it's pretty cruel how they fatten up the goose's liver for that - i ain't touching that to show my support against cruelty to animals

Don't they fatten up the pigs too? I'll admit it's all pretty cruel but surely they do it to all animals to a certain degree?

it's a bit late now, i'll find the video for you and the link describing the process for goose pate tomorrow

they don't unnecessarily enlarge a chicken's or pig's liver

Ugh. That sounds painful. I don't really know much about that particular farming process. I could bore you to death with a modicum of knowledge about Oil Seed Rape, and I know everything about the workings of an abotoir, but I'm not sure I know anything about liver fattening...

Yeah, but ducks and geese aren't just fattened up, they're forcefed to produce foie gras.

We're having duck tonight...
We had ducks here once, but we never force fed them. I suppose that's just one of the downsides of industrial farming.

I'm torn on the matter of duck, because I think they're adorable and I love them, but they're also very tasty (granted, they need to be trimmed of the fat).

I once ordered duck with a friend who ate all the fat I cut off of it and left on the side of my plate. Really ruined the mood of the meal, them slurping back discarded fat and me gulping back vomit behind a napkin.

Sounds horrible.... Perhaps the best thing to do next time you're with that friend is eat the duck last, and that way you can enjoy the rest of your meal!

We could never even think about killing our ducks. We just liked birds and duck eggs. We got to know them too well, and who could kill anything that sweet and fluffy when it looks into your eyes?
Of course, the foxes got them in the end, and that was even worse.

So I drank all 9 beers I was supposed to drink with my classmates, I have a fever and I feel trippy as ****.

Ah, you got smashed after all despite your fever did you? Then you came back and saw me talking about ducks with Pedestrian. Don't worry, it's not you. We really are talking about ducks. You're not that trippy.