[UA] YUMMY FUD

[Royal Minister of Stuff]

--- Timothy Ferguson <ferguson at beyond.net.au> wrote:
> > A couple of hours later, we stumbled across a
> place that sold cheap
> > oysters.  As she and her boyfriend settled down to
> polish off a plate, I
> > excused myself to go outside for a cigarette.
> >
> > HER: Don't you like oysters?
> >
> > ME: No, I can't stand them; they make my stomach
> turn.  You won't eat
> > people, I won't eat oysters -- and at least I
> wouldn't eat people _alive_.
> 
> Did she torture them to death with lemon juice
> first?  Sorry to cut about
> your story in reply, btw.

Personally, I love cheap oysters.

They're listed, for instance, in a book called "In the
Devil's Garden: A Sinful History of Forbidden Food" by
Stewart Lee Allen.  It also includes force-fed
doormice, a Roman delicacy.  They would keep the mice
in special jars and stuff food down the vermins'
throats until they were buttery-delicious balls of
tender rat flesh.

Hitler's vegetarianism is also briefly discussed as
well as the inhumanity of goose fat.  It mentions that
the French government recently measured the endorphin
levels of force-fed ducks to prove they love the
process.

So, how does this all fit into UA?  Well, as you may
know, chicken farming is a hotly debated issue right
now.  Egg-laying chickens are kept in small cages and
Germany is likely to pass a law making this illegal.
Wait... I forgot where I was going with this.

I just can't get the buttery rat ball image out of my head.

=====
-- Rp Bowman, Royal Minister of Stuff
The Electronic Nation of Yokeltania:
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