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School Canteen Serves Roo Meat
Oct 23rd, 2018 at 9:42am
 

Why all the fuss?

A school in the United States has apologised to students for the "anxiety and any harm" it may have caused by dishing up a kangaroo meat dish for lunch.

If it was called something else, would that make it better?

For example, kids don't eat 'cow burgers' - they eat 'beef burgers'.

They don't eat a 'pig roll' - it's a 'pork roll'.

Is it just the word 'kangaroo' that turns people off?



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Reply #1 - Oct 23rd, 2018 at 11:02am
 
greggerypeccary wrote on Oct 23rd, 2018 at 9:42am:
Why all the fuss?

A school in the United States has apologised to students for the "anxiety and any harm" it may have caused by dishing up a kangaroo meat dish for lunch.

If it was called something else, would that make it better?

For example, kids don't eat 'cow burgers' - they eat 'beef burgers'.

They don't eat a 'pig roll' - it's a 'pork roll'.

Is it just the word 'kangaroo' that turns people off?






Who knows.
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Reply #2 - Oct 23rd, 2018 at 11:10am
 
Guess feeding them poison to lower the ridiculous over-population situation is out of the question ?
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Reply #3 - Oct 23rd, 2018 at 11:41am
 
Prime Minister for Canyons wrote on Oct 23rd, 2018 at 11:02am:
greggerypeccary wrote on Oct 23rd, 2018 at 9:42am:
Why all the fuss?

A school in the United States has apologised to students for the "anxiety and any harm" it may have caused by dishing up a kangaroo meat dish for lunch.

If it was called something else, would that make it better?

For example, kids don't eat 'cow burgers' - they eat 'beef burgers'.

They don't eat a 'pig roll' - it's a 'pork roll'.

Is it just the word 'kangaroo' that turns people off?






Who knows.


For the record, I don't think I've ever eaten roo, and I was a vegetarian for nearly 20 years - I'd be happy to see no meat served in school canteens.

However, it always amazes me when people screw their noses up at roo, camel, and goat meat, etc.

If they had better names, it would probably make it more palatable.

A Chinese friend of mine offered me 'money meat' once.

It looked great, and smelled even better - his mother was an excellent cook.

I asked him what it was that we were about to eat, and he said "We call it money meat".

He didn't elaborate.

I continued to ask questions until he finally told me that it was dog penis.

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You can see where they get the name from.

Perhaps kangaroo meat needs a new name.

Cow has beef; pig has pork; deer has veal.

Why doesn't roo have a better name?
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Reply #4 - Oct 23rd, 2018 at 11:46am
 
quote A school in the United States has apologised to students for the "anxiety and any harm" it may have caused by dishing up a kangaroo meat dish for lunch.


America, right?

So how about we let Americans sort it out ?
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Reply #5 - Oct 23rd, 2018 at 11:50am
 
PZ547 wrote on Oct 23rd, 2018 at 11:46am:
quote A school in the United States has apologised to students for the "anxiety and any harm" it may have caused by dishing up a kangaroo meat dish for lunch.


America, right?

So how about we let Americans sort it out ?


I don't care what they do.

I'm more interested in why people, in general, turn their noses up at certain types of meat.

Beef, pork, lamb, chicken, veal = "yum".

Goat, emu, kangaroo, elk, bison, crocodile = "hmm, no thanks".

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Reply #6 - Oct 23rd, 2018 at 11:51am
 
greggerypeccary wrote on Oct 23rd, 2018 at 11:50am:
PZ547 wrote on Oct 23rd, 2018 at 11:46am:
quote A school in the United States has apologised to students for the "anxiety and any harm" it may have caused by dishing up a kangaroo meat dish for lunch.


America, right?

So how about we let Americans sort it out ?


I don't care what they do.

I'm more interested in why people, in general, turn their noses up at certain types of meat.

Beef, pork, lamb, chicken, veal = "yum".

Goat, emu, kangaroo, elk, bison, crocodile = "hmm, no thanks".




When we're honest, Greg, doubt anyone cares what you eat

As Christ said, it's not what goes into the mouth.  It's what comes out of it that matters
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Reply #7 - Oct 23rd, 2018 at 11:58am
 
"Excuse me, isn't there anything here that doesn't have meat in it?” – Lisa Simpson

“Possibly the meatloaf.” – Lunchlady Doris

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Reply #8 - Oct 23rd, 2018 at 12:16pm
 
Captain Nemo wrote on Oct 23rd, 2018 at 11:58am:
"Excuse me, isn't there anything here that doesn't have meat in it?” – Lisa Simpson

“Possibly the meatloaf.” – Lunchlady Doris

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Funny, coz it's true   Smiley
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Reply #9 - Feb 6th, 2019 at 5:46pm
 
Damn true
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