Germany is a land of whimsy

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Low Down Low wrote:
23 Jan 2022, 8:55pm
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https://www.wired.com/story/got-an-inva ... g-them/amp
Lukas Bosch, the cofounder of Holycrab!, a biodiversity startup, hopes the marbled crayfish’s nutritional value will tempt Germans looking for sustainable alternatives to intensively farmed meat. The company is turning invasive species—from raccoons, Egyptian geese, and wild boar to other crayfish, such as Chinese mitten crabs—into culinary delicacies, ...
Only ever had wild boar once, pretty tasty i recall. Raccoon, no, can't say i have.
I wonder if the raccoon tastes like chicken? :mrgreen:
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Sparky wrote:
24 Jan 2022, 2:03pm
Low Down Low wrote:
23 Jan 2022, 8:55pm
revbob wrote:
23 Jan 2022, 8:29pm
https://www.wired.com/story/got-an-inva ... g-them/amp
Lukas Bosch, the cofounder of Holycrab!, a biodiversity startup, hopes the marbled crayfish’s nutritional value will tempt Germans looking for sustainable alternatives to intensively farmed meat. The company is turning invasive species—from raccoons, Egyptian geese, and wild boar to other crayfish, such as Chinese mitten crabs—into culinary delicacies, ...
Only ever had wild boar once, pretty tasty i recall. Raccoon, no, can't say i have.
I wonder if the raccoon tastes like chicken? :mrgreen:
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"Upon coming home, a woman in Hagen (Germany, duh) found a wild boar in her apartment. When the police arrived, the animal was resting on the couch."

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Olaf wrote:
05 Feb 2022, 6:22am
"Upon coming home, a woman in Hagen (Germany, duh) found a wild boar in her apartment. When the police arrived, the animal was resting on the couch."

https://www.spiegel.de/panorama/gesells ... 4c60d77212
Punchline: "And the dwarf says, that's no priest, it's a wild boar!" [wait for laughter to subside before discussing cutbacks to staff]
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Dr. Medulla wrote:
05 Feb 2022, 7:24am
Olaf wrote:
05 Feb 2022, 6:22am
"Upon coming home, a woman in Hagen (Germany, duh) found a wild boar in her apartment. When the police arrived, the animal was resting on the couch."

https://www.spiegel.de/panorama/gesells ... 4c60d77212
Punchline: "And the dwarf says, that's no priest, it's a wild boar!" [wait for laughter to subside before discussing cutbacks to staff]
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One of Canada's banks also finds Germany whimsical:
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It's my understanding that dogs in Germany actually say "wau-wau," with the w's pronounced as v's, of course.
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Kory wrote:
28 Mar 2022, 3:48pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
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It's my understanding that dogs in Germany actually say "wau-wau," with the w's pronounced as v's, of course.
Vimsical?
"I never doubted myself for a minute for I knew that my monkey-strong bowels were girded with strength, like the loins of a dragon ribboned with fat and the opulence of buffalo dung." - Richard Nixon, Checkers Speech, abandoned early draft

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Dr. Medulla wrote:
28 Mar 2022, 4:09pm
Kory wrote:
28 Mar 2022, 3:48pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
26 Mar 2022, 4:20pm
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It's my understanding that dogs in Germany actually say "wau-wau," with the w's pronounced as v's, of course.
Vimsical?
With both wim and wigor.
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Kory wrote:
28 Mar 2022, 4:14pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
28 Mar 2022, 4:09pm
Kory wrote:
28 Mar 2022, 3:48pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
26 Mar 2022, 4:20pm
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It's my understanding that dogs in Germany actually say "wau-wau," with the w's pronounced as v's, of course.
Vimsical?
With both wim and wigor.
Also with wim and wenders.
"I never doubted myself for a minute for I knew that my monkey-strong bowels were girded with strength, like the loins of a dragon ribboned with fat and the opulence of buffalo dung." - Richard Nixon, Checkers Speech, abandoned early draft

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Dr. Medulla wrote:
28 Mar 2022, 4:16pm
Kory wrote:
28 Mar 2022, 4:14pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
28 Mar 2022, 4:09pm
Kory wrote:
28 Mar 2022, 3:48pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
26 Mar 2022, 4:20pm
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It's my understanding that dogs in Germany actually say "wau-wau," with the w's pronounced as v's, of course.
Vimsical?
With both wim and wigor.
Also with wim and wenders.
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How have we never decided that this guy is Olaf?

(BTW, where's Olaf been?)
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