Dutch wrote:

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> No they're not, those examples fall outside the parameters of this
> discussion, like road kill. You are missing an important element of the
> term, the "product" part. And old cows are used, i.e for pet food, not
> "given decent burials". Maybe you should state your point.

Making the point explicit is always a good idea. The point is this:
using terms that make sense only within a special context without
qualifying them as such tends to detract from the validity of whatever
point they were intended to illustrate.

Jerry
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