He didn't catch me.
Posted on 12/01/2004 8:23:02 AM PST by presidio9
orget the soiled bedsheets and pickled animals, British art has taken another outrageous turn in an example of the unspeakable swallowing the uneatable.
Performance artist Mark McGowan, who counts among his feats pushing a peanut along the road to Tony Blair's Downing street home with his nose, has eaten a fox, in protest at the public fixation with a government ban on fox hunting.
He described the roast fox, which he ate in public, as quite tasty, although he admitted to nearly vomiting at times.
"It was a bit like rack of lamb," he told Reuters on Wednesday. "The trouble was the retching noises from the other people in the room."
Too much attention is paid to fox hunting, he believes. "One million people marched against fox hunting and another million marched for it. The housing estate where I live is full of crack-heads but no one marches to help them," he said.
"Everyone gets really worked up about a furry animal, but no one cares about each other."
McGowan plans to repeat the performance at an exhibition in London's Docklands on December 15.
Told me it works every time.
I'm going to eat a cow.
Well...actually just the filet mignon part...wrapped in bacon...grilled just so.
Look ma! I'm an artist!
"It was a bit like rack of lamb," he told Reuters on Wednesday. "The trouble was the retching noises from the other people in the room."
This was my favorite part.
Wonder if Charlie will keep his word and leave if they outlaw it.
Supposedly, Britain doesn't have rabies?
True - they don't have it in wild animals like we do in the US. Which is why if you ever want to take your dog to the UK, the dog will have to withstand a major quarantine (6 months).
No wonder my Granddaddy used to extol the goodness of fox and collards! It's too bad there are so few foxes in these parts. Does anyone know if coyote tastes like fox lamb?
He didn't catch me.
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