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discntnt_irny_srcsm

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31. Animals are sometimes smarter than humans.
Fri Nov 9, 2012, 08:36 PM
Nov 2012

I often like animals better than people.

There was an experiment with chimps, I think, where chimps were taught to get food by pushing a button. Two chimps were then placed in tanks next to each other and when either chimp pressed the button they still got food but the other chimp would get an electric shock. The chimps refused to eat.

OTOH, you may have heard about: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milgram_experiment

People just aren't all they're cracked-up to be.

Today is National Scrapple Day [View all] discntnt_irny_srcsm Nov 2012 OP
And remember, do NOT let the heathen Pennsylvanians get you to eat it with maple syrup! KamaAina Nov 2012 #1
I'm a Pennsylvanian... discntnt_irny_srcsm Nov 2012 #6
I like it fried OriginalGeek Nov 2012 #19
Put some cheese on it... discntnt_irny_srcsm Nov 2012 #21
Back in 1984, when we moved from Seattle to suburban Phila, we decided to buy a "block" NRaleighLiberal Nov 2012 #2
I admire your dog discntnt_irny_srcsm Nov 2012 #7
I was hoping for something much more like sausage - "it was a texture thing"! NRaleighLiberal Nov 2012 #10
you may have... discntnt_irny_srcsm Nov 2012 #13
Lebanon Bologna was another local delicacy I never quite grasped...but the pastrami...yum! NRaleighLiberal Nov 2012 #15
Okay! discntnt_irny_srcsm Nov 2012 #17
"The mush is formed" - ok I lost interest right there... n/t PoliticAverse Nov 2012 #3
Try it; you'll like it. discntnt_irny_srcsm Nov 2012 #9
LOL! literally LOL! orleans Nov 2012 #33
I love scrapple and eat it the way.................. mrmpa Nov 2012 #4
skip the flour... discntnt_irny_srcsm Nov 2012 #5
My mom's mom used to make it from the actual pig head. geardaddy Nov 2012 #8
Waste not, want not ;) n/t discntnt_irny_srcsm Nov 2012 #11
That's right! n/t geardaddy Nov 2012 #14
I used to work on a deli where "Head Cheese" was really popular - in RI. NRaleighLiberal Nov 2012 #12
In my best "cousin Vinnie" voice... discntnt_irny_srcsm Nov 2012 #16
YES! They talked like that in Pawtucket RI where I grew up, and Seekonk MA NRaleighLiberal Nov 2012 #18
When I lived in North Jersey... discntnt_irny_srcsm Nov 2012 #20
Anything that uses the word "mush" to describe itself, can't be good for you. Baitball Blogger Nov 2012 #22
Well maybe but... discntnt_irny_srcsm Nov 2012 #23
I am a vegetarian now, but as a kid my mother would cook it all the time, RebelOne Nov 2012 #24
then have a corn muffin :) n/t discntnt_irny_srcsm Nov 2012 #25
I've been a vegehegian since '89. No more scrapple for me. But the best to be IS in Lancaster, PA. HopeHoops Nov 2012 #26
congrats... discntnt_irny_srcsm Nov 2012 #27
Nice town. Amish people with horses. The border collie freaked the hell out when she saw her first. HopeHoops Nov 2012 #28
There's many of those :) n/t discntnt_irny_srcsm Nov 2012 #29
I know. I live around here. At least they put orange triangles on the buggies now. HopeHoops Nov 2012 #30
Animals are sometimes smarter than humans. discntnt_irny_srcsm Nov 2012 #31
Um, usually smarter. The human race is self-destructive. Most animal species protect their own. HopeHoops Nov 2012 #32
YUCK!!! n/t orleans Nov 2012 #34
what are you "yuck"ing about? discntnt_irny_srcsm Nov 2012 #37
no sushi either, thank you very much. orleans Nov 2012 #38
I agree Terry Bradshaw... discntnt_irny_srcsm Nov 2012 #39
I used to love playing Scrapple with my friends! mykpart Nov 2012 #35
wink discntnt_irny_srcsm Nov 2012 #36
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