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Re: CHAT: cross-culturation

From:Roger Mills <romilly@...>
Date:Tuesday, December 4, 2001, 4:42
Andreas Johansson wrote:


>Roger Mills wrote: (re turkey products) >Refused to eat anything with breasts? Leaving the exact definition of >"breast" aside, that'd be more or less equivalent to any female mammal. >Really weird distinction in this context, if you ask me.
I think they were being generous and including male mammals too. They did seem to have a bit of a breast fixation, however........;-) >>One of the women worked briefly (as an accountant) for a local company
>>that >>produced these turkey products, and the experience pretty much turned her >>off the whole idea. Like laws and sausage, you don't want to see them >>being >>made. > >Was it the blood and screams part or the lacking hygiene part that turned >her off?
All of that, plus the smell. The company at last reports was all but out of business, after several batches of their products were found to have E.Coli or Listeria or one of those nasties..

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