Aw, c’mon, pull my finger!
You’ve probably had that one pulled (pardon the pun) on you at least once in your life, and the old guy got a good laugh out of your response. It’s ok, old guys do strange things, I know.
Well, this isn’t about old guys, but sheep, cattle, deer and goats, the premier emitters of methane gas in the world. In this case, nature is “pulling the finger.”
Officials in Turin, Italy have decided to replace city lawnmowers with 700 sheep, saving thousands of dollars in fuel costs and equipment repairs. The sheep graze in city parks, fatten up and then are sold at the end of the season.
Drivers aren’t happy as sheep are herded across roads to new grazing lands, and locals who enjoyed sitting on the grass are finding it nearly impossible, since no one is cleaning up after the [...]
People often refer to non-dairy milks, such as soy and rice, as "alternatives to" or "substitutes for" cow’s milk, and the dairy industry scathingly calls them "imitation milks." By definition, the words "alternative" and "substitute" imply that the thing they are being measured against is the superior choice; that is, you choose the "substitute" when you can’t get the real thing, and so on.
However, I don’t like the use of these terms
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