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Subject: RE: BS: The Invasion of the Manatees From: Amos Date: 08 Nov 02 - 11:32 AM Barnacle, You are one complex individual, with a mind like a steel honeybucket!! LOL!! But I loves ya anyway! A |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Invasion of the Manatees From: EBarnacle1 Date: 08 Nov 02 - 11:08 AM There was an article in Messing About In Boats, October 15, 2002 ish, which stated that, as much as we in small boats may despise them, the PWC is here to stay. It seems that those noisy, incompetent, dangerous people have a right not to be discriminated against. This is very much like the freedom of speech issue. If we shut them down, we create the potential to be shut down ourselves. A simpler solution might be to convert all power boats in warm waters to jet power. That would mean that the only damage manatees would face would be from the impact of a hull clobbering them as their owners deliberately hit them for the pleasure of seeing a big, helpless, animal writhing in their wake. The vessels to take a tribe of manatee to California already exist. they are the semiretired honeybuckets that used to take treated sewage [sludge] offshore to be dumped offshore into the Atlantic. Maybe we could dump less in an effort to dump less. That, of course would require that we eat less and become leaner and healthier. |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Invasion of the Manatees From: Amos Date: 08 Nov 02 - 10:18 AM Dang, I'm jealous. A |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Invasion of the Manatees From: GUEST Date: 08 Nov 02 - 12:43 AM |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Invasion of the Manatees From: GUEST,LCB Date: 18 May 02 - 12:57 AM Hi Lads and ladettes!
We have finally made it to Belize, been here 2 weeks already, temp 36C, warm caribbean sea, ice cold beer, infact life doesn't get any better. It was a right mission getting here though, flew to Mexico City via Phoenix, on route we managed to scare ourselves silly about all the horror stories Mexico City is known for, to the degree that once there we decided against finding the hotel we were booked into for the night and headed straight for the bus station to get the f**k out of there. Even that wasn't as easy as it sounds, in a city full of crazy Mexicans without knowing a word of Spanish, but suffice to say we got there, amazingly in one piece after experiencing some of the craziest driving ever. We boarded a bus to the Mexico/Belize border, a 19hr journey, but thankfully there was air-conditioning and no chickens for company!
Befriended a half american, half mexican who lives in Belize who offers to give us a lift across the border, the nationality mix should of been a give away, he was far from Legit, but eventually after a run in with immigration (him not us) we got across the border.
Stopped in a village in Northern Belize for a couple of days before flying over to one of the islands in the caribbean sea. Flying sounds a bit grand as it was basically a 6 seater 'airfix' model plane, bit of a bumpy ride and i witnessed for the first time a sick bag being put to use, much to the amusement of the two rasta's in the back, poor AL! And that's where we have been since, fleeting between islands (by water taxi not plane!), snorkeling, parasailing, canoeing, drinking plenty of Belikin beer and getting a tan.
Seen so much wildlife here, the beach cabin we were staying in we shared with 3 x foot long lizards/iguanas? (we fed them water daily and named them Lenny, Luke and Lucy), we've seen the beach come alive with huge crabs in the evening and y'day on a boat trip we got to see some manatees, they swam right up to us, such gentle mammals, i even managed to touch one. The best so far has to be swimming with the southern rays and nurse sharks, the water was absolutely full of them, brushing right past us, excellent experience.
We head back to the mainland at the weekend in search for mayan ruins and a bit of jungle action.
Again, sorry for the group e-mail, it's just so expensive here.
Hope your all well.
Take Care,
LCB |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Invasion of the Manatees From: gnu Date: 09 May 02 - 04:41 PM Dearest Mr. Spaw : Re your advert of whenever it was that I saw it, I would like to be considered, if you have the time and motivation, for the position of Junior Layabout at Large. Note, if you will, that my experience fully supports my qualifications for this position. I am sure you'll take my word on that until such time as I get around to getting someone to do up a CV for me. In the meantime, just let me say that I am sure you will not be able to find a candidate of lower calibre for this position. However, if you actually seek one and should you actually find one, just as well, because I really don't know how I could fit any more dogs in my schedule. Puppies are free... take two on your way out and shut the door behind you. Sincerely,
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Subject: RE: BS: The Invasion of the Manatees From: catspaw49 Date: 09 May 02 - 04:25 PM Yes Mario, we are doing quite well too! We even have our own corporate sportswear! Seriously! Here's the artwork that was used for the sportwear......The logo is on the front and the other info is on the back. Click Here Spaw |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Invasion of the Manatees From: MMario Date: 09 May 02 - 04:18 PM my god - I just realized we've been spelling it wrong - it's not the invasion of the Manatees - it's the invasion of the Man at Ease! No! Fielding, Lane, Patterson and Swan, Layabouts at Large must be out to conquer the world! |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Invasion of the Manatees From: GUEST,fi Date: 09 May 02 - 12:01 AM What is this? Is Khandu for real? Are catlauging and catspaw and Can Celly and Spikepole real too? What does this mean? |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Invasion of the Manatees From: GUEST,.gargoyle Date: 02 May 02 - 01:28 AM Why do you post this stuff to a Folk Music Area? |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Invasion of the Manatees From: GUEST Date: 02 May 02 - 12:37 AM A Man AT "T"
Must be Scottish and playing GOLF |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Invasion of the Manatees From: khandu Date: 26 Apr 02 - 05:48 PM Yes, gnu, yes. The Dutch are everywhere! It is quite disheartening to see their fingerprints in every area of one's life. I fear that we have waited much too long to undo the evil that has been unleashed upon the earth. But, we must try, we must not falter, we must not fail, lest we all be found wearing wooden shoes! khandu |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Invasion of the Manatees From: van lingle Date: 26 Apr 02 - 01:50 PM I've been boating in the lower half of the Florida peninsula for about 15 years now and have made friends with Manatees from Sebastian to Chokoloskee. I've never met a disagreeable one yet and I sure can't say that about Florida boaters who, to me, are the real problem. Many of them don't slow down in manatee zones but still consider themselves inconvenienced for some reason. Getting out in nature is just that, becoming part of it, not parading through it like some butchering conquistador. Mess with a manatee, you mess with me. Dave Mattingly |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Invasion of the Manatees From: gnu Date: 26 Apr 02 - 12:46 PM Ya know.... I hadn't thought about this when reading the other thread where much was brought to light about the impending and inevitable Dutch domination of the world, but an old friend of mine has been living with a Dutch woman for about six years now and she immigrated to New Brunswick with her husband as.... you guessed it... farmers. She left her husband, took up with my buddy and now she's working for Revenue Canada as a tax auditor !!! So, he can easily export dirt back to the old country along with the beef cattle, show the shipping charges (by the kilo) in his disbursements on his balance sheet, and help the Dutch reclaim more shoreline at the expense of Canada. OOOOHHH, they ARE sneaky !!! And they have control over the weather. My tulips and daffodils flowered just yesterday and right now it's snowing a blizzard.... six inches of wet snow will knock them to the ground and the Dutch will still have millions of 'em. Ruthless bastards !!! |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Invasion of the Manatees From: MMario Date: 26 Apr 02 - 12:20 PM I shall remain alert for the sound of klompen! |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Invasion of the Manatees From: khandu Date: 26 Apr 02 - 11:50 AM Mmario, I see you are a man of vision, and you apparently have the ability to see things from a broad perspective. I applaud you. I, too, have seen the Dutch connection in the damnable Manatee problem. It is just another diversion they have created. And, as usual, the masses have fallen for it. I was loathe to mention the Dutch in this thread, for fear that I would be considered just one of those "conspiracy theorist" wackos. I have waited patiently for some one else to broach the subject. I thank you, Mmario, for being the bold one. However, Mmario, I do want to mention to you something that I am certain you already know. By speaking publically about the Dutch Threat, you may have placed your life in danger. Think of Judge Crater, Jimmy Hoffa, and Amelia Earhart. Few realize that these three had recently spoken of the Dutch Threat shortly before they mysteriously vanished. I could name many others, some quite recent, but I shall not at this time. Just take care! khandu |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Invasion of the Manatees From: MMario Date: 25 Apr 02 - 04:15 PM The truth of the matter is that the Dutch and Icelandics are training the manatees as shock troops in their takeover bid for world domination. |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Invasion of the Manatees From: Wincing Devil Date: 25 Apr 02 - 04:09 PM I remember when I was stationed in Key West, (1982) Jimmy Buffett did some PSAs (Public Service Announcements), asking folks to slow down their boats and watch out for Manatees. About 2 years ago, I was on a business trip to Sea World in Orlando. I work for the Biological Resources Divison of the US Geological Survey, and we got a behind the scenes tour. We were there just as a Manatee that had been struck by a propeller was brought in. They rehabilitate them and release them back into the wild. People just don't need big honkin' power boats, that's all there is to it... |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Invasion of the Manatees From: GUEST,fe Date: 24 Apr 02 - 08:46 PM How many men would it take to carry a manatee? Could they carry a manatee bare handed? |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Invasion of the Manatees From: GUEST Date: 15 Apr 02 - 01:13 AM This is NOT a laughing situation:
Please connect to this web-site and read about the pathetic plight of these poor paleonithic throwbacks.
http://www.savethemanatee.org/adoptpag.htm |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Invasion of the Manatees From: GUEST,Lyle Date: 09 Apr 02 - 03:42 PM Great one, Genie! I'm still laughing!!! Lyle |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Invasion of the Manatees From: Genie Date: 09 Apr 02 - 03:31 AM I understand they love to have guests for dinner, too, Lyle. |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Invasion of the Manatees From: GUEST,Lyle Date: 08 Apr 02 - 05:10 PM Easy solution to the Manatee problem, but it is little known. Ya see, Manatees love to have some meat in their diet once in a while, and they love to eat cats. But since they are used to plant life, they tend to choke on cats and die. So the solution is to round up all the cats, throw them in to the Manatees, and lo and behold two rotten creatures are eleminated at the same time. Lyle |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Invasion of the Manatees From: Amos Date: 08 Apr 02 - 02:01 AM Genie: I'm rolling on the floor -- groaning. :>} A |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Invasion of the Manatees From: Genie Date: 08 Apr 02 - 01:24 AM Amos, You said you've " been meaning to ask you if there should be a hyphen in anal retentive, or not?" I don't know, but I'm pretty sure there's a colon. Genie |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Invasion of the Manatees From: GUEST Date: 08 Apr 02 - 12:31 AM I don't understand the "invasion" part. Please explain. |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Invasion of the Manatees From: GUEST,fe Date: 07 Apr 02 - 01:47 AM They could have once been human. It is believed that some fifty million years ago, these animals left the land and went into the sea, continuing to breathe air but evolving into an aquatic lifestyle. The manatee's hind legs have been reabsorbed and only a cartilaginous structure remains. |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Invasion of the Manatees From: Rustic Rebel Date: 06 Apr 02 - 03:03 PM Khandu, Worry not, for the day will soon come that a new discovery was made and it will be that the sexual organs of the manatee are a aphrodisiac. That news will wipe them out, just like that troublesome black bear's gallbladder has done to them. Ah! but watch out, may come a day we find out eating Khandu balls will turn humanity into a powerful, non-sterile,always virile,higher-than-thou-art-life form. Rustic |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Invasion of the Manatees From: Genie Date: 06 Apr 02 - 02:02 PM Subject: RE: BS: The Invasion of the Manatees From: Amos Date: 01-Jan-02 - 10:53 AM So all we need to save the Manatee is a network of solar-heat3ed canals linking Florida and Louisiana with the Sacramento Valley? Or were you going to transport them over the Rockies in huge tanks? Maybe convert some old tanker trunks. I don't think going around the Horn would work. Tough one....
Amos,
Genie |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Invasion of the Manatees From: GUEST,fe Date: 06 Apr 02 - 12:36 AM A class of mammal which might be mistaken for monsters would be the Sirenias. This group includes dugongs and sea cows. The most familiar of these animals is the manatee that swims in the rivers and along the coast of Florida.
Manatee's have two forward flippers and a flat tail, like the seal. Unlike the seal it spends almost all of it's time in the water. Also unlike the seal it feeds on aquatic vegetation. Manatee's grow up to 15 feet long and weigh 3500 pounds. Could a relative of the manatee be a lake monster? Maybe. Many believe that the manatee and it's cousin, the sea cow, may have inspired the tales of mermaids, though it would take a particularly lonesome sailor to mistake the face of one of these creatures for a beautiful woman.
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Subject: RE: BS: The Invasion of the Manatees From: Hrothgar Date: 05 Apr 02 - 06:15 AM Reminds me of the bloke who was talking of the bad days in the whaling ships when they used to eat candles and blubber. I'd blubber. too, if I had to eat candles. |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Invasion of the Manatees From: GUEST,fe Date: 05 Apr 02 - 05:58 AM e variety of meats consumed in Africa is attested to by these quotations from American missionary Robert Hamill Nassau's My Ogowe: Being a Narrative of Daily Incidents During Sixteen Years in Equatorial West Africa
Most delicious meat is that of the manatee. A man had killed one, gave me a piece, and allowed me to witness one of their superstitious ceremonies for future success, in their manatee-hunting. A piece of the flesh was cooked (not in a foreign iron-pot, but, in native earthenware). It was then carefully covered by plantain leaf; no women or children were allowed to be present. Then, the men gathered around the pot, with a variety of incantations, and ate the meat. When it was consumed, they simultaneously jumped and shouted. "My belly is not full!" This was said, even if their appetite had been satisfied, as a sort of prayer to the spirit of the feast, that they wanted more at a future day. When, then, the fisherman shall go again manatee-hunting, he puts a small pot of boiled leaves and barks, as a sacrifice to the spirit, in the bow of the canoe; and, it is then expected it will attract the animal to its death. The man gave me a piece of the uncooked meat, conditioning, however, that I should boil it, and not have it cooked in my preferred mode of jomba. I yielded to this condition. |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Invasion of the Manatees From: GUEST,DL Date: 02 Apr 02 - 07:35 PM I've looked these things up and they dont resemble calamari in the least the recipes required should be more on the order of whale, or blubber, or hog fat |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Invasion of the Manatees From: GUEST,DL Date: 30 Mar 02 - 08:42 PM refresh |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Invasion of the Manatees From: khandu Date: 08 Jan 02 - 11:12 PM Gnu, The difference between a Canadian Candu and a Mississippi khandu; I am not a reactor, I am a responder. I usually am perfectly safe, of course; no detrimental effects. I am more than one hundred miles from you. In fact, I am more than 100 miles from me...Psychotic? Who said "psychotic"? I am weary. I am going to bed. khandu PS. Kill this thread! |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Invasion of the Manatees From: Mark Cohen Date: 08 Jan 02 - 04:45 AM Well I'll be...Nero's Expedition is in the DT! There seems to be an extra note in the MIDI file, though...at the beginning of the line that starts with "denying". But I'm probably wrong, and I need to go to sleep, and I'll bet Moondog never even saw a manatee anyway, let alone a khandugong. Aloha, Mark |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Invasion of the Manatees From: Mark Cohen Date: 08 Jan 02 - 04:24 AM I knew there was a reason I'd been avoiding this thread...but here's my chance to turn it into a musical one! Seems there would have been a call for manatees in ancient Egypt, as evidenced by this round, which was created by Moondog, evidently after reading a history book while in an altered state of consciousness: Nero's expedition up the Nile Failed Because the water hyacinths Had clogged the river Denying Nero's vessels passage Through the Sud of Nubia If you ever get a chance to hear this sung, it's awesome--the only round I know with jazz chords! Aloha, Mark (you remember, manatees eat water hyacinths, and...oh, the hell with it, you figure it out) |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Invasion of the Manatees From: Crazy Eddie Date: 08 Jan 02 - 01:46 AM It is no coincidence that a gnu should want people to kill off large carnivores. His ancestors probably went to the New World to avoid hyenas, lions & leopards. Notice that he doesn't object to large herbivores, such as bison or moose! (Wildebeest often mix with zebra & kudu) Do I detect some self-interest here? The public has a right to gno! |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Invasion of the Manatees From: gnu Date: 07 Jan 02 - 01:39 PM Did you know that a "Candu" reactor is a Canadian made nuclear reactor for an electrical power genereating station ? Perfectly safe, of course. Absolutely no detrimental effects. There's one about a hundred miles from me and I'm just fine, thanks for asking. What did you say ? Psychotic ? Who's psychotic ? Oh, shut up ! |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Invasion of the Manatees From: khandu Date: 06 Jan 02 - 09:55 PM Also, gnu, there is the supposed return of the Jersey Devil. Ah, there is much fodder upon which to ruminate in The Mudcat Cafe! khan-du |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Invasion of the Manatees From: GUEST,BigDaddy Date: 06 Jan 02 - 08:58 PM Paul G, where the hell are the "hills of Pasco County?" I'm living in Pasco County right now (may I live long enough to live elsewhere) and have seen no hills. We do have a couple of nature preserves nearby, but hills? Banjer, to quote Jim Stafford, "Hiways, byways, souvenir stands. Eat here! Gas up! Campin' vans. We got ten thousand new attractions planned/With mechanical animals....and mechanical man." That from "The Last Chant." |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Invasion of the Manatees From: Amos Date: 06 Jan 02 - 07:52 PM Only when it is used as a noun. A. |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Invasion of the Manatees From: gnu Date: 06 Jan 02 - 05:43 PM I don't know about that hyphen, but I've been wondering if there should be hyphen in "will-not", seriously. |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Invasion of the Manatees From: Amos Date: 06 Jan 02 - 05:23 PM It's a figure of speech, mate -- commonly used as an intensifier in the American vernacular. Did you know that obsessive concern about irrelevant details is sometimes a symptom of serious mental disorders? Oh...I've been meaning to ask you if there should be a hyphen in anal retentive, or not? :>) A |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Invasion of the Manatees From: gnu Date: 06 Jan 02 - 04:38 PM Who said psychotics can't rant ? BTW, the "really" Is really superfluous, if ya knows what I means. |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Invasion of the Manatees From: Amos Date: 06 Jan 02 - 03:29 PM Gee, Gnu, that's really eloquently written, for all that it is a psychotic rant! LOL!! A |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Invasion of the Manatees From: gnu Date: 06 Jan 02 - 09:24 AM Wish I had joined this thread earlier. I wish to identify another hazard to mankid. While continued efforts to get rid of owls, eagles, manatees, and others are laudible, I'm talking about something far more incidious... the RETURN of species from declared extinction. All those years of hard work gone down the drain. I will speak of that which I know. Here in New Brunswick, Canada, we have specific sprecies which are a problem. First, I refer to the Eastern Brush Wolf. When they started to appear twenty years ago, there was a big campaign by the tree huggers, covertly, of course, to pooh pooh the problem. At first, their existance was denied. Then, when sightings became reality, they got everyone calling them coyotes, coydogs, yotes, and other cutsie-pie names. They were held up as loners, small and ineffective hunters. Feeling sorry for them, some of the farmers began feeding them sheep at night. Then, the city folk started feeding them cats and small dogs. By then, it was too late. Now we are overrun with packs of them.... yotes don't hunt in packs... wolves do... yes, WOLVES !!! In New Brunswick, AGAIN !!! Now, it's the big cats. For a few years, the tree huggers, again covertly, made out that the sightings of these creatures were akin to UFO sightings. That the sighters were drunk or deranged. No way could there be the return of the Cougar. Another cutsie name for the the Easter Panther, a viscious predator, easily capable of taking down a slow moving drunk on an ATV. We can't stop the snarling, drooling, devil dog now... it's too late. But, quick action to re-eradicate the Panther may still be possible. I urge everyone to buy an ATV, a gun, lots of ammo and a six pack... just make sure that the retailers are members of "Never Again" and a portion of the profits will go to making sure that species like the Eastern Panther are kept where they belong, in the past. That way, the big lumber companies won't be hindered by protected forest/habitat legislation and can continue their true calling, clear cutting the forests. Remember, clear cutting is the quickest and surest way to rid the earth of such vile species as the Atlantic Salmon, Speckled Trout... actually, any fresh water fish that lays eggs in running water. This madness must be stopped. The destruction of the earth is in the balance. |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Invasion of the Manatees From: Banjer Date: 06 Jan 02 - 06:04 AM a Jewish popcicle??? Take it on estep farther 'Spaw and send a buch of bagle sto the Panama Canal...Then you could have bagles and locks....oi vay, did I really just say that?? |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Invasion of the Manatees From: catspaw49 Date: 05 Jan 02 - 06:19 PM How about a Jewish popcicle instead? That'd be a frozen gefilte fish on a stick.....and leave the manatees alone. Spaw |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Invasion of the Manatees From: GUEST,Alex Date: 05 Jan 02 - 05:58 PM I want a manatee popcicle!!!! |
