[lbo-talk] Chickens and unfertilized eggs (was Catholicism, was Re: blacks about...

[John Thornton]

You're wasting your time Chris.
Shane can post that "Only since the late 20th century,  when henhouses 
became factories and roosters became friers, has there existed such a 
thing as a presumptively *unfertilized*  egg."; something which is 
demonstrably incorrect but he then flails about with misdirections about 
abortion and what is or isn't kosher.
The kosher issue is something I never attempted to address as I admit to 
complete ignorance as well as complete indifference as to what is and 
isn't kosher.
I've also learned not to get too involved in abortion debates on this 
list since it is rarely, if ever, fruitful.
I only posted about his incorrect information concerning poultry, 
nothing more. The idea that no one ever presumed their hens eggs eggs 
were not fertilized before 1900 is absolutely daft.
Far easier to just let Shane "win" his round. That seems to be his 
primary motive for posting, demonstrating his superior knowledge, rather 
than attempting to dialogue.
Maybe I'm wrong but that's the feeling I get from his posts anyway.

Do they still sell items with Stalin's image on them in Moscow?
Years ago I got a flask with some sort of military medal looking 
enameled piece on it that had Stalin's image with a gold star and bright 
red enameled background.
I have a friend who wants one like it so if you know of someplace in 
Moscow where I can order one or one that is similar in design and have 
it shipped to the US I'd appreciate it.

John Thornton

Chris Doss wrote:
> I would suggest that there may have come a day when Farmer Ted sold all his roosters, and noticed that his hens were still laying eggs. Really, I'm not making this up. It could conceivably have happened at some point in the last several thousand years of chicken-rearing.
>
> In fact, I think Aristotle talks about this in Generation of Animals.
>
>
> --- On Sun, 12/14/08, John Thornton <jthorn65 at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
>   
>> From: John Thornton <jthorn65 at sbcglobal.net>
>> Subject: Re: [lbo-talk] Chickens and unfertilized eggs  (was Catholicism, was Re: blacks about...
>> To: lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org
>> Date: Sunday, December 14, 2008, 5:36 PM
>> Shane Mage wrote:
>>     
>>> On Dec 14, 2008, at 4:52 PM, John Thornton wrote:
>>>       
>>>> However a person in say 1750 operated under the
>>>>         
>> presumption that their eggs were indeed unfertilized if they
>> owned several hens but no roosters. A practice apparently
>> more common than you are aware.
>>     
>>>> Why on earth would they believe otherwise?
>>>>         
>>> Because a farmer with hens but no roosters would very
>>>       
>> quickly become a farmer with no chickens at all.
>>     
>>> Shane Mage
>>>       
>> Gods man but you're childish.
>> Ok, you're right, before 1901 no one ever presumed
>> their eggs were unfertilized.
>> You win.
>> Congratulations on your stunning victory.
>>
>> John Thornton