Off Topic because it is a slow news day. Ya gotta luv PETA!

shadowcat
Atlanta suburb
IRVINE, Calif. – An Orange County woman has asked the city of Irvine to erect a sign honoring hundreds of truck crash victims -- who were fish.

About 1,600 pounds of saltwater bass died on Oct. 11 when a container truck hauling them to market got into a three-way crash.

Dina Kourda, a local volunteer with People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, wrote the head of street maintenance requesting a sign at the intersection to honor the fish.

Kourda's letter notes that while roadside memorials traditionally honor human beings, she hopes an exception will be made to remind drivers that all animals -- in her words -- "value their lives and feel pain."

Irvine spokesman Craig Reem tells the Los Angeles Times that no memorial is planned.

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Clubber
12 years ago
PETA

People Eating Tasty Animals
mikeya02
12 years ago
Slow news day? Over 30 deaths, millions without power, billions in damage.
shadowcat
12 years ago
I'll rephrase that. Slow news of a TUSCL nature.
txtittyfan
12 years ago
Fuck PETA. They want the city to erect a memorial to honor fish that were killed on their way to market to be killed?
crazyjoe
12 years ago
They were going to die anyway. What a waste of tax dollars. If she wants a sign that bad she should pull out her own check book
Alucard
12 years ago
BIGGER and more important stuff than TUSCL today.
lopaw
12 years ago
lol Clubber....yummy!
vincemichaels
12 years ago
No offense, lopaw, but that sure does sound like California to me.
Ermita_Nights
12 years ago
I heard the fish were already dead before the crash
lopaw
12 years ago
No offense taken, vm...sadly, it is VERY California-ish.
motorhead
12 years ago
That woman is so dumb, I wanna kick her bass
Doc_Holliday
12 years ago
I believe in the ethical treatment of animals. I believe you should say Grace before meals, even if you're an atheist, because a plate of life has ended so yours may go on.

But, I hate PETA. It's a band of attention whores pulling publicity stunts without one single credit to their name for any real improvement to animal wellbeing.
lopaw
12 years ago
lol motorhead!

I see that this thread is floundering, but I must admit that I was hooked at first.
Clubber
12 years ago
You know what they say about California, it's like a bowl of granola! What ain't fruits and flakes, are nuts!
Corvus
12 years ago
There's a special place for all of God's creatures,

Right next to the mashed potatoes.
mikeya02
12 years ago
People go to California just for the halibut.
Clubber
12 years ago
mikey,

That is near worthy of getting yourself banned from TUSCL! :)
georgmicrodong
12 years ago
Killing and eating them is the very definition of "ethical treatment" of animals. Anything else would be *un*ethical.
Club_Goer_Seattle
12 years ago
@lopaw: This reminds me of the story of Admiral Tuna, Chicken of the Sea.
motorhead
12 years ago
What would be the porpoise of building a memorial?
mikeya02
12 years ago
Ur right Motor. To do any good, it would have to be as big as a whale.
Ermita_Nights
12 years ago
Not sure I'm herring you right from up here on my perch. Some of these jokes really smelt.
motorhead
12 years ago
Oh my Cod Ermita, that was funny
mikeya02
12 years ago
PETA is ridiculous. They should clam up!
shadowcat
12 years ago
Here is another great source of information:

http://www.stripersonline.com/
lopaw
12 years ago
You guys are krilling me!
Best post something now while the oppor-tuna-ty is still there....it's no time to be koi.
shadowcat
12 years ago
The #1 man on a bait boat is known as a master baiter.
farmerart
12 years ago
As I trolled through these PETA comments I got as angry as a rampaging saucy Tatar. Carping like this makes PETA look like a putrid pod of gutted guppies.
Club_Goer_Seattle
12 years ago
@ lopaw: So you like PUNishment?

@ shadowcat: In college, I was offered the opportunity to join an intramural softball team. When I asked what the team's name was, I was told, the "Master Batters." I declined to join.
Clubber
12 years ago
Anyone that even listens to peta is quite gull-able!
mikeya02
12 years ago
I'm going to have to mullet this thread over while enjoying my pizza with anchovies.
mikeya02
12 years ago
I think Peta should be investigated by Duck Tracy.
mikeya02
12 years ago
I will say though that I prefer my bass with butter in a frying pan, than battered on the highway. A tip of the hat to Clubber:)
Dougster
12 years ago
My feeling is that if God didn't want us to kill/eat animals he won't have made them out of such tasty meat.
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