But the cows have already been dead.....and then the butcher looked at all that skin that would be wasted and said: "Lets make some footballs out of it and to keep people from complaining we'll call them pig skins because no one cares about dead pigs!" Lee Liane Fossland Home of Ch. Donar, Loni,CD, Auburn, Kara Mia and Windy www.steppenwindgsd.com EarthLink Revolves Around You. > [Original Message] > From: DOC <wynsum@xxxxxxx> > To: <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Date: 12/25/2005 11:46:19 AM > Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] TOTALLY OFF TOPIC > > This one is for Gary > > > Do you know HOW MANY COWS died to make the footballs (so why are they > called pigskins if they use cow leather?) for ONE NFL season? I do > > Answer tomorrow > > > Dr Zo=EB M Backman > http://wynsumgsd.com > Support Your Vets and POW/MIAs > > ============================================================================ > POST is Copyrighted 2005. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. > > ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. > > For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://www.showgsd.org > ============================================================================ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================