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Post by jcoutu1 on Jul 3, 2016 20:30:01 GMT -6
Happy 4th guys!  |
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Post by M57 on Jul 3, 2016 20:35:23 GMT -6
Is that swordfish? I love seafood, but how about a rib-eye?
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Jul 3, 2016 23:36:24 GMT -6
Post by levon on Jul 3, 2016 23:36:24 GMT -6
So you're celebrating by torturing and killing other beings. Great achievement.
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Jul 4, 2016 0:06:29 GMT -6
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Post by ragan on Jul 4, 2016 0:06:29 GMT -6
ho boy....
Man, RGO is FIESTY AND POLEMIC lately.
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Jul 4, 2016 1:17:46 GMT -6
Post by levon on Jul 4, 2016 1:17:46 GMT -6
Sorry, I can see nothing festive in pictures of lobsters with tied up claws thrown into boiling water. But carry on...
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Jul 4, 2016 4:23:52 GMT -6
Post by M57 on Jul 4, 2016 4:23:52 GMT -6
Yep - the best way to prepare lobster is to boil them alive. I suppose if I were lower on the food chain and had the choice of being attacked and ripped apart by a shark or being boiled alive I would prefer the former, but we don't get to pick the way we die. I'm pretty queasy around blood and guts, but if I had to raise and slaughter my meals, I'm pretty sure I would still be an omnivore. Interestingly enough, their claws are banded so they don't attack and eat each other. Generally speaking, most of us don't take pleasure in the kill (I hope), and modern slaughterhouses are designed to make them as stressless and quick as possible. What I think is unconscionable is that society won't let me or my wife pull my plug when we think it's the right time. Instead, doctors have to go to great measures to make sure that I suffer before I die.
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Jul 4, 2016 6:42:37 GMT -6
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Post by jcoutu1 on Jul 4, 2016 6:42:37 GMT -6
So you're celebrating by torturing and killing other beings. Great achievement. Glad to hear that you're a better human being than me. |
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Jul 4, 2016 7:18:47 GMT -6
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Post by jcoutu1 on Jul 4, 2016 7:18:47 GMT -6
Is that swordfish? I love seafood, but how about a rib-eye? My wife's family owned a cottage at the Cape forever. We always went there to celebrate with a clam bake. 2 of the 4 siblings that owned the cottage died and they had to sell the property 2 years ago. Now we bring the Cape to us by cooking a bunch of seafood at home, to celebrate the family tradition. |
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Jul 4, 2016 11:33:30 GMT -6
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Post by keymod on Jul 4, 2016 11:33:30 GMT -6
Nice cookout, I hope you and your family continue to enjoy the tradition.
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Post by winetree on Jul 4, 2016 16:49:07 GMT -6
Just had oysters on the half shell in Laguna Beach, Ca. over looking the ocean.
Then stopped in Newport Beach for some coffee.
Bless the U.S.A.
Happy 4th to everyone.
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Jul 4, 2016 19:05:42 GMT -6
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Post by NoFilterChuck on Jul 4, 2016 19:05:42 GMT -6
Lol you actually have shrimp on the barbie and aren't Australian!
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Post by jcoutu1 on Jul 4, 2016 19:21:13 GMT -6
Last night we took the kids (3 and 1.5) camping for the first time. We set up in the back yard as a test run in case it was a disaster. We made it through the night without any issues!  |
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Jul 4, 2016 20:25:49 GMT -6
Post by Ward on Jul 4, 2016 20:25:49 GMT -6
God bless America!!
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Post by Ward on Jul 4, 2016 20:27:06 GMT -6
Sorry, I can see nothing festive in pictures of lobsters with tied up claws thrown into boiling water. But carry on... I'll bet yu eat or defenseless plants don't you?? At least lobsters have a chance to get away!!! YOU MONSTER!!! |
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Jul 4, 2016 21:56:22 GMT -6
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Post by ragan on Jul 4, 2016 21:56:22 GMT -6
Also, you know what that Perfect Victim Lobster would do if a clam, crab, mussel, small fish or other lobster went sauntering by? Use those badass claws to tear it to shreds and eat it.
I've got nothing against vegetarianism. That's great for you. Enjoy it. But the case for some sort of objective moral superiority is weak to nonexistent.
Unless we were talking about the industrial side of meat eating. Plenty of bad stuff there. But that's not what we're talking about, we're just talking about a little fly by to inject some judgment with no knowledge or context of the situation in question. Not something I'm a fan of, personally.
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