Re: PAW: Waves of Cranes

[Peter J. Alling]

Just don't hand Frank a shotgun while there are any geese around, enough 
said...

Kenneth Waller wrote:
So Frank, why don't you tell us how you really feel about those geese?
Kenneth Waller
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From: "frank theriault" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2004 5:30 PM
Subject: Re: PAW: Waves of Cranes
 

On Wed, 27 Oct 2004 07:52:12 US/Eastern, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
   

Very nice Ken.
I like the misty / foggy / sleety background. Gives a nice
     

shilloette<sp> effect.
 

I try and do stuff like this with the local Canadian gees around
     

here,but Frank thinks
 

they are flying
rats, so i dont show him them anymore..LOL
     

This is the last time I'm going to say this on this list (okay, it's
not, I'll say it every time someone makes this eggregious error):  All
geese that live in Canada can be referred to as Canadian geese.  The
species of goose to which you refer is the Canada Goose (branta
canadensis).  Not the Canadian Goose.  Canada Goose.
Now that we have that straight, I may have modified my "flying rats"
position somewhat.  I'm kind of softening the former hardline
position, such that I am moving in the direction of only considering
them vermin whilst they are on land, chasing, honking at and scaring
our children, and soiling our parks, golf courses and other green
spaces intended for human use.
They're okay when they're flying.  Quite majestic, actually.
Especially when they're flying south (ie:  away from Canada)  <vbg>
cheers,
frank, who doesn't much like any geese, let alone Canada Geese
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