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Jaques d'Alltrades8/3/04 1:08

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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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(Sacha) wrote:

A Philippine politician who is also a farmer

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

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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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(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 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/

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On Mon, 8 Mar 2004 11:24:28 GMT, Jaques d'Alltrades
wrote:


I count my lucky stars my hearing is still good, having been into rifle
and pistol shooting for about fifty years. In the early days
ear-protection was all-but unknown.

The early days of Elvis ...
--

Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit;
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad

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On Mon, 8 Mar 2004 11:26:25 GMT, Jaques d'Alltrades
wrote:

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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)

Apparently not the guy was quoted as saying would rather die than
continue much longer with ear ache, I suspect he will soon be an organ
donor.
--

Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit;
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad

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On 8 Mar 2004 09:55:16 GMT, (Nick Maclaren) wrote:


In article ,
Bob Scratchit writes:
|
| I last heard one a couple of decades back,
|
| That explains an awful lot. You really should get out more!

Hiya, Pete! You DO have a short attention span, don't you?
Yet another way that you are like an immature 5-year old. Come
to think of it, it must be days since you threw a tantrum.

I am afraid someone thinks you are referring to me. As I don't know
you I can't think that this is the case so could you please say if you
were indeed referring to me?
pete

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On 8 Mar 2004 09:55:16 GMT, (Nick Maclaren) wrote:


In article ,
Bob Scratchit writes:
|
| I last heard one a couple of decades back,
|
| That explains an awful lot. You really should get out more!

Hiya, Pete! You DO have a short attention span, don't you?
Yet another way that you are like an immature 5-year old. Come
to think of it, it must be days since you threw a tantrum.

I am afraid someone thinks you are referring to me. As I don't know
you I can't think that this is the case so could you please say if you
were indeed referring to me?
pete

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from martin contains these words:
On Mon, 8 Mar 2004 11:24:28 GMT, Jaques d'Alltrades
wrote:


I count my lucky stars my hearing is still good, having been into rifle
and pistol shooting for about fifty years. In the early days
ear-protection was all-but unknown.

The early days of Elvis ...

During the early days of Elvis I was listening to classical music and
(for instance) taking part in Handel's Messiah under Sir Malcolm
Sargent. (Of whom Beecham is reputed to have said, on being informed of
his knighthood: "Knighted? I knew he'd been doctored!)

--
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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The message
from martin contains these words:
On Mon, 8 Mar 2004 11:24:28 GMT, Jaques d'Alltrades
wrote:


I count my lucky stars my hearing is still good, having been into rifle
and pistol shooting for about fifty years. In the early days
ear-protection was all-but unknown.

The early days of Elvis ...

During the early days of Elvis I was listening to classical music and
(for instance) taking part in Handel's Messiah under Sir Malcolm
Sargent. (Of whom Beecham is reputed to have said, on being informed of
his knighthood: "Knighted? I knew he'd been doctored!)

--
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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In article ,
pete writes:
| On 8 Mar 2004 09:55:16 GMT, (Nick Maclaren) wrote:
| In article ,
| Bob Scratchit writes:
| |
| | I last heard one a couple of decades back,
| |
| | That explains an awful lot. You really should get out more!
|
| Hiya, Pete! You DO have a short attention span, don't you?
| Yet another way that you are like an immature 5-year old. Come
| to think of it, it must be days since you threw a tantrum.
|
| I am afraid someone thinks you are referring to me. As I don't know
| you I can't think that this is the case so could you please say if you
| were indeed referring to me?

God alone knows! It all depends if you are yet another avatar of
Pete the Troll again. If you are, yes, if you are not, no. If
you are an avatar of Pete the Troll, you are probably so confused
that you don't know who you are, so this won't help much :-)


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

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On 9 Mar 2004 09:02:33 GMT, (Nick Maclaren) wrote:


In article ,
pete writes:
| On 8 Mar 2004 09:55:16 GMT, (Nick Maclaren) wrote:
| In article ,
| Bob Scratchit writes:
| |
| | I last heard one a couple of decades back,
| |
| | That explains an awful lot. You really should get out more!
|
| Hiya, Pete! You DO have a short attention span, don't you?
| Yet another way that you are like an immature 5-year old. Come
| to think of it, it must be days since you threw a tantrum.
|
| I am afraid someone thinks you are referring to me. As I don't know
| you I can't think that this is the case so could you please say if you
| were indeed referring to me?

God alone knows! It all depends if you are yet another avatar of
Pete the Troll again. If you are, yes, if you are not, no. If
you are an avatar of Pete the Troll, you are probably so confused
that you don't know who you are, so this won't help much :-)

Very thin ice Maclaren. I am sure Cambridge University would not
support your insulting, libelous remarks, in fact I know they wont.

What you do in your own time, with your own resources is up to you.

What you do in Cambridge University time at our expense is our
business.

Should pete feeling duly insulted, libeled I would ask that he contact
me and I will be happy to point him in the right direction to getting
the highly offensive Maclaren troll's arse kicked.

In fact all are at liberty to contact me.

Tsk, tsk Mac.

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On 9 Mar 2004 09:02:33 GMT, (Nick Maclaren) wrote:


In article ,
pete writes:
| On 8 Mar 2004 09:55:16 GMT, (Nick Maclaren) wrote:
| In article ,
| Bob Scratchit writes:
| |
| | I last heard one a couple of decades back,
| |
| | That explains an awful lot. You really should get out more!
|
| Hiya, Pete! You DO have a short attention span, don't you?
| Yet another way that you are like an immature 5-year old. Come
| to think of it, it must be days since you threw a tantrum.
|
| I am afraid someone thinks you are referring to me. As I don't know
| you I can't think that this is the case so could you please say if you
| were indeed referring to me?

God alone knows! It all depends if you are yet another avatar of
Pete the Troll again. If you are, yes, if you are not, no. If
you are an avatar of Pete the Troll, you are probably so confused
that you don't know who you are, so this won't help much :-)

I am posting in my real name and until a few days ago I had never read
this ng. I live at 12 Beatty Road Ipswich and I am in the 'phone book
in my wife name of J. Turtill. I do not know of Pete the Troll.
pete

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On 9 Mar 2004 09:02:33 GMT, (Nick Maclaren) wrote:


In article ,
pete writes:
| On 8 Mar 2004 09:55:16 GMT, (Nick Maclaren) wrote:
| In article ,
| Bob Scratchit writes:
| |
| | I last heard one a couple of decades back,
| |
| | That explains an awful lot. You really should get out more!
|
| Hiya, Pete! You DO have a short attention span, don't you?
| Yet another way that you are like an immature 5-year old. Come
| to think of it, it must be days since you threw a tantrum.
|
| I am afraid someone thinks you are referring to me. As I don't know
| you I can't think that this is the case so could you please say if you
| were indeed referring to me?

God alone knows! It all depends if you are yet another avatar of
Pete the Troll again. If you are, yes, if you are not, no. If
you are an avatar of Pete the Troll, you are probably so confused
that you don't know who you are, so this won't help much :-)

I am posting in my real name and until a few days ago I had never read
this ng. I live at 12 Beatty Road Ipswich and I am in the 'phone book
in my wife name of J. Turtill. I do not know of Pete the Troll.
pete