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2007-11-22 Europe

Horses pitched as alternative transport for France

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Posted by Fred 2007-11-22 00:00|| || Front Page|| [8 views ] Top

#1 Horseshit!

Posted by twobyfour 2007-11-22 00:31|| 2007-11-22 00:31|| Front Page Top

#2 "In other related news, buggy whip futures hit a new high on the Paris Bourse today as investors scrambled to get in on the ground floor of this exciting new development..."

Posted by PBMcL 2007-11-22 01:22|| 2007-11-22 01:22|| Front Page Top

#3 I want a Shetland pony.

Posted by Woozle Grereck5422 2007-11-22 05:43|| 2007-11-22 05:43|| Front Page Top

#4 Beats the hell outa walking.

Posted by Thomas Woof 2007-11-22 06:22|| 2007-11-22 06:22|| Front Page Top

#5 French towns worried about fuel prices, pollution and striking transport workers need look no further than the horse.

The enviro assholes forget what comes from the back of l'cheval. The old black and white photos and early movies don't convey the smell and the contamination by mother nature's alternative. Someone has got to clean up the waste. Multiple that by the hundreds and you're dumping a lot of crap in the immediate living conditions of people. It's winter now, but wait till it gets warm. It'll not be just the smell but the cloud of flies, vectors/agents of disease. It will have ever have a great effect on the demand for veterinarians. Let's see, the price of an auto mechanic versus a college trained and certified vet.

Posted by Procopius2k 2007-11-22 07:27|| 2007-11-22 07:27|| Front Page Top

#6 It's winter now, but wait till it gets warm. It'll not be just the smell but the cloud of flies, vectors/agents of disease

Yeah, Pro, but you can't eat a Prius :)

Posted by mrp 2007-11-22 08:07|| 2007-11-22 08:07|| Front Page Top

#7 Yes, a horse is bio-degradable. Can't wait for the hybrid owners get the bill for new or recycling of their batteries full of toxic waste. I'm sure they'll expect someone else to 'eat it'.

Posted by Procopius2k 2007-11-22 10:04|| 2007-11-22 10:04|| Front Page Top

#8 It's winter now, but wait till it gets warm. It'll not be just the smell but the cloud of flies, vectors/agents of disease.

This IS France were talkin about.and the smell will be different in what way?

Posted by Slappy 2007-11-22 10:35|| 2007-11-22 10:35|| Front Page Top

#9 They worked for the Germans in WWII.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2007-11-22 10:36|| 2007-11-22 10:36|| Front Page Top

#10 The Germans lost. If horses come back, the French will long for the days of untreated diesel exhaust.

Yeah, Pro, but you can't eat a Prius :)
But can the French stay warm by the light of a burning horse.

Posted by ed 2007-11-22 10:54|| 2007-11-22 10:54|| Front Page Top

#11 I saw a row of "Smart" cars on the way to work this morning. Looked like they were going for less than 5000. With gas in Europe at over $7.00 a gallon, not surprising horses are making a comeback.

Posted by Besoeker 2007-11-22 14:20|| 2007-11-22 14:20|| Front Page Top

#12 Beginning the slide towards becoming a 3rd World nation. That's a really slippery slope once you get on it and the French have been on it for a number of decades now.

Posted by FOTSGreg">FOTSGreg 2007-11-22 15:44|| 2007-11-22 15:44|| Front Page Top

#13 You could get a better result by equipping the Hippoville with an efficient two horsepower diesel engine and getting used to going slower.

If you were going slower you might think about not making so many unnecessary trips, or maybe taking a walk.

Posted by KBK 2007-11-22 15:53|| 2007-11-22 15:53|| Front Page Top

#14 Horses pitched as alternative transport for France

OK, just what "Emissions Controls" are there, I envision huge diapers? Or huge grates for "Waste Disposal (Curb your Horse here, 500 franks fine for spillage)

Posted by Redneck Jim 2007-11-22 18:06|| 2007-11-22 18:06|| Front Page Top

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