# since this Christmas season, why don't we eat goose diners like in Dickens?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [December 24, 2019, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-this-christmas-season-why-dont-we-eat-goose-diners-like-in-dickens/845327 "2019-12-24T04:02:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![psychonaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/psychonaut/32/4655_2.png) [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2019, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-this-christmas-season-why-dont-we-eat-goose-diners-like-in-dickens/845327/41 "2019-12-30T07:10:34Z")

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> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#):
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> Wild fat birds are pretty much an oxymoron.

Ever heard of [penguins](https://www.8satire.com/penguin-eats-fish-gets-fat-refuses-walk-mate-communicate/)? 🙂

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [December 31, 2019, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-this-christmas-season-why-dont-we-eat-goose-diners-like-in-dickens/845327/42 "2019-12-31T01:43:56Z")

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OK, wild fat _flying_ birds.

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**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\
**Post date:** [December 31, 2019, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-this-christmas-season-why-dont-we-eat-goose-diners-like-in-dickens/845327/43 "2019-12-31T01:54:57Z")

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> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#):
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> Wild fat birds are pretty much an oxymoron.

> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#):
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> OK, wild fat _flying_ birds.

Well, no. Aquatic birds like geese and duck will generally have a heavy layer of fat for insulation. And migrating birds will put on a considerable percentage of their body weight as fat to fuel long-distance flight.

Oilbirds feed their chicks on oily fruits and [they get so fat](https://live.staticflickr.com/7173/13786135923_97a0163460_b.jpg) that they were once used as torches.

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