links for 2005-11-23
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Which, unfortunately, means that it’s legal for Adidas to import kangaroo for use in their shoes in the US because the species in question have been removed from the endangered list.
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“The bottom line on fake turkey is not to compare it to real turkey. It’s like comparing apple and pumpkin pie.”
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He always reminded me of that one demon in Evil Dead II. RIP, Sam.
I hadn’t heard about the Adidas/kangaroo thing. I will probably be needing new running shoes in the next couple of months… what can I do to make sure I don’t buy shoes w/ kangaroo leather? (Adidas probably wouldn’t be my first choice anyway, for fit reasons, but I have no desire to wear kangaroo shoes.)
I’m not sure how one can tell, Katherine, though the safe bet is to always look for the magic words: “all man-made materials.” The good news is that many, many running shoes use synthetic materials instead of leather because it breathes better.
I still haven’t tried Tofurky. I have heard so many mixed reviews that I never want to center a meal around it. Maybe one of these days…