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SoLiDUS

[url:44e34]http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20031227/ap_on_re_us/mad_cow_95[/url:44e34]

[quote:44e34]"Since the calf was not tagged, all bull calves at the Sunnyside premises under 30 days of age will likely be depopulated," the department said. It was not clear how many calves were in that category. [/quote:44e34]

BUTCHERED! KILLED! SLAUGHTERED! MASSACRED!

Feel better ? Why the need to evade reality ? Do people really need this
kind of facade language ?

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SoLiDUS is Offline Senior Member Posts: 5,158 Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Gatineau, Qc, Canada	Grotesque evasions of reality through the use of language - 12-27-2003, 08:54 PM [url:44e34]http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20031227/ap_on_re_us/mad_cow_95[/url:44e34] [quote:44e34]"Since the calf was not tagged, all bull calves at the Sunnyside premises under 30 days of age will likely be depopulated," the department said. It was not clear how many calves were in that category. [/quote:44e34] BUTCHERED! KILLED! SLAUGHTERED! MASSACRED! Feel better ? Why the need to evade reality ? Do people really need this kind of facade language ?