Yeah, it is a quiet Sunday. Been a quiet week. Which is why the News (entertainment?) Media is leaping on this story whilst waiting for the next terrorist attack to relieve their constant pressure to find news where it does not exist. Were the disease referred to by it's scientific name, bovine spongiform encephalopathy, the entertainment value (News?) would be zero.
Mad Cows! Mad Cows! MadCows! One out of over 40 million slaughtered in the U.S. last year. 40,000 U.S. citizens will die from influenza this year. The numbers killed by drunken drivers, immature drivers and too mature drivers will make the Flu numbers totally inconsequential. And, we are front paging one cow confirmed to have bovine spongiform encephalopathy. Ever buy a cow brain? True, the rib end of a T Bone steak may contain nerve tissue. The end result of all our lives is "The End". No escape. To destroy the quality of that short span by worrying about something that has far less potential for the final checkout than having your cat go to sleep on your head in a smothering snooze is ludicrous. Any consideration about the latent bacteria and pesticide that lurks on vegetables we import and consume without cooking? Best, John D. Haynes Director Geodata Consultants, Inc. 1-800-838-6661 ex.10 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.geodataconsult.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "B. Thoen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "MapInfo-L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, January 04, 2004 3:44 PM Subject: RE: MI-L GPS'ing Mad Cows > On Sun, 4 Jan 2004, Patrick Busque wrote: > > > Why not use space based weapon to track the cows and when we see sign > > of "Madness" using GPS signal, zig-zag partern, standing up and falling > > down, we could "Vaporise" them instantly...or what the heck...same a > > couple of billions and blame Canada! hehe > > And then what happens to all those mad burger eaters who also consume the > edible RF tags? If they spend an evening at the pub drinking a pint or > three and they step out -- doing a zig-zag partern, standing up and > falling down... > > ZZAAAPP!! > > Can we blame it on Canadian beer? > > But you have to get a case of the willies when you hear US authorities > first say, "oh hey it's only one cow and we're recalling all the meat from > the plant where it was processed. It's all under control..." Then two > weeks later they say, "Er, we're also recalling meat from Alaska and > Guam... we just found out. Nothing to worry about..." Then a week later > say, "Aha! The cow was six years old, so it wasn't subject to the new > feed regs implemented in 1997; so no problem!" > > Which means we can have at least 3 years of mad cow at-risk beef in the > system and nobody knows how much or where it is. Ye gods! > > - Bill Thoen > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Message number: 9737 --------------------------------------------------------------------- List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 9738
