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

Oct 30, 2012, 8:56 AM
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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

PETA

People Eating Tasty Animals

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mikeya02

Slow news day? Over 30 deaths, millions without power, billions in damage.

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shadowcat

I'll rephrase that. Slow news of a TUSCL nature.

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txtittyfan

Fuck PETA. They want the city to erect a memorial to honor fish that were killed on their way to market to be killed?

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crazyjoe

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

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Alucard

BIGGER and more important stuff than TUSCL today.

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lopaw

lol Clubber....yummy!

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vincemichaels

No offense, lopaw, but that sure does sound like California to me.

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Ermita_Nights

I heard the fish were already dead before the crash

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lopaw

No offense taken, vm...sadly, it is VERY California-ish.

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motorhead

That woman is so dumb, I wanna kick her bass

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Doc_Holliday

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.

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lopaw

lol motorhead!

I see that this thread is floundering, but I must admit that I was hooked at first.

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Clubber

You know what they say about California, it's like a bowl of granola! What ain't fruits and flakes, are nuts!

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Corvus

There's a special place for all of God's creatures,

Right next to the mashed potatoes.

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mikeya02

People go to California just for the halibut.

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Clubber

mikey,

That is near worthy of getting yourself banned from TUSCL! :)

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georgmicrodong

Killing and eating them is the very definition of "ethical treatment" of animals. Anything else would be unethical.

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Club_Goer_Seattle

@lopaw: This reminds me of the story of Admiral Tuna, Chicken of the Sea.

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motorhead

What would be the porpoise of building a memorial?

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mikeya02

Ur right Motor. To do any good, it would have to be as big as a whale.

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Ermita_Nights

Not sure I'm herring you right from up here on my perch. Some of these jokes really smelt.

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motorhead

Oh my Cod Ermita, that was funny

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mikeya02

PETA is ridiculous. They should clam up!

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shadowcat
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lopaw

You guys are krilling me! Best post something now while the oppor-tuna-ty is still there....it's no time to be koi.

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shadowcat

The #1 man on a bait boat is known as a master baiter.

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farmerart

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.

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Club_Goer_Seattle

@ 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.

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Clubber

Anyone that even listens to peta is quite gull-able!

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mikeya02

I'm going to have to mullet this thread over while enjoying my pizza with anchovies.

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mikeya02

I think Peta should be investigated by Duck Tracy.

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mikeya02

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:)

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Dougster

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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