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I just finished reading an article that I thought was funny. There's fellow living in Loxahatchee, Florida who is being charged with running an illegal composting site. Now, we're all familiar with composting, so what exactly made the authorities charge this guy?

Well, it seems he has 20,000 cubic yards of horse manure on his property. In some spots, this stuff is piled 15 feet high. I suppose he could use the Paul McCartney marijuana defence and say it was for personal use (not to smoke but to help his rose bushes bloom) but that might be a bit iffy.

Neighbours complained about the smell and called environmental regulators. I've never found anything too offensive about horse manure, unless you're at the back of the parade and have to walk through it, but 20,000 cubic YARDS? Yeah, that might be a bit much. It sure would clean out your sinuses. Okay, not as well as pig shit, but it would do an admirable job nonetheless.


The authorities say they suspect he was receiving dump truck loads of manure from neighbouring equestrian communities in nearby Palm Beach. Ya think? I don't know much about horses, but this just a little too much output for one animal. Even after you give him an enema.

Obviously he was trying to sell the stuff but I guess the locals now prefer Zoo-Poo to the humdrum horse or cattle manure. Makes your lillies roar like a tiger, you know.

The authorities have issued three misdemeanour charges which might end up putting the guy in jail for up to 18 months and fines of up to $30,000. I can just see the guy going to jail and telling his new best friend Bubba that he's in for horseshit. Bubba would agree that everyone in the joint was in for horseshit, but what was he really in for? What can he say but repeat, "Horseshit"?


The article didn't state what was to be done to remove these piles of 'compost' but I'd be willing to bet they could ship it off to government offices and replace some of the people who run the state or country at present. Let's be honest, the pile couldn't do any worse.
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1. August 5th 2007 @ 15:02. S.L. Bradish Says:
Perhaps stuffing shirts with horse manure would produce better politicians than the hot air currently in use! At least it's good for rose gardens!
2. August 5th 2007 @ 16:26. feisty Says:
How about the old saying, 'put horse muck in your shoes to make you grow' lmao
3. August 5th 2007 @ 18:33. youranter Says:
Good point SL. I thought about it after and realized that retiring our elected officials early would not solve any problems. They'd just make more of the stuff.
4. August 5th 2007 @ 18:36. youranter Says:
Thanks Feisty but it didn't work for me, lol. I'm still considered too short to be a 'real' man, but I don't care. I don't have to buy clothes at a specialty shop. And all those six foot tall guys? They're closer to the sun than I am so they'll die of melanoma before I do, lmao.
5. August 9th 2007 @ 15:09. Nickoftime's Sanity Corner Says:
Ranter,

omfg...that poor guy! I mean sure, horses can put out a lot of manure, and several of them can fill up a paddock right quick, but THAT amount of horseshit!?

Uh no...I can't see anyone getting that much from one equestrian stable!

They must be putting out some major doo doo over there for him to end up with 20,000 cubic yards of it!

And the fact that he's gonna be fined and possibly jailed?

Well that's just...well, shit!

LOL

Take care,

Nick
6. August 9th 2007 @ 20:23. youranter Says:
Hi Nick. It makes you wonder just how many horses it took to produce all this stuff. I don't doubt for a second the neighbours complained. I be doing some serious moaning myself, lol.
Thanks for stopping in, buddy.
7. August 11th 2007 @ 22:42. Nickoftime's Sanity Corner Says:
Ranter,

even though I'm an equine veterinarian, I don't "love the smell of horse shit in the morning!" either...

Try not cleaning up a paddock for one day after one horse, and you'll start to see what I mean...

I don't blame his neighhbors one bit, but comeon, jail time for crap?

Too much...

Take care,

Nick
8. August 12th 2007 @ 11:16. youranter Says:
I don't know for sure if he's going down for this, Nick. It's just what he might face. Although, sitting next to Bubba and telling him for in for shit would be rather interesting to see and hear.

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