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I've only ever seen Jiang-Shi described as chinese vampires- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jiang_Shi...
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Charlie Stross commented on
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Eh?!? I'll have you know that some of us prefer the flavour of mutton over "lamb"!...
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Charlie Stross commented on
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No, I'm just postulating the effect of plain ordinary Alzheimer's ... if we all lived long enough to succumb to it while remaining physically youthful....
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Moderator Alan commented on
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Indeed, what would be the economic point of treating a meat animal with anti-senescence? The current model is to feed the animal until the initial growth spurt is over, and then to slaughter it. Keeping a meat animal alive after that point is just using resources to no point, unless it is building flavour, or unless you're keeping it for other purposes as well as its carcase. Hence the fact that lamb is prevalent, mutton almost unobtainable (in this area at least). (It might be worth me asking the stock-man at Wimpole Hall Home Farm what they do with their...
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Moderator Alan commented on
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I assume those animals are not ones raised purely for the meat then, since you mention ova. The 'original' comment seemed to be on animals raised for slaughter....
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scentofviolets commented on
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My daughter loved Chinese kyonchi (zombie) movies when she was little. Kyonchi zombies hop around rather than shuffle and they stay quiet if you plaster pieces of paper with certain magic (Taoist?) incantations written on them. Hah! I already knew that! Because watched the Jacki Chan adventures with my daughter! The things you can learn watching Saturday morning cartoons . . ....
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