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From: Simon Salt <simon.salt@company-net.com>
To: "'britdisc@csv.warwick.ac.uk'" <britdisc@csv.warwick.ac.uk>
Subject: RE: Foot and mouth Epidemic
Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2001 08:12:03 -0000
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I don't usually jump on these bandwagons, usually just let them roll on by
but.... 

<rant>
the comment "there is a bit of crisis" shows a complete lack of
understanding and grasp of how serious this situation is, especially for the
people whose entire lifestyle is going to be decimated by the culling of
over 2 million animals.  I'm all for a bit of humour, God knows we all need
something to laugh at these days but this is not it.
</rant>
Simon
Sneeeky's

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Travers, Neil [mailto:Neil.Travers@BroadVision.com]
> Sent: 15 March 2001 19:27
> To: Britdisc (E-mail)
> Subject: RE: Foot and mouth Epidemic
> 
> 
> > Bet you do a good line in after-dinner speaking on 
> > such jaunty topics as genocide, child abuse and 
> > amusing disabilities.
> >
> > Some stuff isn't funny.
> 
> Oh come on, you can't say foot&mouth is in the same league as 
> child abuse.
> And just because there is a bit of a crisis at the moment (or 
> not if you
> believe the government), doesn't mean it is a taboo topic for humour.
> 
> Lighten up.
> 
> 
> --
> Neil Travers
> 
>