On 31/08/2011, at 11:54 PM, Ian Nichols wrote:
> On 31 August 2011 10:30, Andrew Fildes <afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> No, that's quite beautiful, you vertebrate chauvinist.
>> I sooooo tired of people who'll donate to 'save the koala' because they're
>> cute and cuddly (oh no they aren't) but wouldn't lift a finger to save an
>> endangered slug.
>> Shame on you sir.
>
> It's probably even harder to generate sympathy when the endangered
> slug sounds like an STD:
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purcell%27s_hunter_slug
Yes, and one oddly that Koala's do suffer - aka 'wet-tail'.
Unfortunately, to attract support, an endangered critter has to be furry and/or
really, really large.
Andrew Fildes
afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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