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vicarzThe guy who highlights all the bullets and chapter headings is still wearing a full suit every day. Make up for substance with appearance is written all over him.
We had a discussion about the fact that any food stored on wooden pallets at any time is not allowed into the EU. We went over possible reasons why, when I pointed out the obvious - vampires. I mean, they're originally from Europe, right? It's official, I'm now the class freak.
I just can't believe that all these people don't use the recycling bins that are all of 10-20 feet from the trash cans. Lazy bastards shouldn't be allowed to live on this planet. Are they so busy and tired from other projects that tossing an empty bottle in a round hole is that much tougher than the can?
My fighting negativity is actually working a little. An older woman is sitting two seats down from me, looking to me like a young grandmother. She seemed a bit flaky, and is, but when I found myself thinking 'great, a nut-case' I fought back the judgment and decided to see what else she had to offer. She started talking about how she is from CA, and how close-minded people are in the DC area - this started me liking her right away (despite being part of that problem). She wears 3 jade bracelets. At one point I asked why the pre-op inspection was called '01B01' instead of 'pre-op' or something more easily understood. Besides blank stares, I received the answer 'It just always has been that way.' I didn't accept this answer, and pointed out momentum is no reason without something more to back it up. This yielded a thumbs-up from her. Seniors that fight tradition - I like this.
She mentioned how she went to a slaughter plant that among other animals did horses. She walked up to the coral where the horses to be slaughtered were, and one walked up to her and nuzzled her shoulder so she pet it. When they entered the plant for inspection, it was the first on the line for slaughter. She saw the whole process, and while she didn't describe it she shuddered and closed her eyes. From other sources I know they hit the animal (bovine or equine) with a pneumatic hammer, which either kills, knocks out, or stuns the animal. Sometimes they miss, and have to do it more than once. Then the animal is lifted upside down by it's hind legs on a belt, it's throat is slit, and it bleeds to death upside down.
We had a discussion about the fact that any food stored on wooden pallets at any time is not allowed into the EU. We went over possible reasons why, when I pointed out the obvious - vampires. I mean, they're originally from Europe, right? It's official, I'm now the class freak.
I just can't believe that all these people don't use the recycling bins that are all of 10-20 feet from the trash cans. Lazy bastards shouldn't be allowed to live on this planet. Are they so busy and tired from other projects that tossing an empty bottle in a round hole is that much tougher than the can?
My fighting negativity is actually working a little. An older woman is sitting two seats down from me, looking to me like a young grandmother. She seemed a bit flaky, and is, but when I found myself thinking 'great, a nut-case' I fought back the judgment and decided to see what else she had to offer. She started talking about how she is from CA, and how close-minded people are in the DC area - this started me liking her right away (despite being part of that problem). She wears 3 jade bracelets. At one point I asked why the pre-op inspection was called '01B01' instead of 'pre-op' or something more easily understood. Besides blank stares, I received the answer 'It just always has been that way.' I didn't accept this answer, and pointed out momentum is no reason without something more to back it up. This yielded a thumbs-up from her. Seniors that fight tradition - I like this.
She mentioned how she went to a slaughter plant that among other animals did horses. She walked up to the coral where the horses to be slaughtered were, and one walked up to her and nuzzled her shoulder so she pet it. When they entered the plant for inspection, it was the first on the line for slaughter. She saw the whole process, and while she didn't describe it she shuddered and closed her eyes. From other sources I know they hit the animal (bovine or equine) with a pneumatic hammer, which either kills, knocks out, or stuns the animal. Sometimes they miss, and have to do it more than once. Then the animal is lifted upside down by it's hind legs on a belt, it's throat is slit, and it bleeds to death upside down.
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Date: 2003-08-14 07:15 am (UTC)Just came across this URL; thought you might find it interesting/amusing...
http://members.aol.com/schwenkler/wcc/
The Guide to Wacky Court Cases
. . . including the complete text of United States v. Satan!