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 Squigsquasher wrote:
Oh dear.

Oh dear oh dear oh dear.


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Hang on, is Boudin sausage similar to what we call black pudding?

Same thing apparently. Which is sick, because pudding is a yummy desert to us.

 Squigsquasher wrote:
Oh dear.

Oh dear oh dear oh dear.


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Hang on, is Boudin sausage similar to what we call black pudding?

Just better. Its started out as a French dish. Where he's from it still may be like that. Down here, its been infused with Cajun goodness (translation some grades can be more hot than the surface of the sun). Ours has rice and such in it. How about up there Canuck?

 Ahtman wrote:

2. Who Owns the Grand Canyon?[/u]

When Arizona voters arrived to the polls, they found themselves involved in a battle over boundaries.

Proposition 120 questions whether millions of acres of federal land in the state, including the Grand Canyon, should remain in the hands of the federal government, or officially become the property of Arizona's residents. The ballot measure, supported by the state's Republicans, seeks to amend the state's constitution to declare Arizona's sovereignty over the "air, water, public lands, minerals, wildlife and other natural resources within the state's boundaries."

The proposition is part of the "sagebrush revolt" - Republicans in the West aim to regain control of land owned by federal agencies, particularly the Interior Department's Bureau of Land Management.

Yeah, this will be amusing:

Arizona: we take back this federal land!
Federal government: no you don't.
Arizona: ok, sorry for bothering you.

 Frazzled wrote:
One should never witness politics or sausage being made.

Worked on the sausage line for 3 months.

Wasn't as bad as the casing line, were I had to grab pigs viscereas with both hands and hook them on a spike. They don't tell you that guts can literraly explode on you.

Yep I reckon thats an excellent motivator for one to upgrade their job skills and pronto.

 Frazzled wrote:

 Squigsquasher wrote:
Oh dear.

Oh dear oh dear oh dear.


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Hang on, is Boudin sausage similar to what we call black pudding?

Just better. Its started out as a French dish. Where he's from it still may be like that. Down here, its been infused with Cajun goodness (translation some grades can be more hot than the surface of the sun). Ours has rice and such in it. How about up there Canuck?

I think that's what we call White Boudin. Honestly, my father was the only one in my family who liked that, and he was gracious enough not to force us through that ordeal after we threatened to replace him with some transient... So we didn't try the entire range of atrocities that Boudin is...


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 Frazzled wrote:
Yep I reckon thats an excellent motivator for one to upgrade their job skills and pronto.

Indeed. It was during an exchange in Alberta, supposedly to learn English. I suspect the idea was to motivate me as I was about to enter University.

Didn't work, as I met a dirty little asian girl and decided to stay there for a few years. Changed job quite rapidly, tho.

 Kovnik Obama wrote:

 Frazzled wrote:

 Squigsquasher wrote:
Oh dear.

Oh dear oh dear oh dear.


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Hang on, is Boudin sausage similar to what we call black pudding?

Just better. Its started out as a French dish. Where he's from it still may be like that. Down here, its been infused with Cajun goodness (translation some grades can be more hot than the surface of the sun). Ours has rice and such in it. How about up there Canuck?

I think that's what we call White Boudin. Honestly, my father was the only one in my family who liked that, and he was gracious enough not to force us through that ordeal after we threatened to replace him with some transient... So we didn't try the entire range of atrocities that Boudin is...


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 Frazzled wrote:
Yep I reckon thats an excellent motivator for one to upgrade their job skills and pronto.

Indeed. It was during an exchange in Alberta, supposedly to learn English. I suspect the idea was to motivate me as I was about to enter University.

Didn't work, as I met a dirty little asian girl and decided to stay there for a few years. Changed job quite rapidly, tho.

Thats probably closer to what we have here. Is yours spicy?

Nope. Taste like a mix of cigarette ashes and existential anguish.

 Kovnik Obama wrote:
Nope. Taste like a mix of cigarette ashes and existential anguish.

Not ours.
Ours' tastes like a cajun family friday night. Spicy and tasty. Often it has crab/shrimp/crawdad meat in it as well.

What if they combined the vote and legalized genetically modified weed for extra potency?

 Frazzled wrote:

 Kovnik Obama wrote:
Nope. Taste like a mix of cigarette ashes and existential anguish.

Not ours.
Ours' tastes like a cajun family friday night. Spicy and tasty. Often it has crab/shrimp/crawdad meat in it as well.

The sealife meat and spice might actually make it good. I'd potentially try that. If I felt daring someday.

What if they combined the vote and legalized genetically modified weed for extra potency?

That way you think.
I like it.

The porn industry has always had health programs, some of which are life threatening. Its only right to ensure its a safe industry to work in. So the condom vote is fine.

 hotsauceman1 wrote:
What is so bad about labeling foods that contain GMO's?
Or the animal cruelty one?

The labelling one is ridiculous because technically all Crops ARE genetically modified.

These aren't that odd. Animal cruelty has been linked to other violent behaviors and usually leads to similar acts against humans. The genetic labeling is important because certain genes put in products can have unexpected results, like the gene they put in corn to ward off certain insects also wound up killing monarch butterflies as well.

 Mr Hyena wrote:

 hotsauceman1 wrote:
What is so bad about labeling foods that contain GMO's?
Or the animal cruelty one?

The labelling one is ridiculous because technically all Crops ARE genetically modified.

Yeah...i'm kinda confused on this one...

Someone is trying to delineate the difference between "mainstream" crops vs "organic" methinks...

 Kilkrazy wrote:
Previously Louisiana congress did not feel it necessary to strictly scrutinise the laws they made?

That explains a lot.

My wild shot in the dark is that its to prevent something like the hughes amendment from happening at the state level.

Someone is trying to delineate the difference between "mainstream" crops vs "organic" methinks...

Yet there isn't one.

At its heart, there is nothing that makes Organic vegetables any different from 'mainstream' vegetables (the crops themselves. Growth conditions may differ, but shouldn't affect the crop).

The genetic labeling is important because certain genes put in products can have unexpected results, like the gene they put in corn to ward off certain insects also wound up killing monarch butterflies as well.

So apply the same label to all corn, all wheat, all bananas, all apples, etc etc.

 Mr Hyena wrote:

Someone is trying to delineate the difference between "mainstream" crops vs "organic" methinks...

Yet there isn't one.

At its heart, there is nothing that makes Organic vegetables any different from 'mainstream' vegetables (the crops themselves. Growth conditions may differ, but shouldn't affect the crop).

The genetic labeling is important because certain genes put in products can have unexpected results, like the gene they put in corn to ward off certain insects also wound up killing monarch butterflies as well.

So apply the same label to all corn, all wheat, all bananas, all apples, etc etc.

Did someone say GMO?

 whembly wrote:

 Hulksmash wrote:
That's a significant amount of lost taxes for the city. Oh well...

Yup...
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/11/porn-stars-angry-at-condom-requirement-threaten-to-leave-la.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+lanowblog+(L.A.+Now)

portland would gladly house those poor actors

we already have record numbers of sex shops, strip clubs and the like

 kronk wrote:
I'm good with labeling GMO's, but is there a clear definition?

Is cultivating plants that give blue celery to encourage more blue celery a GMO or is that just selective breeding?

<----- Not a GMO authority.

The thing this bill was apparently after is not selective breeding (as most people who are educated through middle school), it is going after the guys like Monsanto and BASF, and Dow.

I recently saw a program on this stuff... Basically, scientists and chemical companies are engineering strains of wheat and other vegetables that are "immune" to or highly resistant to pesticides and herbicides (like round-up). What is in turn happening is that the weeds and bugs are becoming resistant to these same chemicals, so each generation more and more stuff has to be used, and soon more and more chemicals are used.

Apparently, these strains are being noticed in the number of allergies and athsma and other similar illnesses in the Chicago area are have exploded.

Most recently, one of the companies just gave the OK to use d-12 or d-14 (i forget which number it is) on their crops. The thing is, that particular chemical is half of the active ingredient in Agent Orange. Which I am confident that most people are at least familiar with the name and what it's "famous" for.

Except selective breeding is also genetically modified. Look at what happened with the Wheat we know today. Its Genes increased.

Apparently, these strains are being noticed in the number of allergies and athsma and other similar illnesses in the Chicago area are have exploded.

There is many reasons for why allergies have increased. There is a theory, with some evidence, that it is a lack of Worm (parasite) infections that have caused a surge in allergies (Eosinophils, the White blood cell that is most involved with parasites (especially worms) also is involved with allergies). We're just too healthy. The immune system doesn't get enough exposure.

In otherwords, don't trust whats on tv. Go to core literature.

 Mr Hyena wrote:


In otherwords, don't trust whats on tv. Go to core literature.

All well and good, doesn't change the fact that we're going to be using parts of Agent Orange on US soil, which doesn't sit well with me.

 Ensis Ferrae wrote:

 Mr Hyena wrote:


In otherwords, don't trust whats on tv. Go to core literature.

All well and good, doesn't change the fact that we're going to be using parts of Agent Orange on US soil, which doesn't sit well with me.

If its only a part of it, and not the whole, proper thing (chemically speaking) then I doubt its a threat.

Certainly not as deadly as Paracetamol.

 Kovnik Obama wrote:
meh, can't be bothered to hate something so bland.

Boudin, now...

Bland? Obviously you've never drowned celery in buffalo sauce until the voices of thousands of buffalo cried out in terror, and were suddenly silenced. I fear something awful has happened.

Crap, they're trying to put condoms in my porn. Terror doesn't even begin to cover this. Leia got off easy.

... Princess Leia?

... Have you seen her recently?

Mooooo


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Hmm, it really turns my comment into a real circle of life.

 Frazzled wrote:
Louisiana passed a law requiring strict scrutiny in review of future laws as pertains to the 2nd Amendment.

Does that do anything meaningful. As in, wouldn't any law end up being reviewed anyway, to make sure it wasn't struck down in constitutional review?


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 hotsauceman1 wrote:
What is so bad about labeling foods that contain GMO's?

It's actually really, really hard to do, because so many finished products are full of stuff that was made from stuff, that was made from stuff that might have come from genetically modified crops. I mean, look at the ingredient list on your average three minute microwave meal, amongst all the chemicals there's a load of food products in there, most of which was sourced from whoever was selling cheap.


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 Frazzled wrote:
One should never witness politics or sausage being made.

"To retain respect for sausages and laws, one must not watch them in the making."

Commonly attributed to Bismarck, but I think it was actually someone else.



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 Surtur wrote:
These aren't that odd. Animal cruelty has been linked to other violent behaviors and usually leads to similar acts against humans. The genetic labeling is important because certain genes put in products can have unexpected results, like the gene they put in corn to ward off certain insects also wound up killing monarch butterflies as well.

How does putting a warning on the side of the tin help the Monarch butterfly?

 sebster wrote:


How does putting a warning on the side of the tin help the Monarch butterfly?

Helping The Monarch is Dr. Girlfriend's responsibility.

 Kovnik Obama wrote:

 Squigsquasher wrote:
Oh dear.

Oh dear oh dear oh dear.


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Hang on, is Boudin sausage similar to what we call black pudding?

Same thing apparently. Which is sick, because pudding is a yummy desert to us.

It's called a 'pudding' due to the way it is cooked, rather than the sweet/savoury distinction, however, vernacularisation (is that even a word?) has turned it into a term commonly associated with dessert (mainly because a lot of desserts qualify as puddings). I think a pudding is defined by a long and slow boiling/steaming, but I'm not a food historian so I might be wrong.

Also, black pudding is the shiz, especially if you get good quality stuff with a decent fat ratio and good quality spices, you can't have an english cooked breakfast without a few thick slices of fried scab-sausage (this is what I call it, as my fiance is a pescetarian and squeamish )

 Lordhat wrote:

 sebster wrote:


How does putting a warning on the side of the tin help the Monarch butterfly?

Helping The Monarch is Dr. Girlfriend's responsibility.

/thread

 Lordhat wrote:

 sebster wrote:


How does putting a warning on the side of the tin help the Monarch butterfly?

Helping The Monarch is Dr. Girlfriend's responsibility.

When Frazzled was walking the younge wiener dog and the Tank dog Sunday a butterfly landed on his green Hawaiian shirt and closed up its wings. You couldn't see it. It hitched a ride for about a mile until I brushed it off before going in the house, occasionally flexing ruby red wings. Way cool!