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02/10/2009 09:49:16 PM · #26 |
Originally posted by scalvert:
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
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Is that an eyestrich or just a mutated goldfinch?
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Haven't you ever seen an Orange Roughy before? Very popular in seafood restaurants.
R.
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02/10/2009 09:49:57 PM · #27 |
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02/10/2009 09:51:42 PM · #28 |
I expected something much more comical...
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02/10/2009 09:54:25 PM · #29 |
To quote Homer Simpson: Fan-Fugu-Tastic!!! |
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02/10/2009 09:54:41 PM · #30 |
Originally posted by neophyte:
I expected something much more comical... |
bet they wouldn't like it if they were swared by bunch of people in homer masks .. |
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02/10/2009 10:41:08 PM · #31 |
Originally posted by ralph:
Originally posted by neophyte:
I expected something much more comical... |
bet they wouldn't like it if they were swared by bunch of people in homer masks .. |
Isn't there a group that does stuff like that....I remember seeing on the news about a bunch of guys (more than 100 i think) of every shape and age that went into Abercrombie and Fitch in times square and removed thier shirts and hung out until they were tossed out, It was hilarious! Most of the customers and even some staff though it was some sort of Promo....
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02/10/2009 11:06:49 PM · #32 |
No, egrets are sacred and prefer not to be eaten.
However, seagulls are fair game, and this appears to be a delectable recipe.
It certainly made me salivate (or maybe throw up)
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02/10/2009 11:22:10 PM · #33 |
Originally posted by neophyte:
Originally posted by ralph:
Originally posted by neophyte:
I expected something much more comical... |
bet they wouldn't like it if they were swared by bunch of people in homer masks .. |
Isn't there a group that does stuff like that....I remember seeing on the news about a bunch of guys (more than 100 i think) of every shape and age that went into Abercrombie and Fitch in times square and removed thier shirts and hung out until they were tossed out, It was hilarious! Most of the customers and even some staff though it was some sort of Promo.... |
It's Improv Everywhere. They rock!
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02/10/2009 11:57:11 PM · #34 |
| A bird bander aquaintance of mine banded numerous herons/egrets in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War. Their project was to determine if birds could be used to spread virus' and diseases. He & staff banded will over a million birds in a 10 year period throughout the region in safe locations. He received a number of letters about the bands found by individuals who celebrated their heron/egret kill and the band was a token of good luck and celebrated their "bird" dinner with friends and family. So, a number of cultures eat herons, cormorants, hawks, boobies, tits, etc... |
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02/11/2009 02:13:54 PM · #35 |
Originally posted by vtruan:
A bird bander aquaintance of mine banded numerous herons/egrets in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War. Their project was to determine if birds could be used to spread virus' and diseases. He & staff banded will over a million birds in a 10 year period throughout the region in safe locations. He received a number of letters about the bands found by individuals who celebrated their heron/egret kill and the band was a token of good luck and celebrated their "bird" dinner with friends and family. So, a number of cultures eat herons, cormorants, hawks, boobies, tits, etc... |
You know, I hate to be "one of those people", but I just had to do some back of the envelope calculations. A million birds over 10 years is 22 birds an hour for 12 hour days 365 days a year. Just sayin... ;)
Message edited by author 2009-02-11 14:14:09. |
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02/11/2009 02:22:58 PM · #36 |
Originally posted by scalvert:
Oh joy, oh raptor! My bad yolks got a response from Idnic. That's the Holy Quail for punguins (the celebrated booby prize). I shell stop now before this gets unpheasant. :-O |
OMFG! Too much coffee, Shannon! :-O
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02/11/2009 02:27:52 PM · #37 |
Originally posted by DrAchoo:
Originally posted by vtruan:
A bird bander aquaintance of mine banded numerous herons/egrets in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War. Their project was to determine if birds could be used to spread virus' and diseases. He & staff banded will over a million birds in a 10 year period throughout the region in safe locations. He received a number of letters about the bands found by individuals who celebrated their heron/egret kill and the band was a token of good luck and celebrated their "bird" dinner with friends and family. So, a number of cultures eat herons, cormorants, hawks, boobies, tits, etc... |
You know, I hate to be "one of those people", but I just had to do some back of the envelope calculations. A million birds over 10 years is 22 birds an hour for 12 hour days 365 days a year. Just sayin... ;) |
But how many staff were helping him? |
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02/11/2009 02:31:41 PM · #38 |
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02/11/2009 02:43:00 PM · #39 |
Originally posted by BeeCee:
Originally posted by DrAchoo:
Originally posted by vtruan:
A bird bander aquaintance of mine banded numerous herons/egrets in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War. Their project was to determine if birds could be used to spread virus' and diseases. He & staff banded will over a million birds in a 10 year period throughout the region in safe locations. He received a number of letters about the bands found by individuals who celebrated their heron/egret kill and the band was a token of good luck and celebrated their "bird" dinner with friends and family. So, a number of cultures eat herons, cormorants, hawks, boobies, tits, etc... |
You know, I hate to be "one of those people", but I just had to do some back of the envelope calculations. A million birds over 10 years is 22 birds an hour for 12 hour days 365 days a year. Just sayin... ;) |
But how many staff were helping him? |
I would assume quite a few. :) 22 helpers would be 1 bird an hour 12 hours a day 365 days a week. It's not that important. I was just curious what such a task would entail so I did the math. |
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02/11/2009 02:44:15 PM · #40 |
| Lol, looks like quite a few people are having a very slowwww Wednesday. |
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02/11/2009 02:45:04 PM · #41 |
Originally posted by HawkeyeLonewolf:
ALBATROSS! |
It's a bird mate, it's a bloody bird, it's not any bloody
flavor.... ALBATROSS! |
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02/11/2009 02:45:14 PM · #42 |
Originally posted by DrAchoo:
I would assume quite a few. :) 22 helpers would be 1 bird an hour 12 hours a day 365 days a week. It's not that important. I was just curious what such a task would entail so I did the math. |
Wow, we'd all love an extra day or two a week to get everything done, but THAT many? ;) |
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02/11/2009 02:46:05 PM · #43 |
Originally posted by BeeCee:
Originally posted by DrAchoo:
I would assume quite a few. :) 22 helpers would be 1 bird an hour 12 hours a day 365 days a week. It's not that important. I was just curious what such a task would entail so I did the math. |
Wow, we'd all love an extra day or two a week to get everything done, but THAT many? ;) |
friday would never arrive ... |
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02/11/2009 02:48:50 PM · #44 |
Originally posted by ralph:
Originally posted by HawkeyeLonewolf:
ALBATROSS! |
It's a bird mate, it's a bloody bird, it's not any bloody
flavor.... ALBATROSS! |
It's BLEEDING SEA BIRD FLAVOR! |
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02/11/2009 02:53:28 PM · #45 |
Originally posted by BeeCee:
Originally posted by DrAchoo:
I would assume quite a few. :) 22 helpers would be 1 bird an hour 12 hours a day 365 days a week. It's not that important. I was just curious what such a task would entail so I did the math. |
Wow, we'd all love an extra day or two a week to get everything done, but THAT many? ;) |
haha. You know, I caught and corrected that error on the original post. I guess I was doomed to make it after all! |
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02/20/2009 11:56:35 AM · #46 |
| His name was H. Elliot McClure. He had at least 170 banders in a number of countries (included Korea, Japan, Philippines, India, Hong Kong, Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia. Nepal,Guam, South Vietnam. Malaysia, Taiwan, Bangla Desh, et al.) Actual they banding 1,165,288 individules of 1,218 species from 1962-71. In his book, "Migration & Survival of the Birds of Asia" has all the data, history, and tales of this adventure. One member in Mindanao was murder by muslim terrorists while checking nets. BTW - They didn't band any albatross though. |
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02/20/2009 12:12:38 PM · #47 |
Originally posted by sfalice:
No, egrets are sacred and prefer not to be eaten.
However, seagulls are fair game, and this appears to be a delectable recipe.
It certainly made me salivate (or maybe throw up) |
That is sooooo disgusting! |
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02/20/2009 12:59:19 PM · #48 |
Originally posted by sfalice:
No, egrets are sacred and prefer not to be eaten.
However, seagulls are fair game, and this appears to be a delectable recipe.
It certainly made me salivate (or maybe throw up) |
I could be mistaken, but in Canada one cannot hunt seagulls, to do so is illegal.
Of course, now that I have pronounced myself I can't find any supporting documents. I will have to search for a link when I get back home.
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02/20/2009 01:13:58 PM · #49 |
| Now I know why Connecticut has Canada geese while Canada has laughing gulls. |
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02/20/2009 01:39:27 PM · #50 |
Originally posted by RayEthier:
I could be mistaken, but in Canada one cannot hunt seagulls, to do so is illegal.
Of course, now that I have pronounced myself I can't find any supporting documents. I will have to search for a link when I get back home.
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All native wild birds in Canada are protected by either the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918, or the Endangered Species Act of 1973. Also, there is in fact no species of bird called the 'Seagull'. There are dozens of different species of Gulls; some, very common and annoying. Others, rare and even threatened or endangered.
R.
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