2011-09-13: The One Where I Make An Orwell Reference
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2011-09-13: The One Where I Make An Orwell Reference
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Re: 2011-09-13: The One Where I Make An Orwell Reference
I never did understand what part of the horse became what part of the glue, or why horses were so much better suited for it than other livestock.
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Re: 2011-09-13: The One Where I Make An Orwell Reference
In most western countries there's a social taboo against eating horse meat, so I guess they end up in the glue factory because that's the only thing they're good for.
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Re: 2011-09-13: The One Where I Make An Orwell Reference
Bones, hooves, and other things made of protein. They break them down with an acid (loosening of the atomic bonds), then do some processing to turn it into adhesive.BloodHenge wrote:I never did understand what part of the horse became what part of the glue
They're not. You can use pretty much any animal bone to make glue. It's just that we tend to reserve bones from other livestock for making soup bases and giving to family pets... the hides to make a good leather ...or why horses were so much better suited for it than other livestock.
But there are other countries where it is acceptable, and the processors will ship overseas...RGE wrote:so I guess they end up in the glue factory because that's the only thing they're good for.
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Re: 2011-09-13: The One Where I Make An Orwell Reference
Horses are also bigger than a lot of other livestock, so you get more bang for your buck. And yeah, if you ship the horses overseas they'll strip the bones, make them into glue, and sell the meat to butchers shops nearby and the hides to tanners.Dena wrote:BloodHenge wrote:But there are other countries where it is acceptable, and the processors will ship overseas...RGE wrote:so I guess they end up in the glue factory because that's the only thing they're good for.
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HaHAHa take that stupid pony's ! Your goddess is horrid and vengful so face her horned wrath!
I hated this show so much and if not for my 4 year old niece id have found something better to watch poe thank you for pony vengeance!
I hated this show so much and if not for my 4 year old niece id have found something better to watch poe thank you for pony vengeance!
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Re: 2011-09-13: The One Where I Make An Orwell Reference
Not counting the stuff that is ground down to turn into filler and binder.Tiamat wrote:And yeah, if you ship the horses overseas they'll strip the bones, make them into glue, and sell the meat to butchers shops nearby and the hides to tanners.
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Re: 2011-09-13: The One Where I Make An Orwell Reference
That's because they're draft animals, a form of production capital. Pretty much anywhere you go, there's a taboo against eating animals traditionally used to pull a plow, cart, or sled, because it implies you have no choice because you've failed at whatever you ought to be doing for a living (usually farming, more than a couple hundred years ago). Also, any horse you eat this year can't pull a plow/cart/sleigh next year, so you're also setting yourself up to fail in the future. (If you have enough horses to eat some without impacting your work, you could sell them instead and buy more socially acceptable food animals.)RGE wrote:In most western countries there's a social taboo against eating horse meat
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While this is generally true, it doesn't apply to the Jewish tradition of not eating pork. I've always wondered about that... maybe an unintended side effect of an over-broad proscription? (Since camels, horses, and oxen are clovenfooted as well)BloodHenge wrote:That's because they're draft animals, a form of production capital. Pretty much anywhere you go, there's a taboo against eating animals traditionally used to pull a plow, cart, or sled, because it implies you have no choice because you've failed at whatever you ought to be doing for a living (usually farming, more than a couple hundred years ago). Also, any horse you eat this year can't pull a plow/cart/sleigh next year, so you're also setting yourself up to fail in the future. (If you have enough horses to eat some without impacting your work, you could sell them instead and buy more socially acceptable food animals.)
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Re: 2011-09-13: The One Where I Make An Orwell Reference
Or it might just be for protection from trichinosis, if someone actually noticed the link somehow.Tiamat wrote:While this is generally true, it doesn't apply to the Jewish tradition of not eating pork. I've always wondered about that... maybe an unintended side effect of an over-broad proscription? (Since camels, horses, and oxen are clovenfooted as well)