Is this OK? I'm guessing no. :(

[Pier Pressure]

I knew my comment was going to fire somebody up! That was just knee-jerk reaction from watching those videos. It is the method that bothers me - if something only tastes good because you torture it maybe you should just leave it alone. Killing food humanely is one thing - leaving something swimming around without having the decency to put it out of its misery is something else entirely.

[Pier Pressure]

And you are absolutely correct, Der Iron Chef - I of course meant the people who are able to do this, make a living at it and sleep at night besides. I was not referring to an entire race of people - though it might be hard to round up only the bad ones and bomb them. I don't care where they are from - if you make your living from the suffering of other creatures you do not deserve to be on the planet.

[EmilyB]

I'm speechless.

At least dog is off the menu for a while in Beijing........

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080711/...s_dogmeat_dc_1

[hillbillyreefer]

Good thing food comes from the big box down the street all wrapped up in nice cello packages. Must be nice not to have to get your hands dirty. If all us uncultured farmers quit growing food for you city folk, what would you guys do? The balcony on the box you live in isn't big enough for you to sustain yourself. Hmm, betcha you'd all migrate out of your nice concrete city and start destroying the beautiful countryside.

[digital-audiophile]

Originally Posted by hillbillyreefer

Good thing food comes from the big box down the street all wrapped up in nice cello packages. Must be nice not to have to get your hands dirty. If all us uncultured farmers quit growing food for you city folk, what would you guys do? The balcony on the box you live in isn't big enough for you to sustain yourself. Hmm, betcha you'd all migrate out of your nice concrete city and start destroying the beautiful countryside.

I actually envy you, I wish that I had the opportunity to live off the land. My dad's family homesteaded down near Lundbreck and I wish they had never sold the ranch, I would love to live a rural life.

[Der_Iron_Chef]

Originally Posted by hillbillyreefer

Good thing food comes from the big box down the street all wrapped up in nice cello packages. Must be nice not to have to get your hands dirty. If all us uncultured farmers quit growing food for you city folk, what would you guys do? The balcony on the box you live in isn't big enough for you to sustain yourself. Hmm, betcha you'd all migrate out of your nice concrete city and start destroying the beautiful countryside.

Nothing like a good dose of generalization, with a pinch of condescension. I'm sorry, but there's just so much wrong with what you just said.

[hillbillyreefer]

Yes it's pretty hard to beat living in a rural location.

No need to be sorry, I said, and I mean it.

It's amazing how many people haven't got a clue about where their food comes from. Most people who know where it comes from have no idea what is involved in the production of that food.

As for the video while I find it disturbing, it really is none of my business. It doesn't directly affect me, and I have no desire to attempt changing a culture that is thousands of years old. Maybe if we had less time on our hands to worry about what others are doing and trying to impose our will on them the world would be a better place.

[Der_Iron_Chef]

Yeah, I'm just going to let this one rest

Happy weekend all.

[G1GY]

Originally Posted by hillbillyreefer

Good thing food comes from the big box down the street all wrapped up in nice cello packages. Must be nice not to have to get your hands dirty. If all us uncultured farmers quit growing food for you city folk, what would you guys do? The balcony on the box you live in isn't big enough for you to sustain yourself. Hmm, betcha you'd all migrate out of your nice concrete city and start destroying the beautiful countryside.

Thank you very much for all that you do for us. I do understand that all you wish to do is keep all of us pansies in the city fed. You do this out of the goodness of your heart eventhough it's constantly too dry, wet, cold or hot.(And I've never heard a farmer complain I might add.) I also understand that your motivation for what you do for a living has nothing to do with the quality of lifestyle you can have while still earning a living for your family. You do all that you do just to look out for the rest of us while we have nothing to offer in return.

Thank you.
You're my hero.