Mission Misunderstood.
There was some idiocy regarding dingo control which was along these lines however I believe this story to be apocryphal unfortunately, but its a good one.
The Australian Government and the NSW Forestry Service were presenting an alternative to NSW sheep farmers for controlling the dingo population.
It seems that after years of the sheep farmers using the tried and true methods of shooting and/or trapping the predators, the Labor Government (Peter Garrett - Environmental Minister), the NSW Forestry Service and the Greens tree-huggers had a 'more humane' solution.
What they proposed was for the animals to be captured alive, the males would then be castrated and let loose again. Therefore the population would be controlled.
This was Actually proposed to the NSW Sheep farmers Association and Farming Association by the Federal Government and the NSW Forestry Service.
All of the sheep farmers thought about this amazing idea for a couple of minutes. Finally, one of the old boys in the back of the conference room stood up, tipped his hat back and said, Mr. Garrett, son, I don't think you fully understand the real nature of our problem.
Those dingoes aren't shagging our sheep - they’re eating em.
Might be apocryphal but made Oi larf anyway.
ReplyDeleteHi Angry, there is a bit of a flaw in the system and I have missed a couple of notifications on the comments thread.
ReplyDeleteGarrett tends to blur the line between comedy, satire, and reality. I mean, you can't ridicule or satirise him because you will probably end up with something less bloody stupid than the truth about him.
Don't tell Bawb I said this, (he's American and would be mortified at disrespect for the VP) but our Pete is like Biden on steroids.