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In response to "The McLobster has become a popular menu item at McDonald�s in New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia. -- (link)" by Under the Influence

after learning that lobster can live to 100 years, I'm having trouble justifying harvesting them for food

Posted by zork Jul 8 '12, 13:23

plus something that lives that long probably has a lot more sentience that I've previously given them credit for

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If they're living to 100yrs old, we're clearly not scraping up the last of the species. Dig in. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 8, 13:46 1
- my grandmother turns 99 or 100 this year. I should be considering cannibalism! -- nm - zork Jul 8, 13:48
there are fungii that have lived for a millennia ... -- nm - Beryllium Jul 8, 13:24 1
- I currently have no plans to eat any of those ;-) - zork Jul 8, 13:46

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