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Ensign Steve · 04-11-2003, 11:10 AM

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Originally posted by Harumi
Alrighty.

Where can I buy the kittens?

Kittens are SO EASY and cheap to come by.

Step one: aquire a female cat that has not been spayed
Step two: wait

Harumi · 04-11-2003, 11:25 AM

I'm allergic to cats, so I will have to refrain from keeping a cat around.

Got any other advise?

Ensign Steve · 04-11-2003, 11:40 AM

Good call. I'm alergic, too. Open up a newspaper, or do a google search on "free to good home".

Buddrow_Wilson · 04-11-2003, 12:22 PM

kittens have a higher value as cuddly lil lap warmers.

(im allergic also)

MzNeko · 04-11-2003, 01:25 PM

Hey now, my small furry masters say you'd better knock it off with the talk of kitten-eating!

Agnostics Against Consuming Kittens (AACK!) will get ya!

Harumi · 04-11-2003, 04:40 PM

Until they scratch you.

Then it's into the pie they go!

MzNeko · 04-11-2003, 04:49 PM

Nah, they don't scratch me enough to matter - they know who feeds them!

MzNeko · 04-11-2003, 04:56 PM

On a serious note, while I understand on an intellectual level that eating a horse, dog or cat is no different from eating a cow, chicken or pig - my knee-jerk emotional reaction is total disgust and horror.

But, since this particular emotional reaction isn't hurting anyone, and I'm not a Vulcan*, so I don't insist on being logical all the time, I'm not too worried about the inconsistency.

*too bad, pointy ears would be cool...

Nowhere357 · 04-11-2003, 11:45 PM

Horses are our friends. I'd never eat one! Unless I was hungry.

BTW I consider myself a member of
Agnostics Against Consuming Kittens (AACK!). :notworthy

Unless I'm hungry...

thebeave · 04-12-2003, 11:34 AM

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Originally posted by Ensign Steve
Starvation is not caused by wasted food. I hear a similar thing when I go to Krispy Kreme, and the QC guy pulls out the mis-shapen doughnuts and tosses them in the garbage. People in line who witness this say "What a waste of food! People are starving, you know!"

The thing is, there is no shortage of food, at least not in the U.S. People are starving because the surplus food isn't getting to the right places. My (athiest) mom volunteers at a (catholic) mission (don't ask) that feeds the homeless. They get a donation from Starbucks every day of all the leftover biscotti and lemon bars and other pastries. One of her tasks is to remove the broken pastries and throw them out, and make the whole and nice ones available for the people who need them. Why should homeless people have to settle for broken pieces, when there are whole, nice pastries available to them?

Four tons of undergound horsemeat would not help the starving people in this country any more than the tons of food donated to charity every day does.

You've got to be kidding (re: the leftover broken pastries)! Reminds me of the "muffin stumps" episode on Seinfeld. Geez, when it comes to malnourishment, shouldn't snobbery and pride take a back seat (at least for a while)?

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04-11-2003, 11:25 AM	#22
Harumi Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: N/A Posts: 3,184	I'm allergic to cats, so I will have to refrain from keeping a cat around. Got any other advise?

04-11-2003, 11:40 AM	#23
Ensign Steve Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Augusta, Georgia, United States Posts: 1,235	Good call. I'm alergic, too. Open up a newspaper, or do a google search on "free to good home".

04-11-2003, 12:22 PM	#24
Buddrow_Wilson Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Arkansas Posts: 1,589	kittens have a higher value as cuddly lil lap warmers. (im allergic also)

04-11-2003, 01:25 PM	#25
MzNeko Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Long Beach, California Posts: 1,127	Hey now, my small furry masters say you'd better knock it off with the talk of kitten-eating! Agnostics Against Consuming Kittens (AACK!) will get ya!

04-11-2003, 04:40 PM	#26
Harumi Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: N/A Posts: 3,184	Until they scratch you. Then it's into the pie they go!

04-11-2003, 04:49 PM	#27
MzNeko Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Long Beach, California Posts: 1,127	Nah, they don't scratch me enough to matter - they know who feeds them!

04-11-2003, 04:56 PM	#28
MzNeko Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Long Beach, California Posts: 1,127	On a serious note, while I understand on an intellectual level that eating a horse, dog or cat is no different from eating a cow, chicken or pig - my knee-jerk emotional reaction is total disgust and horror. But, since this particular emotional reaction isn't hurting anyone, and I'm not a Vulcan, so I don't insist on being logical all the time, I'm not too worried about the inconsistency. too bad, pointy ears would be cool...

04-11-2003, 11:45 PM	#29
Nowhere357 Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Grand Junction CO Posts: 2,231	Horses are our friends. I'd never eat one! Unless I was hungry. BTW I consider myself a member of Agnostics Against Consuming Kittens (AACK!). :notworthy Unless I'm hungry...

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