MetaFilter posts tagged with sheep

Auld Scotland wants nae skinking ware that jaups in luggies: But, if Ye wish her gratefu prayer, Gie her a Haggis!

zarq — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 10:07:42 -0800

Just nae call i' English! Food historian Catherine Brown has announced that Haggis, the traditional Scottish dish, was invented in England rather than Scotland. Scottish butchers have dismissed the daft claim. But just in case she turns out to be right, there's always... curry? The title of this post is from Robert Burns' Address to a Haggis. (His most famous work outside of Scotland is probably Auld Lang Syne.) January 25th is the traditional date for Burns' Night, celebrated in Scotland with (you guessed it,) a traditional haggis meal. This year marked the 250th anniversary of Burns' birth. Charles MacSween and Son, self-proclaimed "Guardians of Scotland's National Dish," make a wonderful haggis and black pudding. The former can be ordered online. (Just don't eat it too often.) Unfortunately, the FDA restricts importing haggis into the U.S. But, you can make your own!

SuperBa-a-a-a-a-a-ahd

maryh — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 09:34:27 -0800

Extreme Shepherding! X-Treme Art!! YEAAAAH!!1! (SLYT )

In order to be an immaculate member of a flock of sheep, one must above all be a sheep oneself.

isopraxis — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 19:15:09 -0800

Performance artists Corpus do Sheep. They also do Le Grand Peep Show. (links safe for peeps, safe for sheep and safe for work. Via Nutritional Plastic)

Mammals at the Natural History Museum

netbros — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 06:45:18 -0800

Mammals | Natural History Museum. From fascinating bats to enormous whales, mammals are the most diverse group of animals on our planet. Equipped with wings, fins, horns and spines – they have evolved to fill many niches and roles. Discover more about this complex group, which of course, includes us. Join the producer of David Attenborough's landmark BBC series The Life of Mammals to get a glimpse behind the scenes and learn how the programs were made.

How Much

homunculus — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 14:55:56 -0800

Quantum of culture. Terminology from quantum theory shows up frequently in art, films, poetry and sculpture. Robert P. Crease gauges the impact of quantum mechanics on popular culture. [Via]

Dragging Sheep

blue_beetle — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 12:21:18 -0800

An Analysis of the Forces Required to Drag Sheep over Various Surfaces [PDF] was mentioned recently on the Skeptics Guide to the Universe Podcast.

Ewe won't believe this, folks!

cerebus19 — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 09:55:28 -0800

A Japanese actress complains that her new poodle doesn't bark and won't eat dog food. Why's that? Because it's a lamb. Apparently as many as 2,000 people in Japan may have been duped. Let the punning commence.

baa

thirteenkiller — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 17:44:13 -0800

adultsheepfinder.com

Get The Flock Out Of Here!

dhammond — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 23:43:34 -0800

Black Sheep Bloodthirsty, murderous sheep are on the loose in a small farming village. Keep your fingers crossed, this upcoming horror movie from New Zealand just might be Snakes on a Plane 2!

Sheep dash

Turtles all the way down — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 09:24:00 -0800

Sheep dash How quick are your reactions? (FFF)

The Sheep Market

OmieWise — Wed, 24 May 2006 07:13:30 -0800

The Sheep Market -- 10,000 sheep drawn by online workers. Or, if you prefer to be out of step.

Tell 'Em Ewe Saw It Here

scblackman — Mon, 24 Apr 2006 00:44:25 -0800

"If we start with the sheep then next it's the cows and horses."

Hungry like the wolf?

Espy Gillespie — Wed, 01 Mar 2006 16:30:13 -0800

Sheeps get their grooves on. Practice your chops on this flash- and sheep-based sequencer. [via]

He converteth me to lamb cutlets

Wolfdog — Thu, 05 Jan 2006 06:57:17 -0800

Sheep and Dogs [Java] Tricky, but not impossible game of sheepherding with Boids-like movements.

It's a queer world after all

gottabefunky — Wed, 31 Aug 2005 14:58:11 -0800

It's a queer world after all. A series of animated documentary shorts about homosexuality in the animal kingdom.

Thems good eatin'!

Wet Spot — Sat, 21 Aug 2004 18:20:19 -0800

Delightful photographs of pigs, cattle, sheep, and horses by Yann Arthus-Bertrand. (Previous discussion of his aerial photography.)

Send in the clones

sciatica — Thu, 15 Apr 2004 17:00:42 -0800

Godsend Institute offers up this explanation of their cloning procedures. Since Dolly, several scientists have cloned other animals, including cows and mice. Now, at Godsend, we have pioneered a technique that allows a cell nucleus from a recently deceased child to be implanted within a human egg, allowing a mother to carry that child to term again.

Sheep pushing

demannu — Fri, 12 Dec 2003 04:56:19 -0800

Make sure to use lots of lube when pushing a sheep.

Dolly's gone

111 — Fri, 14 Feb 2003 11:41:02 -0800

Dolly is dead. "The type of lung disease Dolly developed is most common in older sheep. And in January 2002, it was revealed that Dolly had developed arthritis prematurely. She was cloned using a cell taken from a healthy six-year-old sheep, and was born on 5 July 1996 at the Roslin Institute, Edinburgh, Scotland."

Vidiot — Wed, 21 Aug 2002 20:45:18 -0800

Send a sheep to your beloved in Ethiopia. You can choose from Medium, Big, and Very Big sizes...all with a guarantee! I like their holiday specials too -- check out number 5: a bottle of Johnnie Walker Red and a medium sheep. (though I think I'd need a bottle of scotch if someone sent me a sheep.) Similar to this post, but I had more fun with this. Too bad it only delivers to Addis Ababa...

gloege — Thu, 24 Jan 2002 07:39:04 -0800

Do you suffer from sleeplessness? Don't bother counting "the same dirty old sheep"!! Seems the old tried and true method does not actually work but do any of them? People are obviously obsessed with sleep in our sleep-deprived culture. What do you do to get to sleep and stay asleep at night???

brettski — Fri, 04 Jan 2002 01:41:27 -0800

Dolly the Sheep cloned five years ago has arthritis already. Already this year we've had pigs cloned for trasplants. Where is this all going and how ethical is it?

Spoon — Thu, 22 Nov 2001 09:11:48 -0800

come by, come by, git round, phweeeep, easy boy, easy, come by.... Oh yes it's nice. it's a little flash game. It's virtual sheepherding. WARNING - FLASH USED HERE!!

adampsyche — Fri, 26 Oct 2001 06:49:52 -0800

Curly and Motly are kinda cute, but Luncheon and Lambchop look might tasty. The children from St Canices school in Westport New Zealand welcome you to Lambs Online, where ten of our students are ‘fostering’ 10 lambs which have been ‘adopted’ by a group of Japanese school children from their sister city in Amagese Japan. Each lamb has its own personal website and we invite you to follow their progress through the eyes of our students by clicking on the photos and links below.

lagado — Mon, 09 Jul 2001 16:39:25 -0800

Unstable genes make normal clones unlikely. Dolly the sheep celebrated her fifth birthday yesterday. Most cloned animals aren't so lucky: they rarely reach adulthood, or even birth. Another reason why cloning humans might not be a good idea, "one can't expect to have normal clones - even if they appear healthy, they may have abnormal gene expression."