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Title: litigatious don primitive mourns death of Mongolian cattle
Post by: franksolich on February 15, 2008, 12:26:51 PM
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It's pretty dull on Skins's island today.

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donsu  (1000+ posts)      Fri Feb-15-08 12:51 PM
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40,000 head of livestock dead due to winter storm

http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/woalert_read.php?cid=15404...

More than 40,000 head of livestock have been killed in harsh winter weather which has left around 90 percent of Mongolia buried under a blanket of snow. Local media said Friday that animals had died due to a lack of food caused by the adverse weather. In some places the snow is up to 25 centimeters deep. The reports said the Mongolian government was working to reduce the damage to the farming industry, which is one of the most important sectors of the country's economy. More than 40 million livestock are bred in Mongolia.)
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a world of less and less

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ET Awful  (1000+ posts)       Fri Feb-15-08 12:56 PM
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1. To put that in perspective - 

In the US, 25 million cattle are slaughtered per year. Roughly 68,000 per day.

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donsu  (1000+ posts)      Fri Feb-15-08 12:57 PM
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2. how do the two compare?

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bobbolink  (1000+ posts)       Fri Feb-15-08 01:00 PM
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3. How many homeless people with frostbite, or frozen to death?

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shireen  (1000+ posts)      Fri Feb-15-08 01:02 PM
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4. i think about them when it gets really cold. So sad.

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Ilsa  (1000+ posts)      Fri Feb-15-08 01:05 PM
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5. Is nature "taking out" some parts of the carbon track?

I mean, man, it's so slow on Skins's island today, I never felt compelled to dredge up a bonfire about Mongolian livestock, but this is the best one can do.

The primitives aren't producing.
Title: Re: litigatious don primitive mourns death of Mongolian cattle
Post by: Chris_ on February 15, 2008, 01:27:29 PM
Well, look on the bright side. That's 40,000 less cattle flatulating and adding to the dire global warming crisis.

Cindie
Title: Re: litigatious don primitive mourns death of Mongolian cattle
Post by: WinOne4TheGipper on February 15, 2008, 01:29:30 PM
Another day, another reason to thank God for global warming.


 :koolaid:

OH YEAH!
Title: Re: litigatious don primitive mourns death of Mongolian cattle
Post by: mamacags on February 15, 2008, 01:40:19 PM
Is it wrong to sit here and daydream about a massive BBQ when I read stuff like that?
Title: Re: litigatious don primitive mourns death of Mongolian cattle
Post by: Carl on February 15, 2008, 02:40:44 PM
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Ilsa  (1000+ posts)      Fri Feb-15-08 01:05 PM
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5. Is nature "taking out" some parts of the carbon track?

This primitive has actually stumbled on something..the way nature actually does regulate itself.
If they would all understand this natural happening then they could ease their collective minds regarding global warming.
Title: Re: litigatious don primitive mourns death of Mongolian cattle
Post by: jukin on February 15, 2008, 03:06:38 PM
Shit like this is why I idle my RV for at least an hour every day.
Title: Re: litigatious don primitive mourns death of Mongolian cattle
Post by: CactusCarlos on February 15, 2008, 04:16:08 PM
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More than 40,000 head of livestock have been killed in harsh winter weather which has left around 90 percent of Mongolia buried under a blanket of snow.

Did someone say Mongolian Barbeque?   :-)
Title: Re: litigatious don primitive mourns death of Mongolian cattle
Post by: DumbAss Tanker on February 15, 2008, 07:35:14 PM
Quote from: mamacags on February 15, 2008, 01:40:19 PM
Is it wrong to sit here and daydream about a massive BBQ when I read stuff like that?

If that's wrong, I don't want to be right!

 :rotf: