Stupid f**** Aussies

beats me why lads want to travel to this kip

Kangaroo farts linked to lower emissions
An offbeat suggestion that Australians should eat kangaroos instead of cattle and sheep has been given a scientific stamp of approval by the government’s top climate change adviser.

The belching and farting of millions of farm animals is a major contributor to Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions, Professor Ross Garnaut noted in a major report to the government on global warming.

Kangaroos, on the other hand, emit negligible amounts of methane gas.
If farmers were included in a system requiring industry to buy permits for the gas they produce, the cost of meat would rise and could lead to a change in eating habits, Mr Garnaut said in the 600-page report released today.

‘For most of Australia’s human history - around 60,000 years - kangaroo was the main source of meat,’ he said.
‘It could again become important. However, there are some significant barriers to this change, including livestock and farm management issues, consumer resistance and the gradual nature of change in food tastes.’

Mr Garnaut cited a study looking at the potential for kangaroos to replace sheep and cattle for meat production in Australia’s rangelands, where kangaroos are already harvested.

The study concludes that by 2020, beef cattle and sheep numbers could be reduced by 7m and 36m respectively, allowing for an increase in kangaroo numbers from 34m now to 240m by 2020.

This would be more than enough to replace the lost lamb and beef production, and kangaroo meat would become more profitable than cattle and sheep as the price of emissions permits increased.

Mr Garnaut’s report said livestock, mainly cattle and sheep, are responsible for some 67% of agricultural greenhouse gas emissions.

Despite being the national animal and appearing on the Australian coat of arms, millions of kangaroos are slaughtered in the wild each year to control their numbers and much of the meat is used for pet food.

The idea of farming them for human consumption is controversial, but many health-conscious Australians already eat kangaroo meat.

‘It’s low in fat, it’s got high protein levels, it’s very clean in the sense that basically it’s the ultimate free range animal,’ says Peter Ampt of the University of New South Wales’s Institute of Environmental Studies.

Has this Kangaroos are better than cows thing not been done to death?

Kangaroo meat is pretty shit too.

I just can’t take anyone seriously if they say that they come from wonga wanga or Moloobabloolabbaa.

Yours in typing stereos,
GSH.

Sweet Jesus.
Is there any way we can dedicate IOTM for this month to that scientist? Or the Aussies in general. Or at least be able nominate them.

Fucking Morons.

[quote=“caoimhaoin”]Sweet Jesus.
Is there any way we can dedicate IOTM for this month to that scientist? Or the Aussies in general. Or at least be able nominate them.

Fucking Morons.[/QUOTE]

You could nominate the Brisbane Lion for IOTM

Its not an offbeat suggestion at all. Its very much supported by the scientific community in Australia (its old news by the way, don’t know why you’re bringing it up now Sledge) and makes complete sense when you look at the argument in detail (as I have).

Kangaroo meat is beautiful, when its cooked correctly. Its very rich meat and needs to be treated with some care. I often do a kangaroo steak or a bit of fillet on the BBQ. You need to do it rare, or medium rare and most importantly let it rest for a few minutes.

They’re scary looking bastards though. Up close they can be very intimidating. Especially if they have a few schooners in them.

[quote=“caoimhaoin”]Sweet Jesus.
Is there any way we can dedicate IOTM for this month to that scientist? Or the Aussies in general. Or at least be able nominate them.

Fucking Morons.[/QUOTE]

aye, because one eejit scientist represents the opinions of a whole nation.

thanks Christ no one from any other country reads your shite or the world would think the Irish are tools altogether.

I boxed the ears of a kangroo once. Cunt!

I never heard you go on about that one either :thumbsup:

[quote=“Gman”]aye, because one eejit scientist represents the opinions of a whole nation.

thanks Christ no one from any other country reads your shite or the world would think the Irish are tools altogether.[/QUOTE]

Lighten up dickhead.

Lads…Home & Away. Bit of respect please.

:thumbsup:

[quote=“Sledgehammer”]beats me why lads want to travel to this kip
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Never undersetimate how far some men have to travel before somebody finds them attractive or to find a wife…:smiley:

I have never mentioned my kangaroo ear punching before :stuck_out_tongue:

I remember hearing about a rabbit tho…

Gman is confusing rabbits and kangaroos.
both hop
both can sit on their tail
and both are about 2 meters tall and carry their young in a pouch.

Otherwise, completely different.

Yours in explanations,
GSH.