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Under Pressure [20120328|15:38]
Mad Scientess Jane Expat
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The bloke is currently attending the Planet Under Pressure conference in the London Excel centre in the Docklands. As part of its commitment to finding sustainable solutions to global resource problems, the 5000-odd conference delegates are not being served meat at any of the meals.

On the inaugural Monday, they were given chickpea and roast pepper sandwiches for lunch before breaking out into various sessions.

Five thousand people. Chickpeas. Roast peppers. Small meeting rooms. I'm sure this makes for an interesting scaled-down illustration of the effects of greenhouse gas emissions. Planet Under Pressure, indeed.
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[User Picture]From: chickenfeet2003
2012-03-28 15:18 (UTC)
I really needed that just after reading a discussion of the effects of systematic buggery on the sonic quality of farts and the implications thereof for the interpretation of Aristophanes' "Knights".
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From: pbristow
2012-03-30 16:38 (UTC)
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[User Picture]From: chickenfeet2003
2012-03-30 16:47 (UTC)
James Davidson "The Greeks and Greek Love", London 2007 p115

Also the index entry
"farts - see Thornton"

Almost in the Paul Hamos class that index I think.
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[User Picture]From: alice_mccoy
2012-03-28 16:10 (UTC)

*snigger*
Thank goodness that it is a non-smoking venue :D
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[User Picture]From: sekl
2012-03-28 16:13 (UTC)
Sounds like a gas.
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[User Picture]From: angelcityblues
2012-03-28 18:54 (UTC)
BAHAHAHAHA. oh, please, this must be a Facebook meme, please please please
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[User Picture]From: flockofsmeagols
2012-03-30 16:23 (UTC)
Ugh.

Chris went to a conference once where they were all served asparagus for lunch. He said you could smell the men's before even reaching the door.

Vom.it.
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