2004-11-04
ABSOLUTE ESSENTIALS
Well, not really | Leather, and animal skins have been dubbed "...the most delicious way to soften hard surfaces..." by one high fashion decorator in New York | Farther down the column [PERSONAL SHOPPER, by Marianne Rohrlich NYTimes 4 Nov 2004] the cost of alligator skins are quoted as going for "$12,960 a square foot" but one could get a fake; embossed cowhide finished to look like the real thing is $22.50 a square foot" | But why bother? | Even if the alligator is no longer an endangered species, personally, I don't see why it's skin needs to be harvested for high-priced designer uphostered chairs, motorcycle seats or steering wheel covers [alright, so the last one is "simulated"] |
I can, however, imagine a good cooked meal, and the
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services happily provides recipes on some tasty entrees | But raising animals just to line a butt-warmer on a crotch rocket? That seems too much | There are some things we just don't need |
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Well, not really | Leather, and animal skins have been dubbed "...the most delicious way to soften hard surfaces..." by one high fashion decorator in New York | Farther down the column [PERSONAL SHOPPER, by Marianne Rohrlich NYTimes 4 Nov 2004] the cost of alligator skins are quoted as going for "$12,960 a square foot" but one could get a fake; embossed cowhide finished to look like the real thing is $22.50 a square foot" | But why bother? | Even if the alligator is no longer an endangered species, personally, I don't see why it's skin needs to be harvested for high-priced designer uphostered chairs, motorcycle seats or steering wheel covers [alright, so the last one is "simulated"] |
I can, however, imagine a good cooked meal, and the
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services happily provides recipes on some tasty entrees | But raising animals just to line a butt-warmer on a crotch rocket? That seems too much | There are some things we just don't need |
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