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From: not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev)
Subject: Re: Joy of this, Joy of that
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D <nospam@example.net> wrote:
> On Sun, 1 Dec 2024, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>> On 30/11/2024 20:56, D wrote:
>>> On Sat, 30 Nov 2024, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>>>> On 30/11/2024 11:06, D wrote:
>>>>> Duck and ptarmigans are good! I suspect I would also like swans, but 
>>>>> never had the chance to try.
>>>> 
>>>> Illegal here unless you are the king!
>>> 
>>> WTF!? In what medieval country do you live? ;) I had it in iceland, my 
>>> grand father shot it and it was excellent!
>>> 
>> United Kingdom. All swans belong to the crown and only Royalty is allowed to 
>> eat it or serve it, and I think some university colleges.
> 
> Surely no one follows this law? I mean, I am certain there's old cruft and 
> cobwebs in the swedish law book, but no one seriously follows it.

I imagine that swan-lovers take advantage of it. But a documentary
I watced that visited a swan farm in the UK pointed out that the
law only applies to wild swans, those raised on a farm can be and
are sold and eaten by any old peasant.

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