On Thu, 29 Oct 2009 03:40:41 +0000, Rod had
this to say:

Frank Erskine wrote:
On Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:21:28 -0700 (PDT), Owain
had this to say:

And without cattle there'd be no leather so that would mean oil based
plastic substitutes for footwear, clothing and furniture.

Footwear - wooden clogs.
Clothing - cotton, wool or linen.
Furniture - wood and possibly cotton and/or wool.

Of course, not all 'plastic' stuff is oil-based - think bakelite.

And the sheep which grow the wool wouldn't fart?

Sheep aren't cattle.

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Frank Erskine