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[Bob in a quantum-state-of-faith]

Of course they could start digging the transatlantic tunnel.

Somwhere in North West London there is a tunnel to Australia that my cousin and I dug in the mid 1950's. Exact location classified.

Does it connect with the tunnel that was started in Well's War Of The Worlds*?


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_{* in the written novel, not any of the movies by the same name.}

[Aggie]

Bonus: Seal clubbing or shark finning?


Seal clubbing, provided it's done right. Hakapiks wielded properly are IMHO equal or better to the bolt guns used to kill livestock, and preferable to death by rifle unless the shooter is an ace sniper - granted, I've never personally observed a seal hunt.  Hunts (here) are also subject to government control (management of seal stocks) and open to observers - which I encourage, provided they DO understand the difference between a clean kill and a cruel one so that they can help eliminate the latter.

Shark finning OTOH is cruel, illegal, destroying our oceans, and nearly impossible to control as it's performed on the high seas.

The fact that seal hunting receives more media attention and celebrity protest than shark finning, and that it's (IMO) purely due to the 'cute factor' makes me wanna
 
HELLO?!  We haven't clubbed a whitecoat up here in over 20 years, so quit waving around the:
pictures.   

Ragged-jackets aren't so cute.

[Swatopluk]

Just to avoid that question to be mistaken as serious: I could as well have posted puppy smashing or baby roasting?

[Sibling Zono (anon1mat0)]

Baby roasting. There are too many, so as long it is done humanely... besides babies are delicious! 

[pieces o nine]

Just to avoid that question to be mistaken as serious: I could as well have posted puppy smashing or baby roasting?

I think that, as long as you post as a modest proposal, it is acceptable.

[Sibling Chatty]

Baby roasting. There are too many, so as long it is done humanely... besides babies are delicious! 

Tender, too!!

[Griffin NoName]

I've never understood how to smash a puppy anyway. Can't find a good instruction manual. Apart from this Helpline.

[Sibling Zono (anon1mat0)]

1. Is a black sheep still a sheep?

Yes. All sheep are black when the lights are out.

Oh, you mean the kind of black sheep that is not a follower? That's an interesting question. When thinking in this regard we tend to use the term "sheep" to imply the willingness to be herded. Is the black sheep not a sheep because it won't be herded? Or is it not following the herd because it has all ready been shunned by the rest of the matching white sheep? What about a white sheep from a grey herd?

Yes, a black sheep is still a sheep, but it is one that stands apart.

How about in the Wolf vs Sheep paradigm? Is it the dumb sheep that stood out to it's own peril? The one that doesn't want to be a sheep but rejects the idea of becoming a wolf? Or simply the one born different?

[Bob in a quantum-state-of-faith]

To take a page from Heinlein's character Laz Long, and paraphrase a bit, I'd much prefer to be a wolf in wolf's clothing.

Sheep are for....well eating and fleecing.   Black sheep?  You just get more colorful wool that way, and these are apt to be fleeced more often as result.

No, I'll take wolf every time-- sure, the wolf often gets "offed" by the shepherd, but at least the wolf is honest in his pursuits, and gets to sleep where he likes.

Not to mention, he gets to dine on sheep.....black #and# white...

[Sibling Zono (anon1mat0)]

Ooh, but the Wolf vs Sheep paradigm is the one espoused by those who lack empathy, is the argument to justify deception, abuse or worse because they "let themselves", they suggest you must choose between sheep (the regular populace) and the wolf (those in power) and are pretty adept at cannibalizing themselves to become the alpha.

I personally don't want to be a wolf nor a sheep, because I reject the paradigm (that those are the only two options).

In the wild it may be better to be a wolf, as long as there are no humans. With humans around the concept is even more akin to the psychopaths: sheep are cattle to be exploited as long as it is profitable or discarded when it isn't profitable anymore.

[Bob in a quantum-state-of-faith]

Ooh, but the Wolf vs Sheep paradigm is the one espoused by those who lack empathy, is the argument to justify deception, abuse or worse because they "let themselves", they suggest you must choose between sheep (the regular populace) and the wolf (those in power) and are pretty adept at cannibalizing themselves to become the alpha.

I personally don't want to be a wolf nor a sheep, because I reject the paradigm (that those are the only two options).

In the wild it may be better to be a wolf, as long as there are no humans. With humans around the concept is even more akin to the psychopaths: sheep are cattle to be exploited as long as it is profitable or discarded when it isn't profitable anymore.

I never saw the wolf as being in charge-- I always considered the Shepherd had that role, and there was only one (in keeping with monotheism).

I always saw the wolf as a bit outside of the sheep-think thing.   The wolf did not follow the directions of the shepherd, but was wary of the power he had over the sheep.  Indeed, the wolf could easily find food beyond mere sheep-- in the wild, but sheep are so.....easy.  Especially when the shepherd is not watching (which is mostly).

So, the sheep representing general society, the shepherd representing leader(s)/government/god/etc.  Black sheep representing the occasional sheep who, while still being a sheep, did not fit in in an entirely sheep-like way.  Then the complete outsider, the wolf, who could masquerade as a sheep on occasion, but was never really a sheep-- not even a black one.

That is, the wolf went his own way, but #could# pretend to fit in sheep-society if he chose to, but did not have to.

[Aggie]

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C) Do you like eggs (the real ones not the candy variety)?

Finally gave in and let the sky-rats keep their nest on the balcony this year.

Apparently I do like eggs, 'cause I didn't kick 'em over the edge. I'm getting soft...


I did move the nest into a newspaper-lined cardboard box to keep the mess contained; mother pigeon seems to like the new digs just fine.

[Griffin NoName]

I did move the nest into a newspaper-lined cardboard box to keep the mess contained; mother pigeon seems to like the new digs just fine.

If she really likes it she will bring her own newspaper lined box next year

[anthrobabe]

OOOO Aggie-- you've done it now-- the U-Haul will arrive shortly with their family from Brooklyn, NY- USA

[Aggie]

Actually, I think they deserted....   saw mom on the nest for a few days, but it looks abandoned lately.