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| [I] Water voles [message #293524] |
Fr, 30 Juni 2006 11:26 |
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So they're releasing 500 of the little furry darlings, anyone else get
the mental image of 500 voles rushing for the water bank carrying
little umbrellas, water wings and BBQ kit all looking for the best
spot?
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The Flying Hamster <hamster [at] korenwolf.net> http://www.korenwolf.net/
We're all in the gutter but some of us are looking at the stars (O Wilde)
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| Re: [I] Water voles [message #293534 ] |
Fr, 30 Juni 2006 12:15 |
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On Fri, 30 Jun 2006 10:26:50 +0100, The Flying Hamster wrote:
> So they're releasing 500 of the little furry darlings, anyone else get the
> mental image of 500 voles rushing for the water bank carrying little
> umbrellas, water wings and BBQ kit all looking for the best spot?
Uh no but thank you for sharing :)
*LOL*
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Kind regards,
Julian Hall
"I'm only on the planet because I missed the bus home"
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| Re: [I] Water voles [message #293539 ] |
Fr, 30 Juni 2006 12:23 |
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on 30/06/2006 10:26 The Flying Hamster said the following:
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> anyone else get
> the mental image of 500 voles rushing for the water bank carrying
> little umbrellas, water wings and BBQ kit all looking for the best
> spot?
Ah but are these all English voles? If not, you can bet that the German
voles will get there first and nab all of the best spots. When the
English voles do arrive, they'll probably spend all of their time trying
to erect windbreaks and muttering that it looks like it's about to rain.
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esmi
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| Re: [I] Water voles [message #293541 ] |
Fr, 30 Juni 2006 12:37 |
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In article <slrnea9riq.8md.hamster [at] delenn.korenwolf.net>, The Flying
Hamster generously decided to share with us..
> So they're releasing 500 of the little furry darlings, anyone else get
> the mental image of 500 voles rushing for the water bank carrying
> little umbrellas, water wings and BBQ kit all looking for the best
> spot?
You've forgotten the most important bit.. the local mink population
sharpening their carving knives and checking the recipe books.. :-(
Gid
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| Re: [I] Water voles [message #293861 ] |
Fr, 30 Juni 2006 15:09 |
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In article <e82umt$fqa$1 [at] mud.stack.nl>, esmi proclaimed...
> on 30/06/2006 10:26 The Flying Hamster said the following:
> > the mental image of 500 voles rushing for the water bank
> > carrying little umbrellas, water wings and BBQ kit all
> > looking for the best spot?
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> Ah but are these all English voles? If not, you can bet
> that the German voles will get there first and nab all
> of the best spots. When the English voles do arrive,
> they'll probably spend all of their time trying to erect
> windbreaks and muttering that it looks like it's about to rain.
The German voles will dig large holes to mark their spots. And the
Dutch voles will start building forts at the waterline to defend
against the tide.
Cheers,
Arwen (we can't help it, it's in our genes)
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TRAILER for THE TWO TOWERS! [(c) Radagast]|OMINIOUS VOICE: "The
rise of a mighty King" | SCENE CUTS to the Golden Hall with GANDALF
and THEODEN. Gandalf turns to the King and speaks. GANDALF: "Get
off your arse - we've got a war to win." | And the King stands.
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| Re: [I] Water voles [message #293888 ] |
Fr, 30 Juni 2006 18:32 |
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On Fri, 30 Jun 2006 15:09:51 +0200, Arwen Lune wrote:
> In article <e82umt$fqa$1 [at] mud.stack.nl>, esmi proclaimed...
>
>> on 30/06/2006 10:26 The Flying Hamster said the following:
>
>> > the mental image of 500 voles rushing for the water bank
>> > carrying little umbrellas, water wings and BBQ kit all
>> > looking for the best spot?
>>
>> Ah but are these all English voles? If not, you can bet
>> that the German voles will get there first and nab all
>> of the best spots. When the English voles do arrive,
>> they'll probably spend all of their time trying to erect
>> windbreaks and muttering that it looks like it's about to rain.
>
> The German voles will dig large holes to mark their spots. And the
> Dutch voles will start building forts at the waterline to defend
> against the tide.
>
> Cheers,
> Arwen (we can't help it, it's in our genes)
And the American voles will gather together and complain loudly that the
food's just not like the food at home and all these foreigners are taking
up all the best spots and when can they go to McDonalds?
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| Re: [I] Water voles [message #293893 ] |
Fr, 30 Juni 2006 19:09 |
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Gid Holyoake wrote:
> In article <slrnea9riq.8md.hamster [at] delenn.korenwolf.net>, The Flying
> Hamster generously decided to share with us..
>
>> So they're releasing 500 of the little furry darlings, anyone else get
>> the mental image of 500 voles rushing for the water bank carrying
>> little umbrellas, water wings and BBQ kit all looking for the best
>> spot?
>
> You've forgotten the most important bit.. the local mink population
> sharpening their carving knives and checking the recipe books.. :-(
>
> Gid
My thoughts exactly when reading the original post is that it will be
the mink who will be getting their BBQs out :-( :'(
Ban the Mink!!!
Ban the Grey Squirrel!!!
Ban the Knotweed!!!
Proclamation on behalf of the Xenophobic Flora and Fauna Society
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| Re: [I] Water voles [message #293896 ] |
Fr, 30 Juni 2006 19:27 |
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On Fri, 30 Jun 2006 18:09:46 +0100, Mark Foweraker
<markfoweraker [at] hotmail.com> wrote:
<trim>
>Ban the Knotweed!!!
Actually, it is. (Well, the Japanese version).
You would be amazed how much it costs to have that stuff properly disposed
of.
--
Andy Brown
Unix: When you can't afford the very best.
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| Re: [I] Water voles [message #293904 ] |
Fr, 30 Juni 2006 19:59 |
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In article <slrneaanop.37g.usenet [at] angel.jester.nu>, jester
usenet [at] jester.nu wibbled...
> On Fri, 30 Jun 2006 18:09:46 +0100, Mark Foweraker
> <markfoweraker [at] hotmail.com> wrote:
> <trim>
> >Ban the Knotweed!!!
>
> Actually, it is. (Well, the Japanese version).
> You would be amazed how much it costs to have that stuff properly disposed
> of.
We aren't allowed to "export" soil from our garden as to do so would be
breaking the law - we have Japanese Knotweed (although it is diminishing
after the 6 years Gid has spent in the eradication programme)
Suzi
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| Re: [I] Water voles [message #293924 ] |
Fr, 30 Juni 2006 22:07 |
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in article 44a55af7$1_3 [at] mk-nntp-2.news.uk.tiscali.com, Mark Foweraker at
markfoweraker [at] hotmail.com wrote on 30/06/2006 10:09 AM:
> Gid Holyoake wrote:
>> In article <slrnea9riq.8md.hamster [at] delenn.korenwolf.net>, The Flying
>> Hamster generously decided to share with us..
>>
>>> So they're releasing 500 of the little furry darlings, anyone else get
>>> the mental image of 500 voles rushing for the water bank carrying
>>> little umbrellas, water wings and BBQ kit all looking for the best
>>> spot?
>>
>> You've forgotten the most important bit.. the local mink population
>> sharpening their carving knives and checking the recipe books.. :-(
>>
>> Gid
> My thoughts exactly when reading the original post is that it will be
> the mink who will be getting their BBQs out :-( :'(
>
> Ban the Mink!!!
> Ban the Grey Squirrel!!!
> Ban the Knotweed!!!
> Proclamation on behalf of the Xenophobic Flora and Fauna Society
Here, it's Purple Loosestrife. And Knotweed. I don't think we're trying to
exterminate any animals, though.
--
Lesley Weston.
Brightly_coloured_blob is real, but I don't often check even the few bits
that get through Yahoo's filters. To reach me, use leswes att shaw dott ca,
changing spelling and spacing as required.
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| Re: [I] Water voles [message #293932 ] |
Fr, 30 Juni 2006 22:43 |
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In article <C0CAD2C1.4AECA%brightly_coloured_blob [at] yahoo.co.uk>, Lesley
Weston brightly_coloured_blob [at] yahoo.co.uk wibbled...
[Snip]
> Here, it's Purple Loosestrife. And Knotweed. I don't think we're trying to
> exterminate any animals, though.
We have Yellow Loosestrife. And Knotweed. And Mare's Tails. And I think
all the slugs from South West Wales!
Suzi
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| Re: [I] Water voles [message #293955 ] |
Sa, 01 Juli 2006 01:19 |
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The Flying Hamster <hamster [at] lspace.org> wrote:
> So they're releasing 500 of the little furry darlings, anyone else get
> the mental image of 500 voles rushing for the water bank carrying
> little umbrellas, water wings and BBQ kit all looking for the best
> spot?
So, who's "they", and, seriously, why?
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| Re: [I] Water voles [message #293957 ] |
Sa, 01 Juli 2006 01:25 |
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Lesley Weston <brightly_coloured_blob [at] yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> Here, it's Purple Loosestrife. And Knotweed. I don't think we're trying to
> exterminate any animals, though.
I nominate pigeons and seagulls.
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| Re: [I] Water voles [message #293973 ] |
Sa, 01 Juli 2006 03:02 |
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On Fri, 30 Jun 2006 23:25:37 +0000, Boyd Bottorff wrote:
> Lesley Weston <brightly_coloured_blob [at] yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
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>> Here, it's Purple Loosestrife. And Knotweed. I don't think we're trying to
>> exterminate any animals, though.
>
> I nominate pigeons and seagulls.
And Starlings.
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| Re: [I] Water voles [message #293998 ] |
Sa, 01 Juli 2006 08:29 |
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On Fri, 30 Jun 2006 23:19:53 GMT, Boyd Bottorff <nomail [at] nomail.com> wrote:
> The Flying Hamster <hamster [at] lspace.org> wrote:
>
>> So they're releasing 500 of the little furry darlings, anyone else get
>> the mental image of 500 voles rushing for the water bank carrying
>> little umbrellas, water wings and BBQ kit all looking for the best
>> spot?
>
> So, who's "they", and, seriously, why?
http://korenwolf.livejournal.com/friends/
Reintroducing the water vole to a length of a certain river after
they've "de-minked" the area. The mink has been dining out on vole
since it was released in this country.
--
The Flying Hamster <hamster [at] korenwolf.net> http://www.korenwolf.net/
We're all in the gutter but some of us are looking at the stars (O Wilde)
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| Re: [I] Water voles [message #293999 ] |
Sa, 01 Juli 2006 08:29 |
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On Fri, 30 Jun 2006 11:37:17 +0100, Gid Holyoake <abuse [at] brynamman.org.uk> wrote:
> In article <slrnea9riq.8md.hamster [at] delenn.korenwolf.net>, The Flying
> Hamster generously decided to share with us..
>
>> So they're releasing 500 of the little furry darlings, anyone else get
>> the mental image of 500 voles rushing for the water bank carrying
>> little umbrellas, water wings and BBQ kit all looking for the best
>> spot?
>
> You've forgotten the most important bit.. the local mink population
> sharpening their carving knives and checking the recipe books.. :-(
Ahhh, no local mink, however I'm sure the out-of-towners will move in
once they realise a new eatery has opened.
--
The Flying Hamster <hamster [at] korenwolf.net> http://www.korenwolf.net/
We're all in the gutter but some of us are looking at the stars (O Wilde)
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| Re: [I] Water voles [message #294000 ] |
Sa, 01 Juli 2006 08:41 |
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On Sat, 1 Jul 2006 07:29:04 +0100, The Flying Hamster <hamster [at] lspace.org> wrote:
> On Fri, 30 Jun 2006 23:19:53 GMT, Boyd Bottorff <nomail [at] nomail.com> wrote:
>> The Flying Hamster <hamster [at] lspace.org> wrote:
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>>> So they're releasing 500 of the little furry darlings, anyone else get
>>> the mental image of 500 voles rushing for the water bank carrying
>>> little umbrellas, water wings and BBQ kit all looking for the best
>>> spot?
>>
>> So, who's "they", and, seriously, why?
>
> http://korenwolf.livejournal.com/friends/
Pah, sodding cut-n-paste
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hereford/worcs/5130908.st m
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> Reintroducing the water vole to a length of a certain river after
> they've "de-minked" the area. The mink has been dining out on vole
> since it was released in this country.
>
--
The Flying Hamster <hamster [at] korenwolf.net> http://www.korenwolf.net/
We're all in the gutter but some of us are looking at the stars (O Wilde)
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| Re: [I] Water voles [message #294003 ] |
Sa, 01 Juli 2006 09:31 |
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The Flying Hamster <hamster [at] lspace.org> wrote in
news:slrneac5hg.rc5.hamster [at] delenn.korenwolf.net:
> On Fri, 30 Jun 2006 23:19:53 GMT, Boyd Bottorff
> <nomail [at] nomail.com> wrote:
>> The Flying Hamster <hamster [at] lspace.org> wrote:
>>
>>> So they're releasing 500 of the little furry darlings,
>>> anyone else get the mental image of 500 voles rushing for
>>> the water bank carrying little umbrellas, water wings and
>>> BBQ kit all looking for the best spot?
>>
>> So, who's "they", and, seriously, why?
>
> http://korenwolf.livejournal.com/friends/
>
> Reintroducing the water vole to a length of a certain river
> after they've "de-minked" the area. The mink has been dining
> out on vole since it was released in this country.
Mind you, it isn't just mink; the change in UK farming practices
over the last 60 years has also been pretty harmful to voles -
IIRC, the population has reduced by 89% since about 1930; and
anything that eats voles as a first choice (like foxes) has had to
look around for another staple diet.
cheers,
Gideon.
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| Re: [I] Water voles [message #294006 ] |
Sa, 01 Juli 2006 09:56 |
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Boyd Bottorff wrote:
> Lesley Weston <brightly_coloured_blob [at] yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
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>> Here, it's Purple Loosestrife. And Knotweed. I don't think we're trying to
>> exterminate any animals, though.
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> I nominate pigeons and seagulls.
Whilst I agree that both are 'rats on wings' both are native 'rats on
wings' and therefore do not get the ire of the Xenophobic Flora and
Fauna Society. Collared Doves (like a pocket sized Wood Pigeon) do
however count!
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| Re: [I] Water voles [message #294034 ] |
Sa, 01 Juli 2006 13:23 |
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On Fri, 30 Jun 2006 21:43:04 +0100, Suzi wrote:
> We have Yellow Loosestrife. And Knotweed. And Mare's Tails. And I think
> all the slugs from South West Wales!
>
> Suzi
No my Dad has some too.. but if you'd *like* the rest I'm sure an exchange
programme could be arranged :)
--
Kind regards,
Julian Hall
"I'm only on the planet because I missed the bus home"
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| Re: [I] Water voles [message #294035 ] |
Sa, 01 Juli 2006 13:30 |
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On Sat, 1 Jul 2006 07:29:04 +0100, The Flying Hamster <hamster [at] lspace.org>
wrote:
>The mink has been dining out on vole
>since it was released in this country.
Sort of a vole au vent, really.
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| Re: [I] Water voles [message #294052 ] |
Sa, 01 Juli 2006 16:26 |
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"Lesley Weston" <brightly_coloured_blob [at] yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
news:C0CAD2C1.4AECA%brightly_coloured_blob [at] yahoo.co.uk...
> in article 44a55af7$1_3 [at] mk-nntp-2.news.uk.tiscali.com, Mark Foweraker at
> markfoweraker [at] hotmail.com wrote on 30/06/2006 10:09 AM:
>
>> Gid Holyoake wrote:
>>> In article <slrnea9riq.8md.hamster [at] delenn.korenwolf.net>, The Flying
>>> Hamster generously decided to share with us..
>>>
>>>> So they're releasing 500 of the little furry darlings, anyone else get
>>>> the mental image of 500 voles rushing for the water bank carrying
>>>> little umbrellas, water wings and BBQ kit all looking for the best
>>>> spot?
>>>
>>> You've forgotten the most important bit.. the local mink population
>>> sharpening their carving knives and checking the recipe books.. :-(
>>>
>>> Gid
>> My thoughts exactly when reading the original post is that it will be
>> the mink who will be getting their BBQs out :-( :'(
>>
>> Ban the Mink!!!
>> Ban the Grey Squirrel!!!
>> Ban the Knotweed!!!
>> Proclamation on behalf of the Xenophobic Flora and Fauna Society
>
> Here, it's Purple Loosestrife. And Knotweed. I don't think we're trying to
> exterminate any animals, though.
Our dumbass, idiot governor just lifted the hunting ban on alligators even
though they're still supposed to be protected. Alligator's are losing
habitat left and right here because of over-development, so alligators are
having more human contact. Of course this is the alligator's fault and they
can be killed now to keep them out of people's way. I have decided that
stupid people have too much power in this state. :p And when stupid people
become powerful, that stupidity turns into evil.
Alligator Advocate Aggie
IQ tests for all public officials!
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| Re: [I] Water voles [message #294054 ] |
Sa, 01 Juli 2006 16:53 |
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Aggie Angst said:
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> I have decided that stupid people have too much power in this state. :p
That's democracy for you.
> And when stupid people become powerful, that stupidity turns into evil.
That's democracy for you.
> Alligator Advocate Aggie
That's alligarchy for you. :-)
> IQ tests for all public officials!
Such tests are discriminatory. Why should being a clueless buffoon make you
unsuitable to make decisions affecting hundreds, thousands, or millions of
people?
Anyway, betcha the people setting the tests would set a pass rate of "50%".
Best case, that would mean IQs of 100 would pass (despite the fact that
someone with an IQ of 100 can barely be trusted to tie their own
shoelaces). More likely, "50%" would be interpreted as IQ of 50, and I've
found too-long-forgotten loaves of bread with higher IQs than that.
--
Richard Heathfield
"Usenet is a strange place" - dmr 29/7/1999
http://www.cpax.org.uk
email: rjh at above domain (but drop the www, obviously)
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| Re: [I] Water voles [message #294057 ] |
Sa, 01 Juli 2006 17:15 |
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In article <ICvpg.1016$cd3.379 [at] newsread3.news.pas.earthlink.net>,
aggieangst [at] myinvalidway.com says...
> Our dumbass, idiot governor just lifted the hunting ban on alligators even
> though they're still supposed to be protected. Alligator's are losing
> habitat left and right here because of over-development, so alligators are
> having more human contact. Of course this is the alligator's fault and they
> can be killed now to keep them out of people's way. I have decided that
> stupid people have too much power in this state. :p And when stupid people
> become powerful, that stupidity turns into evil.
Old news, I am afraid. Thus is has bean since Classical Greece, at
least.
>
> Alligator Advocate Aggie
> IQ tests for all public officials!
Which pre-supposed that IQ has anything to do with common sense. What we
need is politicians who *a) listen and (b) weight waht they hear
appropriately. The adivece of the knowledegable few should be taken more
seriosly than that of the ignorant many - though both should be heard.
Do we have any ability to test for quality of listening, and are
politicians ever measured agaisnt that standard?
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| Re: [I] Water voles [message #294083 ] |
Sa, 01 Juli 2006 19:33 |
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Alec Cawley <alec [at] spamspam.co.uk> wrote:
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> Which pre-supposed that IQ has anything to do with common sense. What
> we need is politicians who *a) listen and (b) weight waht they hear
> appropriately. The adivece of the knowledegable few should be taken
> more seriosly than that of the ignorant many - though both should be
> heard.
I'm sure the politicians agree 100% with the above. It's just that they
have a different definition of "knowledgeable" than you. From their point
of view, someone who runs a multi-billion dollar company surely must be in
the know, while a lowly scientist surely is ignorant, or why else would he
be in a position of no power?
While I don't want to stir up the IQ test debate again, and IQ tests only
measure one defined part of possible skills, it's still testable, I still
don't think it's bad to require a /minimum/ of that skill.
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*Art
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| Re: [I] Water voles [message #294089 ] |
Sa, 01 Juli 2006 20:05 |
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On Sat, 01 Jul 2006 14:26:48 +0000, Aggie Angst wrote:
> Alligator Advocate Aggie
> IQ tests for all public officials!
You can't do that! We'd have no public offi...
*clang as penny drops*
Ahah! Good plan.. I like it! ;)
--
Kind regards,
Julian Hall
"I'm only on the planet because I missed the bus home"
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| Re: [I] Water voles [message #294092 ] |
Sa, 01 Juli 2006 20:11 |
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On Sat, 01 Jul 2006 13:33:52 -0400, Arthur Hagen wrote:
> While I don't want to stir up the IQ test debate again, and IQ tests only
> measure one defined part of possible skills, it's still testable, I still
> don't think it's bad to require a /minimum/ of that skill.
I agree. IQs measure potential, so surely it is better to have someone
with the potential in charge rather than one with zero potential. Granted
the one with zero potential may think the same way you do, but would be
unable to do anything about it. Better IMHO the one who doesn't *yet*
agree wth you as they have the potential to be weedled to your way of
thinking *and* then able to do something constructive about it.
--
Kind regards,
Julian Hall
"I'm only on the planet because I missed the bus home"
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| Re: [I] Water voles [message #294096 ] |
Sa, 01 Juli 2006 20:51 |
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In article <pan.2006.07.01.18.11.13.315255
[at] munged4usenet.removethatbitohandthisbit.kaotic.co.uk>,
lists [at] munged4usenet.removethatbitohandthisbit.kaotic.co.uk says...
> On Sat, 01 Jul 2006 13:33:52 -0400, Arthur Hagen wrote:
>
> > While I don't want to stir up the IQ test debate again, and IQ tests only
> > measure one defined part of possible skills, it's still testable, I still
> > don't think it's bad to require a /minimum/ of that skill.
>
> I agree. IQs measure potential, so surely it is better to have someone
> with the potential in charge rather than one with zero potential. Granted
> the one with zero potential may think the same way you do, but would be
> unable to do anything about it. Better IMHO the one who doesn't *yet*
> agree wth you as they have the potential to be weedled to your way of
> thinking *and* then able to do something constructive about it.
I do not agrere that IQ measures potential in any wides sense. It
measures ability at a particularly narrow span of problems involving
deductive logic. I do not agree that politicians need more than a
minimal amount of such capability: they can employ experts to do that.
Indeed, someone who has honed their skills in the direction of what IQ
tests test is likely (but far from certain) to have neglected the human
relationship, touchy-feely side of their nateure, which is IMO more
important for a politician.
It is very difficult to be really top of the tree in more than one
field. The occasional Leonardo da Vinci does it, but mostly peple have
to play down one aspect in order to build up another.
What we need in our politicians are good people-judging skills. They
have to be able to shift the knowledgeable from the bullshitters from
the uninformed, then obey the knowledgeable, slap the bullshitters, and
reassure the uninformed. None of which is tested by any IQ test I know
of.
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| Re: [I] Water voles [message #294106 ] |
Sa, 01 Juli 2006 21:23 |
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CeltiKaos
>
> IQs measure potential
Really? I thought that was voltmeters.
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| Re: [I] Water voles [message #294114 ] |
Sa, 01 Juli 2006 22:04 |
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Alec Cawley <alec [at] spamspam.co.uk> wrote:
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> I do not agrere that IQ measures potential in any wides sense. It
> measures ability at a particularly narrow span of problems involving
> deductive logic. I do not agree that politicians need more than a
> minimal amount of such capability: they can employ experts to do that.
If, and this is a big IF, they are willing to let others draw the
conclusions for them. IQ does, to a certain extent, measure the ability to
draw conclusions based on evidence at hand, and if you don't have that
skill, you have to be willing to let others who have it do it for you.
> What we need in our politicians are good people-judging skills. They
> have to be able to shift the knowledgeable from the bullshitters from
> the uninformed, then obey the knowledgeable, slap the bullshitters,
> and reassure the uninformed. None of which is tested by any IQ test I
> know of.
Having knowledge doesn't imply making the right choice. You can absorb
entire libraries and be extremely knowledgeable but still unable to deduce
consequences, or understand and employ basic logic. Some current
politicians see correlations and then draw premature conclusions about
what's the cause and what's the effect. This isn't because of a lack of
knowledge, but because of a lack of reasoning.
This is why I think it wouldn't hurt to have a /minimum/ requirement for
deductive reasoning in politicians.
Regards,
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*Art
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| Re: [I] Water voles [message #294130 ] |
So, 02 Juli 2006 01:20 |
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Richard Heathfield wrote:
> Anyway, betcha the people setting the tests would set a pass rate of "50%".
> Best case, that would mean IQs of 100 would pass (despite the fact that
> someone with an IQ of 100 can barely be trusted to tie their own
> shoelaces).
People often mention IQ and shoelaces in the same sentence, but I've
never successfully learned to tie shoelaces, and I'm pretty sure I'm
reasonably intelligent....
Adrian.
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| Re: [I] Water voles [message #294146 ] |
So, 02 Juli 2006 07:29 |
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8'FED said:
> Richard Heathfield wrote:
>
>> Anyway, betcha the people setting the tests would set a pass rate of
>> "50%". Best case, that would mean IQs of 100 would pass (despite the fact
>> that someone with an IQ of 100 can barely be trusted to tie their own
>> shoelaces).
>
> People often mention IQ and shoelaces in the same sentence,
That's because we're too dumb to think up a better metaphor. :-)
> but I've
> never successfully learned to tie shoelaces, and I'm pretty sure I'm
> reasonably intelligent....
My solution? Slip-ons!
--
Richard Heathfield
"Usenet is a strange place" - dmr 29/7/1999
http://www.cpax.org.uk
email: rjh at above domain (but drop the www, obviously)
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| Re: [I] Water voles [message #294151 ] |
So, 02 Juli 2006 10:21 |
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Gid Holyoake <abuse [at] brynamman.org.uk> wrote:
> In article <slrnea9riq.8md.hamster [at] delenn.korenwolf.net>, The Flying
> Hamster generously decided to share with us..
>
> > So they're releasing 500 of the little furry darlings, anyone else get
> > the mental image of 500 voles rushing for the water bank carrying
> > little umbrellas, water wings and BBQ kit all looking for the best
> > spot?
>
> You've forgotten the most important bit.. the local mink population
> sharpening their carving knives and checking the recipe books.. :-(
>
> Gid
Oasis soup for minks.
You get a vole with it.
--
'q
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| Re: [I] Shoelaces, was Water voles [message #294155 ] |
So, 02 Juli 2006 11:56 |
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8'FED wrote:
> Richard Heathfield wrote:
>
>> Anyway, betcha the people setting the tests would set a pass rate of
>> "50%". Best case, that would mean IQs of 100 would pass (despite the
>> fact that someone with an IQ of 100 can barely be trusted to tie
>> their own shoelaces).
>
> People often mention IQ and shoelaces in the same sentence, but I've
> never successfully learned to tie shoelaces, and I'm pretty sure I'm
> reasonably intelligent....
I can tie shoelaces, but apparently I tie 'em wrong. Anyone who's
ever seen me tie a bow tells me it shouldn't be done like that (I once
reduced a shoe shop assistant to fits of giggles "I've never seen
*anyone* tie a lace like that!") but when they try to show me how
it *should* be done, I can't follow it. I've decided that my technique
is just so advanced that the rest of the world isn't ready for it yet.
Diane L.
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| Re: [I] Shoelaces, was Water voles [message #294161 ] |
So, 02 Juli 2006 13:08 |
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Diane L:
> 8'FED:
>> Richard Heathfield:
>>>
>>> Anyway, betcha the people setting the tests would set a pass rate of
>>> "50%". Best case, that would mean IQs of 100 would pass (despite the
>>> fact that someone with an IQ of 100 can barely be trusted to tie
>>> their own shoelaces).
>>
>> People often mention IQ and shoelaces in the same sentence, but I've
>> never successfully learned to tie shoelaces, and I'm pretty sure I'm
>> reasonably intelligent....
>
> I can tie shoelaces, but apparently I tie 'em wrong. Anyone who's
> ever seen me tie a bow tells me it shouldn't be done like that (I once
> reduced a shoe shop assistant to fits of giggles "I've never seen
> *anyone* tie a lace like that!") but when they try to show me how
> it *should* be done, I can't follow it. I've decided that my technique
> is just so advanced that the rest of the world isn't ready for it yet.
Funny, that; I know for a fact that my IQ is well above 100</brag> and
while I can tie my shoelaces -- the normal way, no less -- I'm no speed
demon. Dyspraxia may have something to do with it, but somehow it feels
like more than that. As for techniques, there are many valid and
workable ones, and at least one web site (but probably hundreds)
dedicated to learning a particular technique for doing it fast, should
you feel the need.
--
\\\\ Jens Ayton, Fratello di Vetinari 36.3636363636364% insane
\\\\\__, Bringing sarcastic one-liners to the common hedgehog since 1999
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| Re: [I] Shoelaces, was Water voles [message #294164 ] |
So, 02 Juli 2006 13:37 |
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On Sun, 02 Jul 2006 11:08:20 +0000, Jens Ayton wrote:
> ones, and at least one web site
http://www.fieggen.com/shoelace/knots.htm
Indeed. A classic examplfe OF someone with way too much time on his hands
and not enough to do with it! ;)
--
Kind regards,
Julian Hall
"I'm only on the planet because I missed the bus home"
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| Re: [I] Water voles [message #294165 ] |
So, 02 Juli 2006 13:45 |
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On Sun, 2 Jul 2006 08:50:00 +0930, "8'FED" <dragon [at] netyp.com.au>
wrote:
>Richard Heathfield wrote:
>
>> Anyway, betcha the people setting the tests would set a pass rate of "50%".
>> Best case, that would mean IQs of 100 would pass (despite the fact that
>> someone with an IQ of 100 can barely be trusted to tie their own
>> shoelaces).
>
>People often mention IQ and shoelaces in the same sentence, but I've
>never successfully learned to tie shoelaces, and I'm pretty sure I'm
>reasonably intelligent....
Perhaps you're *too* intelligent? There's no room in your brain to
hold the information on tying your laces :)
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| Re: [I] Water voles [message #294167 ] |
So, 02 Juli 2006 15:25 |
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On Sun, 2 Jul 2006 09:21:48 +0100, aqusenet [at] mailinator.com (Aquarion)
wrote:
>Gid Holyoake <abuse [at] brynamman.org.uk> wrote:
>
>> In article <slrnea9riq.8md.hamster [at] delenn.korenwolf.net>, The Flying
>> Hamster generously decided to share with us..
>>
>> > So they're releasing 500 of the little furry darlings, anyone else get
>> > the mental image of 500 voles rushing for the water bank carrying
>> > little umbrellas, water wings and BBQ kit all looking for the best
>> > spot?
>>
>> You've forgotten the most important bit.. the local mink population
>> sharpening their carving knives and checking the recipe books.. :-(
>>
>> Gid
>
>Oasis soup for minks.
>
>You get a vole with it.
Oh, very good, you're almost a rock n roll star
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| Re: [I] Water voles [message #294174 ] |
So, 02 Juli 2006 16:08 |
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Aquarion aqusenet [at] mailinator.com wrote in
<1hhr2jv.vi8yyh913a68N%aqusenet [at] mailinator.com>:
> Gid Holyoake <abuse [at] brynamman.org.uk> wrote:
>
> > You've forgotten the most important bit.. the local mink population
> > sharpening their carving knives and checking the recipe books.. :-(
>
> Oasis soup for minks.
>
> You get a vole with it.
>
Do you want shrews with that?
--
eric
www.ericjarvis.co.uk
"live fast, die only if strictly necessary"
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| Re: [I] Water voles [message #294180 ] |
So, 02 Juli 2006 17:41 |
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Jens Ayton wrote:
> CeltiKaos
>
>>IQs measure potential
>
>
> Really? I thought that was volemeters.
>
>
And thus we see the thread come full circle, returning to the lowly vole.
;-)
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