• Re: What extinct animal would you eat?

    From Christian Weisgerber@3:633/10 to All on Wed Feb 4 13:43:56 2026
    On 2026-02-03, Scott Dorsey <kludge@panix.com> wrote:

    What I wonder about more than anything is mammoth. I would love to
    try it.

    That's just elephant. Mammoths are more closely related to Asian
    elephants than to the African ones. There are a range of other,
    less closely related, extinct proboscideans (mastodons, gomphotheres,
    etc.).

    --
    Christian "naddy" Weisgerber naddy@mips.inka.de

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  • From Cryptoengineer@3:633/10 to All on Wed Feb 4 11:56:50 2026
    On 2/3/2026 5:20 PM, Scott Dorsey wrote:
    Thomas Koenig <tkoenig@netcologne.de> wrote:
    Pluted Pup <plutedpup@outlook.com> schrieb:
    I read a book about Ammonites, and wondered what
    they tasted like. But if you went back in time
    to try this seafood there wasn't anything that
    even resembled butter: I guess this is what is
    meant by the Time Travel Paradox.

    Dinachicken, of course. "A Statue for Father".

    Maybe. But I never ate a mollusk that I didn't like.

    What I wonder about more than anything is mammoth. I would love to
    try it.
    --scott


    I have eaten elephant meat. It was quite good. More beef than chicken.

    pt

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  • From Christian Weisgerber@3:633/10 to All on Wed Feb 4 19:49:12 2026
    On 2026-02-03, Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> wrote:

    I read a book about Ammonites, and wondered what
    they tasted like.ÿ But if you went back in time
    to try this seafood there wasn't anything that
    even resembled butter: I guess this is what is
    meant by the Time Travel Paradox.

    Saurians probably tasted just like chicken.

    I'd expect ostrich to be the closer analog.

    --
    Christian "naddy" Weisgerber naddy@mips.inka.de

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  • From Lynn McGuire@3:633/10 to All on Wed Feb 4 16:34:16 2026
    On 2/4/2026 1:49 PM, Christian Weisgerber wrote:
    On 2026-02-03, Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> wrote:

    I read a book about Ammonites, and wondered what
    they tasted like.ÿ But if you went back in time
    to try this seafood there wasn't anything that
    even resembled butter: I guess this is what is
    meant by the Time Travel Paradox.

    Saurians probably tasted just like chicken.

    I'd expect ostrich to be the closer analog.

    Or Emus.

    Lynn


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  • From a425couple@3:633/10 to All on Tue Feb 10 09:47:07 2026
    On 2/4/26 09:56, Cryptoengineer wrote:
    On 2/3/2026 5:20 PM, Scott Dorsey wrote:
    Thomas Koenigÿ <tkoenig@netcologne.de> wrote:
    Pluted Pup <plutedpup@outlook.com> schrieb:
    I read a book about Ammonites, and wondered what
    they tasted like.ÿ But if you went back in time
    to try this seafood there wasn't anything that
    even resembled butter: I guess this is what is
    meant by the Time Travel Paradox.

    Dinachicken, of course.ÿ "A Statue for Father".

    Maybe.ÿ But I never ate a mollusk that I didn't like.

    What I wonder about more than anything is mammoth.ÿ I would love to
    try it.
    --scott


    I have eaten elephant meat. It was quite good. More beef than chicken.
    pt

    Thank you Cryptoengineer, for your informative post.
    The thread had made me curious about that.


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  • From Scott Dorsey@3:633/10 to All on Tue Feb 10 20:16:26 2026
    Pluted Pup <plutedpup@outlook.com> wrote:
    Frozen Mammoth still exists, but it's not the
    same thing.

    Yuuck! Freezer burn after all those years! I want my mammoth fresh!
    --scott

    --
    "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

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  • From The True Melissa@3:633/10 to All on Wed Feb 11 08:17:48 2026
    Verily, in article <10mgl9a$4rc$1@panix2.panix.com>, did
    kludge@panix.com deliver unto us this message:

    Pluted Pup <plutedpup@outlook.com> wrote:
    Frozen Mammoth still exists, but it's not the
    same thing.

    Yuuck! Freezer burn after all those years! I want my mammoth fresh!


    Elephant meat might be similar. Have you tried it? I never have.

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  • From Cryptoengineer@3:633/10 to All on Wed Feb 11 13:06:06 2026
    On 2/10/2026 12:47 PM, a425couple wrote:
    On 2/4/26 09:56, Cryptoengineer wrote:
    On 2/3/2026 5:20 PM, Scott Dorsey wrote:
    Thomas Koenigÿ <tkoenig@netcologne.de> wrote:
    Pluted Pup <plutedpup@outlook.com> schrieb:
    I read a book about Ammonites, and wondered what
    they tasted like.ÿ But if you went back in time
    to try this seafood there wasn't anything that
    even resembled butter: I guess this is what is
    meant by the Time Travel Paradox.

    Dinachicken, of course.ÿ "A Statue for Father".

    Maybe.ÿ But I never ate a mollusk that I didn't like.

    What I wonder about more than anything is mammoth.ÿ I would love to
    try it.
    --scott


    I have eaten elephant meat. It was quite good. More beef than chicken. pt

    Thank you Cryptoengineer, for your informative post.
    The thread had made me curious about that.


    This was nearly 40 years ago in NYC - a restaurant in Greenwich Village
    was serving a 'Game Menu' of exotic meats.

    I had Lion, Alligator, and Rattlesnake as well as Elephant. All were
    from game ranches in Texas.

    Other unusual meats I've had include Buffalo (not so rare now),
    venison (ditto), (fermented) Shark, and Foal (the last two in Iceland).

    pt

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  • From Cryptoengineer@3:633/10 to All on Wed Feb 11 13:11:06 2026
    On 2/10/2026 8:16 PM, Scott Dorsey wrote:
    Pluted Pup <plutedpup@outlook.com> wrote:
    Frozen Mammoth still exists, but it's not the
    same thing.

    Yuuck! Freezer burn after all those years! I want my mammoth fresh!
    --scott


    I've read that some Siberian frozen mammoths have been scavenged by
    modern dogs as they melt out of the permafrost.

    pt

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  • From Scott Lurndal@3:633/10 to All on Wed Feb 11 19:15:09 2026
    Cryptoengineer <petertrei@gmail.com> writes:
    On 2/10/2026 12:47 PM, a425couple wrote:
    On 2/4/26 09:56, Cryptoengineer wrote:
    On 2/3/2026 5:20 PM, Scott Dorsey wrote:
    Thomas Koenigÿ <tkoenig@netcologne.de> wrote:
    Pluted Pup <plutedpup@outlook.com> schrieb:
    I read a book about Ammonites, and wondered what
    they tasted like.ÿ But if you went back in time
    to try this seafood there wasn't anything that
    even resembled butter: I guess this is what is
    meant by the Time Travel Paradox.

    Dinachicken, of course.ÿ "A Statue for Father".

    Maybe.ÿ But I never ate a mollusk that I didn't like.

    What I wonder about more than anything is mammoth.ÿ I would love to
    try it.
    --scott


    I have eaten elephant meat. It was quite good. More beef than chicken. pt >>
    Thank you Cryptoengineer, for your informative post.
    The thread had made me curious about that.


    This was nearly 40 years ago in NYC - a restaurant in Greenwich Village
    was serving a 'Game Menu' of exotic meats.

    I had Lion, Alligator, and Rattlesnake as well as Elephant. All were
    from game ranches in Texas.

    Other unusual meats I've had include Buffalo (not so rare now),
    venison (ditto), (fermented) Shark, and Foal (the last two in Iceland).


    Back in the 1990s, I visited Copenhagen and ate at an
    Australian restaurant that served exotic meats. I had the
    Kangaroo, but they offered Emu and a few others.

    Growing up in the upper midwest, venison was a staple; my father
    worked for Swift Premium when I was a child, and he sold everything from sweetbreads (which I first had in Ostereich) to beef brain.

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  • From Thomas Koenig@3:633/10 to All on Wed Feb 11 21:10:27 2026
    Cryptoengineer <petertrei@gmail.com> schrieb:
    On 2/10/2026 8:16 PM, Scott Dorsey wrote:
    Pluted Pup <plutedpup@outlook.com> wrote:
    Frozen Mammoth still exists, but it's not the
    same thing.

    Yuuck! Freezer burn after all those years! I want my mammoth fresh!
    --scott


    I've read that some Siberian frozen mammoths have been scavenged by
    modern dogs as they melt out of the permafrost.

    I think Solzhenitsyn wrote of an episode where scientists from a
    labor camp discovered a frozen mammoth and ate it "with relish"
    (because they were three quarters starved).
    --
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    artificial impertinence, artificial arrogance, artificial stupidity,
    artificial flavorings or artificial colorants.

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  • From Scott Dorsey@3:633/10 to All on Wed Feb 11 19:30:42 2026
    The True Melissa <thetruemelissa@gmail.com> wrote:
    Verily, in article <10mgl9a$4rc$1@panix2.panix.com>, did
    kludge@panix.com deliver unto us this message:

    Pluted Pup <plutedpup@outlook.com> wrote:
    Frozen Mammoth still exists, but it's not the
    same thing.

    Yuuck! Freezer burn after all those years! I want my mammoth fresh!

    Elephant meat might be similar. Have you tried it? I never have.

    I went into the restaurant and asked for an elephant cutlet. But they
    said that for only one cutlet they couldn't possibly kill their elephant. --scott


    Note: this is a Ludwig Bemelmans reference.
    --
    "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

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  • From Tony Nance@3:633/10 to All on Wed Feb 11 20:46:01 2026
    On 2/11/26 7:30 PM, Scott Dorsey wrote:
    The True Melissa <thetruemelissa@gmail.com> wrote:
    Verily, in article <10mgl9a$4rc$1@panix2.panix.com>, did
    kludge@panix.com deliver unto us this message:

    Pluted Pup <plutedpup@outlook.com> wrote:
    Frozen Mammoth still exists, but it's not the
    same thing.

    Yuuck! Freezer burn after all those years! I want my mammoth fresh!

    Elephant meat might be similar. Have you tried it? I never have.

    I went into the restaurant and asked for an elephant cutlet. But they
    said that for only one cutlet they couldn't possibly kill their elephant.

    "...How he got into my pajamas I'll never know."



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  • From Stephen Harker@3:633/10 to All on Thu Feb 12 15:25:51 2026
    Cryptoengineer <petertrei@gmail.com> writes:

    On 2/10/2026 12:47 PM, a425couple wrote:
    On 2/4/26 09:56, Cryptoengineer wrote:
    On 2/3/2026 5:20 PM, Scott Dorsey wrote:
    Thomas Koenigÿ <tkoenig@netcologne.de> wrote:
    Pluted Pup <plutedpup@outlook.com> schrieb:
    I read a book about Ammonites, and wondered what
    they tasted like.ÿ But if you went back in time
    to try this seafood there wasn't anything that
    even resembled butter: I guess this is what is
    meant by the Time Travel Paradox.

    Dinachicken, of course.ÿ "A Statue for Father".

    Maybe.ÿ But I never ate a mollusk that I didn't like.

    What I wonder about more than anything is mammoth.ÿ I would love to
    try it.
    --scott


    I have eaten elephant meat. It was quite good. More beef than chicken. pt >> Thank you Cryptoengineer, for your informative post.
    The thread had made me curious about that.


    This was nearly 40 years ago in NYC - a restaurant in Greenwich Village
    was serving a 'Game Menu' of exotic meats.

    I had Lion, Alligator, and Rattlesnake as well as Elephant. All were
    from game ranches in Texas.

    Other unusual meats I've had include Buffalo (not so rare now),
    venison (ditto), (fermented) Shark, and Foal (the last two in Iceland).

    pt

    In Civic, Canberra there is (or was) a restaurant where you could eat
    the Coat of Arms (Kangaroo and Emu) and also salt water crococile
    amongst others. You could claim that they might taste simiar to their
    extinct relatives. All were very pleasant, but I don't recall more on tase.


    --
    Stephen Harker sjharker@aussiebroadband.com.au

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  • From The True Melissa@3:633/10 to All on Thu Feb 12 08:12:42 2026
    Verily, in article <10mj6vi$hac$1@panix2.panix.com>, did
    kludge@panix.com deliver unto us this message:

    The True Melissa <thetruemelissa@gmail.com> wrote:
    Verily, in article <10mgl9a$4rc$1@panix2.panix.com>, did
    kludge@panix.com deliver unto us this message:

    Pluted Pup <plutedpup@outlook.com> wrote:
    Frozen Mammoth still exists, but it's not the
    same thing.

    Yuuck! Freezer burn after all those years! I want my mammoth fresh!

    Elephant meat might be similar. Have you tried it? I never have.

    I went into the restaurant and asked for an elephant cutlet. But they
    said that for only one cutlet they couldn't possibly kill their elephant. --scott


    Note: this is a Ludwig Bemelmans reference.

    I thought you were going to say they were all out of those big buns.

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  • From a425couple@3:633/10 to All on Thu Feb 12 15:02:04 2026
    On 2/11/26 10:06, Cryptoengineer wrote:
    On 2/10/2026 12:47 PM, a425couple wrote:
    On 2/4/26 09:56, Cryptoengineer wrote:
    On 2/3/2026 5:20 PM, Scott Dorsey wrote:
    Thomas Koenigÿ <tkoenig@netcologne.de> wrote:
    Pluted Pup <plutedpup@outlook.com> schrieb:
    I read a book about Ammonites, and wondered what
    they tasted like.ÿ But if you went back in time
    to try this seafood there wasn't anything that
    even resembled butter: I guess this is what is
    meant by the Time Travel Paradox.

    Dinachicken, of course.ÿ "A Statue for Father".

    Maybe.ÿ But I never ate a mollusk that I didn't like.

    What I wonder about more than anything is mammoth.ÿ I would love to
    try it.
    --scott


    I have eaten elephant meat. It was quite good. More beef than
    chicken. pt

    Thank you Cryptoengineer, for your informative post.
    The thread had made me curious about that.


    This was nearly 40 years ago in NYC - a restaurant in Greenwich Village
    was serving a 'Game Menu' of exotic meats.

    I had Lion, Alligator, and Rattlesnake as well as Elephant. All were
    from game ranches in Texas.

    Other unusual meats I've had include Buffalo (not so rare now),
    venison (ditto), (fermented) Shark, and Foal (the last two in Iceland).
    pt


    Good for you.
    On our recent road trip (From near Seattle, northern route to Florida,
    and then bacK, via Phoenix, Las Vegas, Boise) we detoured through
    Badlands & I had a Buffalo burger. I've also had venison.

    We have eaten at
    Linger Lodge Restaurant & Bar
    (1,974)ú$20?30
    American restaurantú?
    Eccentric waterfront cabin with southern-style seafood eats, cocktails &
    live weekend entertainment.

    7205 85th St Ct E, Bradenton, FL 34202

    Our menu specialities include Florida grouper, alligator, frog legs,
    smoked meats & seafood, Bloody Mary's, burgers, and much more.

    Perhaps at here, you can see their "Road Kill Menu"

    https://www.google.com/maps/place/Linger+Lodge+Restaurant+%26+Bar/@27.4126026,-82.4485493,3a,75y,90t/data=!3m8!1e2!3m6!1sCIHM0ogKEPXi2r-4vO7fzAE!2e10!3e12!6shttps:%2F%2Flh3.googleusercontent.com%2Fgps-cs-s%2FAHVAwerCJs1VsPioivxxSHo9xx1QQSKsaijwLiW2LtbN0D74jaLlD1qFIfUpEH5hIRaQ72ECWZRk9NAIgCCz8IgIaMrl4B1yiBgBeckGRlh5uk6jt2FwticC1nCzHIC7dnhkI0xWfCyDCQ%3Dw146-h195-k-no!7i3000!8i4000!4m16!1m8!3m7!1s0x88c339460fc106a5:0xd982b9a4368c14bb!2sLinger+Lodge+Rd,+Florida!3b1!8m2!3d27.4178539!4d-82.4598253!16s%2Fg%2F1tfjx1wl!3m6!1s0x88c339148519eeed:0x8f4c795be3babb5b!8m2!3d27.4123803!4d-82.4487149!10e9!16s%2Fg%2F1txc7tv8?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDIxMC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D

    About the cheapest is "Flat Cat" for $1.65.
    "Chunk of skunk" is $1.95.




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  • From Paul S Person@3:633/10 to All on Fri Feb 13 08:30:52 2026
    On Thu, 12 Feb 2026 15:02:04 -0800, a425couple
    <a425couple@hotmail.com> wrote:

    <snippo, rare meats>

    Good for you.
    On our recent road trip (From near Seattle, northern route to Florida,
    and then bacK, via Phoenix, Las Vegas, Boise) we detoured through
    Badlands & I had a Buffalo burger. I've also had venison.

    Uh ... from Seattle all routes to Florida will be Northern, at least a
    bit, except perhaps going down I-5 to LA and then turning East.

    Or are you saying you went East on I-90 (which may be finished by now,
    I'm not sure) as opposed to I-80? I suppose those could be regarded as "northern" and "less northern".
    --
    "Here lies the Tuscan poet Aretino,
    Who evil spoke of everyone but God,
    Giving as his excuse, 'I never knew him.'"

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  • From Scott Lurndal@3:633/10 to All on Fri Feb 13 16:43:28 2026
    a425couple <a425couple@hotmail.com> writes:
    On 2/11/26 10:06, Cryptoengineer wrote:
    On 2/10/2026 12:47 PM, a425couple wrote:
    On 2/4/26 09:56, Cryptoengineer wrote:
    On 2/3/2026 5:20 PM, Scott Dorsey wrote:
    Thomas Koenigÿ <tkoenig@netcologne.de> wrote:
    Pluted Pup <plutedpup@outlook.com> schrieb:
    I read a book about Ammonites, and wondered what
    they tasted like.ÿ But if you went back in time
    to try this seafood there wasn't anything that
    even resembled butter: I guess this is what is
    meant by the Time Travel Paradox.

    Dinachicken, of course.ÿ "A Statue for Father".

    Maybe.ÿ But I never ate a mollusk that I didn't like.

    What I wonder about more than anything is mammoth.ÿ I would love to
    try it.
    --scott


    I have eaten elephant meat. It was quite good. More beef than
    chicken. pt

    Thank you Cryptoengineer, for your informative post.
    The thread had made me curious about that.


    This was nearly 40 years ago in NYC - a restaurant in Greenwich Village
    was serving a 'Game Menu' of exotic meats.

    I had Lion, Alligator, and Rattlesnake as well as Elephant. All were
    from game ranches in Texas.

    Other unusual meats I've had include Buffalo (not so rare now),
    venison (ditto), (fermented) Shark, and Foal (the last two in Iceland).
    pt


    Good for you.
    On our recent road trip (From near Seattle, northern route to Florida,
    and then bacK, via Phoenix, Las Vegas, Boise) we detoured through
    Badlands & I had a Buffalo burger. I've also had venison.

    I once ate at a restaurant in Denver that served Rocky Mountain
    oysters. A bit chewy, like Octopus.


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  • From Michael F. Stemper@3:633/10 to All on Wed Feb 25 15:54:14 2026
    On 03/02/2026 00.39, Bobbie Sellers wrote:


    On 2/2/26 21:16, Pluted Pup wrote:
    I read a book about Ammonites, and wondered what
    they tasted like.ÿ But if you went back in time
    to try this seafood there wasn't anything that
    even resembled butter: I guess this is what is
    meant by the Time Travel Paradox.


    ÿÿÿÿSaurians probably tasted just like chicken.ÿ Most likely a good
    marinade would be used.

    ObSFW:
    <https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?68271>

    ÿÿÿÿBut time travel paradoxes do not exist because Time Travel
    will not exist.

    More ObSFW:
    <https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?50243>

    --
    Michael F. Stemper
    A preposition is something you should never end a sentence with.


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