tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5001867295510218749.post6475768194814991351..comments2024-03-20T16:05:23.293+00:00Comments on The Cynical Tendency: At Last Some Good NewsDemetriushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17198549581667363991noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5001867295510218749.post-65326462454075955042010-09-07T13:22:10.599+01:002010-09-07T13:22:10.599+01:00Mr M: I am pro-vulture, even though blowfly larvae...Mr M: I am pro-vulture, even though blowfly larvae are more efficent at carrion disposal. I don't know: perhaps there's some appeal in a group of majestic, large soaring birds that a heaving mass of foetid maggots doesn't quite attain?<br /><br />Incidentally, what do the <i>others</i> of your niece's guinea pigs think of the kites?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5001867295510218749.post-45017179853877558502010-09-06T21:00:03.066+01:002010-09-06T21:00:03.066+01:00Squitch, while I appreciate the fact that the skie...Squitch, while I appreciate the fact that the skies above Rochdale are empty of vultures* , I was talking more in terms of us as a species - the health hazards of rotting carcases in hot climates are well documented.<br /><br />*There may be no vultures in Rochdale but the red kites of south Oxfordshire are an impressive sight - unless you're one of my niece's guinea pigs, that is.Macheathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04451439759398780345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5001867295510218749.post-40724266154441249682010-09-06T19:14:10.170+01:002010-09-06T19:14:10.170+01:00Huge chunks of the world get by very well without ...Huge chunks of the world get by very well without the help of vultures: so, there are many possible answers to Macheath's question "... where would we be without vultures?" Rochdale, for example.<br /><br />Now, on the whole, I am more in favour of the introduction of vulture species to Rochdale than the Rochdalisation of large swathes of Asia, (more on account of my reaction to Rochdale than to vultures, I admit).<br /><br />So, yes, good news indeed.<br /><br />Turned out quite windy, hasn't it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5001867295510218749.post-14893833115807988552010-09-06T16:01:15.001+01:002010-09-06T16:01:15.001+01:00Excellent news! The Spouse has become accustomed t...Excellent news! The Spouse has become accustomed to vociferous outbursts on the subject whenever a painkiller containing diclofenac is advertised on television (though suggesting it is extreme to boycott the product on the offchance of being one day consumed by vultures).<br /><br />One hopes this may help end the widespread indicriminate dosing of livestock with the drug - after all, where would we be without vultures?Macheathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04451439759398780345noreply@blogger.com