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Dilly_D · 21 May 2003, 04:29

http://sympatico.globeandmail.com/se...ympatico-front

Apothos · 21 May 2003, 06:57

Could be worse, it could be foot-and-mouth, and you could have a country-side full of pyres of burning cattle stinking everything out and have your farmers topping themselves, and tourists being denied access to areas that rely on tourism to get through the year financially, and then, later, foreiginers not wanting to visit "just in case" etc.

Monkehpimp · 21 May 2003, 07:00

I live in a clean country.

yay me.

queball · 21 May 2003, 07:01

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Originally posted by Apothos
Could be worse, it could be foot-and-mouth, and you could have a country-side full of pyres of burning cattle stinking everything out and have your farmers topping themselves, and tourists being denied access to areas that rely on tourism to get through the year financially, and then, later, foreiginers not wanting to visit "just in case" etc.

Foot-and-mouth doesn't kill people though.

Apothos · 21 May 2003, 07:03

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Originally posted by queball
Foot-and-mouth doesn't kill people though.

Not directly, but its a far worse scenario.

edit: i've changed my mind, ignore me.

Radical Edward · 21 May 2003, 07:30

I wouldn't worry about it. cases of new variant CJD have been decreasing in the UK for the past couple of years, and they think there will only be another 40-50 cases. Furthermore, all people who got nvCJD are in one genetic group, and so it will not affect that many people. of course it is a problem for the herd, but no reason to not eat lovely juicy steaks.

Marilyn Manson · 21 May 2003, 16:29

The title came across as if the cow was a projectile that had been launced somehow at Canada. (A new threat to world peace and security, perhaps?)

Anyway. It's all a nasty business. Aparently government is a bit shaky about it still. Aparently they have contingency plans regaring mass social upheval as a result of this being much worse than they thought (I.E, with an incubation period of decades, and it being much more widespread.). So sayeth some of my contacts in the higher civil service.

Nasteh!

Freakozoid · 21 May 2003, 16:31

just one of the many reasons why I don't eat at McDonalds.

meglamaniac · 21 May 2003, 16:37

I only buy chicken from McDonalds.

the dying puppy · 21 May 2003, 17:09

So thats why all Canadians trying hurry up and move to England.
"Mad cow" is just not enough for 'em, they want some foot-and-mouth desease as well.

deerbarn · 21 May 2003, 17:19

Speaking of mad cows!

ELeeming · 21 May 2003, 17:29

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Originally posted by meglamaniac
I only buy chicken from McDonalds.

Seriously mate, you're probably safer with the beef.

meglamaniac · 21 May 2003, 17:40

I happen to like compacted sawdust, mouse ****, and leftover scraggy bits that were too bad to sell as economy chicken drumsticks.

So there!

Chrism · 21 May 2003, 18:33

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Originally posted by Marilyn Manson
The title came across as if the cow was a projectile that had been launced somehow at Canada. (A new threat to world peace and security, perhaps?)

I had visions of a giant Thatcher handbagging it.

Intrepid00 · 21 May 2003, 18:35

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Starbucks · 21 May 2003, 18:43

i had steak today

in celebration

and cos i fancied steak

Chrism · 21 May 2003, 18:44

I too had steak today.

Steak baguettes. YUM YUM

Aryn · 21 May 2003, 21:57

oi
i thought it was a joke when i saw this thread last night.
then i saw it in the paper today :\

Dilly_D · 22 May 2003, 07:17

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Originally posted by Aryn
oi
i thought it was a joke when i saw this thread last night.
then i saw it in the paper today :\