Re: Chimps grieving for the dead
In article ,
amacmil304@aol.com writes
>On Mon, 2 Nov 2009 18:07:03 +0000, Malcolm
> wrote:
>
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>>In article ,
>>amacmil304@aol.com writes
>>>On Mon, 2 Nov 2009 16:21:11 +0000, Malcolm
>>> wrote:
>>>
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>>>>In article ,
>>>>amacmil304@aol.com writes
>>>>>On Mon, 2 Nov 2009 15:19:39 +0000, Malcolm
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
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>>>>>>I think anyone making an objective assessment of our respective
>>>>>>knowledge of geese and agriculture would have little difficulty in
>>>>>>coming to the conclusion that I know more about both than you do, as
>>>>>>well as about the interactions between them.
>>>>>
>>>>>Not when it's clear you don't know that geese will damage all grass by
>>>>>landing and trampling on it.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>Except that that subject comes within the knowledge I have and you don't
>>>>and your contention is not true.
>>>
>>>
>>>Seems not.
>>>
>>>http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.humanewildlifecontro
>>>l.com/images/issues_geese2_big.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.humanewildlifeco
>>>ntrol.com/issues_geese.htm&usg=__TLtS6eYMXizPWQ9zVpjTu3AiBNA=&h=602&w=58
>>>3&sz=171&hl=en&start=16&um=1&tbnid=AJgP95NgUZrMlM:&tbnh=135&tbnw=131&pre
>>>v=/images%3Fq%3Dgrass%2Bdamage%2Bby%2Bgeese%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26um%3D1
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>>So what? To coin a phrase.
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>They damage grass.
>
Yes, well done. Geese CAN damage grass. But that does NOT mean that ALL
geese damage ALL grass, as you keep claiming.
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>>You've found some evidence of goose damage to grass. There's lots more
>>out there - I'm surprised you haven't been posting URL after URL about
>>it.
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>More to do.
>
Right, as you can't be bothered to find the evidence for your claims,
stop making them.
>>
>>However, nothing on that webpage contradicts what I have said. Not all
>>geese will damage all grass by landing and trampling on it.
>>
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>Of course they will.
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Wrong.
>>Like I said, I know more about it than you do.
>>
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>Seems not.
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Wrong.
>>By the way, for very long URLs I can recommend the website
>>
>>tinyurl.com
>
>I have used it on occasions and I do keep its icon on my desktop.
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>Much easier just to copy and paste.
>
But selfish.
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Malcolm
date: Mon, 2 Nov 2009 20:03:19 +0000
author: Malcolm
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