The exercise was politely termed a roundup, not an extermination


	The exercise was politely termed a roundup, not an extermination

lakotahope

10-11-2009 8:05 AM

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geese roundup, ny

lakotahope says:

I wonder if these birds could have been used to feed hungry folks. Seems a shame not to have tried ...

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