Message-ID: <674cd3ef@news.ausics.net> From: not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) Subject: Re: Joy of this, Joy of that Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc References: <68718613-d60f-a88a-4191-404acc1ed82d@example.net> <3a416c2c-ac2e-686b-3357-8a12c8b29181@example.net> <257e625a-9728-f007-bb0f-80b1668fa404@example.net> User-Agent: tin/2.0.1-20111224 ("Achenvoir") (UNIX) (Linux/2.4.31 (i586)) NNTP-Posting-Host: news.ausics.net Date: 2 Dec 2024 07:23:59 +1000 Organization: Ausics - https://newsgroups.ausics.net Lines: 27 X-Complaints: abuse@ausics.net Path: ...!weretis.net!feeder9.news.weretis.net!news.bbs.nz!news.ausics.net!not-for-mail Bytes: 2587 D 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. -- __ __ #_ < |\| |< _#