Not true. It basically goes into a state of suspended animation/hibernation. It does not hurt the animal(can't do tis with all animals obviously!) rather puts it to sleep. I have had this confirmed......and crusties don't shiver!!!
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Byard Miller Sent: Friday, 10 February 2006 10:00 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [VFB] Environmentalist/Conservation - FR&R Oh ok...so now instead of a nice quick scalding bath, the poor thing gets the slow shiver to death? Byard Miller Line's End Inc <http://www.linesend.com> Virtual Flybox <http://www.virtualflybox.com> On Feb 9, 2006, at 5:48 PM, Reuven Segal wrote: > I don't get that whole lobster thing. Why can't people just chuck > them in > the freezer first?? I like some good lobster, prawns etc but not > cooked > live. It removes nothing to stick in the freezer....quick, painless > and no > worse tasting. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:majordomo- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Behalf Of Byard Miller > Sent: Friday, 10 February 2006 7:36 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [VFB] Environmentalist/Conservation - FR&R > > Yeah...don't you just cringe when those screaming lobsters hit the > boiling pot? Draw me some butter! > > I wonder what that oyster thinks on the way down...;^) > > Aren't you glad the "goldfish swallowing" craze is no longer? > > And pate de foie gras...yum...damn this country for disallowing the > force feeding of gooses! > > Byard Miller > Line's End Inc <http://www.linesend.com> > Virtual Flybox <http://www.virtualflybox.com> > > > > On Feb 9, 2006, at 3:19 PM, Paul Marriner wrote: > >> Deb, believe it, if you are fast and skilled enough with a fillet >> knife, >> you take only the flesh, leaving the organs behind. The fish's >> demise is >> assured, but by exactly what process is irrelevant. I'm told one can >> skin a human being, and said unfortunate might remain alive for a >> short >> time. Same idea I guess. >> Paul >> -- >> Paul Marriner >> Outdoor Writing & Photography. Owner: Gale's End Press. Member: >> OWAA & >> OWC. >> Author of Stillwater Fly Fishing: Tools & Tactics, How to Choose & >> Use >> Fly-tying Thread, Modern Atlantic Salmon Flies, Miramichi River >> Journal, >> Ausable River Journal, and Atlantic Salmon. > >
