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22 pound house cat? US pounds are smaller than UK pounds but... :wtf:
glennPattonWork wrote:
US pounds are smaller than UK pounds
What is the difference betweeen a US pound and UK pound? Gallons I understand, but not pounds.
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Mike Hankey wrote:
It's amazing what people eat when starving, survival instincts kick in
..think it's more "nurture" that's being dismissed in favor of "nature". Or, in other words, it's merely a stupid idea that one should not eat cats. My grandparents had the cutest rabbits. And they tasted great, each Christmas. The dodo didn't survive, but an animal that tastes like rabbit (or chicken) will always be bred by humans. I still don't understand why people would rather try to eat insects than mammals. Anyone here who would rather eat a grasshopper than a cat?
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Eddy Vluggen wrote:
I still don't understand why people would rather try to eat insects than mammals.
I don't try I do eat insects. They have more protein than mammals and they are tasty too. My favorite is locust but crickets are very good also. Some of the caterpillars are good also. Scorpions have a very hard shell so I don't eat them as often as other insects but they have a distinct flavor. Why do you not like insects? :~
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glennPattonWork wrote:
US pounds are smaller than UK pounds
What is the difference betweeen a US pound and UK pound? Gallons I understand, but not pounds.
I was under the impression that the base unit was smaller, mind you an inch here is an inch there :)
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I was under the impression that the base unit was smaller, mind you an inch here is an inch there :)
I think dry weights are the same. American fluid ounces are slightly different to ours, so even allowing for them getting the size of a pint wrong, 20 fl oz isn't quite the standard 568ml over there either. But I'm not aware of dry ounces being different.
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I think dry weights are the same. American fluid ounces are slightly different to ours, so even allowing for them getting the size of a pint wrong, 20 fl oz isn't quite the standard 568ml over there either. But I'm not aware of dry ounces being different.
A U.S. gallon is a wine gallon; a U.K. gallon is an ale gallon. So, it's not so much that one size is 'wrong', it's more a case of not clearly denoting the base unit. Sort of like saying something costs a dollar, but not defining the currency type: Australian, Bermudian, Canadian, or U.S. The devil is in the details.
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The guy might need to 'turn in his man card', but he also needs to turn in his pet owner card. Any animal, cat, dog, turkey buzzard, or whatever will react violently if stressed sufficiently. It's obvious from the cat's behavior that it's been subjected to the wrong environment and poor treatment for an extended period. I doubt that it is recoverable without extraordinary efforts at this point. The most merciful thing (and the safest for his family) would be to euthanize it. I fucking hate stories like this. Why do people acquire pets that they can't give the proper care? It's always the same. The animal is at fault, the police shoot it in front of the kids (nice picture in their heads, there), and everyone stands around looking sorry and wonders what went wrong.
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The guy might need to 'turn in his man card', but he also needs to turn in his pet owner card. Any animal, cat, dog, turkey buzzard, or whatever will react violently if stressed sufficiently. It's obvious from the cat's behavior that it's been subjected to the wrong environment and poor treatment for an extended period. I doubt that it is recoverable without extraordinary efforts at this point. The most merciful thing (and the safest for his family) would be to euthanize it. I fucking hate stories like this. Why do people acquire pets that they can't give the proper care? It's always the same. The animal is at fault, the police shoot it in front of the kids (nice picture in their heads, there), and everyone stands around looking sorry and wonders what went wrong.
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delete this;I agree. I'm always amazed at how poor people (that I've seen) have a tendency to buy really expensive and dangerous breeds of animals only to keep said animal chained on a 10ft. leash in the back yard. I've a neighbor who is doing this right now - she thinks screaming obscenities at the animal is 'training' it.
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Eddy Vluggen wrote:
I still don't understand why people would rather try to eat insects than mammals.
I don't try I do eat insects. They have more protein than mammals and they are tasty too. My favorite is locust but crickets are very good also. Some of the caterpillars are good also. Scorpions have a very hard shell so I don't eat them as often as other insects but they have a distinct flavor. Why do you not like insects? :~
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They have more protein than mammals and they are tasty too
:omg: Any rockpaintings showing hunters chasing grassshoppers? Beans are also a good source of protein, but it doesn't replace bacon.
JimmyRopes wrote:
Some of the caterpillars are good also
..go ask Alice, when she's ten feet tall. Those things are called "bugs", not "food".
JimmyRopes wrote:
Why do you not like insects? :~
Aw, I like insects, very usefull critters - I just don't consider them food. Neither does history (in general*). I do admire your courage; but I cannot stomach bugs.
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I agree. I'm always amazed at how poor people (that I've seen) have a tendency to buy really expensive and dangerous breeds of animals only to keep said animal chained on a 10ft. leash in the back yard. I've a neighbor who is doing this right now - she thinks screaming obscenities at the animal is 'training' it.
I was watching the local news today on the TV in our fitness room at work. They showed a story about a woman's dog that had been shot during the night, presumably because it barked too much. The dog was a pure-bred Husky kept in a 6ft by 6ft cage, in a yard that was maybe 15 ft by 30 ft. You could tell from the video that the cage was filthy. The yard had no grass, and there were visible depressions where the dog paced.
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JimmyRopes wrote:
They have more protein than mammals and they are tasty too
:omg: Any rockpaintings showing hunters chasing grassshoppers? Beans are also a good source of protein, but it doesn't replace bacon.
JimmyRopes wrote:
Some of the caterpillars are good also
..go ask Alice, when she's ten feet tall. Those things are called "bugs", not "food".
JimmyRopes wrote:
Why do you not like insects? :~
Aw, I like insects, very usefull critters - I just don't consider them food. Neither does history (in general*). I do admire your courage; but I cannot stomach bugs.
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Eddy Vluggen wrote:
I like insects, very usefull critters - I just don't consider them food. Neither does history (in general*).
Don't be so sure. Insects have been eaten throughout history. Maybe not in the West but here in Asia they have been eaten for thousands of years with no problems. Even the children like them. :cool:
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JimmyRopes wrote:
They have more protein than mammals and they are tasty too
:omg: Any rockpaintings showing hunters chasing grassshoppers? Beans are also a good source of protein, but it doesn't replace bacon.
JimmyRopes wrote:
Some of the caterpillars are good also
..go ask Alice, when she's ten feet tall. Those things are called "bugs", not "food".
JimmyRopes wrote:
Why do you not like insects? :~
Aw, I like insects, very usefull critters - I just don't consider them food. Neither does history (in general*). I do admire your courage; but I cannot stomach bugs.
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Eddy Vluggen wrote:
Neither does history (in general*).
Not sure where you get that from. But probably because chasing big game is depicted more often. But that of course because it is rarer and more dangerous. Not to mention as well that insects were probably more of a 'gather' than a 'hunt'. One can suppose that in terms of protein sources non-insect sources are preferred because the preparation is easier. Takes a lot of work to prep a cow but it takes more work to prep an equivalent amount of crickets.
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I think dry weights are the same. American fluid ounces are slightly different to ours, so even allowing for them getting the size of a pint wrong, 20 fl oz isn't quite the standard 568ml over there either. But I'm not aware of dry ounces being different.
Oh OK, still a big butt cat!
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If it is ill-tempered it goes, if it harms a member of the family it'll be buried out back!
Cat - the other white meat.:cool:
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Cats are evil, whatever the size.
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Heartily seconded! I hate cats! :mad:
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Let's see, how would this go in my house? 1) cat scratches baby... 2) all children/wife screaming... 3) I check my man card, yes, this is not permissible... 4) loud click as something gets loaded... 5) cat hissing loudly, threatening to scratch more... aim... 6) more screaming, "What are you doing? Don't shoot the kitty!!! What kind of person are you?" You need therapy!!! Girls start petting the cat giving me venomous looks... :wtf: :doh:
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