SC - Re: Honey, now rabbits

[allilyn at juno.com]

Uh, Oh!  When Dad was stationed in Okinawa, we kept rabbits as pets. 
Big, fat ones.  Every time we had a typhoon, "the air pressure killed
them".  The air pressure also blew away the commissary.  I've been
wondering for nigh on half a century how, if the air pressure killed all
my rabbits, there were any left to get more?????????

Regards,
Allison,     allilyn at juno.com


On Sun, 28 May 2000 12:21:42 +1000 Lorix <lorix at trump.net.au> writes:
>Stefan li Rous wrote:
>
>> 
>> Well the scheme I thought was good (I think this was related on this
>> list a while back) was the guy who sold young "Easter" rabbits to 
>the
>> families whose kids thought it would be a nice pet. Then after the
>> rabbits had been fed for awhile and grown a bit, graciously offered
>> to take them off the parent's hands after the kids had gotten tired
>> of the bunnies and the upkeep and feeding had fallen to the parents,
>> where upon they became dinner.
>> 
>Stefan, my friend, you have just completely destroyed my mother.  I
>related your message to her & she became very silent & then she told
>me the following . . .
>
>My mother had a bunny called Flopsy when she was young.  It was given
>to her when it was a baby & grew very satisfactorily.  However, this
>was in the war years, & she came home from school & was told by her
>parents that alas, Flopsy had gone to rabbit heaven.  Funny enough,
>another baby rabbit was bought to replace Flopsy, that too 'died
>young'.  
>
>Mum remembered at least 10 or so rabbits & had thought that they had
>suffered from exceedingly bad luck . . .
>
>After pondering your story, she remembered that following flopsy's (or
>the current rabbit's) demise, the family had eaten a very tasty stew. 
>It was exceptionally notable since this was in a period where they had
>very little fresh meat due to rationing.
>
>Mum exclaimed in a horrified voice:  "oh no, we ate flopsy", then
>thumped me when I fell about laughing <g>
>
>Lorix
>=================================================================

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