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Jessy Big Girl Blouse Squirrel Squeamish

Chris My mother shouted from the kitchen Beckoning me Look have you seen this And pointed to A dead squirrel sprawled out on our front lawn And it was still there the next day But luckily for me before i had to take care of it myself I spotted my neighbors Mike and Jimmy talking and said to them have you seen this what i found And Mike took it away and got rid of it himself I'm surprised im not a vegetarian because if i had to actually had to kill what i eat Id probably starve or end up being eat by what i couldn't bring myself to kill

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David Kavanagh

Date: 12/7/2020 1:33:00 PM

Ha, yep big girls blouse indeed, Christopher, I worked in an abattoir for a time, had to switch off the empathy chip, and become robotic, no choice needed a job, very little work in Ireland at that time, I do feel sorry now, for what it’s worth, it’s a brutal cruel experience for the animals, I’m still a carnivore as well. cheers David

David Kavanagh
Date: 12/7/2020 2:28:00 PM

You don’t know the half of it Christopher, but probably will in time, but here some of the guys I worked with in the abattoirs where gentle souls, not many mind you, as you said had to be done cheers David

Christopher Flaherty
Date: 12/7/2020 2:03:00 PM

I'm also still just laughing You certainly have experienced and lived a full life David

Christopher Flaherty
Date: 12/7/2020 2:02:00 PM

No need to feel sorry David if it wasn't you it would have been someone else instead. Kill eat same , same no difference work is work you not doing the job wouldn't have changed the outcome anyway apart from not having a job. I couldn't do it not because i am driven by conviction but because i am squeamish scared and a big jessy girl's blouse . No Celeb get me out of here for me