Couldn't agree more Bart. Hopefully we won't be "subject" to any more
unecessarily mean-spirited comments from the socially-challenged out there;
they certainly left a bad taste in my mouth. I don't think I'm going out on
much of a limb in stating that most of the rest of us don't have such an
aversion to being amused.
Philip Kline
PlanetWaves99@xxxxxxx wrote:
Was that response supposed to be joke? I'm not sure, and since it didn't
have any "LOL" or ;-), I have to assume you were serious.
Come people! Lighten up!!
We've got new list member who's obviously enthused and psyched to be here.
Is the goal to drive him off the list?
Maybe I'm in the minority, but I think we could use a little more levity
everywhere in life, including this list. Or do we want to perpetuate the
stereotype of birders being boring old fuddy-duddies, who look down their noses
at
people who don't meet their lofty academic standards?
And let's not forget our old friend the delete key. It works wonders for
posts you don't like. (like this one, no doubt).
Feel free to flame me about this. I can take it. I've been the subject of
some brutal flames before - the kind that will make your hair curl, or
straighten it out! I look forward to hearing from those of you who think I'm
nuts!
Bart Hutchinson
Alexandria, VA
PS - I didn't know the original tune, but the new lyrics were great! Keep
'em coming.
In a message dated 6/11/2003 4:11:57 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
millergt3389@xxxxxxxxxxx writes:
Subj: [va-bird] Re: What happens when I drink too much coffee......
Date: 6/11/2003 4:11:57 PM Eastern Daylight Time
From: millergt3389@xxxxxxxxxxx
To: catharus_thrush@xxxxxxxxx, va-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent from the Internet
On this listserver we don't permit innocent questions from beginning birders
looking for owls, but do we allow lyrics to songs that are simply meant to
amuse us and have nothing to do with birds? What was the point of this? We
were warned about your sense of humor you say. Does that mean we're going
to be subject to it whenever you're inspired?
Glenn Miller
Williamsburg, VA
From: Richard Roberts
Reply-To: catharus_thrush@xxxxxxxxx
To: va-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [va-bird] What happens when I drink too much coffee......
Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2003 12:52:38 -0700 (PDT)
Hi ya'll:
O.k. I warned you about my sense of humor.... Well, I originally posted
this to the Birdband list-serve last year, where it was met with rave
reviews, and I thought ya'll might enjoy it. Essentially, I just re-wrote
the lyrics to suit my needs....so enjoy (or curse me, either way.....). I
hope that you noticed that I corrected my spelling of ya'll. I was
informed that there was only one "a" in it. That's a cheesehead for ya, I
guess....
I Am the Very Model of a Master-Bander, Personal
© 2002, Richard L. Smallwood-Roberts, Master-Bander (Personal)
Sung to the tune of âI Am the Very Model of a Modern Major-Generalâ from
the musical, HMS Pinafore.
I am the very model of a Master-Bander, Personal
I capture migrant passerines, with which Iâm very versatile
I know their very Latin names though short or long or whimsical
From Actitis to Zenaida in genus categorical
Iâm very well acquainted too with matters mathematical
I measure bills from lores to tip with zeal that seems fanatical
Or primaries or retrices of which I cannot often choose
But cheerfully I measure them and then I measure tarsus too
Iâm very good at using traps and also of erecting nets
Iâm faster than all others (but on that I am not taking bets)
When capturing the adult birds and even with the juveniles
I am the very model of a Master-Bander, Personal
