Dumbest Things People Have Said About Your Chickens/Eggs/Meat

[tandykins]

:-( there's something wrong with the world today almost all the way to the core.

Oh my no. There have always been a great many idiots in the world - that's not different. XD

 

[tandykins]

That's why I haven't named my birds. Odds are I'll end up eating them unless I know somebody else around here that would like a hen or two to get a flock going. They're going to be spoiled little brats. They've eaten lots of yummy treats like assorted bugs, horseflys, worms, grass, weeds, kitchen scraps, and of course mealworms. They've figured out what that red bag that says Happy Hen Treats is all about. If I ever do raise my own mealworms, I'm going to have to keep a bag just so they know to come running when I let them out to free range a little.

If you don't name them - how do you give thanks to them? XD

My sister and I got a side of beef from her dad's farm that came from a gorgeous, loving cow named Tinkerbell who used to follow us around the pasture nosing at us and watching us with her big, brown, gorgeous eyes. Every time she'd go to the freezer she'd say, "Lets all give thanks to Tinkerbell!" It made our guests -delightfully- uncomfortable. I loved it.

And Tinkerbell was -delicous-.

 

[7 Biddies]

...like it was said, she doesn't know how to cook.

She nukes.

I have a friend whose culinary skills are on par with the aforementioned mother of three. I'm surprised she can find the kitchen. But, when buying her new home, she *had* to have an exotic granite for the counter tops, tile backsplash, and stainless appliances. It cost thousands! I just don't get that.

 

[7 Biddies]

I had a conversation with a guy at work this morning that's impossible to duplicate, but his logic is that he is morally pure by eating chicken that comes from the store because it's already in a package that doesn't look like an animal, which means he doesn't have to think about where it came from. I, on the other hand, am a mean person because I take one of my happy, free-range chickens and purposely kill that chicken.
I told him that the chickens he eats live short but tortured lives in factory farms, but he feels that he has no guilt as long as he doesn't have to think about it. That pretty well sums up much of the stupidity in our world today.

Kinda like the person who pays a hit man to do the dirty work for him; thinks his hands are clean.

 

[N F C]

She nukes.

I have a friend whose culinary skills are on par with the aforementioned mother of three. I'm surprised she can find the kitchen. But, when buying her new home, she *had* to have an exotic granite for the counter tops, tile backsplash, and stainless appliances. It cost thousands! I just don't get that.

I've known people like your friend. They want the newest/flashiest/biggest whatever. I think it's mostly about bragging rights and trying to one-up or impress others. That kind of stuff will never impress me...I'm happy to have my poor ol' everyday stuff (especially if it's paid for already)!

 

[vehve]

A stove is a stove, but if buying something that isn't intended to be a forever home, I'd rather go with something I know will be easier to sell, and looks good to me too. I spend a lot of time in the kitchen though, so I like it when it looks good. And quality appliances don't really cost that much more. Neither did our tile backsplash, I think the tiles were maybe 80 euros. The oak countertop I paid a bit extra for, but I couldn't stand the thought of looking at MDF every morning. If the kitchen has to be done anyway, it's better to put in an extra grand for something you actually like, in my opinion.

 

[7 Biddies]

I've known people like your friend. They want the newest/flashiest/biggest whatever. I think it's mostly about bragging rights and trying to one-up or impress others. That kind of stuff will never impress me...I'm happy to have my poor ol' everyday stuff (especially if it's paid for already)!

On the one hand, I understand it's all about "how things look", and that the granite counter tops and stainless appliances are all the trend right now. But, my practical side has a hard time with the idea of spending thousands on something that won't change the quality of the food that comes out of the kitchen, especially when you turn around and buy the cheapest processed foods available, THAT's the part I don't get. Kitchens are about feeding your family, and quality counts when it comes to that. But, skimping on food/good health for a pricey kitchen with all the costly touches ... the philosophy of "it's how it looks that matters" ... leaves me puzzled.

I once had a conversation with this same friend about what kind of food she was buying (e.g, the cheapest milk filled with hormones and antibiotics, or beef/chicken from corporate farms) vs organic and locally grown. She said she couldn't afford organic, she had to save money. But, then she turned around and spent a fortune updating her new home in impractical ways. So, I said, "You buy good clothes and won't put cheap c**p on your back, so why do you put the cheapest c**p you can find in your body?" Her response? "I never thought of it that way". I thought I'd finally made headway, but she went right back to her same old habits. Oh, well. I tried, but I'm sure natural selection will win out.

 

[7 Biddies]

A stove is a stove, but if buying something that isn't intended to be a forever home, I'd rather go with something I know will be easier to sell, and looks good to me too. I spend a lot of time in the kitchen though, so I like it when it looks good. And quality appliances don't really cost that much more. Neither did our tile backsplash, I think the tiles were maybe 80 euros. The oak countertop I paid a bit extra for, but I couldn't stand the thought of looking at MDF every morning. If the kitchen has to be done anyway, it's better to put in an extra grand for something you actually like, in my opinion.

I might agree with you, but the kitchen looked good ... it just wasn't the latest trend. The appliances were fairly new, but black, and looked good with the cherry colored cabinets. The counter tops were very dark/black Corian, which she switched out for granite. And, she's looking to stay in the home for the next 10-20 years, so I'm sure the trend will have changed by then.

Don't get me wrong. I've made sure my house and kitchen are very nicely decorated. Everyone loves it, including the guy who just finished appraising it. But, I wasn't unnecessarily lavish, buying top of the line granite, etc. I don't even have granite and don't want it, either. Too impractical for the way I live. For her, it was more than just the way it looks because it doesn't look that different, now. It was more about "It *has* to be the best granite, and stainless steel. Nothing else will do."

 

[Peep_Show]

Ahhhh..... The folks who have the uber kitchen used mainly to heat up takeout are also the ones that impress themselves with their wristwatches. I've seen it, but I don't get it either.

 

[vehve]

I personally prefer the composite countertops over granite. I think they look better, just as long as it's the uniform stuff, not coated MDF. Cherry wood is something I'm not a big fan of, but everyone has their tastes. We went with white cabinets, black tile backsplash and oak countertops (we considered a composite material too, but it would have cost three times more). Black, white and grey are timeless, and so are natural wood surfaces. The better half's parents have a kitchen from the sixties, the person who chose it really knew what he or she was doing. It still looks amazing, oak cabinets with just a smooth surface, no decorations. That is truly a timeless design in my opinion. The utilities they've had to change though, but that's not too bad for a fifty year old kitchen.