Slog - Comments on History Repeats Itself

Comment by flamingbanjo

flamingbanjo — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 10:03:28 -0800

This epidemic of meatspills is a blight upon our society. Isn't there some way we could deploy our surplus pit bull terriers to dispose of these freeway hazards?

Comment by Fifty-Two-Eighty

Fifty-Two-Eighty — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 10:06:43 -0800

No, they'll just sell it to McDonald's at a discount.

Comment by Mr. Poe

Mr. Poe — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 10:08:29 -0800

That's kind of disgusting.

Comment by PA Native

PA Native — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 10:14:21 -0800

Too much red meat clogs major arteries. It's clearly a PR stunt for a cholesterol blocking medication that the spam filter won't let me name.

Comment by Greg

Greg — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 10:21:58 -0800

I didn't even know there were rendered meat trucks.

Comment by Mr. Poe

Mr. Poe — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 10:25:37 -0800

I don't know if you're joking or not, but I honestly had no clue. I'd rather not think about it, too.

Comment by Emma

Emma — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 10:26:31 -0800

That's so weird, because several years ago I got stuck in traffic on I5 because the right two lanes were blocked after a truck accidentally dumped a bunch of poultry on the road. The worst part was when I saw some cars trying to drive over poultry to get by. Is this some sort of epidemic?

Comment by NapoleonXIV

NapoleonXIV — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 10:40:58 -0800

Our surplus pit-bulls are being used as bomb sniffing dogs at the ferry terminals....

http://www.pitbulllovers.com/pitbull-rescue-neville-bomb-dog.html

Comment by monkey

monkey — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 10:44:13 -0800

Rendered meat, aka your next Whopper.

Comment by josh bomb

josh bomb — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 11:00:13 -0800

I just found my dream job.

Comment by DJSauvage

DJSauvage — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 11:13:27 -0800

I wish I was hot tipper Kate. I love meat piles

Comment by Karlheinz Arschbomber

Karlheinz Arschbomber — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 11:19:12 -0800

Happy hour meat snax at Moe's?

Comment by elenchos

elenchos — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 11:28:47 -0800

What if we stopped murdering animals? No? Don't want to do that? OK. Enjoy.

Comment by Will in Seattle

Will in Seattle — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 11:30:36 -0800

Remember, the vegetables scream when you murder them ...

(actually, they do, scientific fact)

Comment by giddy up

giddy up — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 11:34:17 -0800

I got stuck behind a rendering truck accident in Skagit County a few years ago - apparently the truck hit its brakes too hard and the rendered meat, in this case horses, rode the wave over the top of the trailer and all over the truck. Not to mention the highway. I promptly swore off horse meat.

Comment by C

Thu, 10 Jan 2008 12:11:40 -0800

This is an epidemic. Several years ago, driving north to Canada from a concert in Minneapolis, we were seconds from avoiding a collision with a large animal carcass of some kind. It was unidentifiable at highway speed, but clearly did not have any skin ...

Comment by spencer

spencer — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 12:34:34 -0800

@ 5 and 6, I'm with you. If I'd heard that radio announcement, "rendering truck" would have meant nothing to me. And according to @15, they just have open tops that could let the meaty, viscous matter slosh over the top? That's unacceptable. Furthermore, the name "rendering truck" makes i sound like the truck itself does the rendering, like they lead the poor beasts into the truck only to be pureed within its bowels.

Comment by subwlf

subwlf — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 12:44:22 -0800

#14 - I love you Will in Seattle for bringing that up!!
Living is living...
(:=

Comment by Mr. Poe

Mr. Poe — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 13:55:00 -0800

There is no fucking way they intended to cook/serve/sell the meat if the top was open and they let it just slush around. As much as vegetarians and vegans want you to think what you're eating is treated like that, it's not.

Comment by Irena

Irena — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 14:21:40 -0800

Heh heh -- Poe's getting grossed out. Apparently he can't handle the slimy, grey, disgusting truth sloshing around inside him right now.

Comment by David Schmader

David Schmader — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 14:37:39 -0800

Mr. Poe would like nothing more than something grey sloshing around inside of him.

Comment by Mr. Poe

Mr. Poe — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 15:27:33 -0800

A-ugh!-men! WOOT!