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- EochaidRiata, on 10/12/2007, -2/+80At the same time that Japanese men have begun hibernating. Coincidence?
- z23rdhsuan, on 10/12/2007, -4/+73OMG someone warn Colbert!
- dsendecki, on 10/12/2007, -0/+41I do exactly the same thing.
- Qwiggalo, on 10/12/2007, -4/+39They're bearly sleepy.
- changeworkpie, on 10/12/2007, -9/+38"I'll never know why regular citizens are so quick to believe oil companies assessments of global warming"
Maybe it's because too many people act like arrogant jerks like yourself saying that people who do not think as you do are "gullible cowards and ignoramuses."
You are doing more to hurt this cause than most oil companies could ever dream of doing. Why don't you try honest discussion with people rather than "hitting them in the face?" A serious issue requires serious, mature debate. Even on the Internet, your juvenile ramblings do nothing but put off those who might otherwise be open to listening to conversation about this important topic.
Thanks! - robertDouglass, on 10/12/2007, -0/+29Bears are so adaptable, I really admire that. They stay awake until the food is gone, and sleep until it reappears. Sounds like a nice strategy.
- brstilson, on 10/12/2007, -7/+34@carpespasm
You're the guy that ruins other peoples' jokes at parties by either stating the obvious or answering rhetorical questions, aren't you?
@1337zork
Poor, poor execution. It's obvious your punch line was formulated before the joke.
I give you both an F - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -2/+19I would say 1337zork's chief weapon is not surprise.
- Dr.Fade, on 10/12/2007, -0/+14Oh, Great, grumpy unrested bears.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -2/+14Great, now we'll have some cranky-ass bears on our hands.
- Sithlrd, on 10/12/2007, -8/+20Manbearpig's hunting habits will surely terrorize the villagers like never before!
- xtmno3, on 10/12/2007, -5/+15People who freak out about climate changes are silly. You honestly think that because the Earth gets warmer, and the content of the atmosphere, and changing of water levels means it is the end of life? Come on people, there were living creatures on Earth before humans, and there will be living creatures on Earth after humans. Stop thinking you are the end all be all of existence and accept the fact that species that will do well in surviving will survive and those that cannot adapt will die. Its not like it is some horrible thing for the world, just for you and your self-centered lives.
The only thing that separates humans from most animals is consciousness, I doubt humanity is the only creature possible that can achieve consciousness...In the end we are still creatures, and still subject to the same rules as them. - moisie, on 10/12/2007, -2/+12One thing with regards to the whole global warming/pollution thing is that some people deny there is any link between emissions and the temperature increase but even if there isn't, why do they want that crap pumped into the air they breath? Locking yourself in the garage with the engine running is a classic suicide method, we have the phrase "smog alert", people wear masks in cities if they're riding around, some graffiti artists recently cleaned a wall to create their images. Even without global warming that should be enough to make us want to cut back on exhaust alone.
- 1337zork, on 10/12/2007, -5/+15I love you guys :')
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+10I know a lot of humans like that except rather than food, its beer.
- spxiii, on 10/12/2007, -0/+9My favorite part is that people don't think twice about jumping in the car to drive 0.1 miles down the street, but God forbid anyone light a cigarette in their presence.
I sum up society with this:
sigh... - Urusai, on 10/12/2007, -0/+9The first letter in the sentence is supposed to be capitalized! Sentences require verbs! The first period should have been a comma! Somebody call the Bureau of English Abuse!
- estvir, on 10/12/2007, -1/+9Camping is going to be extra fun these holidays and at least I'll have to buy less Christmas presents next year. :o
- aywwts4, on 10/12/2007, -10/+18I buried you guys, and its not because I work for oil companies as I'm sure you want to think, in fact, I believe in global warming and believe we caused it.
I buried you because you present your arguments like idiots and jackasses. - aleandro, on 10/12/2007, -1/+8I don't think anyone notices Bush anymore...
- repins, on 10/12/2007, -6/+13@zybch
"NO controversy exists, at least among reputable scientists who aren't taking money from Exxon etc.
.
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Outside North America the overwhelming consensus is that Yes there is a problem, Yes we probably created it, and
Yes we have to try to do something to stop it or at least slow it down."
So dispute the data of these "Exxon" scientists, do not just say "you took money from big oil therefor you are wrong"
Humans did not create global warming, climate change or whatever you want to call it, sorry to break your bubble but it was around way before humans. Now if you want to say "Humans are making it worse, and/or happen faster" you have room for debate. - aelias, on 10/12/2007, -1/+6My 2 pennies:
Sold on the fact that it's getting warmer. Pretty sure it's a natural phenomenon. Very sure a small percentage of species will be horribly inconvenienced, if not entirely wiped out. Property values will plummet on the coast, and insurance companies will go broke, but humans will survive.
Entirely convinced we can't do anything to change the climate of the planet. We can't even change weather locally, for one day. Cloud seeding is the best we can do.
Face it, we're along for the ride. Not trying to be a defeatist, just a realist. - bussche, on 10/12/2007, -4/+9I'm super serial guys!
- UltimaNut, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5Geese get confused sometimes. Or maybe they were just moving to a better local spot. I doubt this is a sign of anything.
If ALL geese started going north I might agree. But one flock? Naw. - majorid, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5This could be bad news for "pic-a-nic baskets"!
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -19/+24oops bury
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -15/+19Why are they so quick to believe there is no (or at the least, only a tiny) problem?
Because big oil and energy corporations have successfully convinced people that there is a controversy among scientists about the very existence of global warming and the 'theory' that we humans have created it, when in fact NO controversy exists, at least among reputable scientists who aren't taking money from Exxon etc.
Its quite telling though that its ONLY the populace of the US hold this manufactured opinion.
Outside North America the overwhelming consensus is that Yes there is a problem, Yes we probably created it, and Yes we have to try to do something to stop it or at least slow it down.
Now most Americans aren't gullible, its just that its VERY difficult to find an accurate point of view when the "its okay, we aren't causing the greenhouse effect, not that there even is one" message is rammed down your throat all day every day!
Its the same as "Iraq has WMDs", the same lies were repeated often enough that people ended up believing it, and even now when its been totally proven beyond any doubt that Iraq didn't have the WMDs the warmongers claimed they did, a significant number of Americans still believe they do!
Its easy to get to the truh though. All you have to do is take a look at who stands the lose the most if the US government suddenly changed its tune and said that we have screwed the planet up! Its the big energy corporations that would end up hurting the most. Surely it must just be a coincidence that they're the ones running this propaganda campaign against legitimate scientists and climate experts! - GrahamStw, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5@repins: Yes, the climate did change before humans, but I think the generally accepted definition of Climate Change, in this context, is climate change which which may be anthropogenic in it's nature, rather than the result of established phenomena such as solar variation and Milankovitch cycles.
The debate isn't about whether it is happening, the debate is "are we causing it" and more importantly "is there anything we can do to stop it?" - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Have they considered that the bears are pissed that the Dems took over congress ?
The are waking to exact revenge on humanity?
Hmmm?
Something to consider. - brd6644, on 09/01/2009, -0/+4"We cannot prove that non-hibernation is caused by global warming, but everything points in that direction."
"We cannot prove this but will release our findings to the media anyways so that we can effectively draw conclusions that we cannot factually support." Nice!!! - dbug, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5What are you, some kind of bear expert?
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4The lack of hibernation makes all bears turn into polar bears and migrate to the Lost island.
- repins, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Actually LYPH4 is correct, and here is a source
http://www.space.com/spacewatch/061027_night_sky.html
Quote:
They're usually not holed up for the entire time (it's probably more appropriate to think of hibernation as a really deep sleep or a series of very long naps), but the American black bear can go up to 100 days without waking up.
and another
http://www.alaskazoo.org/bearfacts.htm - moofer, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4I wish I could get my hands on some of this global warming. It's *****' cold out there.
- twinklyJesus, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3If you take their iPods and Xboxes away, they'll go right to sleep.
- PDelahanty, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Bears aren't hybernating? It must be because of video games! Video games are always to blame.
- HarryBauzonia, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4Ever consider that someone south of you may have been shooting at them? Think things through, boy.
- estvir, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Lyph4, I don't believe you at all but when you go to challenge a bear remember to film it and post it on Digg.
- aywwts4, on 10/12/2007, -2/+5I'm buying some cheap lakefront land on Lake Michigan for a tropical resort
Think of the children indeed.
Though seriously, What are you doing? And I mean other than lecturing people who make jokes. - catalysis, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3"Though seriously, What are you doing? And I mean other than lecturing people who make jokes."
He's stocking his underwater bunker with protective suits, obviously. - repins, on 10/12/2007, -2/+5Dooms13 did you read the article? The bears are not being forced,the "Global Warming Monster" is not dragging the bears out of there dens by their ears. The bears are choosing to venture outside because the energy available to them in the food available to them is worth the energy they need to expend to get it. All hibernating animals will do this if the conditions are right.
In some northern US cities populations of Canada Goose are no longer flying south for the winter, because people feed them and therefor the need to fly south to eat is lessened. - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -3/+6No, I'm just obsessed with bears. When I turn 60, I'm going to go out into the woods with only a club, and fight a bear to the death. If I live, I'll wait 10 years and go back out. So, yeah. I've done some research.
It's a very common mistake, though, to believe that bears DO hibernate. - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Did anyone notice that Bush used the word greenhouse gases in his speech yesterday?
- sintaxi, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2karlcb is correct.
Bears do not hibernate and never have. We are just now learning more about bears and that's why this seems odd. This is a common misunderstanding. Similar to Buffalo being in North America when in fact it is Bison. Buffalo are located in Africa. - twinklyJesus, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2"thou whoopie" are you Bibleman or something? Yea, thou should'st makest thou some whoopie. Global warmth hast madeth humanity obsolete and thee shall all diest. Thou Ye. Yea, ye. blah blah blah.
I love it when people try to sound like they have a clue, but they haven't had their coffee yet, or aren't old enough for mommy to make them coffee. - HarryBauzonia, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3*****.
The bears here are hibernating just fine, and it's damned cold. Local weather in Spain doesn't equate to GLOBAL warming. Maybe it's happening; maybe it's not (I'm not saying it is or isn't), but don't point to local conditions as any kind of indicator.
We've had a pretty cold weather since the end of October; it's been as low as 10 degrees (F). Is that a sign of global cooling? - kingfoot, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2"I read somewhere their periods attract bears. Bears can smell the menstruation."
"Well, that's just great. You hear that, Ed? Bears. Now you're putting the whole station in jeopardy." - HoiPolloi, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2I wonder what the Grizzly Man would have to say besides "ouch".
- BlueGrape, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3The sad thing is some global warming fanatic is going to use this article is one of the facts to prove global warming is dangerous.
- Doofy, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Water vapor and clouds = 90% of the greenhouse effect.
CO2 and all other gasses account for 10%.
96.6% of annual CO2 emmissions are naturally generated. (volcanos, ocean outgassing)
3.4% of annual CO2 is generated by man.
Environmentalists really need to turn down the hysteria. -
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