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Subject: RE: BS: Gay protest penguin breeding program From: Little Hawk Date: 15 Feb 05 - 07:10 PM LOL! |
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Subject: RE: BS: Gay protest penguin breeding program From: Bobert Date: 15 Feb 05 - 07:06 PM Cop looks down the street and sees a guy with 10 penguins walking behind him... "Hey, Mister, take them penguins to a zoo..." Next day cop sees same man walking down the street with same 10 penguins, all wearing sun glasses... "I thought I told you to takew those penguins to the zoo?" Man says... "I did. Today I'm takin' them to the beach..." Nevermind Bobert |
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Subject: RE: BS: Gay protest penguin breeding program From: Little Hawk Date: 15 Feb 05 - 06:25 PM Amos, really! Leave my beloved Buffy out of this, you miscreant... :-) |
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Subject: RE: BS: Gay protest penguin breeding program From: McGrath of Harlow Date: 15 Feb 05 - 12:43 PM I have a suspicion that the German sense of humour might be at work here. I don't mean that Wolfgang made it up, and it's been in all the papers and that - but I feel there might perhaps be an element of piss-taking on the part of the protestors and the zoo's press officer maybe.... Latest twist in the stories I've seen in the media is that, since the male penguins seem fairly set in their ways, they are bringing in a couple more male penguins who might be more interested in the females. I'm sure it's doing wonders for the zoo's attendance figures at a time of year when people don't nornmally go to the zoo much... |
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Subject: RE: BS: Gay protest penguin breeding program From: Fibula Mattock Date: 15 Feb 05 - 11:55 AM Penguin Cafe Orchestra could sort you out... |
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Subject: RE: BS: Gay protest penguin breeding program From: Wolfgang Date: 15 Feb 05 - 10:38 AM I had for a short time pondered to post this as a song writing challenge, but I skpped that idea when I realised that could not be done in a meaningful way. I was wrong. Wolfgang |
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Subject: RE: BS: Gay protest penguin breeding program From: Amos Date: 15 Feb 05 - 12:51 AM Buffy Saint Marie enters stage right with a jumbo guitar which she strums with great authority. She sings with the strident demanding tones for which she is famous:
Buffy slips off her high stool and bows quietly to uproarious applause. Exit, stage left, followed by spotlight. A |
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Subject: RE: BS: Gay protest penguin breeding program From: Bob Bolton Date: 15 Feb 05 - 12:17 AM G'day leeneia, ...The sum of your 'some' was not quite enough! 27.962468 mph (Hey! I'll settle 28 mph ... a mere 0.13% error.) Regards, Bob |
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Subject: RE: BS: Gay protest penguin breeding program From: coldjam Date: 14 Feb 05 - 09:47 PM Poor things. Can't pass stones in peace...I say let's just continue the "sweaters for penguins" program, and leave the poor buggers alone. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Gay protest penguin breeding program From: Charley Noble Date: 14 Feb 05 - 09:30 PM No, I saw the story on our ABC national news. Sad but true. Well, maybe not sad... Charley Noble |
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Subject: RE: BS: Gay protest penguin breeding program From: GUEST,leeneia Date: 14 Feb 05 - 01:24 PM Yesterday a columnist had a column about stories that are Too Good to Be True - they are colorful items with a delicious twist, but unfortunately upon checking it turns out that there's nothing to them. This sounds like one of those stories. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Gay protest penguin breeding program From: Little Hawk Date: 14 Feb 05 - 12:27 PM It's the feminine aspect of vigour. Sort of like yin and yang. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Gay protest penguin breeding program From: GUEST,leeneia Date: 13 Feb 05 - 02:23 PM LTS, to convert kilometers to miles, remember the phrase "Cut it in half and add some." Thus 45 kph converts to 25. (22.5 plus some) How are you feeling after your heart procedure? Full of vim and vigor? What is vim, anyway? |
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Subject: RE: BS: Gay protest penguin breeding program From: Little Hawk Date: 13 Feb 05 - 12:37 PM Never, Les, never. :-) |
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Subject: RE: BS: Gay protest penguin breeding program From: frogprince Date: 12 Feb 05 - 11:05 PM I always had the feeling you had to be a little...that way... to want to wear one of those tuxedo things... |
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Subject: RE: BS: Gay protest penguin breeding program From: Charley Noble Date: 12 Feb 05 - 10:38 AM What is the marital status of these penguins? Surely there are several other interests groups that could join this debate. I was shocked to see some these penguins on national TV "doing their thing" the other night. I'm still recovering, as is the bedspread from the rusty nail I spewed across it. Well, it could have been red wine... Cheerily, Charley Noble |
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Subject: RE: BS: Gay protest penguin breeding program From: Les in Chorlton Date: 12 Feb 05 - 04:11 AM OK Little Hawk, maybe the protesters over-reacted a bit ....... we wouldn't do that would we? |
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Subject: RE: BS: Gay protest penguin breeding program From: Little Hawk Date: 11 Feb 05 - 11:45 PM That is a very funny story, Wolfgang, and it serves to illustrate precisely the sort of ludicrous behaviour that can arise when people who see themselves as perpetual "victims" have decided that their particular victimization obsession is relevant to not just some situations in society...but EVERY situation! This is a case of being a crank, a fanatic, a pest...and it's quite common nowadays on the part of groups of people who feel that they are victims of societal prejudice. It's also called having a big "chip on the shoulder". If there isn't a REAL case of prejudice out there to protest, by golly, they just look around and find a false one to get all up in arms about. I wonder if the penguins are appreciative of the efforts of the protestors? :-) |
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Subject: RE: BS: Gay protest penguin breeding program From: Peace Date: 11 Feb 05 - 11:34 PM It goes FFFFFFFFFFFAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSTTTTTTT. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Gay protest penguin breeding program From: Kaleea Date: 11 Feb 05 - 11:27 PM Some people have too much time on their hands, er, uh, have too much free time in their lives. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Gay protest penguin breeding program From: Bunnahabhain Date: 11 Feb 05 - 07:35 PM 45 KMH, call it 25 MPH, but if you meant miles, then we'd have to know a few things we really don't want to... And surely if it goes that far, then it's not you who need the cleaner! |
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Subject: RE: BS: Gay protest penguin breeding program From: Peace Date: 11 Feb 05 - 07:32 PM 30 mph. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Gay protest penguin breeding program From: Liz the Squeak Date: 11 Feb 05 - 07:31 PM What's that in miles and where can I get a good cleaner? LTS |
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Subject: RE: BS: Gay protest penguin breeding program From: Cluin Date: 11 Feb 05 - 05:32 PM And "I tried to warn you..." |
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Subject: RE: BS: Gay protest penguin breeding program From: Peace Date: 11 Feb 05 - 05:25 PM Gives new meaning to the expression, "Come quickly!" |
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Subject: RE: BS: Gay protest penguin breeding program From: Cluin Date: 11 Feb 05 - 05:23 PM Thanks, brucie. That explains a lot. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Gay protest penguin breeding program From: Rapparee Date: 11 Feb 05 - 05:10 PM Folks...more than that recent "reality TV sperm race" -- THIS is the real thing! |
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Subject: RE: BS: Gay protest penguin breeding program From: Peace Date: 11 Feb 05 - 05:06 PM The first sperm in semen ejaculated by a human travels at approximately 45 km per hour. Piece of trivia that might interest folks. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Gay protest penguin breeding program From: wysiwyg Date: 11 Feb 05 - 04:58 PM Perhaps the protestors would prefer the apparent alternative-- involuntary sperm harvesting and artificial insemination? The sheep I've seen this done on seemed to enjoy the electronic probe that causes the sperm to, uh, how do I say this delicately-- shoot across the room?! :~) ~Susan |
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Subject: RE: BS: Gay protest penguin breeding program From: McGrath of Harlow Date: 11 Feb 05 - 02:33 PM I think that'd fool most egg-laying humans. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Gay protest penguin breeding program From: GUEST,MMario Date: 11 Feb 05 - 02:26 PM Amos - what fabric are you p;anning to recover the kidney stones with? Why not just uyse slip covers - that would allow them to be washed. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Gay protest penguin breeding program From: Sorcha Date: 11 Feb 05 - 02:17 PM ROF!!! |
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Subject: RE: BS: Gay protest penguin breeding program From: Amos Date: 11 Feb 05 - 02:12 PM This is excellent. If it works on humans, that they can be fooled with stones, perhaps we can use recycled kidney stones. Some of them are the right size and there is already an industry for recovering them at great expense; they serve no other valuable purpose and using them for this purpose would save the natural environment and ensure that those fooled by the stones are definitively depleted fromt he gene opool. Many values for sucxh a small change. Write your Congressman!! A |
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Subject: RE: BS: Gay protest penguin breeding program From: McGrath of Harlow Date: 11 Feb 05 - 12:59 PM Surely it's up to the penguins to decide this kind of thing for themselves. Anyway, how do they know some of the female penguins might be lesbians? I think penguins must be remarkably clever to be able to tell the difference anyway. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Gay protest penguin breeding program From: Blissfully Ignorant Date: 11 Feb 05 - 12:57 PM The pengiuns might be bi, it's only fair to throw a few chicks(ahem) into the colony to see if they hit it off... |
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Subject: RE: BS: Gay protest penguin breeding program From: Rapparee Date: 11 Feb 05 - 12:51 PM Gay people lay eggs and can be fooled with stones??? I didn't know that!! |
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Subject: RE: BS: Gay protest penguin breeding program From: jacqui.c Date: 11 Feb 05 - 12:33 PM They're obviously very sensitive little souls (the gay groups - not the penguins). Maybe they're scared that if it works the government will want to try the same trick on them! |
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Subject: RE: BS: Gay protest penguin breeding program From: Wesley S Date: 11 Feb 05 - 12:22 PM Frank Zappa had a song called "Penguins in Bondage" - perhaps playing that song for the little critters will inspire them to action. More Penguin Porn !!! |
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Subject: BS: Gay protest penguin breeding program From: GUEST,Wolfgang Date: 11 Feb 05 - 12:15 PM There are some protests that make me laugh only about the protesters even if I usually take them and their aims serious. This is one such situation. The small zoo in the not so big German town of Bremerhaven has a small group of Humboldt penguins. This species is rather rare and therefore the zoos have a world wird breeding program. In Bremerhaven they happen to have more males than female penguins and so it happened (not too rare in the animal kingdom) that they have three homosexual penguin pairs. They breed (stones) and seem to like each other as far as one can see. Now the zoo imports six Swedish female penguins to see whether the males can be induced to breed eggs and not stones. The zoo thought nothing much of that and published this under the usual news from the zoo. Now happened what the zoo director never could have thought of. Gay groups from all over Germany and Austria vehemently protest this idea and flood the zoo by phone, fax and mail with this protest. The idea of the zoo never was to separate the homosexual pairs but just to offer a wider choice next spring, when the yearly pair bonding happens. I've not read about any feminist protests yet about this breeding program. Wolfgang |
