May 29, 2007

I'll Go Vegan When You Pry Them Out Of My Cold Dead Pasture

While I pity the British for even having to read a headline like this in their morning paper, I know the U.S. isn't far behind on the nonsense trail.

We here at The Outpost are doing our part to stand up against such codswallop. Meet the newest freezer fodder:

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There is a fourth hiding just off camera. After a night of boozing and snortin' oats with some of the rougher elements in the pasture (pocket gophers = bad news), he was too busy puking in the water tank to smile for the paparazzo.

This one is my favorite. I think it's because I find his bald patch so appealing.

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Of course, I'll find him even more desirable when he is wrapped up in white butcher paper this fall.

Sorry, Aelfheld...I know I promised pig pictures. (Insert cliche Rosie joke here.) I will get around to it soon.

Posted by Cathy at May 29, 2007 09:38 AM
Comments

*sigh*

I guess I can wait if I have to.

Posted by: aelfheld at May 29, 2007 12:47 PM

I just hope they don't end up like the cow I found in the desert last fall. Ick.

Posted by: Chris H at May 29, 2007 05:09 PM

You're gonna eat Sean Connery?

Posted by: Chris Muir at May 30, 2007 09:23 AM

From the story..."Farm animals are blamed for producing huge amounts of the greenhouse gases methane and carbon dioxide....The potential benefit of a vegan diet in terms of climate impact could be very significant."

If you remove humans from sitting above cattle in the food chain and with very small numbers of other creatures above cattle in the food chain, wouldn't the cattle population grow, rather than shrink?

I would think the goal would be to eat more beef -- to the point where you eat the cattle faster than they could re-produce.

Everybody do your part to reduce global warming have two steaks next barbeque instead of one.

Or is part of the Veganism plan to then slaughter the cattle into near extinction, like hundereds of hemp garbed, Birkenstock wearing, patuli smelling Bill Cody's in a herd of Buffalo?

Posted by: Nordeaster at May 30, 2007 09:52 AM

1. Bald spot caused by worrying about global warming?
2, Bald spot caused by too many dreams about barbecue briquets?
3. Bald spot caused missed attempts at "jumping over the moon?"

Ted

Posted by: Ted Wallace at May 30, 2007 05:14 PM

Bald spot caused by certain someones patting beeve on head while saying "You'll look so good on my plate."

Posted by: aelfheld at May 31, 2007 01:49 PM