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- From: bridges@mala.bc.ca
- Newsgroups: rec.birds
- Subject: Re: What a pathetic bunch on whiners!
- Message-ID: <1993Jan28.135200.1305@mala.bc.ca>
- Date: 28 Jan 93 13:51:59 -0700
- References: <1993Jan28.155055.21344@midway.uchicago.edu>
- Organization: Malaspina College
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- In article <1993Jan28.155055.21344@midway.uchicago.edu>, r0th@ellis.uchicago.edu (Dr. Samuel Conway) writes:
- > I knew that would get your attention....but it's true. I've never seof X,Y, and Z. I'll remind you that you do not own this newsgroup, and
- >
- >
- > our songbirds." [Heaven help us, someone DID say that]
- >
- > "We can't talk about starlings here, since they are not native to OUR
- > country."
- >
- > "We can't talk about robins here, because WE hardly find them
- > interesting."
- >
- > Call for votes: rec.birds.robins.interesting. I'm taking an informal poll.
- >
- >
- >
- > Grow up, my friends. Get a clue. Explore the world and touch the
- > minds of others, and come to the startling realization that, though not
- > everyone happens to agree with you, we all seem to have one thing in
- > common: a love of birds. Hence this newsgroup.
- >
- >
- > ----
- > Dr. Samuel Conway * What a great day! I went hunting with my
- > National Center for * redtailed hawk while my wife stayed at home
- > Toxicological Research, * and took care of our parakeets while watching
- > Jefferson, AR * some starlings through her binoculars.
- >
- > (yes, I'm pissed off)
- >
- Dr. Sam,
- In your informal poll shall we put you down as undecided??
- Doug Bridges
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