Fly and a horse.

kneemos · 26-08-2013 11:12AM #1

What's the difference between killing say a fly,which nobody really has a problem with and a larger animal like horse,which few people would be capable of?

RikkFlair · 26-08-2013 11:13AM

I've never lost all my money on a fly.

Eoin · 26-08-2013 11:13AM

A horse will just get pissed off if you try and swat it. Hiding the body will be harder too.

frag420 · 26-08-2013 11:16AM

You ever try making a burger or lasagne out of a fly op?

Yeah I didn't think so!

FatherLen · 26-08-2013 11:17AM

because flys are annoying little shits.

The Davestator · 26-08-2013 11:18AM

A horse has a face - most people cant kill something with face

Renegade Mechanic · 26-08-2013 11:18AM

Hmmmm.... Blue Arse Burger anyone?

Tiddlypeeps · 26-08-2013 11:18AM

We constantly compare other living things to ourselves. The closer it is to human the more uneasy we feel about harming it. Horses have personalities and emotions much like humans do, we can even communicate with them, so we see too much of ourselves in them to be as comfortable with harming them as we would be a fly. That's just based on my feelings on the matter and is in no way based on any scientific studies I'm aware of.

caustic 1 · 26-08-2013 11:20AM

we gonna need a bigger newspaper.

Seedy Arling · 26-08-2013 11:21AM

Tiddlypeeps wrote: »

We constantly compare other living things to ourselves. The closer it is to human the more uneasy we feel about harming it. Horses have personalities and emotions much like humans do, we can even communicate with them, so we see too much of ourselves in them to be as comfortable with harming them as we would be a fly. That's just based on my feelings on the matter and is in no way based on any scientific studies I'm aware of.

Well, we'd have to be talkin' about one charming motherfcuking pig.

Al_Coholic · 26-08-2013 11:25AM

what if its a horsefly?

kneemos · 26-08-2013 11:30AM

Al_Coholic wrote: »

what if its a horsefly?

You'll have a moral dilemma.

biko · 26-08-2013 11:30AM

Flies are a nuisance, horses are great.

Shenshen · 26-08-2013 11:32AM

Seedy Arling wrote: »

Well, we'd have to be talkin' about one charming motherfcuking pig.

Roger_007 · 26-08-2013 11:38AM

If you swat a horse he'd kick you in the nuts. It's just picking the easier target!

26-08-2013 12:40PM

I rode a horse this weekend for the first time in a long time and essentially my first time as an adult. Previously I have rode on motorcycles, mopeds, and bikes. While I was up there, it struck me that what I was riding was alive and you could feel it. There was nothing that could compare to it.

You don't get that from flies. Flies are just c*nts.

The Backwards Man · 26-08-2013 12:42PM

No horse has never sh1t all over my fruit bowl.

lahalane · 26-08-2013 06:00PM

I suppose it had something to do with how a creature looks. In the same way, people are more concerned about saving pandas than rhinos.

Cartoons probably play a part too. They personify animals. There are more cartoon horses than cartoon flies I reckon.

Cee-Jay-Cee · 26-08-2013 06:03PM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

I rode a horse this weekend for the first time in a long time and essentially my first time as an adult. Previously I have rode on motorcycles, mopeds, and bikes. While I was up there, it struck me that what I was riding was alive and you could feel it. There was nothing that could compare to it.

You've obviously never rode a zebra...same thing except with stripes.

jaffacakesyum · 26-08-2013 06:06PM

CJC999 wrote: »

You've obviously never rode a zebra...

Or a woman :pac:

kneemos · 26-08-2013 06:06PM

CJC999 wrote: »

You've obviously never rode a zebra...same thing except with stripes.

Goes faster too.

ScumLord · 26-08-2013 06:12PM

Tiddlypeeps wrote: »

Horses have personalities and emotions much like humans do, we can even communicate with them, so we see too much of ourselves in them to be as comfortable with harming them as we would be a fly.

It wouldn't have been like that originally, I'd say childrens stories were we give other animals human personalities has gone a long way to changing how we interact with them. If you see how people capture the original wild horse they have little compassion for them, it's a forceful act of complete domination over the animal.

The big difference between the animals is the way they breed. Flies breed with the understanding that the vast majority might die so they overwhelm everything else with numbers. Killing one or one hundred flies won't make a lick of difference to them. Killing one horse could put an end to that line of genetic code for good. They only have one offspring at a time like us.

shopaholic01 · 26-08-2013 06:21PM

Horses are more aesthetically pleasing than flies, humans have used them for working/sporting /hobby reasons for centuries. They are sentient creatures that can form bonds with us.

Flies are ugly, land on your food with poo-infected legs, poo on your food themselves and are the source of maggots. They're annoying buzzing bastards to boot.

ScumLord · 26-08-2013 06:34PM

shopaholic01 wrote: »

Flies are ugly, land on your food with poo-infected legs, poo on your food themselves and are the source of maggots. They're annoying buzzing bastards to boot.

They keep the streets clean by eating our poop and leftovers. The speed at which they can make organic matter disappear is impressive.

MadsL · 26-08-2013 06:39PM

Well I seen a horse fly
I seen a dragon fly
I seen a house fly

I seen all that too
I seen a peanut stand
And heard a rubber band
I seen a needle that winked its eye

But I've been, done, seen about everything
When I see a elephant fly
What'd you say boy
I said when I see a elephant fly

I seen a front porch swing
Heard a diamond ring
I seen a polka dot railroad tie

But I've been, done, seen about everything
When I see a elephant fly

shopaholic01 · 26-08-2013 06:44PM

ScumLord wrote: »

They keep the streets clean by eating our poop and leftovers. The speed at which they can make organic matter disappear is impressive.

Well yes, there is that. Still ugly, annoying bastards though.

C.K Dexter Haven · 26-08-2013 06:47PM

No horses on me:pac:

hardCopy · 26-08-2013 06:50PM

biko wrote: »

Flies are a nuisance, horses are great.

But both are a nuisance if they get into your bedroom when you'e trying to sleep

mattjack · 26-08-2013 06:54PM

Eoin wrote: »

A horse will just get pissed off if you try and swat it. Hiding the body will be harder too.

Oh I dunno , haven't you heard of Shergar , though I will admit its unlikely you'll find a horse in your soup.

Sir Humphrey Appleby · 26-08-2013 07:22PM

kneemos wrote: »

What's the difference between killing say a fly,which nobody really has a problem with and a larger animal like horse,which few people would be capable of?

You need a bigger gun for a horse.:D

who_me · 26-08-2013 07:24PM

kneemos wrote: »

Goes faster too.

You could say it flies..

Fly and a horse.

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