I've seen pictures of those maggots on sheep...totally nasty. Is there also a parrot type bird out there that burrows into the flesh of sheep or is that New Zealand? As far as the P.E.T.A. comments go, those are welcome in my book...peta is nothing more than a bunch of extremist, along with al quieda, liberals, religious conservatives, rush limbaugh, hippes, etc.
On 10/3/05, Hendrik Riessen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi Andrew, > > You go out and plough the fields with it or go extreme off roading(with 25 > hp.....woppee). > The reason the gearshifter is long is to give you something to hold onto > when she tips over after attempting to go up a vertical incline. Then > again > the difference between men and boys is the length of the gear stick. > Or perhaps it is removable, in which case it would come in handy in case > the > peta greenies are still breathing after being run over(I'll apologize for > that remark in advance). > BTW in case any of you where wondering the reason we "mutilate" our sheep > over here is to stop them becoming flyblown. What is flyblown you city > folks > are wondering? Flyblown is when flies lay their eggs(which turn into > maggots) around the sheep's behind, which leads to a rather slow painful > death for the sheep involved(if not treated in time). Think thousands of > maggots eating you alive. > Mulesing is the practise of removing part of the folds around the sheep's > behind to discourage flies from laying eggs(remember sheep do have trouble > wiping their bottoms after going potty, this is where the term daggy comes > from). > Also consider that over here some sheep stations are measured in square > kilometres and it is unreal to expect a Farmer to check his sheep every > second day for maggot infestation. > Actually that is all a lie, our Farmers are all a bunch of sadistic brutes > who enjoy spending money on getting their flock mutilated(well, that is > what > the animal rights activist say anyway). > > Hendrik > with a long gear stick(in the mog of course) and has seen flyblown > sheep(not > nice) > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "andrew strasfogel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Mercedes mailing list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, October 03, 2005 11:41 PM > Subject: Re: [MBZ] 1965 Mercedes Diesel Unimog 411.118 4X4 60 in wheelbase > > > > What do you do with this ungainly beast? Why is the gearshifter so long? > > > > On 10/1/05, Craig McCluskey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > >> > >> > http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4578787087&fromMakeTrack=true > >> > >> _______________________________________ > >> For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > >> For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >> http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net > >> > > _______________________________________ > > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net > > > > > > -- > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > > Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.11.9/115 - Release Date: > 29/09/2005 > > > > > _______________________________________ > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net > -- Gabriel Soto Southern California 1987 300D 230K=-
