.. Posted December 31, 2003 Report Share Posted December 31, 2003 As do I, mate! Seriously, do some research. Buy that book! Heck, I'll lend you my copy. Very scary shit -- potentially worse than any other epidemic in human history. But we will not know for 25 years . Cheers, SD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 31, 2003 Report Share Posted December 31, 2003 Thanks, but no need. Everyone told me "The Jungle" by Upton Sinclair would turn me into a vegetarian, and I found it rather mild. Anyway, we'll know soon enough if the cow was Canadian or not, and even if it isn't, the U.S. can weather any bans better than can Canada, unless the Americans themselves give up their precious hamburgers, which ain't very likely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.. Posted December 31, 2003 Report Share Posted December 31, 2003 Re: The Jungle. Sad to say that we have not progressed one iota in 100+ years in that industry. I'd say we have went backwards. And I could not give a shit about Tyson et al losing a bit of money due to a ban. And I am not naive enough to think that that would clean up the industry either. 1000's of people are going to have to die before the government acts surprised & shocked that that could have happened and forces the corporate fat cats do anything. OK, back to issues at hand: Happy New Year!! Cheers, SD PS: No I am not a veggie. I am a proud carnivore I'm like the bumper sticker: "If God did not want us to eat animals, then why did he make them taste so good?" It's just that I am aware of what I put into my body. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 2, 2004 Report Share Posted January 2, 2004 Side note on "The Jungle": Upton Sinclair wrote the book not to shed light on unsanitray and unhygienic practices in the food industry, but rather to expose unfair labor practices. An avowed Socialist (he even ran for governor of California for that party, I think) he had expected Labor Law reform if anything. I don't think he was exactly disappointed in the Food and Drug action that resulted (the first Food and Drug Act in our history), but he was disappointed that very little, if any, labor legislation resulted from that. As for our "debacle" in Iraq, I'm quite proud of what we're doing there, thank you very much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coss Posted January 3, 2004 Report Share Posted January 3, 2004 Hello everybody, making a rare appearance to mod a little, could I ask, that this thread stick to Beef and possibly the effects on Thailand vis a vis the Beef itself. Cheers Coss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 3, 2004 Report Share Posted January 3, 2004 US beef is the best beef in the world thanks to our superior technology, which is the envy of the world. The infected bovine of recent notoriety was Canadian. Agriculture is a competitive business. People buy according to prices. Just visit Costco and check out the competitive prices of US meat, as well as other goods. If you haven't been, you are guaranteed to be surprised. I visited Australia recently and was shocked to see how expensive the domestic meat was, and can honestly say I am glad I don't live in that overly expensive country (nice beaches though). I love my steak, however, even on my salary ($US 55k), I can't afford Australian beef, because it is way too expensive, eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 3, 2004 Report Share Posted January 3, 2004 Why aren't there any Costco's in Australia? Too competetive, eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lazyphil Posted January 3, 2004 Report Share Posted January 3, 2004 Best beef I had on my travels was in South Africa--just tasted better than US beef. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jp1 Posted January 3, 2004 Report Share Posted January 3, 2004 lazyphil said:Best beef I had on my travels was in South Africa--just tasted better than US beef. LP, If you have the chance to visit the 'Land of the Rising Sun' then try Kobe- or Matsuzaka Beef at least once. You'll forget all other beef you've ever eaten before. Kobe beef is a gourmets delight. Hmmm, yummi yummi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lazyphil Posted January 3, 2004 Report Share Posted January 3, 2004 I'd love too--I saw something on TV the other day speaking of how they rear Kobe beef--pampering the cows to the extreme!--expensive? (who cares eh!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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