On Sun, 5 Oct 2003 22:35:46 -0400, "No One" >
wrote:

>I don't do PETA.

They've been accused of as much dirt as they dish out on others.


>BTW, years ago I read that plants also have nevous systems. When monitored,
>the scream and cry when abused. The experiment was someone going in and
>destroying some plants. When the same person entered the room, the plants
>went spastic. Decades ago. Don't remember the reference.
>
Reminds me of Douglas Adams, "Restaurant at the End of the Universe".
By then, they had genetically created an animal that was not only bred
to be eaten, it wanted to be eaten, and could state such quite
clearly. Horrified by the fact that this creature was suggesting
various cuts of himself to serve for dinner, Arthur Dent asked for a
salad. 'A salad would be fine. That can't hurt anyone can it?' The
creature sighs and says, "I know a lot of vegetables who would beg to
differ, sir".

Bob