• Sunday Supper

    From Dave Smith@3:633/10 to All on Sunday, July 26, 2026 20:44:37
    We grilled a nice rib eye steak on the gas grill. I have to confess that
    I cooked it a little bit past the medium rare that I was aiming for, but
    it was delicious. There was still some nice pinkness to it. My wife had
    par boiled some heritage carrots that were finished on the grill and she steamed some broccoli. She had said something about asparagus but
    apparently that translated to brocolli. Dessert was a raspberry rhubarb cheese cake for me and a gluten free chocolate caramel square for her.


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  • From Nicolas Edme Restif de La Bretonne@3:633/10 to All on Monday, July 27, 2026 10:57:49
    On Sun, 26 Jul 2026 20:44:37 -0400, Dave Smith
    <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:

    We grilled a nice rib eye steak on the gas grill. I have to confess that
    I cooked it a little bit past the medium rare that I was aiming for, but
    it was delicious. There was still some nice pinkness to it. My wife had
    par boiled some heritage carrots that were finished on the grill and she >steamed some broccoli. She had said something about asparagus but >apparently that translated to brocolli. Dessert was a raspberry rhubarb >cheese cake for me and a gluten free chocolate caramel square for her.

    I never understand why people eat cake after they've just eaten.

    --
    Bruce
    <https://emalm.com/?v=SQqZJ>

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  • From Unknown@3:633/10 to All on Monday, July 27, 2026 02:17:54

    Nicolas Edme Restif de La Bretonne <restif@invalid.invalid> posted:

    On Sun, 26 Jul 2026 20:44:37 -0400, Dave Smith
    <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:

    We grilled a nice rib eye steak on the gas grill. Dessert was a raspberry >rhubarb cheese cake for me and a gluten free chocolate caramel square for her.

    I never understand why people eat cake after they've just eaten.


    Take notice of that first word in the second sentence. D e s s e r t.

    ~

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  • From Unknown@3:633/10 to All on Monday, July 27, 2026 02:19:33

    Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> posted:

    We grilled a nice rib eye steak on the gas grill. I have to confess that
    I cooked it a little bit past the medium rare that I was aiming for, but
    it was delicious. There was still some nice pinkness to it. My wife had
    par boiled some heritage carrots that were finished on the grill and she steamed some broccoli. She had said something about asparagus but apparently that translated to brocolli. Dessert was a raspberry rhubarb cheese cake for me and a gluten free chocolate caramel square for her.


    It was a grilled Hebrew National beef (of course) hot dog here.

    ~

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  • From Nicolas Edme Restif de La Bretonne@3:633/10 to All on Monday, July 27, 2026 12:29:12
    On Mon, 27 Jul 2026 02:17:54 GMT, ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net <user4742@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:

    Nicolas Edme Restif de La Bretonne <restif@invalid.invalid> posted:

    On Sun, 26 Jul 2026 20:44:37 -0400, Dave Smith
    <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:

    We grilled a nice rib eye steak on the gas grill. Dessert was a raspberry >> >rhubarb cheese cake for me and a gluten free chocolate caramel square for her.

    I never understand why people eat cake after they've just eaten.

    Take notice of that first word in the second sentence. D e s s e r t.

    I know what that word means, but my question remains: why eat cake
    when you're already as full as you'll be that day, unless the doctor
    told you that you need to gain weight.

    --
    Bruce
    <https://emalm.com/?v=SQqZJ>

    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.19
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  • From Nicolas Edme Restif de La Bretonne@3:633/10 to All on Monday, July 27, 2026 12:29:50
    On Mon, 27 Jul 2026 02:19:33 GMT, ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net <user4742@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:

    Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> posted:

    We grilled a nice rib eye steak on the gas grill. I have to confess that
    I cooked it a little bit past the medium rare that I was aiming for, but
    it was delicious. There was still some nice pinkness to it. My wife had
    par boiled some heritage carrots that were finished on the grill and she
    steamed some broccoli. She had said something about asparagus but
    apparently that translated to brocolli. Dessert was a raspberry rhubarb
    cheese cake for me and a gluten free chocolate caramel square for her.

    It was a grilled Hebrew National beef (of course) hot dog here.

    A bit extra tortured during slaughter, you mean?

    --
    Bruce
    <https://emalm.com/?v=SQqZJ>

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  • From Ed P@3:633/10 to All on Sunday, July 26, 2026 22:44:19
    On 7/26/2026 10:29 PM, Nicolas Edme Restif de La Bretonne wrote:
    On Mon, 27 Jul 2026 02:17:54 GMT, ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net <user4742@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:

    Nicolas Edme Restif de La Bretonne <restif@invalid.invalid> posted:

    On Sun, 26 Jul 2026 20:44:37 -0400, Dave Smith
    <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:

    We grilled a nice rib eye steak on the gas grill. Dessert was a raspberry >>>> rhubarb cheese cake for me and a gluten free chocolate caramel square for her.

    I never understand why people eat cake after they've just eaten.

    Take notice of that first word in the second sentence. D e s s e r t.

    I know what that word means, but my question remains: why eat cake
    when you're already as full as you'll be that day, unless the doctor
    told you that you need to gain weight.


    Knowing dessert will be served, I eat a bit less of the rest of the meal
    for balance. Normally, I eat dinner about 6 and have a dessert about 8.

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  • From Nicolas Edme Restif de La Bretonne@3:633/10 to All on Monday, July 27, 2026 12:45:36
    On Sun, 26 Jul 2026 22:44:19 -0400, Ed P <esp@snet.n> wrote:

    On 7/26/2026 10:29 PM, Nicolas Edme Restif de La Bretonne wrote:
    On Mon, 27 Jul 2026 02:17:54 GMT, ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net
    <user4742@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:

    Nicolas Edme Restif de La Bretonne <restif@invalid.invalid> posted:

    On Sun, 26 Jul 2026 20:44:37 -0400, Dave Smith
    <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:

    We grilled a nice rib eye steak on the gas grill. Dessert was a raspberry >>>>> rhubarb cheese cake for me and a gluten free chocolate caramel square for her.

    I never understand why people eat cake after they've just eaten.

    Take notice of that first word in the second sentence. D e s s e r t.

    I know what that word means, but my question remains: why eat cake
    when you're already as full as you'll be that day, unless the doctor
    told you that you need to gain weight.

    Knowing dessert will be served, I eat a bit less of the rest of the meal
    for balance. Normally, I eat dinner about 6 and have a dessert about 8.

    I guess that helps create storage space.

    --
    Bruce
    <https://emalm.com/?v=SQqZJ>

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  • From Unknown@3:633/10 to All on Monday, July 27, 2026 03:05:45

    Nicolas Edme Restif de La Bretonne <restif@invalid.invalid> posted:

    On Mon, 27 Jul 2026 02:17:54 GMT, ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net <user4742@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:

    Nicolas Edme Restif de La Bretonne <restif@invalid.invalid> posted:

    On Sun, 26 Jul 2026 20:44:37 -0400, Dave Smith
    <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:

    We grilled a nice rib eye steak on the gas grill. Dessert was a raspberry
    rhubarb cheese cake for me and a gluten free chocolate caramel square for her.

    I never understand why people eat cake after they've just eaten.

    Take notice of that first word in the second sentence. D e s s e r t.

    I know what that word means, but my question remains: why eat cake
    when you're already as full as you'll be that day, unless the doctor
    told you that you need to gain weight.


    Evidently, he wasn't full and the slice of cake hit the spot and filled up that corner of his stomach. This happens frequently, at least it does in North America.

    ~

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  • From Unknown@3:633/10 to All on Monday, July 27, 2026 03:09:22

    Nicolas Edme Restif de La Bretonne <restif@invalid.invalid> posted:

    On Mon, 27 Jul 2026 02:19:33 GMT, ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net <user4742@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:

    Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> posted:

    We grilled a nice rib eye steak on the gas grill.

    It was a grilled Hebrew National beef (of course) hot dog here.

    A bit extra tortured during slaughter, you mean?


    I don't know I wasn't there. But if animals are not slaughtered for meat
    and other by-products they would overpopulate and die of starvation.
    Animals know nothing of birth control, all they do is eat and reproduce.

    ~

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  • From Ed P@3:633/10 to All on Monday, July 27, 2026 00:05:54
    On 7/26/2026 11:09 PM, ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net wrote:

    Nicolas Edme Restif de La Bretonne <restif@invalid.invalid> posted:

    On Mon, 27 Jul 2026 02:19:33 GMT, ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net
    <user4742@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:

    Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> posted:

    We grilled a nice rib eye steak on the gas grill.

    It was a grilled Hebrew National beef (of course) hot dog here.

    A bit extra tortured during slaughter, you mean?


    I don't know I wasn't there. But if animals are not slaughtered for meat
    and other by-products they would overpopulate and die of starvation.
    Animals know nothing of birth control, all they do is eat and reproduce.

    ~
    Very valid consideration. I can just imagine the streets overrun with
    cows and goats wandering around. You go to the market and can't park
    because the lot is loaded with sheep, pigs and a flock of chickens.

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  • From Nicolas Edme Restif de La Bretonne@3:633/10 to All on Monday, July 27, 2026 14:09:40
    On Mon, 27 Jul 2026 03:09:22 GMT, ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net <user4742@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:


    Nicolas Edme Restif de La Bretonne <restif@invalid.invalid> posted:

    On Mon, 27 Jul 2026 02:19:33 GMT, ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net
    <user4742@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:

    Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> posted:

    We grilled a nice rib eye steak on the gas grill.

    It was a grilled Hebrew National beef (of course) hot dog here.

    A bit extra tortured during slaughter, you mean?

    I don't know I wasn't there. But if animals are not slaughtered for meat
    and other by-products they would overpopulate and die of starvation. >Animals know nothing of birth control, all they do is eat and reproduce.

    That's bizarre logic. Do you really think all those cows would be
    there waiting to be slaughtered if youse weren't going to eat them
    all?

    --
    Bruce
    <https://emalm.com/?v=SQqZJ>

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  • From Graham@3:633/10 to All on Sunday, July 26, 2026 22:15:48
    On 2026-07-26 9:05 p.m., ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net wrote:

    Nicolas Edme Restif de La Bretonne <restif@invalid.invalid> posted:

    On Mon, 27 Jul 2026 02:17:54 GMT, ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net
    <user4742@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:

    Nicolas Edme Restif de La Bretonne <restif@invalid.invalid> posted:

    On Sun, 26 Jul 2026 20:44:37 -0400, Dave Smith
    <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:

    We grilled a nice rib eye steak on the gas grill. Dessert was a raspberry >>>>> rhubarb cheese cake for me and a gluten free chocolate caramel square for her.

    I never understand why people eat cake after they've just eaten.

    Take notice of that first word in the second sentence. D e s s e r t.

    I know what that word means, but my question remains: why eat cake
    when you're already as full as you'll be that day, unless the doctor
    told you that you need to gain weight.


    Evidently, he wasn't full and the slice of cake hit the spot and filled up that corner of his stomach. This happens frequently, at least it does in North America.

    ~
    Which is why Ozempic is so popular now.

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  • From Cindy Hamilton@3:633/10 to All on Monday, July 27, 2026 09:16:28
    On 2026-07-27, Nicolas Edme Restif de La Bretonne <restif@invalid.invalid> wrote:
    On Mon, 27 Jul 2026 02:17:54 GMT, ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net
    <user4742@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:

    Nicolas Edme Restif de La Bretonne <restif@invalid.invalid> posted:

    On Sun, 26 Jul 2026 20:44:37 -0400, Dave Smith
    <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:

    We grilled a nice rib eye steak on the gas grill. Dessert was a raspberry >>> >rhubarb cheese cake for me and a gluten free chocolate caramel square for her.

    I never understand why people eat cake after they've just eaten.

    Take notice of that first word in the second sentence. D e s s e r t.

    I know what that word means, but my question remains: why eat cake
    when you're already as full as you'll be that day, unless the doctor
    told you that you need to gain weight.

    "Save room for dessert."

    --
    Cindy Hamilton

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  • From Dave Yadallee@3:633/10 to All on Monday, July 27, 2026 07:21:54
    Cindy Hamilton wrote:
    On 2026-07-27, Nicolas Edme Restif de La Bretonne <restif@invalid.invalid> wrote:
    On Mon, 27 Jul 2026 02:17:54 GMT, ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net
    <user4742@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:

    Nicolas Edme Restif de La Bretonne <restif@invalid.invalid> posted:

    On Sun, 26 Jul 2026 20:44:37 -0400, Dave Smith
    <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:

    We grilled a nice rib eye steak on the gas grill. Dessert was a raspberry >>>>> rhubarb cheese cake for me and a gluten free chocolate caramel square for her.

    I never understand why people eat cake after they've just eaten.

    Take notice of that first word in the second sentence. D e s s e r t.

    I know what that word means, but my question remains: why eat cake
    when you're already as full as you'll be that day, unless the doctor
    told you that you need to gain weight.

    "Save room for dessert."


    Is that how you became so obese, big Hammy?

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  • From Clawed Dallas@3:633/10 to All on Monday, July 27, 2026 08:47:37
    On Sun, 26 Jul 2026 20:44:37 -0400
    Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:

    We grilled a nice rib eye steak on the gas grill. I have to confess
    that I cooked it a little bit past the medium rare that I was aiming
    for, but it was delicious.

    no
    one
    cares


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  • From Clawed Dallas@3:633/10 to All on Monday, July 27, 2026 08:53:14
    On Mon, 27 Jul 2026 00:05:54 -0400
    Ed P <esp@snet.n> wrote:

    On 7/26/2026 11:09 PM, ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net wrote:

    Nicolas Edme Restif de La Bretonne <restif@invalid.invalid> posted:

    On Mon, 27 Jul 2026 02:19:33 GMT, ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net
    <user4742@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:

    Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> posted:

    We grilled a nice rib eye steak on the gas grill.

    It was a grilled Hebrew National beef (of course) hot dog here.

    A bit extra tortured during slaughter, you mean?


    I don't know I wasn't there. But if animals are not slaughtered
    for meat and other by-products they would overpopulate and die of starvation. Animals know nothing of birth control, all they do is
    eat and reproduce.

    ~
    Very valid consideration. I can just imagine the streets overrun
    with cows and goats wandering around. You go to the market and can't
    park because the lot is loaded with sheep, pigs and a flock of
    chickens.

    Think Teddy Roosevelt and the Grand Canyon Deer population fiasco:

    https://library.nau.edu/speccoll/exhibits/grand-canyon-100/index.php/predat or-control/

    In the highly romantic times of the park?s inception, predators of
    the
    area had a bad reputation. Anything that could harm life in the canyon
    was a threat, even if it was part of the life itself. Theodore
    Roosevelt was highly influential on these matters. He loved the mule
    deer of the park (mainly for their game value) and made efforts to have predators like mountain lions, coyotes, wolves, and bobcats killed off
    to protect the deer. This went horribly wrong. The deer became wildly overpopulated and did not have a food source large enough to sustain
    them. Public outcry was massive when guests saw deer dying of
    starvation. To solve this, the forest service allowed hunting again in
    1924 to try to control population. This angered people further because
    it went against the exact values of a national park. They also
    attempted moving some through the canyon to the South Rim. Community
    members like western author Zane Grey and director DW Griffith, Navajo
    Indians, game wardens, and Forest Service personnel gave it a good
    attempt as well. Apparently taming and herding wild deer was not as
    easy as it seemed. The deer drive of 1924 would have been an incredible
    tale, and an even better movie (as Zane and Griffith were planning), if
    it hadn?t turned out to be a complete failure. Other measures like
    truck and air transport to the south rim were attempted in the late
    20s. Trap and ship methods were employed again in the 40s, taking them
    this time to Desert View. By the 50s, Arizona Game and Fish was put in
    charge of transferring surplusses to southern Arizona.


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  • From Clawed Dallas@3:633/10 to All on Monday, July 27, 2026 08:50:53
    On Mon, 27 Jul 2026 03:09:22 GMT
    ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net <user4742@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:

    Nicolas Edme Restif de La Bretonne <restif@invalid.invalid> posted:

    On Mon, 27 Jul 2026 02:19:33 GMT, ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net <user4742@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:

    Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> posted:

    We grilled a nice rib eye steak on the gas grill.

    It was a grilled Hebrew National beef (of course) hot dog here.

    A bit extra tortured during slaughter, you mean?


    I don't know I wasn't there. But if animals are not slaughtered for
    meat and other by-products they would overpopulate and die of
    starvation. Animals know nothing of birth control, all they do is eat
    and reproduce.

    ~

    Generally true, albeit when we farm raise them their proclivities for reproduction get managed tightly.


    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.19
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  • From Unknown@3:633/10 to All on Monday, July 27, 2026 16:06:01

    Ed P <esp@snet.n> posted:

    On 7/26/2026 11:09 PM, ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net wrote:

    Nicolas Edme Restif de La Bretonne <restif@invalid.invalid> posted:

    On Mon, 27 Jul 2026 02:19:33 GMT, ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net
    <user4742@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:

    Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> posted:

    We grilled a nice rib eye steak on the gas grill.

    It was a grilled Hebrew National beef (of course) hot dog here.

    A bit extra tortured during slaughter, you mean?


    I don't know I wasn't there. But if animals are not slaughtered for meat and other by-products they would overpopulate and die of starvation. Animals know nothing of birth control, all they do is eat and reproduce.


    Very valid consideration. I can just imagine the streets overrun with
    cows and goats wandering around. You go to the market and can't park because the lot is loaded with sheep, pigs and a flock of chickens.


    Think of India where cows roam free and of course that enticing aroma
    of dung everywhere.

    ~

    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.19
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  • From Unknown@3:633/10 to All on Monday, July 27, 2026 16:12:51

    Nicolas Edme Restif de La Bretonne <restif@invalid.invalid> posted:

    On Mon, 27 Jul 2026 03:09:22 GMT, ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net <user4742@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:


    Nicolas Edme Restif de La Bretonne <restif@invalid.invalid> posted:

    On Mon, 27 Jul 2026 02:19:33 GMT, ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net
    <user4742@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:

    Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> posted:

    We grilled a nice rib eye steak on the gas grill.

    It was a grilled Hebrew National beef (of course) hot dog here.

    A bit extra tortured during slaughter, you mean?

    I don't know I wasn't there. But if animals are not slaughtered for meat >and other by-products they would overpopulate and die of starvation. >Animals know nothing of birth control, all they do is eat and reproduce.

    That's bizarre logic. Do you really think all those cows would be
    there waiting to be slaughtered if youse weren't going to eat them
    all?


    Do you think cows, deer, moose, goats, etc. would hold a meeting and all
    agreed not to breed as they know they'd starve to death due to over grazing?
    In the wild there are predators such as wolves, mountain lions, and bears
    that help keep the wild herds under control and prevent over grazing. In
    the settled areas there are farms and ranches that keep the domestic animals under control and benefit from the products those animals produce while alive and after death.

    ~

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  • From Unknown@3:633/10 to All on Monday, July 27, 2026 16:14:16

    Clawed Dallas <ow@hy.ee> posted:

    On Mon, 27 Jul 2026 03:09:22 GMT
    ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net <user4742@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:

    Nicolas Edme Restif de La Bretonne <restif@invalid.invalid> posted:

    On Mon, 27 Jul 2026 02:19:33 GMT, ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net <user4742@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:

    Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> posted:

    We grilled a nice rib eye steak on the gas grill.

    It was a grilled Hebrew National beef (of course) hot dog here.

    A bit extra tortured during slaughter, you mean?


    I don't know I wasn't there. But if animals are not slaughtered for
    meat and other by-products they would overpopulate and die of
    starvation. Animals know nothing of birth control, all they do is eat
    and reproduce.


    Generally true, albeit when we farm raise them their proclivities for reproduction get managed tightly.


    Yes.

    ~

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  • From Dave Smith@3:633/10 to All on Monday, July 27, 2026 12:45:29
    On 2026-07-27 12:06 p.m., ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net wrote:

    Ed P <esp@snet.n> posted:

    Very valid consideration. I can just imagine the streets overrun with
    cows and goats wandering around. You go to the market and can't park
    because the lot is loaded with sheep, pigs and a flock of chickens.


    Think of India where cows roam free and of course that enticing aroma
    of dung everywhere.

    It's cow shit. It doesn't smell that bed. The bonus is that they can put
    it in gardens for fertilizer or they can dry it out and use it for cooking.


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  • From Cindy Hamilton@3:633/10 to All on Monday, July 27, 2026 17:01:42
    On 2026-07-27, Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:
    On 2026-07-27 12:06 p.m., ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net wrote:

    Ed P <esp@snet.n> posted:

    Very valid consideration. I can just imagine the streets overrun with
    cows and goats wandering around. You go to the market and can't park
    because the lot is loaded with sheep, pigs and a flock of chickens.


    Think of India where cows roam free and of course that enticing aroma
    of dung everywhere.

    It's cow shit. It doesn't smell that bed. The bonus is that they can put
    it in gardens for fertilizer or they can dry it out and use it for cooking.

    Pig shit is much worse. Chicken shit is also not reminiscent of
    perfume.

    --
    Cindy Hamilton

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  • From Unknown@3:633/10 to All on Monday, July 27, 2026 17:43:36

    Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> posted:

    On 2026-07-27 12:06 p.m., ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net wrote:

    Ed P <esp@snet.n> posted:

    Very valid consideration. I can just imagine the streets overrun with
    cows and goats wandering around. You go to the market and can't park
    because the lot is loaded with sheep, pigs and a flock of chickens.


    Think of India where cows roam free and of course that enticing aroma
    of dung everywhere.

    It's cow shit. It doesn't smell that bed. The bonus is that they can put
    it in gardens for fertilizer or they can dry it out and use it for cooking.


    You like shopping and working in an area with manure dropped here and there? I guess it does add that something extra when trying to eat a meal when the workers break for a mid-day meal. Yum-yum.

    ~

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  • From Unknown@3:633/10 to All on Monday, July 27, 2026 17:45:02

    Cindy Hamilton <chamilton5280@invalid.com> posted:

    On 2026-07-27, Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:

    On 2026-07-27 12:06 p.m., ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net wrote:

    Ed P <esp@snet.n> posted:

    Very valid consideration. I can just imagine the streets overrun with >>> cows and goats wandering around. You go to the market and can't park
    because the lot is loaded with sheep, pigs and a flock of chickens.


    Think of India where cows roam free and of course that enticing aroma
    of dung everywhere.

    It's cow shit. It doesn't smell that bed. The bonus is that they can put it in gardens for fertilizer or they can dry it out and use it for cooking.

    Pig shit is much worse. Chicken shit is also not reminiscent of
    perfume.


    Thank you.

    ~

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    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)
  • From Clawed Dallas@3:633/10 to All on Monday, July 27, 2026 12:16:38
    On Mon, 27 Jul 2026 12:45:29 -0400
    Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:

    It's cow shit. It doesn't smell that bed.

    Sez the general gripey old canucklehead who grew up in a barn...


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  • From Clawed Dallas@3:633/10 to All on Monday, July 27, 2026 12:17:24
    On Mon, 27 Jul 2026 17:01:42 -0000 (UTC)
    Cindy Hamilton <chamilton5280@invalid.com> wrote:

    Pig shit is much worse.

    Hammmy - mind your siblings' feelings please!


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  • From Nicolas Edme Restif de La Bretonne@3:633/10 to All on Tuesday, July 28, 2026 04:23:53
    On Mon, 27 Jul 2026 16:12:51 GMT, ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net <user4742@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:


    Nicolas Edme Restif de La Bretonne <restif@invalid.invalid> posted:

    On Mon, 27 Jul 2026 03:09:22 GMT, ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net
    <user4742@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:

    I don't know I wasn't there. But if animals are not slaughtered for meat >> >and other by-products they would overpopulate and die of starvation.
    Animals know nothing of birth control, all they do is eat and reproduce.

    That's bizarre logic. Do you really think all those cows would be
    there waiting to be slaughtered if youse weren't going to eat them
    all?

    Do you think cows, deer, moose, goats, etc. would hold a meeting and all >agreed not to breed as they know they'd starve to death due to over grazing? >In the wild there are predators such as wolves, mountain lions, and bears >that help keep the wild herds under control and prevent over grazing. In
    the settled areas there are farms and ranches that keep the domestic animals >under control and benefit from the products those animals produce while alive >and after death.

    So in short, you say: It's a good thing we eat cows, otherwise there
    would be way too many of them.

    But the truth is: The reason why there are so many cows is that we
    breed them because we eat them.

    --
    Bruce
    <https://emalm.com/?v=SQqZJ>

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  • From Nicolas Edme Restif de La Bretonne@3:633/10 to All on Tuesday, July 28, 2026 04:26:33
    On Mon, 27 Jul 2026 16:14:16 GMT, ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net <user4742@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:


    Clawed Dallas <ow@hy.ee> posted:

    On Mon, 27 Jul 2026 03:09:22 GMT
    ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net <user4742@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:

    Nicolas Edme Restif de La Bretonne <restif@invalid.invalid> posted:

    A bit extra tortured during slaughter, you mean?

    I don't know I wasn't there. But if animals are not slaughtered for
    meat and other by-products they would overpopulate and die of
    starvation. Animals know nothing of birth control, all they do is eat
    and reproduce.

    Generally true, albeit when we farm raise them their proclivities for
    reproduction get managed tightly.

    Yes.

    The biggest troll known to RFC agrees with you. You must have a skip
    in your step today.

    Do you really think there would be factories full of millions of
    chickens if we didn't breed them?

    --
    Bruce
    <https://emalm.com/?v=SQqZJ>

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  • From Dave Smith@3:633/10 to All on Monday, July 27, 2026 14:33:19
    On 2026-07-27 1:01 p.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
    On 2026-07-27, Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:
    On 2026-07-27 12:06 p.m., ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net wrote:


    It's cow shit. It doesn't smell that bad. The bonus is that they can put
    it in gardens for fertilizer or they can dry it out and use it for cooking.

    Pig shit is much worse. Chicken shit is also not reminiscent of
    perfume.


    There are a number of chicken farms around here. Most of the time they
    don't smell much. The way it works is that they buy newborn chicks by
    the thousands and release them inside the barns where there is feed,
    water and heat lamps. The chicks are free to wander, eat, drink and
    shit. When they get to the point where they aren't growing enough to pay
    for the food they are eating they are gathered up and taken to the
    slaughter house. After the chickens are gone the barn cleaning crew
    arrives with shovels, rakes, brooms and Bobcat type front end loaders to scrape up all that shit. That is when the stink happens. You can smell
    it for miles.


    Pig farms smell all the time though the big industrial operations store
    the shit in huge covered tanks. Back in late 70s I was working in Fort
    Erie and drove past a pig farm on my way to and from work. That was the
    days of roll up windows. I used to have to remind myself to roll my
    windows up before I got to the pig farm. If I forgot and got to the pig
    farm with the windows down it filled my vehicle with that horrible stink
    and I would have to leave them down for at least 10 miles to air it out. Horrible stuff.






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  • From Dave Smith@3:633/10 to All on Monday, July 27, 2026 14:37:08
    On 2026-07-27 1:43 p.m., ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net wrote:

    Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> posted:

    It's cow shit. It doesn't smell that bed. The bonus is that they can put
    it in gardens for fertilizer or they can dry it out and use it for cooking.


    You like shopping and working in an area with manure dropped here and there? I guess it does add that something extra when trying to eat a meal when the workers break for a mid-day meal. Yum-yum.

    I would definitely prefer not to smell it. Just saying that in the world
    of shit, cow shit is pretty mild stuff. It was only about 120 years ago
    that our roads would be littered with horse shit instead of stinking of
    gas fumes. When I was a kid in Toronto there were horse drawn milk
    wagons. Heck, when I was at university in the early 70s I had a summer
    job in Welland and on my way to day shifts I would pass horse drawn milk wagons.


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  • From Graham@3:633/10 to All on Monday, July 27, 2026 13:25:17
    On 2026-07-27 12:33 p.m., Dave Smith wrote:
    On 2026-07-27 1:01 p.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
    On 2026-07-27, Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:
    On 2026-07-27 12:06 p.m., ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net wrote:


    It's cow shit. It doesn't smell that bad. The bonus is that they can put >>> it in gardens for fertilizer or they can dry it out and use it for
    cooking.

    Pig shit is much worse.˙ Chicken shit is also not reminiscent of
    perfume.


    There are a number of chicken farms around here. Most of the time they
    don't smell much. The way it works is that they buy newborn chicks by
    the thousands and˙ release them inside the barns where there is feed,
    water and heat lamps. The chicks are free to wander, eat, drink and
    shit. When they get to the point where they aren't growing enough to pay
    for the food they are eating they are gathered up and taken to the
    slaughter house.˙ After the chickens are gone the barn cleaning crew
    arrives with shovels, rakes, brooms and Bobcat type front end loaders to scrape up all that shit. That is when the stink happens.˙ You can smell
    it for miles.


    Pig farms smell all the time though the big industrial operations store
    the shit in huge covered tanks. Back in late 70s I was working in Fort
    Erie and drove past a pig farm on my way to and from work. That was the
    days of roll up windows.˙ I used to have to remind myself to roll my
    windows up before I got to the pig farm. If I forgot and got to the pig
    farm with the windows down it filled my vehicle with that horrible stink
    and I would have to leave them down for at least 10 miles to air it out. Horrible stuff.


    My son and his family once rented a rural house and they had to
    buy drinking water as the local pig farms had contaminated the
    groundwater by putting excessive pig shit on the fields.

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  • From Dave Smith@3:633/10 to All on Monday, July 27, 2026 16:34:32
    On 2026-07-27 3:25 p.m., Graham wrote:
    On 2026-07-27 12:33 p.m., Dave Smith wrote:

    Pig farms smell all the time though the big industrial operations
    store the shit in huge covered tanks. Back in late 70s I was working
    in Fort Erie and drove past a pig farm on my way to and from work.
    That was the days of roll up windows.˙ I used to have to remind myself
    to roll my windows up before I got to the pig farm. If I forgot and
    got to the pig farm with the windows down it filled my vehicle with
    that horrible stink and I would have to leave them down for at least
    10 miles to air it out. Horrible m stuff.


    My son and his family once rented a rural house and they had to
    buy drinking water as the local pig farms had contaminated the
    groundwater by putting excessive pig shit on the fields.us

    Farmer John who owns the tree nursery behind uses cow manure. We can
    barely smell unless we are walking back there. Once in a while when
    driving in even more rural areas I come across a pig manure spreading operation. It's quite a production. They bring the liquid manure in
    tanker trailers and transfer it to big bladders and then transfer it
    from the bladder to a tractor drawn tank


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  • From Graham@3:633/10 to All on Monday, July 27, 2026 14:36:41
    On 2026-07-27 2:34 p.m., Dave Smith wrote:
    On 2026-07-27 3:25 p.m., Graham wrote:
    On 2026-07-27 12:33 p.m., Dave Smith wrote:

    Pig farms smell all the time though the big industrial operations
    store the shit in huge covered tanks. Back in late 70s I was working
    in Fort Erie and drove past a pig farm on my way to and from work.
    That was the days of roll up windows.˙ I used to have to remind
    myself to roll my windows up before I got to the pig farm. If I
    forgot and got to the pig farm with the windows down it filled my
    vehicle with that horrible stink and I would have to leave them down
    for at least 10 miles to air it out. Horrible m stuff.


    My son and his family once rented a rural house and they had to
    buy drinking water as the local pig farms had contaminated the
    groundwater by putting excessive pig shit on the fields.us

    Farmer John who owns the tree nursery behind uses cow manure. We can
    barely smell unless we are walking back there. Once in a while when
    driving in even more rural areas I come across a pig˙ manure spreading operation. It's quite a production. They bring the liquid manure in
    tanker trailers and transfer it to big bladders and then transfer it
    from the bladder to a tractor drawn tank

    I understand that in some operations like that, the shit is injected
    into the ground.

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  • From Dave Smith@3:633/10 to All on Monday, July 27, 2026 18:05:31
    On 2026-07-27 4:36 p.m., Graham wrote:
    On 2026-07-27 2:34 p.m., Dave Smith wrote:

    Farmer John who owns the tree nursery behind uses cow manure. We can
    barely smell unless we are walking back there. Once in a while when
    driving in even more rural areas I come across a pig˙ manure spreading
    operation. It's quite a production. They bring the liquid manure in
    tanker trailers and transfer it to big bladders and then transfer it
    from the bladder to a tractor drawn tank

    I understand that in some operations like that, the shit is injected
    into the ground.

    Yes it is, and it still stinks. Not quite as bad, but still pretty nasty.


    I had a friend who bought a place not too far from here. He came from a
    Dutch farming family and one of the first things he did when spring came
    along was to dig up a vegetable garden. He dug a trench and put fresh
    chicken shit in it, covered it up and then planted asparagus and
    raspberries over it. He had a crop of asparagus the first year. He said
    that the chicken shit is so nasty that things grow quickly trying to get
    away from it.



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  • From Hank Rogers@3:633/10 to All on Monday, July 27, 2026 17:25:53
    Nicolas Edme Restif de La Bretonne wrote on 7/27/2026 1:26 PM:
    On Mon, 27 Jul 2026 16:14:16 GMT, ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net <user4742@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:


    Clawed Dallas <ow@hy.ee> posted:

    On Mon, 27 Jul 2026 03:09:22 GMT
    ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net <user4742@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:

    Nicolas Edme Restif de La Bretonne <restif@invalid.invalid> posted:

    A bit extra tortured during slaughter, you mean?

    I don't know I wasn't there. But if animals are not slaughtered for
    meat and other by-products they would overpopulate and die of
    starvation. Animals know nothing of birth control, all they do is eat
    and reproduce.

    Generally true, albeit when we farm raise them their proclivities for
    reproduction get managed tightly.

    Yes.

    The biggest troll known to RFC agrees with you. You must have a skip
    in your step today.


    I once met a guy named Claude Balls.



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  • From Hank Rogers@3:633/10 to All on Monday, July 27, 2026 17:29:03
    Dave Smith wrote on 7/27/2026 1:33 PM:
    On 2026-07-27 1:01 p.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
    On 2026-07-27, Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:
    On 2026-07-27 12:06 p.m., ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net wrote:


    It's cow shit. It doesn't smell that bad. The bonus is that they can put >>> it in gardens for fertilizer or they can dry it out and use it for
    cooking.

    Pig shit is much worse.˙ Chicken shit is also not reminiscent of
    perfume.


    There are a number of chicken farms around here. Most of the time they
    don't smell much. The way it works is that they buy newborn chicks by
    the thousands and˙ release them inside the barns where there is feed,
    water and heat lamps. The chicks are free to wander, eat, drink and
    shit. When they get to the point where they aren't growing enough to pay
    for the food they are eating they are gathered up and taken to the
    slaughter house.˙ After the chickens are gone the barn cleaning crew
    arrives with shovels, rakes, brooms and Bobcat type front end loaders to scrape up all that shit. That is when the stink happens.˙ You can smell
    it for miles.


    Dave, talk to the guys with the bobcat. Maybe you can pay them to
    spread all that shit on a fast food parking lot. It would save you a
    lot of labor next time you want to get even with the bastards!



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  • From Hank Rogers@3:633/10 to All on Monday, July 27, 2026 17:35:56
    Dave Smith wrote on 7/27/2026 3:34 PM:
    On 2026-07-27 3:25 p.m., Graham wrote:
    On 2026-07-27 12:33 p.m., Dave Smith wrote:

    Pig farms smell all the time though the big industrial operations
    store the shit in huge covered tanks. Back in late 70s I was working
    in Fort Erie and drove past a pig farm on my way to and from work.
    That was the days of roll up windows.˙ I used to have to remind
    myself to roll my windows up before I got to the pig farm. If I
    forgot and got to the pig farm with the windows down it filled my
    vehicle with that horrible stink and I would have to leave them down
    for at least 10 miles to air it out. Horrible m stuff.


    My son and his family once rented a rural house and they had to
    buy drinking water as the local pig farms had contaminated the
    groundwater by putting excessive pig shit on the fields.us

    Farmer John who owns the tree nursery behind uses cow manure. We can
    barely smell unless we are walking back there. Once in a while when
    driving in even more rural areas I come across a pig˙ manure spreading operation. It's quite a production. They bring the liquid manure in
    tanker trailers and transfer it to big bladders and then transfer it
    from the bladder to a tractor drawn tank


    Dave, you should ask if you can rent that equipment.



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  • From Hank Rogers@3:633/10 to All on Monday, July 27, 2026 17:37:40
    Graham wrote on 7/27/2026 3:36 PM:
    On 2026-07-27 2:34 p.m., Dave Smith wrote:
    On 2026-07-27 3:25 p.m., Graham wrote:
    On 2026-07-27 12:33 p.m., Dave Smith wrote:

    Pig farms smell all the time though the big industrial operations
    store the shit in huge covered tanks. Back in late 70s I was working
    in Fort Erie and drove past a pig farm on my way to and from work.
    That was the days of roll up windows.˙ I used to have to remind
    myself to roll my windows up before I got to the pig farm. If I
    forgot and got to the pig farm with the windows down it filled my
    vehicle with that horrible stink and I would have to leave them down
    for at least 10 miles to air it out. Horrible m stuff.


    My son and his family once rented a rural house and they had to
    buy drinking water as the local pig farms had contaminated the
    groundwater by putting excessive pig shit on the fields.us

    Farmer John who owns the tree nursery behind uses cow manure. We can
    barely smell unless we are walking back there. Once in a while when
    driving in even more rural areas I come across a pig˙ manure spreading
    operation. It's quite a production. They bring the liquid manure in
    tanker trailers and transfer it to big bladders and then transfer it
    from the bladder to a tractor drawn tank

    I understand that in some operations like that, the shit is injected
    into the ground.

    Perfect! Dave would really enjoy doing that!



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  • From Unknown@3:633/10 to All on Monday, July 27, 2026 23:25:02

    Nicolas Edme Restif de La Bretonne <restif@invalid.invalid> posted:

    On Mon, 27 Jul 2026 16:12:51 GMT, ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net <user4742@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:


    Nicolas Edme Restif de La Bretonne <restif@invalid.invalid> posted:

    On Mon, 27 Jul 2026 03:09:22 GMT, ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net
    <user4742@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:

    I don't know I wasn't there. But if animals are not slaughtered for meat >> >and other by-products they would overpopulate and die of starvation.
    Animals know nothing of birth control, all they do is eat and reproduce. >>
    That's bizarre logic. Do you really think all those cows would be
    there waiting to be slaughtered if youse weren't going to eat them
    all?

    Do you think cows, deer, moose, goats, etc. would hold a meeting and all >agreed not to breed as they know they'd starve to death due to over grazing? >In the wild there are predators such as wolves, mountain lions, and bears >that help keep the wild herds under control and prevent over grazing. In >the settled areas there are farms and ranches that keep the domestic animals >under control and benefit from the products those animals produce while alive
    and after death.

    So in short, you say: It's a good thing we eat cows, otherwise there
    would be way too many of them.

    But the truth is: The reason why there are so many cows is that we
    breed them because we eat them.


    And they sure are tasty with their different cuts of meat. ?
    Let's not forget the production of milk and all the products derived
    from that tasty moo juice.

    ~

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  • From Hank Rogers@3:633/10 to All on Monday, July 27, 2026 18:36:46
    ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net wrote on 7/27/2026 6:25 PM:

    Nicolas Edme Restif de La Bretonne <restif@invalid.invalid> posted:

    On Mon, 27 Jul 2026 16:12:51 GMT, ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net
    <user4742@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:


    Nicolas Edme Restif de La Bretonne <restif@invalid.invalid> posted:

    On Mon, 27 Jul 2026 03:09:22 GMT, ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net
    <user4742@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:

    I don't know I wasn't there. But if animals are not slaughtered for meat >>>>> and other by-products they would overpopulate and die of starvation. >>>>> Animals know nothing of birth control, all they do is eat and reproduce. >>>>
    That's bizarre logic. Do you really think all those cows would be
    there waiting to be slaughtered if youse weren't going to eat them
    all?

    Do you think cows, deer, moose, goats, etc. would hold a meeting and all >>> agreed not to breed as they know they'd starve to death due to over grazing?
    In the wild there are predators such as wolves, mountain lions, and bears >>> that help keep the wild herds under control and prevent over grazing. In >>> the settled areas there are farms and ranches that keep the domestic animals
    under control and benefit from the products those animals produce while alive
    and after death.

    So in short, you say: It's a good thing we eat cows, otherwise there
    would be way too many of them.

    But the truth is: The reason why there are so many cows is that we
    breed them because we eat them.


    And they sure are tasty with their different cuts of meat. ?
    Let's not forget the production of milk and all the products derived
    from that tasty moo juice.

    ~


    I'm sure our Master is a strict vegan and would not touch any product of
    any mammals.

    He even feels guilty eating fish, but hasn't obtained the courage to
    abstain yet.



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  • From Hank Rogers@3:633/10 to All on Monday, July 27, 2026 18:43:33
    Dave Smith wrote on 7/27/2026 5:05 PM:
    On 2026-07-27 4:36 p.m., Graham wrote:
    On 2026-07-27 2:34 p.m., Dave Smith wrote:

    Farmer John who owns the tree nursery behind uses cow manure. We can
    barely smell unless we are walking back there. Once in a while when
    driving in even more rural areas I come across a pig˙ manure
    spreading operation. It's quite a production. They bring the liquid
    manure in tanker trailers and transfer it to big bladders and then
    transfer it from the bladder to a tractor drawn tank

    I understand that in some operations like that, the shit is injected
    into the ground.

    Yes it is, and it still stinks. Not quite as bad, but still pretty nasty.


    I had a friend who bought a place not too far from here. He came from a Dutch farming family and one of the first things he did when spring came along was to dig up a vegetable garden.˙ He dug a trench and put fresh chicken shit in it, covered it up and then planted asparagus and
    raspberries over it. He had a crop of asparagus the first year. He said
    that the chicken shit is so nasty that things grow quickly trying to get away from it.



    Dave, I cannot believe you haven't retaliated against these evil bastards!

    They are injecting liquid shit into the ground you stand on.

    Will you accept it when they put the nozzle in your mouth?





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  • From Nicolas Edme Restif de La Bretonne@3:633/10 to All on Tuesday, July 28, 2026 09:44:52
    On Mon, 27 Jul 2026 23:25:02 GMT, ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net <user4742@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:


    Nicolas Edme Restif de La Bretonne <restif@invalid.invalid> posted:

    On Mon, 27 Jul 2026 16:12:51 GMT, ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net
    <user4742@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:

    Do you think cows, deer, moose, goats, etc. would hold a meeting and all
    agreed not to breed as they know they'd starve to death due to over grazing?
    In the wild there are predators such as wolves, mountain lions, and bears >> >that help keep the wild herds under control and prevent over grazing. In >> >the settled areas there are farms and ranches that keep the domestic animals
    under control and benefit from the products those animals produce while alive
    and after death.

    So in short, you say: It's a good thing we eat cows, otherwise there
    would be way too many of them.

    But the truth is: The reason why there are so many cows is that we
    breed them because we eat them.

    And they sure are tasty with their different cuts of meat. ?
    Let's not forget the production of milk and all the products derived
    from that tasty moo juice.

    Sure, but you're deviously changing the topic :)

    --
    Bruce
    <https://emalm.com/?v=SQqZJ>

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  • From Nicolas Edme Restif de La Bretonne@3:633/10 to All on Tuesday, July 28, 2026 09:46:08
    On Mon, 27 Jul 2026 18:36:46 -0500, Hank Rogers <Hank@nospam.invalid>
    wrote:

    ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net wrote on 7/27/2026 6:25 PM:

    Nicolas Edme Restif de La Bretonne <restif@invalid.invalid> posted:

    So in short, you say: It's a good thing we eat cows, otherwise there
    would be way too many of them.

    But the truth is: The reason why there are so many cows is that we
    breed them because we eat them.

    And they sure are tasty with their different cuts of meat. ?
    Let's not forget the production of milk and all the products derived
    from that tasty moo juice.

    I'm sure our Master is a strict vegan and would not touch any product of
    any mammals.

    He even feels guilty eating fish, but hasn't obtained the courage to
    abstain yet.

    And I have someone walking ahead of me so I don't kill any ants.

    --
    Bruce
    <https://emalm.com/?v=SQqZJ>

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  • From Clawed Dallas@3:633/10 to All on Tuesday, July 28, 2026 10:53:13
    On Mon, 27 Jul 2026 23:25:02 GMT
    ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net <user4742@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:

    Nicolas Edme Restif de La Bretonne <restif@invalid.invalid> posted:

    On Mon, 27 Jul 2026 16:12:51 GMT, ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net <user4742@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:


    Nicolas Edme Restif de La Bretonne <restif@invalid.invalid> posted:

    On Mon, 27 Jul 2026 03:09:22 GMT, ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net
    <user4742@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:

    I don't know I wasn't there. But if animals are not
    slaughtered for meat and other by-products they would
    overpopulate and die of starvation. Animals know nothing of
    birth control, all they do is eat and reproduce.

    That's bizarre logic. Do you really think all those cows would be
    there waiting to be slaughtered if youse weren't going to eat
    them all?

    Do you think cows, deer, moose, goats, etc. would hold a meeting
    and all agreed not to breed as they know they'd starve to death
    due to over grazing? In the wild there are predators such as
    wolves, mountain lions, and bears that help keep the wild herds
    under control and prevent over grazing. In the settled areas
    there are farms and ranches that keep the domestic animals under
    control and benefit from the products those animals produce while
    alive and after death.

    So in short, you say: It's a good thing we eat cows, otherwise there
    would be way too many of them.

    But the truth is: The reason why there are so many cows is that we
    breed them because we eat them.


    And they sure are tasty with their different cuts of meat. ?
    Let's not forget the production of milk and all the products derived
    from that tasty moo juice.

    ~

    Like....CHEESE, Grommit...

    https://tenor.com/view/cheese-wallaceandgromit-gif-4582921


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  • From Leonard Blaisdell@3:633/10 to All on Wednesday, July 29, 2026 01:54:25
    On 2026-07-27, Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:

    It's cow shit. It doesn't smell that bed. The bonus is that they can put
    it in gardens for fertilizer or they can dry it out and use it for cooking.


    Or, you can just heat up a cowpie and have it for dinner.

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  • From Dave Smith@3:633/10 to All on Tuesday, July 28, 2026 22:04:07
    On 2026-07-28 9:54 p.m., Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
    On 2026-07-27, Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:

    It's cow shit. It doesn't smell that bed. The bonus is that they can put
    it in gardens for fertilizer or they can dry it out and use it for cooking.


    Or, you can just heat up a cowpie and have it for dinner.

    There is a road around the corner from us called Pancake Lane.
    Apparently it is named for the polite euphemism for cow shit from when
    it was the lane along which the local farmers dove their cattle.

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  • From Nicolas Edme Restif de La Bretonne@3:633/10 to All on Wednesday, July 29, 2026 12:07:00
    On Tue, 28 Jul 2026 22:04:07 -0400, Dave Smith
    <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:

    On 2026-07-28 9:54 p.m., Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
    On 2026-07-27, Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:

    It's cow shit. It doesn't smell that bed. The bonus is that they can put >>> it in gardens for fertilizer or they can dry it out and use it for cooking. >>
    Or, you can just heat up a cowpie and have it for dinner.

    There is a road around the corner from us called Pancake Lane.
    Apparently it is named for the polite euphemism for cow shit from when
    it was the lane along which the local farmers dove their cattle.

    Good. Imagine trying to sell a property on Cowshit Street.

    --
    Bruce
    <https://emalm.com/?v=SQqZJ>

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  • From Leonard Blaisdell@3:633/10 to All on Wednesday, July 29, 2026 02:08:42
    On 2026-07-27, Nicolas Edme Restif de La Bretonne <restif@invalid.invalid> wrote:

    But the truth is: The reason why there are so many cows is that we
    breed them because we eat them.


    Which brings up the deep, deep philosophical question.
    Would you like to be alive for a little while or never been born at all?

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  • From Nicolas Edme Restif de La Bretonne@3:633/10 to All on Wednesday, July 29, 2026 12:23:11
    On 29 Jul 2026 02:08:42 GMT, Leonard Blaisdell
    <leoblaisdell@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

    On 2026-07-27, Nicolas Edme Restif de La Bretonne <restif@invalid.invalid> wrote:

    But the truth is: The reason why there are so many cows is that we
    breed them because we eat them.

    Which brings up the deep, deep philosophical question.
    Would you like to be alive for a little while or never been born at all?

    If I'm never born, I won't be suffering either.

    But what surprises me the most is that Joan thinks we're doing the
    planet a favour by eating all these animals that would otherwise
    overpopulate the planet.

    --
    Bruce
    <https://emalm.com/?v=SQqZJ>

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  • From Ed P@3:633/10 to All on Tuesday, July 28, 2026 22:51:57
    On 7/28/2026 10:04 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
    On 2026-07-28 9:54 p.m., Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
    On 2026-07-27, Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:

    It's cow shit. It doesn't smell that bed. The bonus is that they can put >>> it in gardens for fertilizer or they can dry it out and use it for
    cooking.


    Or, you can just heat up a cowpie and have it for dinner.

    There is a road around the corner from us called Pancake Lane.
    Apparently it is named for the polite euphemism for cow shit from when
    it was the lane along which the local farmers dove their cattle.

    There was something on TV about New York City in the early 1900s, before
    the automobile existed. 170,000 horses leaving about 25 pounds of
    manure every day. Over 4 million pounds a day. They had carts and
    street cleaners working. They mentioned the rain too!

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  • From Unknown@3:633/10 to All on Wednesday, July 29, 2026 05:07:23

    Nicolas Edme Restif de La Bretonne <restif@invalid.invalid> posted:

    On 29 Jul 2026 02:08:42 GMT, Leonard Blaisdell
    <leoblaisdell@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

    On 2026-07-27, Nicolas Edme Restif de La Bretonne <restif@invalid.invalid> wrote:

    But the truth is: The reason why there are so many cows is that we
    breed them because we eat them.

    Which brings up the deep, deep philosophical question.
    Would you like to be alive for a little while or never been born at all?

    If I'm never born, I won't be suffering either.

    But what surprises me the most is that Joan thinks we're doing the
    planet a favour by eating all these animals that would otherwise
    overpopulate the planet.


    You'd rather see them starve to death for lack of grazing area than eat
    them??

    ~

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  • From Nicolas Edme Restif de La Bretonne@3:633/10 to All on Wednesday, July 29, 2026 15:13:37
    On Wed, 29 Jul 2026 05:07:23 GMT, ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net <user4742@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:

    Nicolas Edme Restif de La Bretonne <restif@invalid.invalid> posted:

    On 29 Jul 2026 02:08:42 GMT, Leonard Blaisdell
    <leoblaisdell@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

    On 2026-07-27, Nicolas Edme Restif de La Bretonne <restif@invalid.invalid> wrote:

    But the truth is: The reason why there are so many cows is that we
    breed them because we eat them.

    Which brings up the deep, deep philosophical question.
    Would you like to be alive for a little while or never been born at all?

    If I'm never born, I won't be suffering either.

    But what surprises me the most is that Joan thinks we're doing the
    planet a favour by eating all these animals that would otherwise
    overpopulate the planet.

    You'd rather see them starve to death for lack of grazing area than eat >them??

    But all those animals wouldn't be there if it wasn't for the food
    industry.

    --
    Bruce
    <https://emalm.com/?v=SQqZJ>

    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.19
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)
  • From Clawed Dallas@3:633/10 to All on Wednesday, July 29, 2026 08:44:57
    On Wed, 29 Jul 2026 15:13:37 +1000
    Nicolas Edme Restif de La Bretonne <restif@invalid.invalid> wrote:

    You'd rather see them starve to death for lack of grazing area than
    eat them??

    But all those animals wouldn't be there if it wasn't for the food
    industry.

    Same for broccolini and corn right, ya hypocritical dutch baby?

    "Popular vegetables like broccoli, cauliflower, and carrots are heavily hybridized and transformed by humans through centuries of selective
    breeding from wild plant ancestors.

    The Brassica Family (Cole
    Crops)

    Broccoli:

    Bred by humans from wild cabbage (Brassica oleracea) to
    enlarge and favor tight green flower clusters.

    Cauliflower:

    Developed from the same wild cabbage ancestor by selecting for sterile,
    thick white flower buds.

    Brussels Sprouts & Cabbage:

    Created through the same
    selective breeding process targeting leaf buds and terminal heads off
    the wild cabbage plant.

    Broccolini:

    A modern intentional
    cross-pollination hybrid between standard broccoli and Chinese kale
    (gai lan).Root and Other Vegetables

    Carrots:

    Transformed from thin,
    woody, bitter white or purple wild roots into the thick, sweet, orange varieties we eat today.

    Sweet Bell Peppers:

    Engineered by people over
    generations to breed the fiery chemical compound (capsaicin) completely
    out of wild hot chili peppers.

    Modern Tomatoes:

    Widely crossbred by
    human intervention for thick skins, firm structure, and disease
    resistance."


    You VEGAN filth hybridized them only to brutally tar them from them
    soil and eat them alive!

    And the erstwhile "salad bar" - no more than collective buffet line of
    death and torture.

    Yes, plants have emotions and do cry.


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  • From jmcquown@3:633/10 to All on Saturday, August 01, 2026 16:58:01
    On 7/26/2026 10:29 PM, Nicolas Edme Restif de La Bretonne wrote:
    On Mon, 27 Jul 2026 02:17:54 GMT, ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net <user4742@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:

    Nicolas Edme Restif de La Bretonne <restif@invalid.invalid> posted:

    On Sun, 26 Jul 2026 20:44:37 -0400, Dave Smith
    <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:

    We grilled a nice rib eye steak on the gas grill. Dessert was a raspberry >>>> rhubarb cheese cake for me and a gluten free chocolate caramel square for her.

    I never understand why people eat cake after they've just eaten.

    Take notice of that first word in the second sentence. D e s s e r t.

    I know what that word means, but my question remains: why eat cake
    when you're already as full as you'll be that day, unless the doctor
    told you that you need to gain weight.


    How do you know anyone is already full after eating dinner? You're once
    again making assumptions that everyone stuffs themself with the main
    meal and has no room for anything else.

    --
    Jill

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  • From Nicolas Edme Restif de La Bretonne@3:633/10 to All on Sunday, August 02, 2026 06:59:58
    On Sat, 1 Aug 2026 16:58:01 -0400, jmcquown <j_mcquown@comcast.net>
    wrote:

    On 7/26/2026 10:29 PM, Nicolas Edme Restif de La Bretonne wrote:
    On Mon, 27 Jul 2026 02:17:54 GMT, ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net
    <user4742@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:

    Nicolas Edme Restif de La Bretonne <restif@invalid.invalid> posted:

    On Sun, 26 Jul 2026 20:44:37 -0400, Dave Smith
    <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:

    We grilled a nice rib eye steak on the gas grill. Dessert was a raspberry >>>>> rhubarb cheese cake for me and a gluten free chocolate caramel square for her.

    I never understand why people eat cake after they've just eaten.

    Take notice of that first word in the second sentence. D e s s e r t.

    I know what that word means, but my question remains: why eat cake
    when you're already as full as you'll be that day, unless the doctor
    told you that you need to gain weight.


    How do you know anyone is already full after eating dinner? You're once >again making assumptions that everyone stuffs themself with the main
    meal and has no room for anything else.

    Yes, it's possible that dessert cake eaters have smaller main meals
    because of what is still to come. Possible.
    .

    --
    Bruce
    <https://emalm.com/?v=SQqZJ>

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  • From Dave Smith@3:633/10 to All on Saturday, August 01, 2026 18:16:16
    On 2026-08-01 4:58 p.m., jmcquown wrote:
    On 7/26/2026 10:29 PM, Nicolas Edme Restif de La Bretonne wrote:
    On Mon, 27 Jul 2026 02:17:54 GMT, ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net

    I know what that word means, but my question remains: why eat cake
    when you're already as full as you'll be that day, unless the doctor
    told you that you need to gain weight.


    How do you know anyone is already full after eating dinner?˙ You're once again making assumptions that everyone stuffs themself with the main
    meal and has no room for anything else.

    My mother was an excellent cook and we almost always had something
    freshly made/baked for dessert. Dessert was an intrinsic part of any meal.




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