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On 8 Mar 2004 09:50:59 GMT, (Nick Maclaren) wrote:
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martin writes:
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| There's a report in a newspaper that a man in Brazil went into
| hospital with an ear problem and woke up after the operation to find
| he had had a vasectomy. Be very careful! :-)

That wouldn't worry me unduly :-)

They are still looking for his other organs.

I feel quite secure with my Mammoth Gavioli Fairground Organ innit.

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On Mon, 8 Mar 2004 01:08:07 GMT, Jaques d'Alltrades
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When did you last hear a cuckoo?

Last spring and summer.

There's nothing wrong with your memory then :-)
Next question ....



Perhaps, but not necessarily.

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On 8 Mar 2004 09:42:24 GMT, (Nick Maclaren) wrote:

I last heard one a couple of decades back, and there's nothing
much wrong with my memory, either. I can't say the same about
my hearing :-)

There's a report in a newspaper that a man in Brazil went into
hospital with an ear problem and woke up after the operation to find
he had had a vasectomy. Be very careful! :-)

But did it cure the ear infection? (I understand they know quite a lot
about nuts in Brazil)

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In article ,
(Sacha) wrote:

A Philippine politician who is also a farmer

A reliable, honest chap without an axe to grind, then :-)

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In article ,
(Sacha) wrote:

A Philippine politician who is also a farmer

A reliable, honest chap without an axe to grind, then :-)

Steve Harris - Cheltenham - Real address steve AT netservs DOT com
A useful bit of gardening software at http://www.netservs.com/garden/

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In article ,
(Sacha) wrote:

A Philippine politician who is also a farmer

A reliable, honest chap without an axe to grind, then :-)

Steve Harris - Cheltenham - Real address steve AT netservs DOT com
A useful bit of gardening software at http://www.netservs.com/garden/

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Steve Harris8/3/04 1:00

In article ,
(Sacha) wrote:

A Philippine politician who is also a farmer

A reliable, honest chap without an axe to grind, then :-)

;-)) That was pretty much the tenor of the article. He's blown it in
vote-catching terms so he's going back to growing pineapples. There is also
suspicion that one of his neighbours knew he was using GM seed but was
bribed not to talk about it.
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Steve Harris8/3/04 1:00

In article ,
(Sacha) wrote:

A Philippine politician who is also a farmer

A reliable, honest chap without an axe to grind, then :-)

;-)) That was pretty much the tenor of the article. He's blown it in
vote-catching terms so he's going back to growing pineapples. There is also
suspicion that one of his neighbours knew he was using GM seed but was
bribed not to talk about it.
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove the weeds to email me)

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Steve Harris8/3/04 1:00

In article ,
(Sacha) wrote:

A Philippine politician who is also a farmer

A reliable, honest chap without an axe to grind, then :-)

;-)) That was pretty much the tenor of the article. He's blown it in
vote-catching terms so he's going back to growing pineapples. There is also
suspicion that one of his neighbours knew he was using GM seed but was
bribed not to talk about it.
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove the weeds to email me)

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Sacha wrote in
o.uk:

We've so over used pesticides, ripped out hedges, cleared ground cover
that we have lost vast numbers of birds, butterflies, wild flowers -
think DDT, alone banned, I think in 1947? When did you last hear a
cuckoo? The last time for me was in Tresco two years ago and that was
the first time for as long as I can remember.


I'm with you. I have no idea if GM crops are good or bad in the longterm,
nor am I qualified to pronounce on that (I am not sure anyone is yet.)

But I can see no good argument for testing them further in the UK - a tiny,
over-populated area where the potential benefits are small, and the risk
relatively high.

I don't object to Monsanto for being a multinational corporation. I object
to it because businesses that don't listen, don't explain, don't care, and
won't change, of any size, tend to screw up. When they do, they can make a
hell of a mess.

Victoria

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The message
from martin contains these words:
On 8 Mar 2004 09:50:59 GMT, (Nick Maclaren) wrote:
In article ,
martin writes:
|
| There's a report in a newspaper that a man in Brazil went into
| hospital with an ear problem and woke up after the operation to find
| he had had a vasectomy. Be very careful! :-)

That wouldn't worry me unduly :-)

They are still looking for his other organs.

I feel quite secure with my Mammoth Gavioli Fairground Organ innit.

--
Rusty
Open the creaking gate to make a horrid.squeak, then lower the foobar.
http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/

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Sacha wrote in
o.uk:

We've so over used pesticides, ripped out hedges, cleared ground cover
that we have lost vast numbers of birds, butterflies, wild flowers -
think DDT, alone banned, I think in 1947? When did you last hear a
cuckoo? The last time for me was in Tresco two years ago and that was
the first time for as long as I can remember.


I'm with you. I have no idea if GM crops are good or bad in the longterm,
nor am I qualified to pronounce on that (I am not sure anyone is yet.)

But I can see no good argument for testing them further in the UK - a tiny,
over-populated area where the potential benefits are small, and the risk
relatively high.

I don't object to Monsanto for being a multinational corporation. I object
to it because businesses that don't listen, don't explain, don't care, and
won't change, of any size, tend to screw up. When they do, they can make a
hell of a mess.

Victoria

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Sacha wrote in
o.uk:

We've so over used pesticides, ripped out hedges, cleared ground cover
that we have lost vast numbers of birds, butterflies, wild flowers -
think DDT, alone banned, I think in 1947? When did you last hear a
cuckoo? The last time for me was in Tresco two years ago and that was
the first time for as long as I can remember.


I'm with you. I have no idea if GM crops are good or bad in the longterm,
nor am I qualified to pronounce on that (I am not sure anyone is yet.)

But I can see no good argument for testing them further in the UK - a tiny,
over-populated area where the potential benefits are small, and the risk
relatively high.

I don't object to Monsanto for being a multinational corporation. I object
to it because businesses that don't listen, don't explain, don't care, and
won't change, of any size, tend to screw up. When they do, they can make a
hell of a mess.

Victoria

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Jaques d'Alltrades8/3/04 1:08

The message
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When did you last hear a cuckoo?

Last spring and summer.

Then you're very lucky. They are increasingly rare, as are skylarks. We're
in the depths of the countryside and never hear either. Thrushes are rare
with us, although there's plenty of food and cover.

Plenty of skylarks too. It's not so much luck as certain local
landowners' policies of encouraging wildlife and providing cover and
broad grassed headlands.

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Rusty
Open the creaking gate to make a horrid.squeak, then lower the foobar.
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The message
from Sacha contains these words:
Jaques d'Alltrades8/3/04 1:08

The message
from Sacha contains these words:

When did you last hear a cuckoo?

Last spring and summer.

Then you're very lucky. They are increasingly rare, as are skylarks. We're
in the depths of the countryside and never hear either. Thrushes are rare
with us, although there's plenty of food and cover.

Plenty of skylarks too. It's not so much luck as certain local
landowners' policies of encouraging wildlife and providing cover and
broad grassed headlands.

--
Rusty
Open the creaking gate to make a horrid.squeak, then lower the foobar.
http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/