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Rockstar
11-24-14, 12:40 PM
http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2014/11/turkey-bigger-thanksgiving-butterball-antibiotics

Up until the the 1950s, turkeys found on Thanksgiving tables were essentially the same as their wild counterparts. But then, says McMillan, American poultry operations began to expand to meet Americans' growing demand for meat. Turkey farmers began to selectively breed birds for both size and speed of growth—especially in the breast, the most popular cut among American diners. The birds grew so fast that their frames could not support their weight, and as a result, many turkeys were bowlegged and could no longer stand upright.

If this continues...

http://i1196.photobucket.com/albums/aa408/jky242/3d68ff6cdcef6cd26f3be4b74a96ab16.jpg

Eichhörnchen
11-24-14, 12:52 PM
:har: :rotfl2:Wonderful!:rotfl2::har:

Betonov
11-24-14, 01:17 PM
Breeding dinosaurs would solve our food problems.

Sailor Steve
11-24-14, 01:20 PM
Breeding dinosaurs would solve our food problems.
Or our population problems. :O:

Betonov
11-24-14, 01:22 PM
Or our population problems. :O:

Feeding them politicians would be cruelty to the animals.
So no :O:

Sailor Steve
11-24-14, 01:24 PM
Feeding them politicians would be cruelty to the animals.
So no :O:
I was thinking more along the lines of worst-case scenario, a la Jurassic Park. Gobble gobble gobble! :D

Jimbuna
11-24-14, 01:35 PM
http://s24.postimg.org/rnw0o2c91/image.jpg (http://postimage.org/)

Betonov
11-24-14, 02:28 PM
I was thinking more along the lines of worst-case scenario, a la Jurassic Park. Gobble gobble gobble! :D

I doubt dinosaurs are bullet proof :03:


http://jitomate.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/bedrock_bronto.jpg

http://know.burrp.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/TW1017-Bronto-To-Go.jpg

Wolferz
11-25-14, 04:48 PM
Feeling sorry for the Turkey?

Have Veal instead or one of these gut busters...

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb295/Wolferz_2007/t-rex-wendys.jpg