FIELD DRESSING A MINCE

The Mince. A furry bird.

The mature mince (haggis) of the female variety possesses lady bumps, which come into use when feeding the young, and also cushions impact when making a crash landing.

Aha! The breast defense.

Well, knowing how knowledgeable FM is when it comes to these matters, it may help him determine whether it is mammalian.

Could be a relative of the bat, I suppose.


Do they play cricket over there?

Yes, but it is not a widely used instrument. Too "chirpy" and difficult to tune.

I was searching for an old thread and came upon this "not so very old thread" chock-a-block full of game preparation tips and all. WE are still enjoying last years minces that were kindly sent to us by someone from Britain.

We enjoyed a mince pasty slathered in a whuppened creme sauce. We all sat about the fire in a boxing day celebration with our minces and rooibos tea. Listening to STing's dreadful new album of Elizabethan diddies.

I almost bagged a mince last week, but he ran into a nutmeg mine shaft before I could get a shot off!

damn tricky them western mince.

The origins of this song are lost in our long long history but you mentioned tuckerbag. Perhaps it was written with a juvenile haggis in mind.

Once a jolly swagman camped by a billabong,
Under the shade of a coolibah tree,
And he sang as he watched and waited till his billy boiled,
"Who'll come a-micing Matilda with me?
mincing Matilda, mincing Matilda,
Who'll come a-mincing Matilda with me?"
And he sang as he watched and waited till his billy boiled,
"Who'll come a-mincing Matilda with me?"
.....................
And he sang as he shoved that jumbuck in his tucker-bag,
"You'll come a-mincing Matilda with me."

Here you can see evidence that swagman really did hunt mince as evidenced by their state of the art tuckerbags.