In a message dated 2/4/2003 12:20:39 PM Eastern Standard Time, [log in to unmask] writes:

> And now we come to the bringing and roasting of an ox.  If the ox were shod, the Feds would want it to take off it's shoes, and on some airlines, one would have to buy more than one seat, if it were a large (or even standard, and maybe even just a small) one, which might make for a certain ineconomy.  Plus there's the matter of shrinkage, in which you would have to pay for a certain amount of weight which wouldn't be included in the "final" roastable weight.  Then there are the problems of butchering an ox, in which case one should consult that lady in the New Yorker who designs humane slaughterhouses.  And lastly, who has a barn in which to hang the roasted ox head?

Ralph, you want fries with that?

V.I.

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