Administration arresting chefs for serving politically incorrect food
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Well a sushi chef, especially in a restaurant with the reputation this one had, knows what he's doing. He knew he as serving an endangered species. So, he's complicit in the crime.
Hell, in this case he probably even sought it out himself. In a restaurant of that type, the chef is probably calling the shots for what goes on the menu. From what I read, this guy kept the meat in his car and would go out to get it.
Well a sushi chef, especially in a restaurant with the reputation this one had, knows what he's doing. He knew he as serving an endangered species. So, he's complicit in the crime.
Hell, in this case he probably even sought it out himself. In a restaurant of that type, the chef is probably calling the shots for what goes on the menu. From what I read, this guy kept the meat in his car and would go out to get it.
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"Honest to God, officer! I was driving alone along the Pacific Coast Highway, minding my own business, top down, listening to my Best of the Carpenters CD, and out of nowhere, this whale jumped into my car."
Actually, if I thought I was eating any sushi, even something legit like tuna or eel, that had been found stranded on the beach or dead in a river, I'd throw up for a week. And I have a strong stomach.
Further, if I'm going to partake in the flesh of an endangered species being served at one of SoCals best sushi restaurants, it better be fresh.
"Honest to God, officer! I was driving alone along the Pacific Coast Highway, minding my own business, top down, listening to my Best of the Carpenters CD, and out of nowhere, this whale jumped into my car."
Actually, if I thought I was eating any sushi, even something legit like tuna or eel, that had been found stranded on the beach or dead in a river, I'd throw up for a week. And I have a strong stomach.
Further, if I'm going to partake in the flesh of an endangered species being served at one of SoCals best sushi restaurants, it better be fresh.
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I can just envision that devious supplier....
"What? We're out of haddock? Well just send him some of that $1000/lb illegal whale-meat instead. He'll never know the difference.
"We're out of mustard too!? Meh, just fill an old bottle with saffron."
"Dammit! No toilet paper? I'll just use this old copy of the Declaration of Independence. It's all covered in handwritten corrections anyway."
I can just envision that devious supplier....
"What? We're out of haddock? Well just send him some of that $1000/lb illegal whale-meat instead. He'll never know the difference.
"We're out of mustard too!? Meh, just fill an old bottle with saffron."
"Dammit! No toilet paper? I'll just use this old copy of the Declaration of Independence. It's all covered in handwritten corrections anyway."
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Actually, juding from the article on Icelandic whale meat "Moby Dick on a Stick" I referenced earlier, minke whale meat costs half as much as beef. I guess because they don't have to pay for feed and real estate, plus butchering is much simpler. In Iceland it was considered poor-people's food, so there is now some reluctance to eating it that has to be overcome by good marketing.
Hey, it's the red meat rich in omega-3's!
Actually, juding from the article on Icelandic whale meat "Moby Dick on a Stick" I referenced earlier, minke whale meat costs half as much as beef. I guess because they don't have to pay for feed and real estate, plus butchering is much simpler. In Iceland it was considered poor-people's food, so there is now some reluctance to eating it that has to be overcome by good marketing.
Hey, it's the red meat rich in omega-3's!
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^ Makes sense, but I imagine there is a premium on whale meat in countries where its illegal. After all, a gram of cocaine is cheaper than a Big Mac in Colombia.
^ Makes sense, but I imagine there is a premium on whale meat in countries where its illegal. After all, a gram of cocaine is cheaper than a Big Mac in Colombia.
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Let me explode some myths about whales.
Whales are intelligent - False. Whales are incapable of using even simple tools.
Whales are peaceful - False. Whales eat live animals. That's never peaceful.
Whales are friendly - False. Killer whales eat other marine mammals. The rest are just lazy. The whale's closest living relative, the hippo, is Africa's most vicious killer of human beings.
Whales are in tune with their environment - False. Whales have tons of blubber for a reason. They're fat from glutony.
Let me explode some myths about whales.
Whales are intelligent - False. Whales are incapable of using even simple tools.
Whales are peaceful - False. Whales eat live animals. That's never peaceful.
Whales are friendly - False. Killer whales eat other marine mammals. The rest are just lazy. The whale's closest living relative, the hippo, is Africa's most vicious killer of human beings.
Whales are in tune with their environment - False. Whales have tons of blubber for a reason. They're fat from glutony.
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And in Japan where they make big thing about whaling, they can't sell the stuff, no-one is eating it so it either goes into dog food or the freezer.
(would be interestign to know if the whaling industry gets any government dollars, well Yen in this instance).
And in Japan where they make big thing about whaling, they can't sell the stuff, no-one is eating it so it either goes into dog food or the freezer.
(would be interestign to know if the whaling industry gets any government dollars, well Yen in this instance).
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Hippos aren't fish!
Hippos aren't fish!
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Of course having flippers instead of hands has absolutely nothing to do with this. The seawater extinguishing the fire every time they try to refine metals is irrelevant too. Glass for use in microscopes or telescopes is impossible because they can't use fire to cast it. When their distant ancestors lived on land their walking on all fours prevented them from carrying things and their weight bearing front paws couldn't grasp anything.
It doesn't matter that they have at least 50 million years worth of carnivorous ancestry. Feeding on something a little higher on the food chain is a little more efficient when most of the photosynthesizing life in the oceans is microscopic.
Darn herbivorous hippos! Those Orca pods have different "cultures", some of which don't bother those ballen whales, seals and sea lions. Those seals and sea lions eat the same fin fish that other dolphins and the non seal/sea lion eating Orcas eat.
And containing body heat in cold water near the poles has absolutely nothing to do with it!
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Hippopotamus comes from the Greek for "river horse." So they're horses. Just not very fast.
Well, I just decided where I'm spending my next vacation!
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You're anthropomorphizing what it means to be intelligent. Because they're hard to study, not a lot is known about the intelligence of all whale species. But dolphins and some other species of cetaceans are considered very high on the intelligence ladder for animals.
The sad thing about using intelligence as a defense for not eathing them is pigs are very intelligent animals, too. More intelligent and trainable than most dogs. Some studies say they are nearly as smart as primates. So, one really can't defend whales based on intelligence while chowing down on a bacon cheeseburger.
Whales kill to eat. So do humans. If whales had kitchens, they'd probably cook.
Few wild animals are friendly. So what? Even dolphins can be violent. Chimps can be very violent. So can humans.
Maybe you're not being serious about it, but whales have blubber to keep warm in cold waters and in deep dives, and to live on if necessary during long migrations.
Dolphins aren't fat. Orcas aren't fat. Indeed both are very athletic animals.
Few species other than man know what gluttony is like.
You're anthropomorphizing what it means to be intelligent. Because they're hard to study, not a lot is known about the intelligence of all whale species. But dolphins and some other species of cetaceans are considered very high on the intelligence ladder for animals.
The sad thing about using intelligence as a defense for not eathing them is pigs are very intelligent animals, too. More intelligent and trainable than most dogs. Some studies say they are nearly as smart as primates. So, one really can't defend whales based on intelligence while chowing down on a bacon cheeseburger.
Whales kill to eat. So do humans. If whales had kitchens, they'd probably cook.
Few wild animals are friendly. So what? Even dolphins can be violent. Chimps can be very violent. So can humans.
Maybe you're not being serious about it, but whales have blubber to keep warm in cold waters and in deep dives, and to live on if necessary during long migrations.
Dolphins aren't fat. Orcas aren't fat. Indeed both are very athletic animals.
Few species other than man know what gluttony is like.
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That's no excuse. In The Abyss, the NTI's (Non-terrestrial intelligence) were little more than glorified jellyfish but they had mastered a technology based on manipulating water. Whales could've done that if they weren't so busy shoveling their pie holes full of krill all day.
And how about another common myth: Whales don't want to be harpooned and eaten by humans.
False. Whales know that to die in the ocean is to sink to the bottom and be eaten inside out by crabs and other disgusting bottom dwellers. They also know that to be eaten in an expensive LA sushi restaurant is all class, with the chef honoring their souls as he delicately serves their precious meat to customers whose giant, hyper-intelligent, technological brains make them as gods compared to any marine mammal.
I'm not sure exactly how whales know this, but it's probably instinctual, since they lack the intelligence to master tools.
That's no excuse. In The Abyss, the NTI's (Non-terrestrial intelligence) were little more than glorified jellyfish but they had mastered a technology based on manipulating water. Whales could've done that if they weren't so busy shoveling their pie holes full of krill all day.
And how about another common myth: Whales don't want to be harpooned and eaten by humans.
False. Whales know that to die in the ocean is to sink to the bottom and be eaten inside out by crabs and other disgusting bottom dwellers. They also know that to be eaten in an expensive LA sushi restaurant is all class, with the chef honoring their souls as he delicately serves their precious meat to customers whose giant, hyper-intelligent, technological brains make them as gods compared to any marine mammal.
I'm not sure exactly how whales know this, but it's probably instinctual, since they lack the intelligence to master tools.
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But they're so damn tasty!
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They don't have hands!
If killing others is a sign that one is not intelligent that I guess us humans are not intelligent since we like to kill each other when we get the chance.
Again, Humans eat other mammals and are sometimes lazy
Also Hippos are not whales!
Once again humans pump crap into the air and dump crap into the various bodies of water that are bad for the environment.
So under your logic cannibalism should be legal because humans aren't really intelligent.
They don't have hands!
If killing others is a sign that one is not intelligent that I guess us humans are not intelligent since we like to kill each other when we get the chance.
Again, Humans eat other mammals and are sometimes lazy
Also Hippos are not whales!
Once again humans pump crap into the air and dump crap into the various bodies of water that are bad for the environment.
So under your logic cannibalism should be legal because humans aren't really intelligent.
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They could still use a single-button mouse, but whales don't use Macs, either! Why didn't they invent the Mac? Because they never developed a semi-conductor industry - because they're not very intelligent.
Take squirrels, in contrast. Squirrels can negotiate the most ingeniously designed obstacles.
Ever seen a whale negotiate a backyard squirrel obstacle course? No, because they're not intelligent.
They could still use a single-button mouse, but whales don't use Macs, either! Why didn't they invent the Mac? Because they never developed a semi-conductor industry - because they're not very intelligent.
Take squirrels, in contrast. Squirrels can negotiate the most ingeniously designed obstacles.
Ever seen a whale negotiate a backyard squirrel obstacle course? No, because they're not intelligent.
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Legalise it! Legalise it I say, goddammit!
Legalise it! Legalise it I say, goddammit!