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CritiKalbILL wrote:
You beat me to it.The Liberals GOP Twin wrote:
archer wrote: I can imagine running across this article on-line by mistake, but I cannot imagine wanting to post it on a message board. I'm with Otis and Mary on this one, it pushes the limits of my gag reflex.
Killing fetuses and using them for a consumptive product pushes the limits of your gag reflex. What's your problem, it's not human, it's simply biological material. We manufacture insulin from highly purified pancreas extracts which is infused into a humans system, and where do you get off suggesting that there is something wrong with another cultures practices. Dog meat is eaten by a number of cultures. Colorado allows the processing and sale of horse meat to humans. A fetus is just more biological material that has various uses for humans. Your attitude is not very progressive.
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The Liberals GOP Twin wrote:
neptunechimney wrote: This reminds me of a sf story I read a long time ago. That seems to be happening a lot these days. I tried a search engine but no luck. Maby someone here knows what it is.
A connoisseur finds the best back water restaurant in the world and is mentored by the owner. he is fed the best meals but is couched in the best way to get his taste buds to appreciate the food. ie quit smoking, drinking etc........
He finally reaches the purity to consume the best meal in the world and after that...............
Do I have to add that he is the next meal?
Any one see the black comedy "eating Raoul".
I was going to mention Raoul... there are others...
1) Soylent Green (movie)
2) To Serve Men (Twilight Zone episode)
3) Bad Taste (movie, comedy, one of Peter Jackson's (Lord of the Rings) first films, independent film made in New Zealand)
4) Jonathan Swifts satirical pamphlet "A Modest Proposal" (1729)
I suspect there are many other stories dealing with this subject.
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neptunechimney wrote: For the record, #2 is was based on a classic SF short story as were a lot of their shows.
""To Serve Man" is a science fiction short story written by Damon Knight. It first appeared in the November 1950 issue of Galaxy Science Fiction and has been reprinted a number of times,"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_Serve_Man
The Liberals GOP Twin wrote:
neptunechimney wrote: This reminds me of a sf story I read a long time ago. That seems to be happening a lot these days. I tried a search engine but no luck. Maby someone here knows what it is.
A connoisseur finds the best back water restaurant in the world and is mentored by the owner. he is fed the best meals but is couched in the best way to get his taste buds to appreciate the food. ie quit smoking, drinking etc........
He finally reaches the purity to consume the best meal in the world and after that...............
Do I have to add that he is the next meal?
Any one see the black comedy "eating Raoul".
I was going to mention Raoul... there are others...
1) Soylent Green (movie)
2) To Serve Men (Twilight Zone episode)
3) Bad Taste (movie, comedy, one of Peter Jackson's (Lord of the Rings) first films, independent film made in New Zealand)
4) Jonathan Swifts satirical pamphlet "A Modest Proposal" (1729)
I suspect there are many other stories dealing with this subject.
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This would make PETA very very happy. And it could also be seen as the newest "green energy" for humans....Soylent Green :popThe Liberals GOP Twin wrote: (here's something for you to think about... this is an excerpt from something I am working on)
[center:2l4bn8eb]Amy[/center:2l4bn8eb]
For every child, 2 years of age or younger, acquired by the United States Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service, the parent of the child will receive either a cash payment of 2000 dollars or 3000 dollars will be deposited in a medical savings plan. HB.1729 is designed to increase the income level of the family or single parent, which will help them to become a self-sustainable member of society, reduce our burden of over-population and break the cycle of crime that is prevalent among our low-income citizens.
This will also enable more parents to enter the job market, becoming freed from dependency on multiple government programs.
The act will not rely on taxpayers money. It will pay for itself from the sales of the food products created from the children enrolled in the program. The low cost of the food product will also benefit all Americans, as it can be used as a substitute for higher priced meats.
The full text of the act can be found in the books that I handed out. I will now be happy to answer any questions that you may have.
(As if responding to someone)
Yes sir.
[center:2l4bn8eb]Man (Voice over)[/center:2l4bn8eb]
Thank you. Will families who enroll their children in the program be eligible to purchase the food product and if your answer is “yes,” how will you prevent the family from eating their own children?
[center:2l4bn8eb]Amy[/center:2l4bn8eb]
That’s a very good question. The family or single parent will be issued a identification card that has a location code and the food product will also be tag with a code. Our distribution plan will enable us to make sure that the food product is not sold with in the same location as it’s source. And you will be able to use the ID card to compare your home location to the processing location of the product.
This system will be very handy when traveling.
(As if responding to someone)
Yes.
[center:2l4bn8eb]Woman (Voice over)[/center:2l4bn8eb]
Will the food product be marketed to other countries?
[center:2l4bn8eb]Amy[/center:2l4bn8eb]
Currently the plan is to limit our distribution to the United States, but we have had some fact finding talks with the representatives of certain countries.
I can tell you, off the record, that the French Association of Culinary Professionals has shown an quite an interest in our project.
(As if responding to someone)
Another Question?
[center:2l4bn8eb]Woman (Voice over)[/center:2l4bn8eb]
Is there any precedent for this bill?
[center:2l4bn8eb]Amy[/center:2l4bn8eb]
There are many factors we examined that brought us to this solution. Organ harvesting has become as normal as buying a replacement part for your car. Asian countries have been inserting genes from the human liver into rice for years. This enables the rice to digest pesticides and industrial chemicals. We use human cells to grow new tissue and genetic engineering has become commonplace.
Society has been moving toward being autophagous for more than half a century. The act is simply a natural evolution of scientific advancement and progressive social responsibility.
And consider this anecdote… biologist assert that swallowing your own saliva is a form of consuming a human product.
Any more questions?
(As if responding to someone)
You sir… in the pink shirt.
[center:2l4bn8eb]Man (Voice over)[/center:2l4bn8eb]
Do you have any statistics on how this bill will work toward eliminating the unethical treatment of animals raised for food?
[center:2l4bn8eb]Amy[/center:2l4bn8eb]
A Senior Research Fellow at the FDA has concluded that the average adult human eats a hundred animals a year. The latest figures from the Department of Health and Human Services shows a yearly increase of 4,558,814 new births. Fifteen percent of this new population is born into families who cannot sustain this economic burden without Federal or State assistance.
If these families or single parents took full advantage of our program, we would be able to process 683,820 units a year… which would save the equivalent in animals raised for food.
And as an added benefit, there is no doubt in my mind that the availability of a human food product would convince some people to consider a vegetarian diet.
(A pause)
(Looking at her watch) I would like to take a few more questions, but I see we are out of time. You can find detailed facts and figures in the printed material that I passed out and if I can answer any further questions, please feel free to contact me at my email address.
We are hoping to bring this to a vote in the Senate in the next few weeks, so if you determine that this bill will be a boost to your groups agenda, please inform your members to contact their respective representative and request a “yes” vote.
(The lights fade out on the podium)
Could it ever come to this?[/i]
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