--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I woke up without an alarm and meditated, then made > some coffee and wandered out to the terrace overlooking > the river with my computer. It's a beautiful morning, > very Springlike, and down below on the river a guy duck > -- obviously from another clan and equally obviously > inspired by the Springlike morning -- leaped upon one > of the babe ducks and attempted to have...uh...congress > with her. > > Whereupon five other guy ducks flew over and started > beating the shit out of the one who had been so bold as > to want to...uh...infringe upon their territory. They > pecked at him and kicked him with their little webbed > feet and finally sent him flying off, hopefully out > of their lives so that he no longer posed a threat to > their all-important pecking order and illusion of > control. The babe duck actually looked a little sad, > as if she were saying, "We were having a good moment > there, and you guys had to go and mess it up!" > > The whole scene brought a lump to my throat and made > me think fondly of Fairfield Life, so I just thought > I'd drop in and ask Judy, Sparaig, Peter Klutz, > Nablusos and Jim how *you're* doing this fine morning. > Chased off any anti-TM ducks today?>>
'cept in your case it is more of an anti-TM vulture rather than a duck. Vultures are fair game 'round here OffWorld