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Oniony pig farts legal, court rules
The Local ^ | 22 Dec 11 10:29 CET

Posted on 12/27/2011 2:25:52 PM PST by Olog-hai

A court in the northern German town of Osnabrück has ruled that a farmer is allowed to feed his pigs vast quantities of raw onions, despite complaints from neighbors about their eye-watering gaseous emissions.

The farmer has been feeding his 1,500 pigs several cubic meters of onions every week for the past 14 years, but city authorities ordered him to stop, and threatened to fine him €2,500 (US$3,267), after locals complained of the resulting pungent porcine farts.

The council justified its decision on the grounds that planning permission for the pigsty forbade “strong-smelling foods, e.g. kitchen waste.”

But the court overturned the decision, saying that the city council had imposed the penalty on the assumption that the onions were to blame for the stink without providing sufficient evidence. …

(Excerpt) Read more at thelocal.de ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Food; Humor; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: farming; flatulence; napl; pork
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To: Olog-hai

I guess my 9-year old son will be ok then


61 posted on 12/28/2011 12:12:58 PM PST by JRios1968 (I'm guttery and trashy, with a hint of lemon. - Laz)
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To: Slings and Arrows; Salamander; humblegunner; Eaker; Allegra; TheOldLady; 50mm; Larry Lucido; ...



"The Other Oniony Meat"


62 posted on 12/28/2011 2:08:21 PM PST by shibumi (Cover it with gas and set it on fire.)
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To: shibumi

Harold and Kumar approve.


63 posted on 12/28/2011 2:25:42 PM PST by Slings and Arrows (You can't have Ingsoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
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To: shibumi

Manitoba! He’s been proud of White Castle since they band photographed the inner sleeve there for their Epic debut LP back in 1974.


64 posted on 12/28/2011 3:03:27 PM PST by a fool in paradise (Since Obama's only challengers in 2012 are in the GOP debates, include him the next 15.)
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To: shibumi; Salamander; humblegunner; SunkenCiv; Daffynition

65 posted on 12/28/2011 3:08:45 PM PST by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet - Mater tua caligas gerit)
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To: Only1choice____Freedom

66 posted on 12/28/2011 4:11:29 PM PST by null and void (Day 1072 of America's ObamaVacation from reality [Heroes aren't made, Frank, they're cornered...])
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To: Only1choice____Freedom
When you move to the country, you should expect things to be (and smell) different. You should not expect the country folk to cater to your wishes at the expense of their livelihood.

In my county, home buyers must sign a disclosure stating that they understand that this is an agricultural county, and certain odors may occasionally be present as a result. My guess is that the disclosure became a requirement when some city slickers tried to sue because they'd never lived in an area with farms before.

67 posted on 12/28/2011 7:17:44 PM PST by exDemMom (Now that I've finally accepted that I'm living a bad hair life, I'm more at peace with the world.)
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To: shibumi

I ate at White Castle once. Got a half dozen gut grenades and an order of coffin nails. Never went back.


68 posted on 12/28/2011 9:20:47 PM PST by 50mm (Trust nobody and you'll never be disappointed.)
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To: 50mm; Salamander; humblegunner; Eaker; Allegra; TheOldLady; JoeProBono; Markos33; ...
Reminds me of the favorite, oft-told two-liner inspired by a late night White Castle session:

Q - Why do farts smell?

A - So that deaf people can enjoy them.

(At this point in the conversation my beloved wife feels compelled to recount the story of the time when, while sleeping well after midnight, I emitted a flatulent utterance of such volume that it rattled the glass in the bedroom window, awoke my son sleeping in the basement and caused the dogs to bark in full alarm.)
69 posted on 12/28/2011 9:59:50 PM PST by shibumi (Cover it with gas and set it on fire.)
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To: shibumi
So that deaf people can enjoy them. LOL!

...I emitted a flatulent utterance of such volume that it rattled the glass...

With her 140 dB snore volume, my ex-wife would cause dogs two blocks away to bark in fear and Animal Rescue to show up because neighbors thought we were torturing hogs at night.

We had separate bedrooms within days of our honeymoon, but her snoring would still wake me throughout the night most every night. Since I booted her out, I sleep like a baby.

70 posted on 12/28/2011 10:23:01 PM PST by 50mm (Trust nobody and you'll never be disappointed.)
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To: 50mm


71 posted on 12/29/2011 1:39:57 AM PST by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet - Mater tua caligas gerit)
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To: Da Bilge Troll
I don’t care what you feed ‘em, if you’re downwind of a hogfarm, you better have a gas mask!

Bingo!
It's been a while since I spent time near a pig farm, but my recollection is that the general stench of a typical pig farm is well-nigh unbearable!

Shouldn't the issue be zoning, rather than what pig-feed you use?

72 posted on 12/30/2011 10:02:26 AM PST by Nevermore (...just a typical cracker, clinging to my Constitutional rights...)
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To: Nevermore
Shouldn't the issue be zoning, rather than what pig-feed you use?

I suppose, although I'm philosophically opposed to zoning laws as well. If someone built a hog farm next to your property and the stink lowered your property values, I think you could easily make a civil case however.

On the other hand, if the hog farm was there first, the type of feed being used wouldn't help you case in the slightest, at least with me.

73 posted on 12/30/2011 12:22:12 PM PST by Da Bilge Troll (Defeatism is not a winning strategy!)
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