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	<title>Comments on: Fish-eating birds vs. Fish-catching people</title>
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		<title>By: Andy Gibb</title>
		<link>http://thedrinkingbirdblog.com/2010/01/25/fish-eating-birds-vs-fish-catching-people/#comment-2078</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Andy Gibb]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 22:40:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Angling Times is a well-known anti-cormorant, anti-birding rag. We don&#039;t take it seriously. Nor does anyone with an IQ greater than a member of the Countryside Alliance. (Look them up - another charming bunch.)]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Angling Times is a well-known anti-cormorant, anti-birding rag. We don&#8217;t take it seriously. Nor does anyone with an IQ greater than a member of the Countryside Alliance. (Look them up &#8211; another charming bunch.)</p>
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		<title>By: Nick</title>
		<link>http://thedrinkingbirdblog.com/2010/01/25/fish-eating-birds-vs-fish-catching-people/#comment-2054</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nick]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 14:41:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yikes, England sounds worse than the Outer Banks. 

Who gets beat up when they&#039;re holding a gun anyway?]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yikes, England sounds worse than the Outer Banks. </p>
<p>Who gets beat up when they&#8217;re holding a gun anyway?</p>
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		<title>By: Nate</title>
		<link>http://thedrinkingbirdblog.com/2010/01/25/fish-eating-birds-vs-fish-catching-people/#comment-2050</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nate]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 20:26:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[@Jason- The characterization of Cormorants rubbed me the wrong way too.  I mean, yeah, birders, as especially those characterized as &quot;twitchers&quot; have no small bit of legitimate animus thrown their way, but this just seemed like an opportunity to take some cheap shots at the most outrageous depiction of a birdwatcher one could conjure.  

After that, the paranoia is pretty funny, more than anything. 

The means by which fishing clubs are allowed to manage cormorants could be another post entirely, though.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Jason- The characterization of Cormorants rubbed me the wrong way too.  I mean, yeah, birders, as especially those characterized as &#8220;twitchers&#8221; have no small bit of legitimate animus thrown their way, but this just seemed like an opportunity to take some cheap shots at the most outrageous depiction of a birdwatcher one could conjure.  </p>
<p>After that, the paranoia is pretty funny, more than anything. </p>
<p>The means by which fishing clubs are allowed to manage cormorants could be another post entirely, though.</p>
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		<title>By: jason</title>
		<link>http://thedrinkingbirdblog.com/2010/01/25/fish-eating-birds-vs-fish-catching-people/#comment-2049</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[jason]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 19:26:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#039;ll admit I had a difficult time with his entry (and that should say something based on my reputation).  The initial assumption is where it falls apart.  Then the &quot;heavy&quot; bit really pushed me over the edge (I mean really, is this the &quot;birding mob&quot; we&#039;re talking about?).  But I struggled through it like a good objective observer.

From outside both departmental boxes, I can say he could have offered some serious food for thought.  Instead, even his valid points are disregarded because of the original assumption and the &quot;heavy&quot; bit.  Sad that his audience won&#039;t be so astute as to notice the flaws.

(And I&#039;ll add this: I&#039;m a radical vegan who abhors any harm to animals and who won&#039;t even wear wool.  I&#039;m no birder--that should be clear--but I&#039;d be quite willing to walk up and punch someone in the head for shooting a lone cormorant.  Besides, only evil people think cormorants are &quot;hideous creatures&quot;...)]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;ll admit I had a difficult time with his entry (and that should say something based on my reputation).  The initial assumption is where it falls apart.  Then the &#8220;heavy&#8221; bit really pushed me over the edge (I mean really, is this the &#8220;birding mob&#8221; we&#8217;re talking about?).  But I struggled through it like a good objective observer.</p>
<p>From outside both departmental boxes, I can say he could have offered some serious food for thought.  Instead, even his valid points are disregarded because of the original assumption and the &#8220;heavy&#8221; bit.  Sad that his audience won&#8217;t be so astute as to notice the flaws.</p>
<p>(And I&#8217;ll add this: I&#8217;m a radical vegan who abhors any harm to animals and who won&#8217;t even wear wool.  I&#8217;m no birder&#8211;that should be clear&#8211;but I&#8217;d be quite willing to walk up and punch someone in the head for shooting a lone cormorant.  Besides, only evil people think cormorants are &#8220;hideous creatures&#8221;&#8230;)</p>
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		<title>By: Nate</title>
		<link>http://thedrinkingbirdblog.com/2010/01/25/fish-eating-birds-vs-fish-catching-people/#comment-2048</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nate]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 00:52:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[@John- Heh, you and me both.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@John- Heh, you and me both.</p>
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		<title>By: John</title>
		<link>http://thedrinkingbirdblog.com/2010/01/25/fish-eating-birds-vs-fish-catching-people/#comment-2047</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[John]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 00:10:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I wish American birding institutions were influential enough to inspire such paranoia.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I wish American birding institutions were influential enough to inspire such paranoia.</p>
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