Wouldn't want angry Vegans running wild through the streets of Canada. There's a video game in there somewhere.
On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 4:31 PM, Bob W <p...@web-options.com> wrote: > [...] >> >> As for the plastics from feathers dilemma, it's pretty dicey. As Bob >> said, if this becomes economically viable, one won't be able to make >> informed choices on whether a consumer good is animal-derived or not >> unless each item comes with a list of ingredients. I doubt that most >> manufacturers will care to do that... >> >> cheers, >> frank > > In the mid-19th C we did not care to tell the Sepoy regiments that we'd > started greasing rifle cartidges with pork & beef fat. They had to bite > these cartridges to release the gunpowder. When they found out they were > most displeased, being a regiment of Hindus and Muslims, and this triggered > the Indian Mutiny, or 1st War of Independence if you prefer. > > Let's hope the manufacturers of feather-based plastics know their history. > Wouldn't want angry Vegans running wild through the streets of Canada. > > B > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Steve Desjardins -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
