sign of successful efforts to "coordinate inspection and enforcement on everything from illegal drugs and illegal aliens to prohibited agricultural products," according to the statement.
Bologna Ahead After Stormy Finish
Igli Tare's 18th minute goal gave Bologna a 1-0 victory at Parma in the first leg of the Serie A relegation playoff game, which ended in tumult.A late brawl spilled over into the dugouts and resulted in the sending-off of Parma coach Gedeone Carmignani and reserve goalkeeper Luca Bucci, plus Bologna coach Carlo Mazzone and visiting midfielder Christian Amoroso.
Seven players, five from Parma, had been previously booked by referee Stefano Farina for rough play.
Albania striker Tare headed in the match-winner by outjumping two defenders to meet a long cross from Valentin Nastase.
Pagliuca again saved Bologna in injury time, diving to deflect a curling free kick by Simplicio.
Bologna were seventh in March before plummeting joint 16th with Parma and Fiorentina.
Undocumented Mexican Bologna Caught Crossing Border

U.S. Custom agents are claiming victory in the war against illegal immigration after they have successfully apprehended a man, carrying illegal Mexican Bologna rolls, trying to cross the border between Mexico and California."Thousands of them cross the border illegally all the time." We don't want illegals breaking the law in our country by bringing in illegal bologna rolls!""Stated a man on the street, Mr. Dumbculo, "I mean, they stop one guy with 8 bologna rolls and they are happy because that shows that they can stop the illegal immigration problems? In other news, bologna sandwich prices are said to go up by 50% since illegal Bologna rolls are no longer allowed to cross the border.
Bologna Knew his City
Ad advocate for Italian-American interests, it was fitting that Bologna. Bologna, also known as Sando or Sandy, worked at the Republican-American from 1929 until 1985. In 1935, he became an office boy and apprentice writer for the morning Republican.In 1941, Mr. Bologna was transferred to the American, at the time the afternoon newspaper, where he wrote local military news. He became a feature writer of the Sunday Magazine of the Sunday Republican in 1970. In 1993, he wrote and published "The Italians of Waterbury," a pictorial history. Four years later, he co-authored "Growing Up Italian and American in Waterbury," an oral history, with Judge Richard M. Marano.
"Sandy possessed a marvelous curiosity about people and he reveled in telling stories of ordinary people and made them seem extraordinary."
Bologna was born Jan. 20, 1915, in Portland, son of Rosario and Teresa (Vasques) Bologna, who had immigrated from Sicily.
Celebrating National Bologna Day
However it is prepared, bologna is the all-time favorite cold cut.Today is National Bologna Day and it is worth a celebration of trying at least one slice of America's most popular lunch meat.
There is also chicken bologna, and for those with a more exotic taste, venison or moose bologna can be consumed.
After the cooking process, the meat is then pureed and stuffed into casings. After a period of refrigeration, the completed product is sliced, packaged and shipped to the stores, ready to eat.
During the 14th Century, monks in a monastery near the northern Italian city of Bologna were reported to have made bologna. The monks kept secret the amount and type of spices used and never revealed how long to slow cook the bologna.
