As I understand, it's very poor practice to hurt the sheep in shearing, because that affects productivity. I can understand objecting to harm that's considered standard practice (though I have a less-than-enlightened acceptance of the requirements of industrialized farming).
Let me guess. We're in a hurry.
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Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Connie Neil - Sep 11, 2014 9:14:29 am PDT #5937 of 30000
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Amy - Sep 11, 2014 9:23:04 am PDT #5938 of 30000
Because books.
That is terrifying.
-t - Sep 11, 2014 9:24:44 am PDT #5939 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Eh, businesses with poor/unethical practices can see short-term gains that justify cutting corners despite the long-term consequences. I don't have a lot of faith in the market correcting this stuff on its own.
Steph L. - Sep 11, 2014 9:27:52 am PDT #5940 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
That is terrifying.
The bees, or the sheep?
Or the beesheep hybrids?????
-t - Sep 11, 2014 9:28:34 am PDT #5941 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Sheep that carry bees in their mouths so when they baa they shoot bees?
§ ita § - Sep 11, 2014 9:30:00 am PDT #5942 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
As I understand, it's very poor practice to hurt the sheep in shearing, because that affects productivity
You'd think, right? But mulesing continues to "save" the sheep from issues generated from breeding for maximum skin area.
§ ita § - Sep 11, 2014 9:30:41 am PDT #5943 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Sheep that carry bees in their mouths so when they baa they shoot bees?
t reduction of sleep++
Amy - Sep 11, 2014 9:32:09 am PDT #5944 of 30000
Because books.
The bees, but beesheep hybrids don't sound much better.
sarameg - Sep 11, 2014 9:37:46 am PDT #5945 of 30000
And maybe Marine One (x3) just went by.
Except I thought that was tomorrow. Maybe also a practice run?
Burrell - Sep 11, 2014 9:38:16 am PDT #5946 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
I find the bee story mildly terrifying. I give your friend props for working with his hive despite their agressivity.
Randomly, the beesheeps remind me of the Monty Python sketch about the French airsheeps. "Ou sont les passagers?"