How to REALLY reduce your carbon footprint (2 Viewers)

Farnboro John said:

I should think diclofenac would be an issue.... :king: On the other hand "long pig" has a long and honourable history as a source of protein. Don't knock it till you've tried it! :t: John

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I'll knock it: I'll see your 'honourable' and raise you 'Kuru'.

"Kuru is a very rare, incurable and fatal neurodegenerative disorder that was formerly common among the Fore people of Papua New Guinea. Kuru is a form of transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE) caused by the transmission of abnormally folded proteins (prion proteins), which leads to symptoms such as tremors and loss of coordination from neurodegeneration.

Deceased family members were traditionally cooked and eaten, which was thought to help free the spirit of the dead. Women and children usually consumed the brain, the organ in which infectious prions were most concentrated, thus allowing for transmission of kuru. The disease was therefore more prevalent among women and children."

That's brawn off the list, then...:eek!::eek!::eek!:
MJB
(Thanks Wikipedia!)

The danger of a prion disease can be avoided by removing brain and spinal cord before consumption (as is already done with cattle and sheep).

jurek said:

The danger of a prion disease can be avoided by removing brain and spinal cord before consumption (as is already done with cattle and sheep).

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Not avoided, but greatly diminished... BSE, anyone?
MJB

MJB said:

Not avoided, but greatly diminished... BSE, anyone?
MJB

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Wouldn't you rather be having an old friend for dinner? Washed down with a nice Chianti? :t:

John