RE: FW: OT: How thick should your chickens' stockings be?

2009-06-14 Thread Bob W
From: Bob W Bob W wrote: never knowingly eat chickens that are not organic free-range. Oh, save me. Chickens are so f*** stupid there /can't/ be such a thing as a free range chicken, unless you count the one in the fox's mouth. :-) Even if you don't

Re: FW: OT: How thick should your chickens' stockings be?

2009-06-14 Thread Paul Sorenson
Geeez - some things I hadn't thought about in years. Bob W wrote: The guy would chop their heads feet off and give us the legs to play with, pulling the tendons. Bob When I was little my Dad was a duck hunter, and when he was butchering them I would cut out the voice box, rinse it off and

RE: FW: OT: How thick should your chickens' stockings be?

2009-06-13 Thread Bob W
Bob W wrote: never knowingly eat chickens that are not organic free-range. Oh, save me. Chickens are so f*** stupid there /can't/ be such a thing as a free range chicken, unless you count the one in the fox's mouth. :-) Even if you don't accept the argument on moral grounds

Re: FW: OT: How thick should your chickens' stockings be?

2009-06-13 Thread Anthony Farr
Somebody needs to tell those politicians that stocking density is indicated by its Denier rating, not by chickens per square metre. };-) regards, Anthony   Of what use is lens and light to those who lack in mind and sight (Anon)

Re: FW: OT: How thick should your chickens' stockings be?

2009-06-13 Thread Graydon
On Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 10:40:02PM -0400, Doug Franklin scripsit: Bob W wrote: never knowingly eat chickens that are not organic free-range. Oh, save me. Chickens are so f*** stupid there /can't/ be such a thing as a free range chicken, unless you count the one in the fox's mouth.

Re: FW: OT: How thick should your chickens' stockings be?

2009-06-13 Thread Graydon
On Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 11:56:02PM -0400, Doug Franklin scripsit: Keith Whaley wrote: I've known a LOT of foxes, and refuse to comment to that comment! Foxes might not be bright, but they don't often stand around in the rain, heads turned back and mouths open, and drown themselves. That's

Re: FW: OT: How thick should your chickens' stockings be?

2009-06-13 Thread Bob Sullivan
Bob W, My long departed grandmother talked occasionally about fresh chicken. You know, the kind where you twisted the necks or cut the heads off, and then plucked the feathers. She always favored store bought chicken, the kind that came in packages in the grocery. I don't think she minded the

Re: FW: OT: How thick should your chickens' stockings be?

2009-06-13 Thread Doug Franklin
P. J. Alling wrote: That's a joke about domesticated turkeys, and even they aren't quite that stupid. Sure, but I couldn't resist. :-) My experiences have been that chickens are quite a bit less intelligent than turkeys. -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: FW: OT: How thick should your chickens' stockings be?

2009-06-13 Thread Doug Franklin
Bob Sullivan wrote: and then plucked the feathers. She always favored store bought chicken, the kind that came in packages in the grocery. I don't think she minded the killing so much as the plucking (her job as a little girl on the farm). And she never told me that the fresh chicken was

Re: FW: OT: How thick should your chickens' stockings be?

2009-06-13 Thread P. J. Alling
Domestic Turkeys were re-imported into the Americas bu the pilgrim fathers, the originals were brought to Europe by the Spanish who stole them from the Aztecs, the birds got to England and the Netherlands by way of the Ottoman Empire thus the name, or did you think it was simply a slur on the

Re: FW: OT: How thick should your chickens' stockings be?

2009-06-13 Thread P. J. Alling
Obviously you haven't ever had experience with Bantam's, at least the less modified varieties they can be quiet intelligent, for a chicken Doug Franklin wrote: P. J. Alling wrote: That's a joke about domesticated turkeys, and even they aren't quite that stupid. Sure, but I couldn't resist.

Re: FW: OT: How thick should your chickens' stockings be?

2009-06-13 Thread Graydon
On Sat, Jun 13, 2009 at 10:33:26AM -0400, P. J. Alling scripsit: Graydon wrote: Domestic turkeys are descended from the severe mental defectives of the wild turkey population, because those are the only ones the Pilgrim Fathers could catch or keep. Domestic Turkeys were re-imported into the

RE: FW: OT: How thick should your chickens' stockings be?

2009-06-13 Thread Bob W
Maybe you should try it yourself rather than relying on the word of others. When we lived in Singapore in the 60s my mother bought the chickens live from a push cart. The guy would chop their heads feet off and give us the legs to play with, pulling the tendons. Bob Bob W, My long departed

RE: FW: OT: How thick should your chickens' stockings be?

2009-06-13 Thread Bob W
That's a joke about domesticated turkeys, and even they aren't quite that stupid. Sure, but I couldn't resist. :-) My experiences have been that chickens are quite a bit less intelligent than turkeys. You have experience of comparative IQ testing in domesticated fowls? Bob

Re: FW: OT: How thick should your chickens' stockings be?

2009-06-13 Thread P. J. Alling
No, but I know a turkey farmer and he tells me, that though they will peck each other to death, he's never had one drown itself in the rain... Bob W wrote: That's a joke about domesticated turkeys, and even they aren't quite that stupid. Sure, but I couldn't resist. :-)

Re: FW: OT: How thick should your chickens' stockings be?

2009-06-13 Thread John Sessoms
From: Doug Franklin Keith Whaley wrote: I've known a LOT of foxes, and refuse to comment to that comment! Foxes might not be bright, but they don't often stand around in the rain, heads turned back and mouths open, and drown themselves. That's the domesticated turkey. Supposedly ...

RE: FW: OT: How thick should your chickens' stockings be?

2009-06-13 Thread John Sessoms
From: Bob W Bob W wrote: never knowingly eat chickens that are not organic free-range. Oh, save me. Chickens are so f*** stupid there /can't/ be such a thing as a free range chicken, unless you count the one in the fox's mouth. :-) Even if you don't accept the argument on

Re: FW: OT: How thick should your chickens' stockings be?

2009-06-13 Thread John Sessoms
From: P. J. Alling Domestic Turkeys were re-imported into the Americas bu the pilgrim fathers, the originals were brought to Europe by the Spanish who stole them from the Aztecs, the birds got to England and the Netherlands by way of the Ottoman Empire thus the name, or did you think it was

Re: FW: OT: How thick should your chickens' stockings be?

2009-06-13 Thread Bob Sullivan
Bob W., I'd probably be a vegetarian if that's how I had to get my meat. Regards, Bob S. On Sat, Jun 13, 2009 at 4:19 PM, Bob Wp...@web-options.com wrote: Maybe you should try it yourself rather than relying on the word of others. When we lived in Singapore in the 60s my mother bought the

Re: FW: OT: How thick should your chickens' stockings be?

2009-06-13 Thread P. J. Alling
John Sessoms wrote: From: P. J. Alling Domestic Turkeys were re-imported into the Americas bu the pilgrim fathers, the originals were brought to Europe by the Spanish who stole them from the Aztecs, the birds got to England and the Netherlands by way of the Ottoman Empire thus the name, or

FW: OT: How thick should your chickens' stockings be?

2009-06-12 Thread Bob W
Never tell me that Parliament wastes its time on frivolity! http://edmi.parliament.uk/EDMi/EDMDetails.aspx?EDMID=38765SESSION=899 Bob (in real life I am completely opposed to factory farming and never knowingly eat chickens that are not organic free-range. Even if they're wearing stockings)

Re: FW: OT: How thick should your chickens' stockings be?

2009-06-12 Thread Sandy Harris
Bob Wp...@web-options.com wrote: Never tell me that Parliament wastes its time on frivolity! http://edmi.parliament.uk/EDMi/EDMDetails.aspx?EDMID=38765SESSION=899 Bob (in real life I am completely opposed to factory farming and never knowingly eat chickens that are not organic

Re: FW: OT: How thick should your chickens' stockings be?

2009-06-12 Thread Rob Studdert
On 13/06/2009, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: Never tell me that Parliament wastes its time on frivolity! http://edmi.parliament.uk/EDMi/EDMDetails.aspx?EDMID=38765SESSION=899 You did note the heading: Early Day Motion ;-) -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +6... UTC +10 --

Re: FW: OT: How thick should your chickens' stockings be?

2009-06-12 Thread Doug Franklin
Bob W wrote: never knowingly eat chickens that are not organic free-range. Oh, save me. Chickens are so f*** stupid there /can't/ be such a thing as a free range chicken, unless you count the one in the fox's mouth. :-) -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: FW: OT: How thick should your chickens' stockings be?

2009-06-12 Thread P. J. Alling
Some breeds of chicken haven't had all their brains bred out of them. However those breeds aren't commonly eaten. Doug Franklin wrote: Bob W wrote: never knowingly eat chickens that are not organic free-range. Oh, save me. Chickens are so f*** stupid there /can't/ be such a thing as

Re: FW: OT: How thick should your chickens' stockings be?

2009-06-12 Thread Keith Whaley
Rob Studdert wrote: On 13/06/2009, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: Never tell me that Parliament wastes its time on frivolity! http://edmi.parliament.uk/EDMi/EDMDetails.aspx?EDMID=38765SESSION=899 You did note the heading: Early Day Motion ;-) Hah! I _totally_ misread it! Stocking

Re: FW: OT: How thick should your chickens' stockings be?

2009-06-12 Thread Keith Whaley
Doug Franklin wrote: Bob W wrote: never knowingly eat chickens that are not organic free-range. Oh, save me. Chickens are so f*** stupid there /can't/ be such a thing as a free range chicken, unless you count the one in the fox's mouth. :-) I've known a LOT of foxes, and refuse to

Re: FW: OT: How thick should your chickens' stockings be?

2009-06-12 Thread Doug Franklin
Keith Whaley wrote: I've known a LOT of foxes, and refuse to comment to that comment! Foxes might not be bright, but they don't often stand around in the rain, heads turned back and mouths open, and drown themselves. -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: FW: OT: How thick should your chickens' stockings be?

2009-06-12 Thread P. J. Alling
Doug Franklin wrote: Keith Whaley wrote: I've known a LOT of foxes, and refuse to comment to that comment! Foxes might not be bright, but they don't often stand around in the rain, heads turned back and mouths open, and drown themselves. That's a joke about domesticated turkeys, and even