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George Shirley wrote:

> Pennyaline wrote:
>> modom (palindrome guy) wrote:
>>
>> <snipped the carnage>
>>
>>> Let us contemplate the image of "millions of squirrels
>>> rampaging throughout England," and shudder.

>>
>> Let us contemplate the revised image of eating meat over there,
>> and shudder.


See sig.

> In return we should immediately commence eating all the aliens
> the Brits have gifted us with over the centuries: the red fox,
> the grackle, the starling, the English sparrow, and the myriad
> other immigrants that were brought in during colonial times to
> ensure a "feel of home."


The gypsy moth. I don't know where it came from, but I'm perfectly
happy blaming the Brits for it.


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Blinky the Shark wrote:
> George Shirley wrote:
>
>> Pennyaline wrote:
>>> modom (palindrome guy) wrote:
>>>
>>> <snipped the carnage>
>>>
>>>> Let us contemplate the image of "millions of squirrels
>>>> rampaging throughout England," and shudder.
>>> Let us contemplate the revised image of eating meat over there,
>>> and shudder.

>
> See sig.
>
>> In return we should immediately commence eating all the aliens
>> the Brits have gifted us with over the centuries: the red fox,
>> the grackle, the starling, the English sparrow, and the myriad
>> other immigrants that were brought in during colonial times to
>> ensure a "feel of home."

>
> The gypsy moth. I don't know where it came from, but I'm perfectly
> happy blaming the Brits for it.
>
>

I think the Japanese beetle came here via Britain too.
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George Shirley > wrote in news:5vc9l.982$aO6.385
@bignews3.bellsouth.net:

> Blinky the Shark wrote:
>> George Shirley wrote:
>>
>>> Pennyaline wrote:
>>>> modom (palindrome guy) wrote:
>>>>
>>>> <snipped the carnage>
>>>>
>>>>> Let us contemplate the image of "millions of squirrels
>>>>> rampaging throughout England," and shudder.
>>>> Let us contemplate the revised image of eating meat over there,
>>>> and shudder.

>>
>> See sig.
>>
>>> In return we should immediately commence eating all the aliens
>>> the Brits have gifted us with over the centuries: the red fox,
>>> the grackle, the starling, the English sparrow, and the myriad
>>> other immigrants that were brought in during colonial times to
>>> ensure a "feel of home."

>>
>> The gypsy moth. I don't know where it came from, but I'm perfectly
>> happy blaming the Brits for it.
>>
>>

> I think the Japanese beetle came here via Britain too.
>


Don't forget the lowly earth worm

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hahabogus wrote:
> George Shirley > wrote in news:5vc9l.982$aO6.385
> @bignews3.bellsouth.net:
>
>> Blinky the Shark wrote:
>>> George Shirley wrote:
>>>
>>>> Pennyaline wrote:
>>>>> modom (palindrome guy) wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> <snipped the carnage>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Let us contemplate the image of "millions of squirrels
>>>>>> rampaging throughout England," and shudder.
>>>>> Let us contemplate the revised image of eating meat over there,
>>>>> and shudder.
>>> See sig.
>>>
>>>> In return we should immediately commence eating all the aliens
>>>> the Brits have gifted us with over the centuries: the red fox,
>>>> the grackle, the starling, the English sparrow, and the myriad
>>>> other immigrants that were brought in during colonial times to
>>>> ensure a "feel of home."
>>> The gypsy moth. I don't know where it came from, but I'm perfectly
>>> happy blaming the Brits for it.
>>>
>>>

>> I think the Japanese beetle came here via Britain too.
>>

>
> Don't forget the lowly earth worm
>

I can appreciate the lowly earth worm, it earns its living by churning
my soil and leaving good fertilizer in its wake. Plus its good fish bait
on occasion. Every once in awhile we get a good emigrant.
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