We have all seen the adverts with all the naked supermodels on the Internet. Apparently they are making us aware of the fact that wearing fur is murder. You know, whilst in the nuddy. This is an excellent way to make your point. The most memorable work presentation I ever gave was the one where I got naked halfway through.
But enough about my nakedness, back to the naked supermodels. I am in agreement with them. Sort of. I believe that if people want to wear fur, then fine, but they should have to catch and kill the animal themselves. That way, it would not only be a fashion statement, but also a trophy of sorts. A bit like decorative medals in the military.
I am pretty sure that mink coats would be less popular overnight. Those little fuckers actively seek out fights with snakes.
SNAKES!
The crazy little bastards. As such, I don’t imagine an ageing middle-class woman in need of fashionable winter wear would hold much fear for the mink. Plus the fact it takes several minks to make a coat, so even if the elderly huntress managed to catch one of them, I’m pretty sure she would change her mind and decide a mink scarf would suit them much better.
I am not a hypocrite though. Yes, I do have a leather jacket, but I think it is made from the skin of a calf, though I can’t be 100% sure, as I had it made whilst on holiday in Turkey years ago. Of course, I would have no qualms about catching a calf to make the jacket. They are not dangerous, and pretty tame, so the actual chase would be quite easy.
If this rule was brought in it would make it much easier to tell who you should not mess with. I would have a new found respect for anyone wearing the skin of a bull and would stay well clear of anyone in Crocodile shoes, and not just because they look like an utter fucking twat.
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I was working in New York in the 90′s and on top of the building opposite was a huge billboard paid for by the Fur Traders Association, featuring half a dozen obviously naked women barely wearing fur coats… and the words… “Some women never fake it” Wonderful!
I agree with you. I’m just waiting for my dog to get big enough that she’ll yield enough hide for 1/2 a coat.
On a minor point, are you sure minks seek out fights with SNAKES? I thought those little creatures were mongooses, and their fur isn’t quite so nice that you’d want a mongoose coat; I don’t think anyway. Maybe they both pick fights with snakes.
Wikipedia for once does not reveal the answer, though mongooses definately do fight snakes im not so sure about Minks.
Either way im going petition that every wikipedia page on animals has a small section labelled ‘ Can kill snakes with its bare paws’Just incase we do end up having to catch up our own clothing :p
Much sooner wear the snake……..no fleas and you can eat the meat. Makes sense to me
I think it is safe to assume that Jimmy Nail actually did hunt, capture and kill the crocodile that made those oh so melodious shoes of his.
In fact, I would go so far as to suggest that Jimmy Nail did all this wearing a blindfold, with one arm tied around his back, AND all the while having sex with a beautiful woman… no…. make that 3 beautiful women!
Hail to the Nail (umm.. King)
My grandad kept ferrets which are related to minks when I was a kid and I can assure you from personal experience that they are indeed vicious little f*ckers with some serious attitude.
But onto the important stuff I haven’t seen these naked supermodels and will have to make sure that I track them down tonight since I can’t really type naked babes in fur coats into Google here at work.
I have fought off a few snakes in my time
and been out with a few donkeys
i very rarely get on my high horse- but when i do iv’e been told it’s a pretty fucking high horse…. i threw a glass of milk over a colleague who dared come into work and sit next to me a mink coat. the swine.
Minks will eat anything, they’re viscous little bastards. However, they have a sweet tooth for cute animals like otters and squirrels.
Uhmm, Angry, I thought that bit about getting naked during a work presentation was supposed to be a nightmare, not something you… well actually did?
In my opinion Animals are on this earth to serve one of two purposes!
1. Taste nice
or
2. Fit well!
If a coleague threw a glass of milk over me in work I’d be wearing them as a coat on the weekend!
Mighty_Quinn….. would you have a taste first though?
Ooh yeah, waste not want not! Probably be quite bitter though!
I’m with Quinn. Cows are good for bike leathers and burgers. Furry creatures are designed to keep you warm in winter.
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What’s the point of being at the top of the food chain if one is going to wimp out over wearing the pelts of some small cute furry baby seals?
Also, since Fat Jim already has the rugged outdoorsman outfit, what is his take on this issue?
As long as no one starts insisting one MUST wear the hide of any critter one slaughters. I draw the line at genuine fish-skin halter tops dammit.
As previously pointed out I’m sure you are confusing mink with mongooses. Easy mistake to make, long small furry thing beginning with M
Anyway Mink mostly eat fish. They might be vicious little buggers but a decent .22 will take care of one easily!
Z.
the only thing you’re agreeing with is the use of naked women to make a point, valid or irreverent. if you saw a commercial featuring the Victoria Secret models wearing bras made of baby skin, you’d probably think it was a good idea too.
if you eat meat, eggs, drink milk or wear leather shoes, your argument against the cruelty of wearing fur is a moot point.
i heard pamela anderson did one of those anti-fur ads. she has no problem feeding her babies silicone milk through a plastic teet though.
It just so happens I have a Dalmatian that would make an excellent coat – might be a bit small though , so we are getting another puppy in the Spring just in case.
Now the obvious drawback here is that if people saw me wearing my kitten skin gloves they would now think I am a nasty person that would kill and skin them myself.
I would drastically change my opinion of anyone wearing Puma trainers.
I personally don’t think there is anything wrong with wearing fur.
How about leopard skin coats? I would definitely be careful what I say around any woman wearing one of them.
I’d agree that anything involving naked babes has got to be a good idea never mind whatever point they’re trying to put across
BUT the question I’m sure we would all like answering is how come Angry ending up getting naked halfway through a presentation?
Bee pelts make excellent pea cosies!
I always thought Victoria Secret were NOCD but really using baby skin!
they actually did at first but then all the price of chinese babies went up due to last year’s pet food and lead paint export controversey. they haven’t come up with a good sub yet so they’re doing it the old fashion way. by outsourcing lace and silk lingerie wear from child labor camps in the middle east who are saving up for suicide bombs.
The hedgehog skin seats my car would be sporting under these guidelines would be a very uncomfortable for my passengers. I’d be alright though because the drivers seat could be made from my neighbours dog. (Trying to attack the wheels of a moving car was always going to end badly!)
I once caught a hamster. It made me a lovely hanky.
I am 96.3% sure that minks eat snakes. I remember it from somewhere.
Also, that presentation that I did naked, well, the more I think about it, the more I think I might have dreamt it, as all the women then had sex with me, and that rarely happens at work.
And Hello Chris de Burgh, I am a huge fan of your gene pool.
I’ve never heard of minks fighting snakes but meerkats/mongeese do. A story about a meerkat called rikitikkitavi my Dad used to read is about a meerkat and he fought a snake. It was written by the guy who wrote jungle Book. And that’s Celeste’s fact of the day!
My friend’s parents own a particularly disgusting piece of stuffed animalry – a mongoose and a cobra; very real, very stuffed and then mounted and positioned in fighting stance – i.e. bared fangs. It is so very, very wrong.
I can only verify that the mongoose fur didn’t look like it would make a nice soft coat. I certainly never touched it to find out – loathesome thing. And the snake I found difficult to even look at.