Folks
The dumb things that get said about Australians is amazing... <sigh>
The original issue IIFRC was the flatulence of *cattle* being a serious
source of methane. Not just Aussie cattle, but global.
Vaughan
> Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2001 01:47:14 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Ray Moth <ray_moth@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [OM] Re: [Leica] was have a beer, now mosquitoes [OT]
>
> Douglas Landrum" wrote:
>
> Ah, yes, the methane problem, I do not believe that methane itself
> causes much of a problem with global warming. Methane converts to CO2
> when ignited. Methane does not last long on the LUG, there are too
> many flames. Does the LUG contribute to global warming by burning all
> hydrocarbons?
>
> =======================================================================
>
> The following is true and is NOT meant as an insult to Australians. I
> once read, in a newspaper article, that Australians were being urged to
> include more salad and fruit in their diet because the preponderance of
> meat was causing flatulence, which contributed to global warming!
>
> Regards,
>
> =====
> Ray
>
> "The trouble with resisting temptation is
> you never know when you'll get another chance!"
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