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Ricochet 
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 Posted: December 11 2006 at 02:48 |
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mainly the second. without research (or knowledge in the background), I opted for a community of music connoiseurs.
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toolis
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Posted: December 11 2006 at 03:08 |
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i thought i knew a lot about prog before i found out about PA...little did i know...so the first one..
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-music is like pornography...
sometimes amateurs turn us on, even more...
-sometimes you are the pigeon and sometimes you are the statue...
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Bj-1
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Posted: December 11 2006 at 03:21 |
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RIO/AVANT/ZEUHL - The best thing you can get with yer pants on!
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Peter
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Posted: December 11 2006 at 13:49 |
 Arrrghus wrote:
I also joined the site to escape militant beavers.
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Haven't seen many beavers, have you? 
The critter with the bazooka, above, is a prairie dog, not a beaver!  (In any case, beavers prefer to use submarines when they go to war.)
Prairie Dog:
 (note dry fur, & short, fuzzy tail)
Beaver:
 (note wet fur, & broad, flat tail)
The beaver is also much bigger.
Thus concludes the lesson!
Edited by Peter Rideout - December 11 2006 at 13:49
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"And, has thou slain the Jabberwock?
Come to my arms, my beamish boy!
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!'
He chortled in his joy.
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progismylife
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Joined: October 19 2006
Location: ibreathehelium
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Posted: December 11 2006 at 13:57 |
Peter Rideout wrote:
Arrrghus wrote:
I also joined the site to escape militant beavers. |
Haven't seen many beavers, have you? 
The critter with the bazooka, above, is a prairie dog, not a beaver! 
(In any case, beavers prefer to use submarines when they go to war.)
Prairie Dog:
(note dry fur, & short, fuzzy tail)
Beaver:
(note wet fur, & broad, flat tail)
The beaver is also much bigger.
Thus concludes the lesson! |
You forgot the beavers have big teeth to chew on trees to make their dams.
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Frasse
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Joined: November 22 2004
Location: Sweden
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Posted: December 11 2006 at 13:59 |
Peter Rideout wrote:
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I'm tempted to post something inapprociate about beavers, but I'll try to restrain.
Edited by Frasse - December 11 2006 at 14:01
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Peter
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Posted: December 11 2006 at 14:03 |
progismylife wrote:
You forgot the beavers have big teeth to chew on trees to make their dams. |
No, I didn't forget that-- I just didn't include it.
There are many in my area, and the beaver is our national symbol. 'Tis a creature I know well -- wet, or otherwise.
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"And, has thou slain the Jabberwock?
Come to my arms, my beamish boy!
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!'
He chortled in his joy.
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progismylife
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Joined: October 19 2006
Location: ibreathehelium
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Posted: December 11 2006 at 14:10 |
Peter Rideout wrote:
No, I didn't forget that-- I just didn't include it. 
There are many in my area, and the beaver is our national symbol. 'Tis a creature I know well -- wet, or otherwise  |
The way I see this is:
The United States is the bald eagle on the top of the tree. It eats beavers. But one day the beaver wll eat the tree the bald eagle lives in and thus the beaver will beat the eagle.
And you totally forgot about them eating trees. Don't deny it.
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Frasse
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Joined: November 22 2004
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Posted: December 11 2006 at 14:40 |
Peter Rideout wrote:
There are many in my area, and the beaver is our national symbol. 'Tis a creature I know well -- wet, or otherwise. |
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Peter
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Posted: December 11 2006 at 16:14 |
progismylife wrote:
Peter Rideout wrote:
No, I didn't forget that-- I just didn't include it.
There are many in my area, and the beaver is our national symbol. 'Tis a creature I know well -- wet, or otherwise |
The way I see this is:
The United States is the bald eagle on the top of the tree. It eats beavers. But one day the beaver wll eat the tree the bald eagle lives in and thus the beaver will beat the eagle.
And you totally forgot about them eating trees. Don't deny it. |
Actually, your national symbol is a scavenger as well as a hunter. (It's mainly the former.) 
Its food of choice is dead fish, and it can only lift up to four pounds, and thus could not lift a beaver (average weight 35 pounds, though they go up to 80 pounds), even if (a huge if!) it could manage to kill one. Thus, the only way an eagle gets to eat beaver is if it finds a dead one.
And the beaver only eats choice parts of the tree (bark, tender new shoots, leaves, roots, seeds, etc.). When it gnaws down a tree, it is not eating it, but harvesting it for later feeding upon the bark, or for use in dam or lodge construction.
Did you know that sometimes if a bald eagle grabs a fish too big for it to lift, it may end up in the water? The bird is apparently a strong swimmer (it uses its wings!), but hypothermia may then kill it.
There are lots of these majestic birds where I come from -- they like cliffs and beaches, because there's lots of dead fish there to scavenge. I managed to get really close to one that was standing on a beach a couple of years ago. I was relieved when it took off, because the closer I got to it, the bigger it looked -- and it's huge! (If not as fierce as its reputation, and use as your national symbol might suggest.)
Nyah nyah nyah, etc,
Prof. Picky P. Peepeepants
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"And, has thou slain the Jabberwock?
Come to my arms, my beamish boy!
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!'
He chortled in his joy.
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Peter
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Joined: January 31 2004
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Posted: December 11 2006 at 16:17 |
Frasse wrote:
Peter Rideout wrote:
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I'm tempted to post something inapprociate about beavers, but I'll try to restrain.
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Your spelling is inappropriate enough, I assure you!
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"And, has thou slain the Jabberwock?
Come to my arms, my beamish boy!
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!'
He chortled in his joy.
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el böthy
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Joined: April 27 2005
Location: Argentina
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Posted: December 11 2006 at 20:47 |
TheProgtologist wrote:
I used this site for quite bit as a resource,but after awhile I wanted to talk to people that really dig the same music I do,because none of my friends or family are too crazy about the stuff I listen to. |
pretty much what I wanted to say
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"You want me to play what, Robert?"
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E-Dub
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Posted: December 11 2006 at 20:51 |
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Went with the first option. I've discovered some great music through this site and look forward to an even better 2007, with new releases by Neal Morse, Marillion, IQ, Pendragon, and Porcupine Tree. And those are only the ones I know about.
And anyone who picked option 4 REALLY needs to move on.
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Peter
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Posted: December 11 2006 at 23:29 |
The feeling of community.
I came for the music -- I stayed for the people.
Edited by Peter Rideout - December 11 2006 at 23:30
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"And, has thou slain the Jabberwock?
Come to my arms, my beamish boy!
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!'
He chortled in his joy.
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The Miracle
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Joined: May 29 2005
Location: hell
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Points: 28427
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Posted: December 11 2006 at 23:35 |
Peter Rideout wrote:
The feeling of community.
I came for the music -- I stayed for the people.
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That's exactly why I'm here... As much guys are being huge asses, I always come back
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yarstruly
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Location: United States
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Posted: December 12 2006 at 10:32 |
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I like to gab about music, especially my favorite styl!
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Facebook hashtags:
#100greatestprogrockchallenge
#scottssongbysong
#scottsspotlight
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Raff
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Posted: December 12 2006 at 10:37 |
Peter Rideout wrote:
The feeling of community.
I came for the music -- I stayed for the people.
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Well said, Peter - though sometimes it is the people who make me want to run away and never come back!
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mystic fred
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Posted: December 12 2006 at 10:42 |
that's what i love about PA - you go in expecting to talk about music then you find.....the difference between Prairie Dogs and Beavers..  ??
Edited by mystic fred - December 12 2006 at 10:44
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TheProgtologist
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Posted: December 12 2006 at 10:47 |
progismylife wrote:
Peter Rideout wrote:
No, I didn't forget that-- I just didn't include it.
There are many in my area, and the beaver is our national symbol. 'Tis a creature I know well -- wet, or otherwise |
The way I see this is:
The United States is the bald eagle on the top of the tree. It eats beavers. But one day the beaver wll eat the tree the bald eagle lives in and thus the beaver will beat the eagle.
And you totally forgot about them eating trees. Don't deny it. |
What's to stop the eagle from just flying to another tree?
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eugene
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Posted: December 12 2006 at 10:49 |
Research, and more research, and always research, and nothing but research, ...oh well... and some opportunity to bash someone or something, but it's not compulsory really, as I have similar opportunities in other parts of my life as well...
So research then.
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