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13th November 2017, 05:43 AM
#31
Re: Wot No Black Pudding.!!
Wait till Thursday!!
For non Aussies, the discrimination poll is announced on wednesday
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13th November 2017, 05:50 AM
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Re: Wot No Black Pudding.!!
As long as it does not involve Politics on here Colin. Just a thought that's all! Nowt meant!Cheers
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14th November 2017, 05:48 AM
#33
Re: Wot No Black Pudding.!!

Originally Posted by
Colin Wood
Wait till Thursday!!
For non Aussies, the discrimination poll is announced on wednesday
But here in Victoria the premier, Dan the dictator, is going to make sure no public servant of 'other persuasion' has a bad time if the 'NO' gets up.
He will have on standby councilors to comfort those who grieve if it is 'NO'.
But if it is 'YES" no such luck for those who voted 'NON',
But of course public servants being what they are will be sitting there waiting the verdict covered in Rainbow Flags and kissing the guy next to them.


Happy daze John in Oz.
Life is too short to blend in.
John Strange R737787
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14th November 2017, 08:35 AM
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15th December 2017, 10:40 AM
#35
Re: Wot No Black Pudding.!!
Careful when you buy meat products at supermarkets.
On the wrappers you get a message in arabic,I was
under the mistaken assumption that this was because
these products were going to arabic countries,WRONG.
This message is to inform the purchaser that the contents
had been slaughtered to conform to Islamic rules,Halal,
where the animals are bled to death without being stunned
first.
Dave Williams
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15th December 2017, 11:21 AM
#36
Re: Wot No Black Pudding.!!
Dave, not sure about UK but here in Oz all animals must first be stunned before they are bled.
The bolt is no longer used, replaced by the mushroom.
Works in a similar way but does not split the skull, rather puts a dent in the front of the skull making the animal unconscious
Then they have the throat cut to bleed them.
That is mainly for large animals such as beef, with sheep and pigs they are normally given an electric shock which does a similar job to the mushroom.


Happy daze John in Oz.
Life is too short to blend in.
John Strange R737787
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15th December 2017, 09:19 PM
#37
Re: Wot No Black Pudding.!!
There was a debate on BBC Radio 4 the other day and Anne Iman was saying that the Quran does not forbid stunning . I was quite surprised he's had an awful lot of the Halal slaughter in the UK is stunned cattle sheep and chickens I don't know what they did with the pigs they never asked him
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19th December 2017, 08:40 PM
#38
Re: Wot No Black Pudding.!!
You cannot fire them or you will be called racist,you could
not employ the in the first place or you will be called a racist,
you cannot refuse to be served by them or you will be a racist,
where the hell is this country of ours going to.
Dave Williams
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19th December 2017, 09:17 PM
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