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Re:The knackerman: the toughest job in British farming by ruph123 on Sunday April 25, 2021 @03:06PM (#26935586)
And “Knacker” is also a sausage because it “knacks” when you break it in half. Knack in German has the meaning snap or crack.
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Re:The knackerman: the toughest job in British farming by lostlogin on Sunday April 25, 2021 @05:04PM (#26936664)
I’m glad you added the origin - sausages made from old or diseased animals don’t sound great.
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Re:The knackerman: the toughest job in British farming by hutzlibu on Monday April 26, 2021 @01:12AM (#26939423)
"sausages made from old or diseased animals don’t sound great."

But that's what they were made of originally - and still are in areas with bad overwatch.

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