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Discussion in 'Alley of Dangerous Angles' started by Ragusa, Jun 26, 2008.

  1. Ragusa

    Ragusa Eternal Halfling Paladin Veteran

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    Ragusa, Jun 26, 2008
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    Splunge Bhaal’s financial advisor Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!)

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    The link only loads a blank page for me. Although I'm at work, so it could be our firewall (or something else).
     
    Splunge, Jun 26, 2008
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    Nope, blank for me as well on a home network.
     
    Register, Jun 26, 2008
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  4. dmc

    dmc Speak softly and carry a big briefcase Staff Member Distinguished Member ★ SPS Account Holder Resourceful Adored Veteran New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!)

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    Blank for me today, but it worked yesterday.
     
    dmc, Jun 26, 2008
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    Blank for me too, but I heard about this story on the news yesterday! Hurray for beavers! They're a Canadian symbol, you know -- there's a beaver on the back of our five-cent coin.

    I'm not a big green fan, but I like programs like this that re-introduce animals to their former habitats. This story also illustrates the fact that humans hunting animals to extinction is not a phenomenon limited to the post industrial world. IIRC, they said that the English beaver was hunted out of existence in the 1200s or so. That's not a good thing, of course, but it stops the sanctimonious crap from activists about how hundreds of years ago mankind "lived in perfect harmony with nature and all was Edenic."
     
    LKD, Jun 26, 2008
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    Morgoth La lune ne garde aucune rancune Veteran

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    A lot of the large land animals were also driven to extinction in Australia and North America. It's certainly not limited to the Industrial nor the A.D. age.
     
    Morgoth, Jun 26, 2008
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  7. Ragusa

    Ragusa Eternal Halfling Paladin Veteran

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    Yep, great they're back. One "Hurrah!" for the beavers.

    Better link.
     
    Ragusa, Jun 26, 2008
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  8. Caradhras

    Caradhras I may be bad... but I feel gooood! Veteran

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    Beavers are nice. ;)
     
    Caradhras, Jun 27, 2008
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    Yes. I like beavers, and I don't mind if it's german or from wherever...
     
    Iku-Turso, Jun 28, 2008
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  10. Loreseeker

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    First beaver dam there in centuries... nice feeling. :)
     
    Loreseeker, Jun 29, 2008
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  11. Chandos the Red

    Chandos the Red This Wheel's on Fire

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    I second that....
     
    Chandos the Red, Jun 29, 2008
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  12. Ragusa

    Ragusa Eternal Halfling Paladin Veteran

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    ... it isn't a baseball team of your area, by any chance :skeptic: :p
     
    Ragusa, Jun 29, 2008
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  13. Decados

    Decados The Chosen One

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    One more voice in support of the beavers!
     
    Decados, Jun 29, 2008
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  14. Aldeth the Foppish Idiot

    Aldeth the Foppish Idiot Armed with My Mallet O' Thinking Veteran

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    Oh the unintentional comedy. A bunch of mostly men talking about how they like "beavers" :rolleyes:
     
    Aldeth the Foppish Idiot, Jun 30, 2008
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    Yes. I do like it when a beaver drags a log.
     
    Iku-Turso, Jul 1, 2008
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    Aldeth, I don't think most of the humor is "unintentional." ;)

    I'm just glad that a species is being re-introduced to a former habitat.
     
    LKD, Jul 2, 2008
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