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Barrett808 (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Tue Sep-08-09 01:15 PM
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Nigeria vultures killed and sold as roasted chicken
A disturbing incident in Eket, Nigeria reveals that unsuspecting roadside barbecue patrons may have been eating vulture meat instead of chicken.

Hungry buyers tempted by the scrumptious sizzle of meat cooking over a charcoal fire may want to think twice before buying a snack from one of these outdoor roasting vendors. What they think is chicken could actually be ... vulture. ...

According to recent articles in two Nigerian sources, The News and The PM News, the incident started when the vultures, suffering from the heat inside the bag, tore open a hole and attempted to escape. This unusual activity attracted the attention of a large curious crowd - that soon became angry. Eyewitnesses were upset that vulture meat was being sold - and eaten - as chicken, noting that vulture meat is considered taboo by the people in the area. ...

http://desdemonadespair.blogspot.com/2009/09/nigeria-vu...
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   Ecological vandalism  pscot   Sep-08-09 01:23 PM   #1 
   Those desert birds sure sound indignant to me  XemaSab   Sep-08-09 05:42 PM   #4 
   tastes like . . . chikkin!  sui generis   Sep-08-09 01:25 PM   #2 
   Nigerian vultures are spamming me  ashling   Sep-08-09 05:29 PM   #3 
 
pscot Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Tue Sep-08-09 01:23 PM
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1. Ecological vandalism
" mere anarchy is loosed..."
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XemaSab Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Tue Sep-08-09 05:42 PM
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4. Those desert birds sure sound indignant to me
:shrug:
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sui generis Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Tue Sep-08-09 01:25 PM
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2. tastes like . . . chikkin!
http://www.419eater.com/html/jonathan_luthman2.htm

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ashling (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Tue Sep-08-09 05:29 PM
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3. Nigerian vultures are spamming me
Edited on Tue Sep-08-09 05:30 PM by ashling
Do they serve spam wit that chicken?

:rofl:
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