funny and sad at the same time

[ejes]

For some reason, the good Lord sees fit to put some people here that are sucking up good oxygen the rest of us could be using.

 

[cuphead]

nice place to build a casino.

 

[Kiah]

Would've been funnier if a limb snapped and knocked one of 'em out.

This video brings up an interesting point. Are other plants considered to have souls? If so, as stated already, what about the foods they eat? I noticed a lot of cotton clothing. What about those poor cotton plants?

You know, I was thinking Today about becoming a vegan. I'm glad I watched this video. I now realize that plants should be put on the same level as animals. Taking this into consideration, I might as well have a steak.

 

[macgregor22]

You know those tree huggers get lost in the woods all the time and don't have the skills to survive, doubt mother nature ever helps them.
I'm sure all of them would love to see me walking out of the woods if they were starving, I'm sure they wouldn't protest to the fire I would make to heat them up eather.
The whole vid reminds me of a local backpacking shop around here, its filled with misinformation and tree huggers.
I check it out every once in awhile, the managment hates me because I always tell them whats what.

 

[Esav Benyamin]

Save the bacteria! Outlaw medicine!

In all seriousness though - there are several studies that demonstrate trees do communicate via phermones with one another.

Since some plants produce chemicals like alkaloids which ward off predators, when one plant is attacked and increases its production, neighboring plants of that species will increase theirs before being attacked.

 

[tonym]

I'm sure all of them would love to see me walking out of the woods if they were starving, I'm sure they wouldn't protest to the fire I would make to heat them up eather.
QUOTE]

Why in the world would you go and do that for?

 

[Pritch]

Not disagreeing with you here, but interestingly enough, the Native Americans refer to trees as the Standing People and thought them superior as they could make thier own food and did not have to travel to do so unlike us - at least the Cherokee regarded it in this manner. Here is a link with more info.
http://www.manataka.org/page15.html

There are also several theories on if plants can communicate as rumor has it some people can develop an awareness level as to determine what is edible and what is not. Animals instinctually know this, or do the plants tell them?

If you really want to get crazy with this you can google or wiki the Backster Effect.

In all seriousness though - there are several studies that demonstrate trees do communicate via phermones with one another.
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Do-Trees-Talk-45806.shtml
http://www.gi.alaska.edu/ScienceForum/ASF7/762.html


Regardless of the wackos, trees are a renewable resource that deserves our respect.

Quiet Bear, you've inspired me:

If we could talk to the vegetables, learn their languages
Perhaps we’d sign a vegetable decree.
We’d swear off cedar bark and thistle, using reeds to make a whistle,
And no pine needles we would use to make our tea.
​

-- FLIX​

​

 

[lazerboy2000]

there was an episode on MythBusters on whether or not plants had souls. They would take a bunch of plants and just scream at them for days and see if it affected their growth, while another set of plants was gently caressed and had music played to them.

Obviously nothing changed.

found it!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXIPrwtvO_E

 

[Esav Benyamin]

How does that prove whether or not plants have souls? It only proves what we could have known, that they don't have ears, or a sense of touch.

 

[mckrob]

The Cry of the Carrots

this one always made me chuckle, the intro to the song "Disgustipated" by TOOL, one of my favorite groups, from their album Undertow:

"And the angel of the lord came unto me, snatching me up from my place of slumber.
And took me on high, and higher still until we moved to the spaces betwixt the air itself.
And he brought me into a vast farmlands of our own midwest.
And as we descended, cries of impending doom rose from the soil.
One thousand, nay a million voices full of fear.
And terror possesed me then.
And I begged,
"Angel of the Lord, what are these tortured screams?"
And the angel said unto me,
"These are the cries of the carrots, the cries of the carrots!
You see, Reverend Maynard, tomorrow is harvest day and to them it is the holocaust."
And I sprang from my slumber drenched in sweat like the tears of one million terrified brothers and roared,
"Hear me now, I have seen the light!
They have a consciousness, they have a life, they have a soul!
Damn you!
Let the rabbits wear glasses!
Save our brothers!"
Can I get an amen?
Can I get a hallelujah?
Thank you Jesus.
Life feeds on life feeds on life feeds on life feeds on........"




.

 

[rroundy]

Pantheism; worship of the created instead of the Creator (a) + Jim Jones' Electric Koolaid ( b) = shrill,wailing victims

ryan

 

[dougo83]

So who here wants to go hang with them and bring an axe?

I know shotgunner would be down!

dude...benchmade bob is looking for a chainsaw and I know I'd be down. Maybe coaldigger could bring that Tram I shipped him too...

 

[Quapaw]

These people I don't find funny or sad; just annoying.

 

[DOC-CANADA]

Makes me want to quit identifying myself as a tree hugger.

The real shame is that loons aren't an endangered species!

Doc

 

[Esav Benyamin]

someone is supporting
these empty-headed folk
you do not seriously believe
earning their own living
is anything but a joke

so adolescents dilletantes
responsibility-challenged
wail for what they know nothing about
full of rage but entertaining not a single doubt

and when their parents move to a condominium in florida
they'll all nave to grow up and get a job just like they oughta

-- EB

 

[Seahawk]

After they mourn the death of the grandfather trees, do they stop at the diner and ask for a salad? Do they cry as they eat the "tree infants"?

That sort of connection would require some logical thought. I don't think they are capable of that.

 

[benchmadebob]

dude...benchmade bob is looking for a chainsaw and I know I'd be down. Maybe coaldigger could bring that Tram I shipped him too...

I would bring a ontario 12 inch with me and a log spliter and a fire steel lol


Plus dont they notice there crushing all the little trees with there big feet

 

[aarya]

What i found really interesting, was to see how many of the folks in that video were wearing some kind of synthetic clothing. I suppose seeing as synthetics don`t kill plants at once, they`re less "dangerous" to the great trees. I don`t really understand why it`s ok to poison the planet with the chemicals used to make the synthetics, but not ok to utilize a renewable resource to make natural clothing.
It was also interesting to see that some of the people in the vid, had jewelry made from natural materials, like seeds and stuff. Isn`t that kinda like killing your best friend, and make a suit of his/hers skin, and wearing it around town?

And i think i`ll actually see if i can`t find a mp3-file of a chainsaw, and put it on my cellphone, just as a tribute to these crazies.

 

[mmmotorcycle]

A funny vid. Not a whole lot else can be said now. ..

 

[Gene Martin]

We have a bunch of those wingnuts in the valley where I live. They interfere with loggers all the time. A few years back one was interfering with a faller over towards the coast. He kept dodging around, trying to keep the faller distracted.

When the tree did go down, our idiot stick, Darwin award winning eco whacko found out that the canopy on a tall tree is much lager than the stump. He self composted.

I listen to these whackos all the time because it's unavoidable. They are mostly "Trustafarians" who come from well off backgrounds, don't work, and consider themselves the elite. Three of the ELF folks that got popped by the FBI had lived here.

Rural Oregon can be so intellectually stimulating.

Gene