ATTENTION, STUDENTS LOOKING FOR CAREERS IN AN EXCITING A GROWING A FIELD.

Consider Meat Science.

(Thanks to Schadeboy)

Comments

[kitten]

Q What is electrical stimulation?

You have to go to meat school to get the answer to this?

[kitten]

ooh - FIRST to find the raunchy material on the site!

[Siouxie]

and simul with yerself!

[Siouxie]

*signing up for 'Beef 101'*

*eg*

[billinbossier]

electrical stimulation?

I thought it was...nevermind

[Schadeboy]

I still say meat science is more or less just throwing a steak on the barbie and knowing how to cook it right.

But I suppose people have to go to college for something.

[Meditrina]

Oooohhhh... I just found my next career: Meat judging. I have died and gone to aggie heaven.

[Schadeboy]

Is it any coincidence that this is taught at a Texas university? Aren't they (Texas) famous for their steaks?

[A regular, but not who you think]

They have one of those places here (not Texas), and believe it or not, they have a butcher shop on campus that's open to the general public.

They have the BEST steaks too.

[drhibberd]

I went there, class of 04. They have an "Animal Science Complex" or something like that which is referred to by everyone as the Beef Center. It was a pretty fun school. And yes, there are plenty of steak restaurants.

[«LabSpecimen»]

Meaty goodness!

[blurk]

If any of you blog beauties wanna study meat science, I'm available.
Just sayin'.

Please forgive me, Mary.

*hangs head in shame*

[Juggler of Geese]

Actually meat cutting and meat processing were really good classes at Johnson and Wales. My instructor (who looked like Norman Bates) said I showed real promise if I chose that field. The rooms were kinda cold though.

[Lisa Bisa Fo Fisa]

*bats eyelashes @ blurkie, then remembers she's happily married*

*hangs head in shame*

[queensbee]

beef. its what's for coursework.

my cousin is a math professor at A/M.... he shoulda thought about meat science, because i bet they get free stuff. nothin free in the math department...

[Siouxie]

Technical Topics:

Meat Tenderness
Warner-Bratzler Shear Force Measurement

[Siouxie]

oh..sorry, Mary

*hangs head in shame too*

[blurk]

*still in the shame corner*

How's it goin' Lisa? How long we gotta stay here?

[blurk]

And now we got Siouxie comin' over with simuls.
I guess we're gonna be here AWHILE.

[Schadeboy]

Siouxie - there is so much that can be done with that Warner-Bratzler measurement comment. I'm not the guy to say them, but I'm definitely thinking them.

[Lisa Bisa Fo Fisa]

Hey blurk-Just till the mojitos and 'ritas are gone.

*clink*

[Stevie W]

"...my cousin is a math professor at A/M..."

Bet he's familiar with Flank's Constant.

[Siouxie]

ppppppffft! blurk! takes two to simul OK????

sheesh...

[Siouxie]

I know, Shadeboy - that's why i'm in the "hanging head in shame corner drinking mojitos"

thanks, stevie *eg*

[blurk]

I was an innocent bystander, Siouxie. You were on top.

Sorry again, Mary.

*gettin' used to this corner*

[Siouxie]

INNOCENT???

besides, you said I could be on top next! should switch uh..oh geez, nevermind!

*runs to corner*

[blurk]

Just give me another mojito.

[mary the blog kids mom]

You guys! I'm not paying any attention to your antics...too busy singing "We're all in this together" with my 9-year-old blog daughter. (See earlier thread.)

Also, I grew up in a farm town. So I know all about cow butchering and have, for reasons I can't disclose, written extensively on pigs. But I'm more of a poultry girl, myself. Not to brag, but I have a cousin who personally raised the nation's National Thanksgiving Turkey and attended the Rose Garden Ceremony where the president pardoned it a year or so back.

[alienmare]

Gaggie---er Aggie Meat, it's what's for dinner

[Hanna]

Am I the only one who noticed meat lipservice?

[Hanna]

Oops that's what happens when one scans instead of reads.

[Lisa Bisa Fo Fisa]

Here ya go blurk.

[Addicted to 24]

Just look at your future girl friend when you graduate.

[kitten]

That Alice knew how to handle Sam's her meat!

[blurk]

Thanks, Lisa. I needed that.

[Moe]

Crap. I knew that was going to end up being A&M. I get all of my degrees there [fightin' class of 92 for my undergrad]. I believe they do have a meat market in one of the ag science buildings. I know they had a dairy market when I was there - with GREAT ice cream. Going back Saturday for the game against The Citadel. We might even win this one!

[Siouxie]

back :)

mojito time....

[Siouxie]

*waves at mary*

[GoatThumper]

I did a little meat judging when I was there (class of '85). I'm just saying, there was a nice bit of walking around prime rib, if you gig my drift ;-)

[muffles]

Meat judging? How hard can THAT be?

"This is meat. First prize to you!
Wait, this is ALSO meat. A tie for First!
Wait, this is ALSO meat...."

[Siouxie]

*assumes there has to be some type of taste test involve, no?*

[Gypsysoul66]

I wanna be judge - can I? huh? huh? Puuuuleeeze?

[Gypsysoul66]

inserts "a" before judge

*slinks off to typing class*

I can't believe I do this for a living - perhaps I was just overly excited??

[Gypsysoul66]

"meat judging - how hard can that be?"

*SNORK*

[Siouxie]

Hey Gypsy!

[Gypsysoul66]

Hey Siouxie - work is soooo boring compared to the knowledge I gain here at the blog - I just had to peek in and saw this thread...LOL

[Siouxie]

we've had some doozies today...between the meat classes and c*ck shortage...

I sense a theme... LOL

[Gypsysoul66]

appropriately (or not) followed by the shortage of C0cks in England - it's all I can do to force myself back to work and not let loose with all the ribald comments now floating around in my noggin

[Siouxie]

I'm home already..YAY! just chillin' here watching the REAL news...

[Gypsysoul66]

great minds, Siouxie - I'm gonna get back to the grind. Can't wait to check in after work and see where the blog has taken us to by then. Later!!

[Siouxie]

Later! back to the news here...

[blurk]

Gypsy, Siouxie...judge away!!

I am SO goin' to hell.

[Siouxie]

*takes out yardstick & chapstick*

*jumps on the express train to hell*

[blurk]

*gettin' mighty hot in here*

[Siouxie da Judge]

ice-cube, blurk??? or would that interfere with the results?

I'm sure you were an innocent bystander yet again...

[blurk]

Whew! Gettin' even hotter!

At least Siouxie's doin' the work.

[Siouxie]

HEY! getting a little tired here...sheesh

[foggiest notion]

Just skimmed through the posts here... Divorced, etc., could use a little meat action here!

[foggiest notion]

My personal apologies. Better get on the wagon.

[Siouxie]

Hey Foggiest!

blurk's got enuff meat to go around :)

*shows measuring stick* SEE??

[bookworm]

I can only imagine the parties these students would have. Must be real meat markets!

[Meanie the Blue]

Meat science is likely much more interesting than meat history or meat literature.

[Chris]

Even better, there's an official scholarly journal of the American Meat Science Association, in which I'm sure plenty of Aggie research appears:

Journal of Meat Science

We used to laugh about that in the lab, wondering what we could do in an organic synthesis lab to get published in that journal...

cl

[Ernie G]

Ah, yes. Meat Literature:

The Brothers Stroganoff
Moby Wiener
For Whom The Bull Toils
Emeril's Travels
The Cook Who Fell From Grace With The Kitchen
A Modest Proposal

[Stevie W]

Nice...don't forget

Sirloince-alot
Oxtail of Two Cities
The Backfat of Notre Dame
A Tree Grows in Brisket
...and my favorite...
Pastrami on the Rye