Lost Sausages of the Great War:

The Gaurdian reports that the “quantity of cow intestines used in manufacturing airships was so enormous that making of sausages was temporarily outlawed in Germany.”

Seriously, if you were ever amused by my prior LTA posts, this is worth a read.

Optima? with bad kerning. naw. – 05:33 AM GMT
RT: @ftrain: “The result was a ban on sausage-making in Germany and German-occupied territories.” ediblegeography.com/the-lost-sausa… – 05:38 AM GMT
Prior LTA observers are well advised to read that last link. – 05:38 AM GMT
delightful thunder! – 03:17 PM GMT
Heard lightning rip overhead, south to ground in the north. Now, DSL is down. Darn it. – 03:59 PM GMT