(November 29, 2016 at 12:41 pm)Bella Morte Wrote: Yes, you read that right and of course some vegetarians and the vegans are kicking up a fuss, as to be expected. They even started a petition for it but the Bank of England has made it clear they have no plans to change it.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38144598
Quote:The UK's new fiver has won many fans since it was launched in September.
It's tough. It doesn't tear. You can spill beer on it, put it through the washing machine and it will survive to buy another round.
But one thing it turns out it's not, is fat-free.
Because it turns out the plastic polymer it's made from also contains small amounts of tallow, derived from animal waste products - and some vegetarians are not happy.
Familiar to previous generations as the base for every day staples such as soap and candles, tallow is traditionally derived from beef or mutton (but sometimes pork) at the slaughterhouse or later in the food production process.
I volunteer to take all the fivers off their hands.
You can fix ignorance, you can't fix stupid.
Tinkety Tonk and down with the Nazis.
