24 THINGS HEADED FOR EXTINCTION IN AMERICA

[EweSheep]

I thought the buffaloes were carriers of the disease but there is NO vaccinations to prevent it....as it was quoted by one of the National Geo Channel about the Wild Bison of the West.

I love buffaloes or bisons, and they taste great on BBQ! And the native indians dont take more than they need to feed their families. They waste not, want not.

 

[Wifezilla]

the native indians dont take more than they need to feed their families

huh?

Whole herds...

Off cliffs???

helllooooo

(And yeah, whitemen shot them just for the hell of it and left them to rot. Also stupid)​

 

[Huny]

LOOK! I'm in an elite clique...I have a family farm! I think it is coming back in vogue though. Look how all the chicks are sold out till may!

 

[hennypenny9]

The city of Bellingham was sued by Katie Hofstetter who was paralyzed in a fall at a popular swimming hole in Whatcom Falls Park .

I can walk to Whatcom Falls Park. This sue-happy society makes me furious. I can't think about it, without getting stressed. I'm afraid I'll anger myself into a heart attack before I'm 25.

 

[Becky89*]

Lets see, I grew up on a family farm, I have dial up for the internet and the drive in theatre is all we have for entertainment in my tiny town. This can't be good

 

[beak]

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I can walk to Whatcom Falls Park. This sue-happy society makes me furious. I can't think about it, without getting stressed. I'm afraid I'll anger myself into a heart attack before I'm 25.

If your this stressed before you hit 25 hold on tight. Your going to see a lot worse in the next 50 years. Litigation is necessary. Some controls would be nice but who's to set the limits. Bush tried to set it at 250k. That's a bit low, but some of these 10 million dollar rewards are ridiculous.

 

[Blackbird]

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huh?

Whole herds...

Off cliffs???

helllooooo

(And yeah, whitemen shot them just for the hell of it and left them to rot. Also stupid)

So your saying they just scared them off the cliff, took a couple, and left the rest to rot? No, they dragged them to camp, skinned them all, dried and stored away the meat for later use, and made use of every part. Complete tribes took part in this to feed everyone.

 

[hennypenny9]

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The other day at a store this small child was running around, parent ignoring, the kid ran into a shelf. Like, a normal regular shelf that every single store in America has. The parent left stating that she was going to "look into your store's liability."

That's the kind of thing that makes me angry, people not being responsible. It's not as much about how much people can win, it's that they DO win, for things that in my opinion, are ridiculous. And if they keep winning, what's to stop them?

I might not be making much sense. Too irritated, LOL.

 

[Cetawin]

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huh?

Whole herds...

Off cliffs???

helllooooo

(And yeah, whitemen shot them just for the hell of it and left them to rot. Also stupid)

LOL do you know the reason behind the buffalo cliffs? First, they were harvested and that was the easiest way to kill them without warriors and horses being killed...which happened quite often.

the skulls were even used as sundance skulls (which is a ceremony I shall not explain) nothing was wasted and the whole herd is an exaggeration of the actuall process... the prime old bulls were herded away from the main herd and sent over the cliff...not the entire herd. But the "white's man version" sounded more savage. hahahaha

And yes the "white man" nearly made the american bison extinct...the "company" paid 1.00 per hide. So the fur traders went out shot them with rifles, skinned them and left the carcass to rot...oh yeah it was a bad thing.

EweSheep..no the buffalo do not carry any disease non treatable. They caught bovine diseases from cattle and inter-breeding. Personally...the can kill all the beef cattle in this country and replace them with buffalo and I would be far happier grocery shopping. Much better tasting, leaner, & healthier meat. IMHO

When I say they were harvested...I mean everything! There is very little waste... the bladders were cleaned and used to carry water, the scrotum where used as carriers of items, hooves and horns made glue, the tail went on top of the lodges (tipis) as weather indicators, the hords were used for many items including being turned into cooking utensils and tools, the ribs were used to back bows to add strength, the internal organs were all used, the hide made robes, blankets, tipi covers, clothing and the skulls were used in ceremony. So I could never say my ancestors wasted much of the resources available for everyday survival. We still do not. Walk into the average home with a hunter residing there and you see deer mounts...walk into mine and you see a box of knife handles and buttons made from the antlers. We (american indians) view things much differently. Which is not always a bad thing.

 

[Cetawin]

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The other day at a store this small child was running around, parent ignoring, the kid ran into a shelf. Like, a normal regular shelf that every single store in America has. The parent left stating that she was going to "look into your store's liability."

That's the kind of thing that makes me angry, people not being responsible. It's not as much about how much people can win, it's that they DO win, for things that in my opinion, are ridiculous. And if they keep winning, what's to stop them?

I might not be making much sense. Too irritated, LOL.

made sense to me and it ticks me off too. lol