Re: Simple Power Pulse -- HOSP

From: Rich Grise (rich_at_example.net)
Date: 12/09/04 

Date: Thu, 09 Dec 2004 00:07:07 GMT

On Wed, 08 Dec 2004 12:49:43 -0800, Dave wrote:

> "Frithiof Andreas Jensen" wrote:
>> If you want the native species back, you have to re-create
>> conditions favoured by native species ...
>
> The native species favor an environment without people. The HOSP thrive
> only where there are people. Maybe a bio-terrorist will someday set
> things right again but in the meanwhile I'm not going to allow the
> other species to be driven out. Should be far more humane than
> shooting, trapping or poisoning. Neutering them is not an option. Maybe
> you are also a vegetarian so as to not cause any animal suffering?

I heard about some building with a terrible pigeon problem, and some
clever fellow thought of just stealing their eggs. Since they're not
alive, but only ova, it's not murder, right? Problem is, when their
eggs go missing, they lay more. Danged tenacious life! ;-) So what they
(the humans that didn't like the pigeons pooping on their windowsills)
started doing was carefully, with gloves so you don't leave human smell,
take the eggs and boil them, deconstituting the ovum, and put them back in
the nest, so the pigeons think they still have eggs. It didn't say what
the pigeons do when the boiled eggs in their nest start to rot.

Good Luck!
Rich

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