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jrjones9933
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02 Apr 2017, 8:16 pm

Boating too fast and carelessly kills more manatees every month than I could eat in a year.

They probably don't differ much from drivers; each one believes themselves the Most Important Person in the World.


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03 Apr 2017, 11:07 am

jrjones9933 wrote:
Boating too fast and carelessly kills more manatees every month than I could eat in a year.

They probably don't differ much from drivers; each one believes themselves the Most Important Person in the World.


Do people really eat manatees? They don't look particularly tasty.



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05 Apr 2017, 3:49 pm

I have read that cold shock kills many manatees .



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06 Apr 2017, 5:40 am

Never heard of anyone eating manatees.

Once I fed a manatee lettuce.


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06 Apr 2017, 10:12 am

As April Fools Week draws to a close, let's clear up the record. While I wouldn't turn down a plate of manatee if offered one, I have no plans to go on a hunting expedition at this time.


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07 Apr 2017, 5:33 pm

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Never heard of anyone eating manatees.

I was being absurd, on purpose, although people do eat whales.

Manatees were also used, seriously, in the Christian Bible, as part of the fixtures of the temple.
https://bible.knowing-jesus.com/words/Manatee

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Once I fed a manatee lettuce.


I would rather feed an animal, than glory in it's harm.



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