PETA is not my only worry,  It is actually illegal to possess even feathers
from any migratory bird not specifically designated as a game bird, and that
goes for hummingbirds.  This is no joke, my bird-bander friend was
approached by a homeopathist to obtain a single hummingbird feather for one
of the hoemopathist's witches brews.  My friend politely declined, citing
federal statutes.  He failed to mention that fact that homeopathy is pure
hummingbird-doodoo.

Most recipes for homeopathic medicines require a small amount of whatever
compound it is to be mixed thoroughly with a gallon of water.  A single drop
of that mixture is added to a second gallon of water, then mixed for a
number of minutes.  A single drop of THAT mixture is now mixed with another
gallon and so on for about 15 times.  Staticstically, there is not an even
chance that a single molecule of the original substance is present in the
final solution. (I'll do the math on my afternoon break just to see.)
Homeopathists claim that these solutions get more powerful each time they
are diluted in this manner.  Uh- huh.


--Lawrence


----- Original Message -----
From: "Roman Black" <fastvid@EZY.NET.AU>
To: <PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU>
Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2002 3:45 AM
Subject: Re: [EE]: Hummingbird trap


> Lawrence Lile wrote:
> >
> > Roman, join me for barbecued hummingbird ribs once this project is done.
I
> > have heard they are scrumptious, and quite filling if you have several
> > thousand of them.
>
> Sound yum! But bags I *don't* get the job of
> plucking all the little mongrels. ;o)
> -Roman
>
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