Corn Commentary

Top Ten Reasons Not to Use Ethanol

Top tenMark Lambert with the Illinois Corn Growers must be auditioning to be a writer for David Letterman - he came up with the following “Top Ten Reasons I Don’t Use Ethanol.”

10. Saudi Arabian riyals are much prettier than American dollars

9. Baby seals look good in a fresh coat of crude oil

8. Terrorists over seas will hate us even more when we stop sending them our money

7. The best sunsets are viewed from behind a curtain of smog

6. The oil execs won’t be able to afford their private islands on anything less than 8 digit salaries

5. I’m cold, bring on the global warming

4. I want my children to develop long lasting neurological problems from carbon monoxide emissions.

3. Alaskan beauty is overrated, bring on the drilling

2. Who needs ozone anyway, I need to get tan for summer vacation

1. I love the smell of carcinogens in the morning