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Cat Forum / General Topics / September 2007Parrot worked to death?
Is this what you did to the poor creature, Ms Irene Pepperberg? Have him worked to death by your research? 8-12 hours a day, every day, of gruelling mental exercise, just to find out where the limits of avian intelligence exist! No wonder Alex died so young. Both you and Brandeis University should be ashamed of yourselves! Bird Brain Dies After Years of Research WALTHAM, Mass. (AP) - Alex, a parrot that could count to six, identify colors and even express frustration with repetitive scientific trials, has died after 30 years of helping researchers better understand the avian brain. The cause of Alex's death was unknown. The African grey parrot's average life span is 50 years, Brandeis University scientist Irene Pepperberg said. Alex was discovered dead in his cage Friday, she said, but she waited to release the news until this week so grieving researchers could get over the shock and talk about it. "It's devastating to lose an individual you've worked with pretty much every day for 30 years," Pepperberg told The Boston Globe. "Someone was working with him eight to 12 hours every day of his life." http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jZeZSFfWilDZgoL8xPOU3KbQO2_g http://vvi.onstreammedia.com/cgi-bin/visearch?user=pbs-saf&template=play220ram.h tml&query=%2A&squery=%2BClipID%3A4+%2BVideoAsset%3Apbssaf1201&inputField=%20&ent ire=No&ccstart=1895395&ccend=2687958&videoID=pbssaf1201 On 9/14/07 3:38 AM, in article A%pGi.8000$z_5.6910@nlpi069.nbdc.sbc.com, > Is this what you did to the poor creature, Ms Irene Pepperberg? > Have him worked to death by your research? [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > died after 30 years of helping researchers better understand the avian > brain. as if there weren't enough birdbrains on usenet. > On 9/14/07 3:38 AM, in article A%pGi.8000$z_5.6910@nlpi069.nbdc.sbc.com, > [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > as if there weren't enough birdbrains on usenet. you're going to be recused > Is this what you did to the poor creature, Ms Irene Pepperberg? Have him > worked to death by your research? Why should a parrot get off any easier than the rest of us?  SignatureI told you this was going to happen. On 9/14/07 5:17 PM, in article pan.2007.09.14.21.17.33.709942@you.now, "Ivan Marsh" <annoyed@you.now> wrote: >> Is this what you did to the poor creature, Ms Irene Pepperberg? Have him >> worked to death by your research? > > Why should a parrot get off any easier than the rest of us? they don't get pensions or social security, that's why. >> Is this what you did to the poor creature, Ms Irene Pepperberg? Have him >> worked to death by your research? > > Why should a parrot get off any easier than the rest of us? Please, sir, this is a family group. In the USA, one doesn't speak casually of "getting off", please, sir. Signaturelsmft On 9/15/07 3:20 PM, in article Y_2dnU1jE7pqsnHbnZ2dnUVZ_tjinZ2d@comcast.com, >>> Is this what you did to the poor creature, Ms Irene Pepperberg? Have him >>> worked to death by your research? [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Please, sir, this is a family group. In the USA, one doesn't speak > casually of "getting off", please, sir. Parrot Blows Huge Load in Test Lab (Reuters) September 14, 2007, 14:32 <snip video link> James Parrott? M.J. skrev: > Is this what you did to the poor creature, Ms Irene Pepperberg? > Have him worked to death by your research? [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > > http://vvi.onstreammedia.com/cgi-bin/visearch?user=pbs-saf&template=play220ram.h tml&query=%2A&squery=%2BClipID%3A4+%2BVideoAsset%3Apbssaf1201&inputField=%20&ent ire=No&ccstart=1895395&ccend=2687958&videoID=pbssaf1201 I thought a Liberal was dead. Well, there's no difference between a Liberal and a parrot, except the lack of integrity for the former. > I thought a Liberal was dead. Well, there's no difference between a > Liberal and a parrot, except the lack of integrity for the former. Liberal Democreeps are like parrots, because they always repeat the same meaningless slogans over & over. As Hillary's campaign picks up more steam, get ready to hear things like, "Isn't it time for a woman"? If anyone can see any substance in that statement, pleas feel free to point it out to the rest of us. I corrected your post: >Conservative Repblicreeps are like parrots, because they always repeat >the same meaningless slogans over & over. As Fred Thompson's campaign >picks up more steam, get ready to hear things like, "Isn't it time >for another grade B actor"? If anyone can see any substance in that statement, >pleas feel free to point it out to the rest of us. Of course you can fill in the blank with other republican candidates who scream famnily value and thne to home at night to their THRID WIFE. It's interesting that the Mormon is the one with one wife, which is something Thompson, McCain, Gingrich can't claim. Or the chicken hawks who scream about how great this war is but when it came their time to go to war they were no where to be found. Mail your check to moveon.org creep. <don't bother....send to this newsgroup> blubbered & whined in a message.....////SNIP////// FLUSHED! gone! >I corrected your post: ///////// SNIP ///////////// You're on permanent hold leftist creep.......gotta love the way this newsreader works BUH BYE!!!!! The most gutless decision in the world is to be a Liberal Leftist Democrat SCUMBAG. F U C K D E M O C R A T S Leftist Democrap a.shole skrev: > The most gutless decision in the world is to be > a Liberal Leftist Democrat SCUMBAG. > > F U C K D E M O C R A T S The majority of intelligent thinkers agree with me, they are - understandably - scared because they can loose tenure, jobs and families (on false charges) in the US of A, AKA The United Socialist Republic of America. You know, with wiretap and so on. I'm fortunate as I'm curently living outside the Soviet-Union of America. Next Generation skrev: > Leftist Democrap a.shole skrev: >> The most gutless decision in the world is to be [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > America. You know, with wiretap and so on. I'm fortunate as I'm curently > living outside the Soviet-Union of America. And why have somebody added alt.cats to this discussion??? On 9/15/07 8:08 PM, in article 46ec73f0$1@news.broadpark.no, "Next Generation" <briandd@broadpark.no> wrote: > Next Generation skrev: >> Leftist Democrap a.shole skrev: [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > And why have somebody added alt.cats to this discussion??? 1) kuz of all the kool kats that are taking part 2) kuz kats take an interest in parrots 3) BAWK tweet SQUAWK yoo-hoo yoo-hoo
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