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I quote, with a perfectly straight face.

Apr 14, 2005 4:12PM PDT

[from London Telegraph]
Early spring is a fact of life
A horse chestnut in leaf and blue **** starting to nest in January are among the most recent signs that spring is getting earlier. By Charles Clover.

And I see that the bird's name has been bowldlerized by SE's software, or mine! Happy
Regards, Doug appreciating English journalism in New Mexico

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It is now proved beyond doubt
Apr 14, 2005 5:05PM PDT

that smoking is one of the leading causes of statistics.

Knebel's Law


KITCHY QUOTES

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Well, just for the enquiring minds
Apr 14, 2005 9:06PM PDT

who want to know where Doug's really is.HappyHere's the unedited version.

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so many facts, what to believe?
Apr 14, 2005 9:33PM PDT

from the Telegraph article #In January - which was two degrees centigrade warmer than the long-term average for 1961 to 1990 - there were 3,000 records of bumblebees feeding on nectar rather than hibernating, according to the UK Phenology Network#

and from sky.com #an unprecedented 4,000 sightings of bumble bees by the end of January this year.

The report's authors, Tim Sparks and Nick Collinson of the UK Phenology Network#


jonah "it's only a 25% error" jones


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