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I know, I know, this is a WW forum but it is ironic that an organization
like this has any credibility at all, AND that any one takes them seriously http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31422688...ws-weird_news/ Seems PETA is going after President Obama for swatting a fly. Next up they will be going after the medical industry for trying to eradicate cancer. Is there any wonder why we are where we are? I suggest the government use 25% of that trillion dollar stimulus package to fund and require the classes listed below in every school, grades 7 through 12. And everyone must pass all grades before graduating! 1. "Friggin" Common Sense 101-601 2. Personal Finance and Budgeting 101-601 3. Understanding what borrowing money and carrying a balance on a credit card really costs you. 101-601 "All" politicians must take these classes and pass before receiving another pay check and returning to office. |
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"Leon" writes: I know, I know, this is a WW forum but it is ironic that an organization like this has any credibility at all, AND that any one takes them seriously http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31422688...ws-weird_news/ Seems PETA is going after President Obama for swatting a fly. There is a theory running around (and has been for years) that NAMBLA (the North American Man-Boy Love Association, advocates for eliminating age-of-consent laws) does not actually exist, but rather is a conservative sock puppet to keep people equating homosexuals with child molesters. As time passes, I see PeTA more and more that way. They are so intentionally whacked out that I can't believe they are really are trying to improve treatment of animals. But I believe it was Twain who said that truth is stranger than fiction because fiction has to make sense. -- Drew Lawson For it's not the fall, but landing, That will alter your social standing |
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![]() "Leon" wrote in message ... I know, I know, this is a WW forum but it is ironic that an organization like this has any credibility at all, AND that any one takes them seriously http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31422688...ws-weird_news/ Seems PETA is going after President Obama for swatting a fly. Next up they will be going after the medical industry for trying to eradicate cancer. I believe in catch and release for flies, mosquitoes, ticks and other small pesky critters. It's bad though how many of them do not live through my catch, they seem crushed. |
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![]() "Leon" wrote in message ... I know, I know, this is a WW forum but it is ironic that an organization like this has any credibility at all, AND that any one takes them seriously http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31422688...ws-weird_news/ Seems PETA is going after President Obama for swatting a fly. The big PETA media thing in Seattle is that they are protesting the "fish throw" at the pike place public market. Apparently fish get their feeling hurt if hurled. What these morons don't understand is that the "fish hurl" was a solution to getting fish over a counter in a very crowed public market. In other words, the business would not do as well if they didn't do this. It isn't just a publicity thing. It is a practical thing that supports jobs and business. http://www.seattlepi.com/local/6420a...wing_fish.html |
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We were at a pool party once and my oldest daughter swatted and killed a
fly. One of the other guests started crying and ran in the house over the death of the fly. The rest of the guests just laughed at the peta lady. We later found out peta lady is also a pet communicator - WTF. If putting mascara on bunny rabbits will cure my wife's cancer, I'll hold the bunny down. cm "Leon" wrote in message ... I know, I know, this is a WW forum but it is ironic that an organization like this has any credibility at all, AND that any one takes them seriously http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31422688...ws-weird_news/ Seems PETA is going after President Obama for swatting a fly. Next up they will be going after the medical industry for trying to eradicate cancer. Is there any wonder why we are where we are? I suggest the government use 25% of that trillion dollar stimulus package to fund and require the classes listed below in every school, grades 7 through 12. And everyone must pass all grades before graduating! 1. "Friggin" Common Sense 101-601 2. Personal Finance and Budgeting 101-601 3. Understanding what borrowing money and carrying a balance on a credit card really costs you. 101-601 "All" politicians must take these classes and pass before receiving another pay check and returning to office. |
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![]() "cm" wrote in message ... We were at a pool party once and my oldest daughter swatted and killed a fly. One of the other guests started crying and ran in the house over the death of the fly. The rest of the guests just laughed at the peta lady. We later found out peta lady is also a pet communicator - WTF. If putting mascara on bunny rabbits will cure my wife's cancer, I'll hold the bunny down. cm "Leon" wrote in message ... I know, I know, this is a WW forum but it is ironic that an organization like this has any credibility at all, AND that any one takes them seriously http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31422688...ws-weird_news/ Seems PETA is going after President Obama for swatting a fly. Next up they will be going after the medical industry for trying to eradicate cancer. Is there any wonder why we are where we are? I suggest the government use 25% of that trillion dollar stimulus package to fund and require the classes listed below in every school, grades 7 through 12. And everyone must pass all grades before graduating! 1. "Friggin" Common Sense 101-601 2. Personal Finance and Budgeting 101-601 3. Understanding what borrowing money and carrying a balance on a credit card really costs you. 101-601 "All" politicians must take these classes and pass before receiving another pay check and returning to office. I think the government should use some of the stimulus money to conduct a study to see if the common house fly is a threatened species. A will only cost a couple of billion dollars and it will keep a few PhD's busy for a dozen years or so. I also think the only reason that the President could kill the fly is that it was overweight. Most likely caused by eating full strength mayonnaise off of some potato salad during a picnic last weekend. The government should require that all picnic foods be low fat, or at a minimum, the fat content be adequately displayed so flies can make a proper choice on whose picnic to disrupt. I live next door to a animal loving, tree hugging, wack job. This behavior is the norm for them - trust me. BTW - Did you ever want to ask Noah why he brought 2 mosquitoes on the ark to begin with? Larry C |
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Leon wrote:
I know, I know, this is a WW forum but it is ironic that an organization like this has any credibility at all, AND that any one takes them seriously http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31422688...ws-weird_news/ Seems PETA is going after President Obama for swatting a fly. I used to wonder as you do now. Then I read "The True Believer" by Eric Hoffer. Hoffer says people join mass movements to add meaning to their otherwise meaningless lives, that people mind their own business when it's worth minding; when it's not they take their mind off their own nothingness by minding other people's business. Other gems: * A mass movement can exist without a god, but it will surely fail without a devil. The movement must have something to hate. In this case, people who kill flies (no one cares if flies die of natural causes - there's nobody to hate). * People join movements first, THEN adopt the putative goals of the group. * Membership in mass movements is interchangeable. Whether Fascism, ban-the-bra, down with nuclear power, or put modesty clothing on farm animals, the memberships overlap significantly. Now, when I see a march for democracy in Iran or gays carrying "freedom to choose" banners, I merely shake my head. |
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Leon wrote:
I know, I know, this is a WW forum but it is ironic that an organization like this has any credibility at all, AND that any one takes them seriously http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31422688...ws-weird_news/ Seems PETA is going after President Obama for swatting a fly. PETA is adept at using outrageous stunts to get publicity for itself. Once it has people's attention it then presents two faces. The first is more reasonable and convinces millions of people to donate millions of dollars to the organization so they can prevent animal cruelty blah blah. The second face, the one they don't promote so much, is moonbat crazy. PETA's goals include eliminating *all* use of animals by humans--food, companionship, clothing, medicine--everything. In PETA's world beloved pets are actually slaves, and PETA has been known to kill dogs and cats they have "liberated" from animal shelters rather than risk those animals again coming under human control. Yup, carpet-chewing crazy. |
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Larry C wrote:
I live next door to a animal loving, tree hugging, wack job. This behavior is the norm for them - trust me. BTW - Did you ever want to ask Noah why he brought 2 mosquitoes on the ark to begin with? Relate the following to your neighbor: Adam & Eve were vegetarians.* It was only Noah and his descendants that God gave permission to eat meat.** Now Adam & Eve started out in trouble. By the time of Noah, the world was so hoplessly depraved, corrupt, and wicked that God had to destroy it and start over!*** I don't KNOW that there's a connection between vegetarianism and debauchery, but I'm not willing to take the chance. ------ For those that want to look stuff up: * Gen 1:29, 2:16, 3:18 ** Gen 9:3 *** Not that Noah was a gem. The Bible calls him "righteous in his generation," meaning he was merely the best of a bad lot. |
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On Thu, 18 Jun 2009 08:22:35 -0500, "Leon"
wrote: I support PETA... People Eating Tasty Animals I know, I know, this is a WW forum but it is ironic that an organization like this has any credibility at all, AND that any one takes them seriously http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31422688...ws-weird_news/ Seems PETA is going after President Obama for swatting a fly. Next up they will be going after the medical industry for trying to eradicate cancer. Is there any wonder why we are where we are? I suggest the government use 25% of that trillion dollar stimulus package to fund and require the classes listed below in every school, grades 7 through 12. And everyone must pass all grades before graduating! 1. "Friggin" Common Sense 101-601 2. Personal Finance and Budgeting 101-601 3. Understanding what borrowing money and carrying a balance on a credit card really costs you. 101-601 "All" politicians must take these classes and pass before receiving another pay check and returning to office. mac Please remove splinters before emailing |
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In other words, the business would not do as well if they didn't do this. You just discovered their real objective. -- -MIKE- "Playing is not something I do at night, it's my function in life" --Elvin Jones (1927-2004) -- http://mikedrums.com ---remove "DOT" ^^^^ to reply |
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On Jun 18, 9:59*am, "cm" wrote:
We were at a pool party once and my oldest daughter swatted and killed a fly. One of the other guests started crying and ran in the house over the death of the fly. The rest of the guests just laughed at the peta lady. We later found out peta lady is also a pet communicator - WTF. If putting mascara on bunny rabbits will cure my wife's cancer, I'll hold the bunny down. I'D TATOO HOPPY'S LITTLE ASS.. |
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Robatoy writes: On Jun 18, 9:59*am, "cm" wrote: We were at a pool party once and my oldest daughter swatted and killed a fly. One of the other guests started crying and ran in the house over the death of the fly. The rest of the guests just laughed at the peta lady. We later found out peta lady is also a pet communicator - WTF. If putting mascara on bunny rabbits will cure my wife's cancer, I'll hold the bunny down. I'D TATOO HOPPY'S LITTLE ASS.. I believe there is a newsgroup for that, but you need binary access. -- Drew Lawson "Please understand that we are considerably less interested in you than you are." -- Madeleine Page, on the deep truths of alt.folklore.urban |
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On Jun 18, 11:04*am, "DGDevin" wrote:
Leon wrote: PETA is adept at using outrageous stunts to get publicity for itself. *Once it has people's attention it then presents two faces. *The first is more reasonable and convinces millions of people to donate millions of dollars to the organization so they can prevent animal cruelty blah blah. *The second face, the one they don't promote so much, is moonbat crazy. * c/PETA/DNC/all |
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"Leon" wrote in
: Next up they will be going after the medical industry for trying to eradicate cancer. PETA did put a researcher out of business who was using cats (the only viable model) for drug addicition research. I am a supporter of People Eating Tasty Animals -- Best regards Han email address is invalid |
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Han wrote:
"Leon" wrote in : Next up they will be going after the medical industry for trying to eradicate cancer. PETA did put a researcher out of business who was using cats (the only viable model) for drug addicition research. I am a supporter of People Eating Tasty Animals I've always admired the argument that "If God didn't mean for man to eat animals, he wouldn'ta made 'em outa meat." I understand that "vegetarian" was an North American indian word that means "lousy hunter". ![]() -- Morris Dovey DeSoto Solar DeSoto, Iowa USA http://www.iedu.com/DeSoto/ |
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Morris Dovey wrote in
: Han wrote: "Leon" wrote in : Next up they will be going after the medical industry for trying to eradicate cancer. PETA did put a researcher out of business who was using cats (the only viable model) for drug addicition research. I am a supporter of People Eating Tasty Animals I've always admired the argument that "If God didn't mean for man to eat animals, he wouldn'ta made 'em outa meat." I understand that "vegetarian" was an North American indian word that means "lousy hunter". ![]() I have the most respect for vegetarians. They are generally the most peaceloving people. It requires a lot of work to get a balanced diet, though, since some of our dietary requirements are almost exclusively meat-derived. Thus I also think many vegetarians who do not get a balanced diet are misguided, to say the least. -- Best regards Han email address is invalid |
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"Morris Dovey" wrote:
I understand that "vegetarian" was an North American indian word that means "lousy hunter". Maybe it was a tall tale, I'll never know, but my Dad told me that when he was a boy he was given a rifle and ONE cartridge and told, "Go get breakfast". A case of get something or go hungry, you learn to shoot accurately in a hurry under those conditions. All I know is I watched him "Bark" squirrels with a small single shot ..22 until he was past 40 when he had to start wearing glasses and lost his "Eye". SFWIW, When he started wearing glasses was the first time I was able to beat him shooting straight pool. Lew |
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"DGDevin" wrote in message
... Leon wrote: I know, I know, this is a WW forum but it is ironic that an organization like this has any credibility at all, AND that any one takes them seriously http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31422688...ws-weird_news/ Seems PETA is going after President Obama for swatting a fly. PETA is adept at using outrageous stunts to get publicity for itself. Once it has people's attention it then presents two faces. The first is more reasonable and convinces millions of people to donate millions of dollars to the organization so they can prevent animal cruelty blah blah. The second face, the one they don't promote so much, is moonbat crazy. PETA's goals include eliminating *all* use of animals by humans--food, companionship, clothing, medicine--everything. In PETA's world beloved pets are actually slaves, and PETA has been known to kill dogs and cats they have "liberated" from animal shelters rather than risk those animals again coming under human control. Yup, carpet-chewing crazy. Did you guys see the show a year or two ago about PETA? I had to watch out of morbid curiosity! At one part they showed the president of PETA driving down the road, pulling over and stopping her car to get out and check out a dead pigeon!! A friggen pigeon, a rat with wings! The woman is certifiable! Greg |
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![]() "Lew Hodgett" wrote in message ... Maybe it was a tall tale, I'll never know, but my Dad told me that when he was a boy he was given a rifle and ONE cartridge and told, "Go get breakfast". Yeah - I suspect is was very much a tall tale. Variations on that theme have been around for a long time. That though, does nothing to diminish your Dad's skill and the value he held in that skill. A case of get something or go hungry, you learn to shoot accurately in a hurry under those conditions. And of course the weak link in this theory is that absent some external force (training or coaching of some sort, practice to develop the necessary skills, etc.), the simple need for food does nothing magical to develop skills like shooting skills. All I know is I watched him "Bark" squirrels with a small single shot .22 until he was past 40 when he had to start wearing glasses and lost his "Eye". God bless the guy. I too began by bagging squirrels with a .22 and taking them in one shot. I never used a shotgun to hunt squirrels. In fact, I used a .22 to shoot pheasants when I was a youth. When I started wearing glasses in my mid-forties, I went through a period where my shooting skills suffered a small amount. Only though, until my vision failed enough that my perscriptions matched what I needed to see the length of a bow draw or a barrel length. Good shooters though, rely somewhat on instinct developed over the years, and can usually get by on that instinct during these adjustment periods. I'm happy to say I continue to smoke my son in terms of deer takes. What the hell - you have to have something to be proud of... SFWIW, When he started wearing glasses was the first time I was able to beat him shooting straight pool. Nah - our pool skills start to suffer as we age gracefully and let the younger generation develop a sense of accomplishment. If we didn't do that, they'd always just be in awe of us. -- -Mike- |
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"Mike Marlow" wrote:
God bless the guy. I too began by bagging squirrels with a .22 and taking them in one shot. I never used a shotgun to hunt squirrels. Had an uncle who used a double barreled 12 GA. He and my dad hunted squirrels together whenever we went to visit them and they were tough on the squirrels. Uncle shot the low and moving stuff. My dad took care of the high and/or the hiding ones. Always had squirrel for dinner at least once during our visit. Lew |
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"Mike Marlow" wrote:
Nah - our pool skills start to suffer as we age gracefully and let the younger generation develop a sense of accomplishment. If we didn't do that, they'd always just be in awe of us. My old man was a money player in his youth. He did not go graciously into that good night. Lew |
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![]() "Lew Hodgett" wrote in message ... "Mike Marlow" wrote: Nah - our pool skills start to suffer as we age gracefully and let the younger generation develop a sense of accomplishment. If we didn't do that, they'd always just be in awe of us. My old man was a money player in his youth. He did not go graciously into that good night. Lew Would have liked to meet him. My youth was equally as well wasted. Squirrels by .22 - anything up to 300 yds was "done for". Pool by night. Our pool hall was in the basement of the town hall which also housed the cop shop and the jail. 2 tables for "bang ball" and 2 14 footers for the serious pool and billiards players. No "bang ball" experts were allowed on the pool tables. P D Q |
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![]() "Leon" wrote in message ... I know, I know, this is a WW forum but it is ironic that an organization like this has any credibility at all, AND that any one takes them seriously http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31422688...ws-weird_news/ Seems PETA is going after President Obama for swatting a fly. Killing them is cruel. Some poor frog went to bed hungry last night, one fly short of a good meal. . |
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"PDQ" wrote:
=================================== Would have liked to meet him. My youth was equally as well wasted. Squirrels by .22 - anything up to 300 yds was "done for". Pool by night. Our pool hall was in the basement of the town hall which also housed the cop shop and the jail. 2 tables for "bang ball" and 2 14 footers for the serious pool and billiards players. No "bang ball" experts were allowed on the pool tables. ==================================== My dad cashed in his hand in '59 at far too young an age, but that's life Sounds like we grew up in similar small farm community type towns.(Mine was less than 20,000). My dad belonged to the Odd Fellows and I received much of my early pool hall training on their tables, so by the time I was 16, wanted to venture out. Had a bar on the town square, that also served some good food, that was mostly a 9 ball or an 8 ball house, both of which I found boring. Must say they did have one billiard table with honest to god ivory balls, good felt, and live rails. Had some interesting matches on that table. Down the street, in the basement under the movie house was the hangout for the younger set. Had a full blown snooker table with good felt and live rails. That table taught me finesse. By the time I went away to school, had developed some serious skills, but school beckoned and I basically hung up my cue stick to pursue an education. Lew |
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Seems PETA is going after President Obama for swatting a fly. When my oldest son was in high school, one of his past times was creating "Walks". To create a "walk", he would catch a fly alive, then pull off it's wings thus creating a "walk" Lew |
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Morris Dovey wrote:
Han wrote: "Leon" wrote in : Next up they will be going after the medical industry for trying to eradicate cancer. PETA did put a researcher out of business who was using cats (the only viable model) for drug addicition research. I am a supporter of People Eating Tasty Animals I've always admired the argument that "If God didn't mean for man to eat animals, he wouldn'ta made 'em outa meat." I understand that "vegetarian" was an North American indian word that means "lousy hunter". ![]() There's also the statement: "Vegetables aren't food. Vegetables are what food eats" -- If you're going to be dumb, you better be tough |
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Han wrote in news:Xns9C2ECAEA55EC4ikkezelf@
199.45.49.11: I have the most respect for vegetarians. They are generally the most peaceloving people. It requires a lot of work to get a balanced diet, though, since some of our dietary requirements are almost exclusively meat-derived. Thus I also think many vegetarians who do not get a balanced diet are misguided, to say the least. One of the things I find annoying about vegetarian foods is how they try to make up for the lack of meat. If vegetarian was so good in the first place, why attempt to make vegetarian versions of things that require meat? Let the vegetables (and fruit) shine. Garden fresh is best, and green beans are NOT a reduction sauce. (Family joke.) Puckdropper -- "The potential difference between the top and bottom of a tree is the reason why all trees have to be grounded..." -- Bored Borg on rec.woodworking To email me directly, send a message to puckdropper (at) fastmail.fm |
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![]() "Puckdropper" wrote: Garden fresh is best, and green beans are NOT a reduction sauce. (Family joke.) Garden fresh green beans smothered in Ranch Dressing and sealed in an aluminum pouch served directly from the bun rack of the grill after a half hour on the grill along with a steak are Dyn-O-Mite. Even sans steak, it works for me. Lew |
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![]() "PDQ" wrote in message ... Would have liked to meet him. My youth was equally as well wasted. Squirrels by .22 - anything up to 300 yds was "done for". 300 yards??? Hell, I couldn't see a squirrel at 300 yards, even in the good old days. Though I did plug quite a few woodchucks at rather amazing distances. Don't think I ever got a shot out that far. That's an awful range for a .22. -- -Mike- |
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![]() "Lew Hodgett" wrote in message ... "Puckdropper" wrote: Garden fresh is best, and green beans are NOT a reduction sauce. (Family joke.) Garden fresh green beans smothered in Ranch Dressing and sealed in an aluminum pouch served directly from the bun rack of the grill after a half hour on the grill along with a steak are Dyn-O-Mite. Gardens are for tomatoes - big tomatoes that are meant to be sliced up and put into a sandwich with nothing more than a nice spread of Miracle Whip (not mayonnaise...), and a little salt. And sweet corn. -- -Mike- |
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m: Morris Dovey wrote: Han wrote: "Leon" wrote in : Next up they will be going after the medical industry for trying to eradicate cancer. PETA did put a researcher out of business who was using cats (the only viable model) for drug addicition research. I am a supporter of People Eating Tasty Animals I've always admired the argument that "If God didn't mean for man to eat animals, he wouldn'ta made 'em outa meat." I understand that "vegetarian" was an North American indian word that means "lousy hunter". ![]() There's also the statement: "Vegetables aren't food. Vegetables are what food eats" And: "I'm an indirect vegetarian" is another one. -- Best regards Han email address is invalid |
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"Mike Marlow" wrote in
: "Lew Hodgett" wrote in message ... "Puckdropper" wrote: Garden fresh is best, and green beans are NOT a reduction sauce. (Family joke.) Garden fresh green beans smothered in Ranch Dressing and sealed in an aluminum pouch served directly from the bun rack of the grill after a half hour on the grill along with a steak are Dyn-O-Mite. Gardens are for tomatoes - big tomatoes that are meant to be sliced up and put into a sandwich with nothing more than a nice spread of Miracle Whip (not mayonnaise...), and a little salt. And sweet corn. No sweet corn for our garden... by the time we actually get enough corn planted for both us and the deer there's no more room in the garden for tomatoes and green beans. (And peas... I'm not a big fan of peas, but just can't resist fresh ones in boiling water.) Puckdropper -- "The potential difference between the top and bottom of a tree is the reason why all trees have to be grounded..." -- Bored Borg on rec.woodworking To email me directly, send a message to puckdropper (at) fastmail.fm |
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On Jun 19, 7:30*am, Puckdropper puckdropper(at)yahoo(dot)com wrote:
"Mike Marlow" wrote : "Lew Hodgett" wrote in message .. . "Puckdropper" wrote: Garden fresh is best, and green beans are NOT a reduction sauce. (Family joke.) Garden fresh green beans smothered in Ranch Dressing and sealed in an aluminum pouch served directly from the bun rack of the grill after a half hour on the grill along with a steak are Dyn-O-Mite. Gardens are for tomatoes - big tomatoes that are meant to be sliced up and put into a sandwich with nothing more than a nice spread of Miracle Whip (not mayonnaise...), and a little salt. *And sweet corn. No sweet corn for our garden... by the time we actually get enough corn planted for both us and the deer there's no more room in the garden for tomatoes and green beans. *(And peas... I'm not a big fan of peas, but just can't resist fresh ones in boiling water.) Puckdropper -- "The potential difference between the top and bottom of a tree is the reason why all trees have to be grounded..." -- Bored Borg on rec.woodworking To email me directly, send a message to puckdropper (at) fastmail.fm Corn takes too much space even without planting a share for deer and rabbits are more likely to get the low stuff, anyway. We usually try to ring the garden with lettuce and similar rabbit foods, while planting marigolds to help keep the deer off. The extra rabbit food lworks for a time, but the marigolds are a waste of seed in a vegetable garden. We're developing a really serious deer over-population here, almost doubling in just over 30 years. Deer-car accidents are up a massive amount each year. The hunters love it. I think the hunting kill is now approaching 8,000 annually in a county with 750 square miles. It's possible, IIRC, to kill something like eight deer legally each year. Maybe more by now. A friend is trying to thin the herds feeding on a grower's berry patches this year. He sometimes kills that many a week. It used to be possible to deposit those carcasses with the local Food Bank, but new regs say they must be buried, not eaten. Evidently, they're a health hazard at this time of year. Now, the bear population is increasing; we saw one as we came down from breakfast at the Peaks of Otter Lodge last week, a near mature brownie, which is usually a rare experience. Of course, many areas off the Blue Ridge Parkway are bear country, as this is, but more bear are moving in, seem to be a bit less shy. That will eventually create problems. Wild turkeys are also more numerous than ever, though they seem to flit around in somewhat smaller flocks. MIld winters, plenty of mast for the deer and turkeys, all that makes sense. I don't know for sure what is raising the bear population, or causing the lack of shyness, but, so far, there are few incidents of stolen garbage, seed, that sort of thing that cannot be readily attributed to the usual masked bandit, the raccoon. |
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![]() "Charlie Self" wrote: ==================================== Now, the bear population is increasing; we saw one as we came down from breakfast at the Peaks of Otter Lodge last week, a near mature brownie, which is usually a rare experience. ==================================== Can expect a story on TV here in L/A almost every day that aminal control has had to tranqualize a brown bear found in somebody's back yard and take them back up into the mountains for release. Usually, they are looking for food. As far as the increasing deer population, it is happening nationwide and has been attributed to the Bambi complex. Lew |
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On Fri, 19 Jun 2009 06:22:46 -0400, "Mike Marlow"
wrote: "Lew Hodgett" wrote in message .. . "Puckdropper" wrote: Garden fresh is best, and green beans are NOT a reduction sauce. (Family joke.) Garden fresh green beans smothered in Ranch Dressing and sealed in an aluminum pouch served directly from the bun rack of the grill after a half hour on the grill along with a steak are Dyn-O-Mite. Gardens are for tomatoes - big tomatoes that are meant to be sliced up and put into a sandwich with nothing more than a nice spread of Miracle Whip (not mayonnaise...), and a little salt. And sweet corn. If you had reversed the usage of Miracle Whip and mayonnaise in that sentence, then I could have said that you were a truly wise man.... |
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Puckdropper puckdropper(at)yahoo(dot)com wrote:
: Han wrote in news:Xns9C2ECAEA55EC4ikkezelf@ : 199.45.49.11: : : I have the most respect for vegetarians. They are generally the most : peaceloving people. It requires a lot of work to get a balanced diet, : though, since some of our dietary requirements are almost exclusively : meat-derived. Thus I also think many vegetarians who do not get a : balanced diet are misguided, to say the least. : : One of the things I find annoying about vegetarian foods is how they try : to make up for the lack of meat. If vegetarian was so good in the first : place, why attempt to make vegetarian versions of things that require : meat? Let the vegetables (and fruit) shine. True enough, but none of the vegatarians I know do it out of sheer love of fruits and vegetables. It's usually discomfort at killing animals. So, fake meat is a way of getting that tasty flavor without the moral consequences. -- Andy BArss |
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On Fri, 19 Jun 2009 07:54:49 -0700, Charlie Self wrote:
I don't know for sure what is raising the bear population, or causing the lack of shyness, Out here in the Pacific Northwest, we've found that stopping, or cutting back, on hunting has the side effect of making animals, such as cougars, less afraid of humans. The survival benefit of fear of humans has gone away so bold cougars still survive to breed. Evolution in action :-). -- Intelligence is an experiment that failed - G. B. Shaw |
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Lew Hodgett wrote:
"Charlie Self" wrote: ==================================== Now, the bear population is increasing; we saw one as we came down from breakfast at the Peaks of Otter Lodge last week, a near mature brownie, which is usually a rare experience. ==================================== Can expect a story on TV here in L/A almost every day that aminal control has had to tranqualize a brown bear found in somebody's back yard and take them back up into the mountains for release. Usually, they are looking for food. As far as the increasing deer population, it is happening nationwide and has been attributed to the Bambi complex. Lew Here in the boonies of SoCal, the lion population has increased and seems to be in equilibrium with the deer. When I was at JPL, there were plenty of deer around. They would come onto the campus at night for water and forage. There were several lion sightings there. Talk about something that will make your night... mahalo, jo4hn |
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