Carl Hiaasen is one of my favorite authors of escapist fiction. His books feature a recurring character who frequently dines on roadkill — animals found dead on the highway.
I’m a vegetarian, more or less, so I’m less likely to ever eat roadkill than, say, you are. Still, I’ve been eating a lot of avocadoes that have fallen out of my tree, and I wonder if that qualifies.
Comparison of fallen avocadoes to roadkill | roadkill | fallen avocadoes |
bruised | x | x |
soft, squishy in parts | x | x |
requires vigorous cleaning prior to consumption | x | x |
will begin to smell in another day or two | x | x |
blood, brains caked into fur | x |