Comments | pagan_homestead: who says there is no such thing as a dumb question

jamie28 in pagan_homestead

who says there is no such thing as a dumb question

Apr 29, 2009 14:03

the neighbor asked me if we had to kill the rabbits to get their fur.

*smacks head*

duh.....dead rabbits don't grow more fur, stupid

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tleventer April 29 2009, 18:27:28 UTC

Ah, but only if one KNOWS you're talking about wooled rabbits like angoras. I have New Zealands that we use for meat primarily but also do tan their hides and I had to read your post twice to figure out why you'd answer that way... because I would have said "well... duh... not like they're going to hop around nekkid!" :-)

breakableheart April 29 2009, 18:39:41 UTC

See, this is where my brain went.

tleventer April 29 2009, 18:43:23 UTC

besides... they may not grow more fur... but they sure taste better nekkid! ;-)

jamie28 April 29 2009, 18:44:31 UTC

ick. sorry, i am a vegetarian. animals are friends, not food.

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cindyanne1 April 29 2009, 18:49:46 UTC

That's sort of like asking if sheep must die to get their wool, isn't it? :D

impchild April 29 2009, 19:09:42 UTC

umm no actually.it would be like asking if cows have to die to get their leather. sheeps wool is usually just shorn (cut) where as fur is the whole skin.

breakableheart April 29 2009, 19:18:37 UTC

I think she's talking about angora type rabbits where you remove the hair and knit sweaters and soft things, not rabbit pelt. So actually the wool analagy is accurate.

jamie28 April 29 2009, 19:28:13 UTC

exactly. but i'm a he, not a she.

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tryst_inn April 29 2009, 20:09:37 UTC

I have angoras, so I've gotten this question a few times. Usually in horrified tones because they think I'm raising English Angoras to slaughter them for fur.

Personally, I don't care for rabbit or hare meat. We're now raising ducks, as well. Can't wait to hear what folks say about that!

jamie28 April 29 2009, 20:10:47 UTC

omg! you are killing those poor duckies for their eggs. shame on you! lol.

people are so silly sometimes.

tryst_inn April 29 2009, 20:12:25 UTC

I try to remember that most people nowadays have no concept of how agriculture works. They just buy their pretty angora sweaters, eggs, etc.

kaisenji April 29 2009, 22:30:13 UTC

No kidding! I was asked not to long ago how was I going to get eggs from my chickens without a rooster. A classic "How is babbys formed?"

...Wut? I do agree, tryst_inn most people do not have a clue how food gets to the store except by "truck". This however does not prevent me from laughing out loud in their face anyway.

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autumnalmonk April 29 2009, 20:40:28 UTC

It's not such a stupid question, really. Most of the time "rabbit fur" suggests a pelt, which requires skinning the animal.

Perhaps if people talked about "rabbit wool" when referring to angoras and the like it would be a bit clearer, as "wool" is cut from a variety of animals without harming them.

aummaster April 29 2009, 20:48:44 UTC

WTF are you thinking suggesting effective communication between humans!
The thought police will be at your house in 15 minutes to deliver the lashing you desperately deserve!

Now I will explain that is sarcasm because earlier in the thread sarcasm was missed.

I agree with you fully. That is exactly what I though when I read this.

tleventer April 29 2009, 21:17:00 UTC

LOL!! Great reply!

autumnalmonk April 29 2009, 21:57:11 UTC

*laughs*

And furthermore, I suggest that the next version of HTML include a code indicating "sarcasm", such as is used for bold or italics...

bacchuslives April 30 2009, 01:29:10 UTC

I suppose you could shave them :)

jamie28 April 30 2009, 05:19:53 UTC

it would be possible to shave rabbits, i guess, but it's much easier just to brush them.

bacchuslives April 30 2009, 10:19:07 UTC

Ahhh, you're talking about fur for spinning? I just assumed that you were referring to pelts. Hence the crash and burn of my attempted humor. I guess I'm stupid as well :)