I know no one will care but...........

[Ken 1,739]

14 hours ago, simmo said:

I see the crowds are out in Melbourne celebrating the resignation of Dictator Dan.

I think you'll find the crowds are for the AFL. Apparently, the grand final is still going ahead despite the sad news of Dan's departure.

[simmo 21,945]

3 hours ago, InnerVoice said:

That's a huge crowd by Aussie standards. 250-300 is almost the population of a small city in some parts of the country!

They all seem quite jovial.  Hope it didn't all end with riot police and rubber bullets.

 

Edited September 29 by simmo

[simmo 21,945]

2 hours ago, Marisawright said:

Not in Melbourne. There's 5 million of us remember -- a stonking majority of whom voted FOR Dan in the last election, too 

Hitler also had a stonking majority. Just saying.

[Lavers 1,464]

5 hours ago, Marisawright said:

Not in Melbourne. There's 5 million of us remember -- a stonking majority of whom voted FOR Dan in the last election, too 

Listened to a podcast the other day about that, and they reckon he kept winning due too the opposition being so bad.

Dont know how true that is 

[simmo 21,945]

Why put up with this!! Cull them!

[Toots 12,307]

1 hour ago, simmo said:

Why put up with this!! Cull them!

 

The males turn very territorial during nesting season.  I used to carry a brolly and put it up if I saw one approaching.  That was where we lived in Sydney.  Don't seem to have the same problem here.  Instead we have plovers, who at the moment are hatching their eggs so the parents are super vigilant when humans and dogs approach them.  The tiny little chicks are fairly independent from the moment they hatch but do need a lot of protection from their Mum and Dad.

I'd rather cull human beings who go out killing other human beings for the fun of it rather than fairly harmless birds who are protecting their young.  

What's being done about those monstrous pit bull type of dogs which have attacked and killed people in the UK?  Cull them.  Who the heck is breeding them anyway?

[Blue Manna 314]

Can vegans eat road kill?

Just asking for a friend.

[Blue Manna 314]

2 hours ago, simmo said:

Why put up with this!! Cull them!

Surely it would give more protection to the eyes if they wore sunglasses properly rather on the back of the head?

[InnerVoice 1,265]

28 minutes ago, Blue Manna said:

Can vegans eat road kill?

Just asking for a friend.

What a bizarre question - but you've come to the right place for an answer.

A very good friend of mine was vegan or vegetarian (sorry, can't remember which) and he did indeed eat road kill - just as long as it was still warm! He'd also have a big mac on the way back from the pub (because there was 'hardly any meat in it'), but I was sworn to secrecy never to let his wife know. I did manage to slip it in during the eulogy, which raised a few gasps from various rainbow types and tree-huggers present. Lovely guy who left us far too soon.

Edited September 29 by InnerVoice

[simmo 21,945]

1 hour ago, Toots said:

 

The males turn very territorial during nesting season.  I used to carry a brolly and put it up if I saw one approaching.  That was where we lived in Sydney.  Don't seem to have the same problem here.  Instead we have plovers, who at the moment are hatching their eggs so the parents are super vigilant when humans and dogs approach them.  The tiny little chicks are fairly independent from the moment they hatch but do need a lot of protection from their Mum and Dad.

I'd rather cull human beings who go out killing other human beings for the fun of it rather than fairly harmless birds who are protecting their young.  

What's being done about those monstrous pit bull type of dogs which have attacked and killed people in the UK?  Cull them.  Who the heck is breeding them anyway?

Sounds like you are blaming me for dangerous dogs and murderers?  I'm with you... cull them.

Edited September 29 by simmo

[Blue Manna 314]

5 hours ago, InnerVoice said:

What a bizarre question - but you've come to the right place for an answer.

A very good friend of mine was vegan or vegetarian (sorry, can't remember which) and he did indeed eat road kill - just as long as it was still warm! He'd also have a big mac on the way back from the pub (because there was 'hardly any meat in it'), but I was sworn to secrecy never to let his wife know. I did manage to slip it in during the eulogy, which raised a few gasps from various rainbow types and tree-huggers present. Lovely guy who left us far too soon.

Well, it would depend on why you are vegan or vegetarian. Some vegetarians justify eating fish because they aren't farmed and don't contribute to damaging the planet. Personally I think that's a cop out. If you eat fish you're not vegetarian. Simples. 

But road kill is interesting, because you haven't contributed to the animals death. Assuming it wasn't you who ran it over. Probably safer in the UK when some days it doesn't get warmer than a fridge.

 

[InnerVoice 1,265]

3 hours ago, Blue Manna said:

Well, it would depend on why you are vegan or vegetarian. Some vegetarians justify eating fish because they aren't farmed and don't contribute to damaging the planet. Personally I think that's a cop out. If you eat fish you're not vegetarian. Simples.

Technically, if you eat fish and not meat you're a pescatarian, although I've another friend (fortunately still with us) who describes himself as a 'vegetarian that eats fish' because he says most people don't know what a pescatarian is (and it sounds a tad pretentious). But it doesn't stop there...

• Vegetarians: those who avoid all animal flesh, but do consume dairy and egg products
• Lacto-ovo vegetarians: vegetarians who avoid all animal flesh, but do consume dairy and egg products
• Lacto vegetarians: vegetarians who avoid animal flesh and eggs, but do consume dairy products
• Ovo vegetarians: vegetarians who avoid all animal products except eggs
• Vegans: vegetarians who avoid all animal and animal-derived products

[Toots 12,307]

4 hours ago, Blue Manna said:

Well, it would depend on why you are vegan or vegetarian. Some vegetarians justify eating fish because they aren't farmed and don't contribute to damaging the planet. Personally I think that's a cop out. If you eat fish you're not vegetarian. Simples. 

But road kill is interesting, because you haven't contributed to the animals death. Assuming it wasn't you who ran it over. Probably safer in the UK when some days it doesn't get warmer than a fridge.

 

If you eat fish but not meat you are pescatarian not vegetarian.  I don't eat meat but eat fish 2 or 3 times a week.

Folk who eat road kill probably also go dumpster diving.  Good on them but for me   .................  no thanks.

[Parley 7,918]

What a shame that some vandal chopped down the Sycamore Gap tree in the UK

[Toots 12,307]

6 hours ago, Blue Manna said:

Well, it would depend on why you are vegan or vegetarian. Some vegetarians justify eating fish because they aren't farmed and don't contribute to damaging the planet. Personally I think that's a cop out. If you eat fish you're not vegetarian. Simples. 

But road kill is interesting, because you haven't contributed to the animals death. Assuming it wasn't you who ran it over. Probably safer in the UK when some days it doesn't get warmer than a fridge.

 

I see what you mean but I've never liked eating meat simply because I don't like it.  Really can't stand the smell of beef, pork and especially lamb.  Used to eat chicken but not fussed about that so haven't eaten it for years.

I was brought up on a farm so was used to seeing the animals shipped off to market or slaughter.  My grandmother lived in a market town and the slaughter house was not far from her house.  I was always very upset about the noise coming from there so from a very young age stopped eating meat all together.  I am the only one in the family who chose not to eat meat.  

When we were kids my siblings thought nothing of plucking the feathers and pulling the guts out of a freshly killed chook Dad would bring into the house.  I'd run off to vomit  ..............  Ugh!  The smell.  Never bothered anybody else. 

[Toots 12,307]

10 minutes ago, Parley said:

What a shame that some vandal chopped down the Sycamore Gap tree in the UK

I read that it is hoped the stump will sprout some foliage over time and thrive but yes, what a mindless thing to do.   

[simmo 21,945]

3 hours ago, Parley said:

What a shame that some vandal chopped down the Sycamore Gap tree in the UK

Something stinks.

A 16 year old kid doesn't cut a trunk that thick, that straight. 

[unzippy 3,972]

19 hours ago, simmo said:

Why put up with this!! Cull them!

Don't you have XL Bully dogs to worry about in the UK, rather than something on the other side of the planet?

[Blue Manna 314]

4 hours ago, Parley said:

What a shame that some vandal chopped down the Sycamore Gap tree in the UK

Hate bloody sycamores. They're weeds. Should be destroyed wherever you see them. Bloody helicopter seeds get everywhere. Turn your back and there's a bloody sycamore growing behind you. One less is no great loss. Cut them all down I say. 

[simmo 21,945]

45 minutes ago, unzippy said:

Don't you have XL Bully dogs to worry about in the UK, rather than something on the other side of the planet?

I have plenty to say about dangerous dogs. I would start a thread but.....

[Blue Manna 314]

46 minutes ago, unzippy said:

Don't you have XL Bully dogs to worry about in the UK, rather than something on the other side of the planet?

The dogs don't fly.

[Blue Manna 314]

19 hours ago, simmo said:

Why put up with this!! Cull them!

Do they nest in a particular tree? Maybe they could cut all those trees and and wipe out the beggars.

[simmo 21,945]

4 minutes ago, Blue Manna said:

Hate bloody sycamores. They're weeds. Should be destroyed wherever you see them. Bloody helicopter seeds get everywhere. Turn your back and there's a bloody sycamore growing behind you. One less is no great loss. Cut them all down I say. 

True that...

https://www.woodlands.co.uk/blog/tree-identification/sycamore/

[Tulip1 4,906]

4 hours ago, Parley said:

What a shame that some vandal chopped down the Sycamore Gap tree in the UK

Such a shame.  There are some real idiots in this world.  

[Parley 7,918]

22 minutes ago, Blue Manna said:

Do they nest in a particular tree? Maybe they could cut all those trees and and wipe out the beggars.

Only a very small percentage swoop. Most do not.