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Oniony pig farts legal, court rules
The Local ^
| 22 Dec 11 10:29 CET
Posted on 12/27/2011 2:25:52 PM PST by Olog-hai
A court in the northern German town of Osnabrück has ruled that a farmer is allowed to feed his pigs vast quantities of raw onions, despite complaints from neighbors about their eye-watering gaseous emissions.
The farmer has been feeding his 1,500 pigs several cubic meters of onions every week for the past 14 years, but city authorities ordered him to stop, and threatened to fine him €2,500 (US$3,267), after locals complained of the resulting pungent porcine farts.
The council justified its decision on the grounds that planning permission for the pigsty forbade “strong-smelling foods, e.g. kitchen waste.”
But the court overturned the decision, saying that the city council had imposed the penalty on the assumption that the onions were to blame for the stink without providing sufficient evidence. …
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Food; Humor; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: farming; flatulence; napl; pork
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To: Olog-hai
Way back in the pioneer/homesteading days, pigs would sometimes be pastured with cattle and horses and gladly ate whatever the livestock dropped along with their constant rooting for anything edible. Maybe a month before fall butchering they were given corn to flush things out, so to speak. A fart scented with onions doesn’t sound so bad.
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posted on
12/27/2011 3:49:01 PM PST
by
dainbramaged
(I lost my mantra around 1969.)
To: goseminoles
My thought, exactly! A shoulder roast that needs no savories? Excellent!
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posted on
12/27/2011 4:00:53 PM PST
by
Cletus.D.Yokel
(Islam is a tyrannical and violent POLITICAL ideology and has nothing to do with "religion".)
To: traditional1
Oder in the court! Oder in the court!
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posted on
12/27/2011 4:04:25 PM PST
by
Noumenon
("I tell you, gentlemen, we have a problem on our hands." Col. Nicholson-The Bridge on the River Qwai)
To: mikrofon
Good thing I checked your TO line else I was sending it to Chaz.
Classic, mikrofon...classic.
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posted on
12/27/2011 4:05:14 PM PST
by
Cletus.D.Yokel
(Islam is a tyrannical and violent POLITICAL ideology and has nothing to do with "religion".)
To: mikrofon; Olog-hai; Charles Henrickson
To: Cletus.D.Yokel; martin_fierro; Charles Henrickson
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posted on
12/27/2011 5:41:24 PM PST
by
mikrofon
(Ich bin ein Pinglister)
To: Olog-hai
Zem Tschörmens, zey are zo strange.
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posted on
12/27/2011 6:02:12 PM PST
by
Sarajevo
To: Only1choice____Freedom
When they complained about it, the farmer searched for some cheap, smelly food to send the whiners crying to the “city” authorities. Remarkably slow in acting
"The farmer has been feeding his 1,500 pigs several cubic meters of onions every week for the past 14 years"
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posted on
12/27/2011 6:18:12 PM PST
by
Oztrich Boy
(Whatever happened to that Amy Summerland sailing chick?)
To: USMCPOP
They need to call Azz Venturi, Fart Detective.
____________________________________________________
Kindest Sir,
That right thar is FUNNY ~ I dunt care who yaare.
It was so funny, I snorted a piece of thumbprint cookie OUTTA MY NOSE ~
Oh I need an oygen mask so I can breath ~!
LMAO
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posted on
12/27/2011 7:16:57 PM PST
by
simplesimon
(You are entitled to your own opinions but not your own "facts"...........)
To: goseminoles
That is probably why he is feeding them onions.The meat will pick up the taste of the diet.
To: Olog-hai
He better feed them with corn for about 90 days before slaughter to get the onion taste out of the meat! As is, the meat will be unedible.
To: Olog-hai
He will probably have healthier pigs. Onions are from the same family as garlic and have great antibiotic and antimicrobial properties.
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posted on
12/27/2011 11:00:49 PM PST
by
Secret Agent Man
(I'd like to tell you, but then I'd have to kill you.)
To: traditional1
I heard there’s a new “The View” segment specially created for Whoopi called “Guess What I Ate for Lunch?”
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posted on
12/27/2011 11:02:10 PM PST
by
Secret Agent Man
(I'd like to tell you, but then I'd have to kill you.)
To: manic4organic; Slings and Arrows; JoeProBono
Onion fart threads make me laugh ‘til I cry. The winds that bring tears to your eyes.
THIS THREAD IS WORTHLESS WITHOUT PICTURES!
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posted on
12/28/2011 9:52:27 AM PST
by
a fool in paradise
(Since Obama's only challengers in 2012 are in the GOP debates, include him the next 15.)
To: Revolting cat!
This thread is worthless without pictures.
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posted on
12/28/2011 9:56:16 AM PST
by
a fool in paradise
(Since Obama's only challengers in 2012 are in the GOP debates, include him the next 15.)
To: a fool in paradise
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posted on
12/28/2011 10:31:04 AM PST
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet - Mater tua caligas gerit)
To: Springman; a fool in paradise; MeekOneGOP; Conspiracy Guy; DocRock; King Prout; Darksheare; OSHA; ..
"Mmmmm, onions!"
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posted on
12/28/2011 11:32:16 AM PST
by
Slings and Arrows
(You can't have Ingsoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
To: Slings and Arrows
Oniony Pig would be an excellent name for a pub.
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posted on
12/28/2011 11:39:34 AM PST
by
humblegunner
(The kinder, gentler version...)
To: Olog-hai
Pig farter radio ping.
Wait ....... what?
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posted on
12/28/2011 11:58:41 AM PST
by
Eaker
(Nothing even remotely praising Romney should be posted because one should stick to the truth.)
To: Eaker
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posted on
12/28/2011 12:00:49 PM PST
by
BooBoo1000
("Think for yourself")
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