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View Poll Results: If You Could Wipe Out One Animal Species What Would It Be?
Sharks 2 0.97%
Snakes 7 3.40%
Spiders 6 2.91%
Mosquitos 38 18.45%
Wasps/Bees 1 0.49%
Stingy underwater things like Jelly Fish 2 0.97%
Rats 3 1.46%
Cockroaches (or other insects, please specify) 16 7.77%
Mega Shark vs Giant Octopus 1 0.49%
The blue one next to the fish. 7 3.40%
tch. SHUMS !!! obviously. sharks are like little cuddly kittens next to shums. 118 57.28%
Grumman A-10 Warthogs 2 0.97%
Bundaberg Rum 3 1.46%
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Old 07-07-2009, 04:18 PM   #1
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If You Could Wipe Out One Animal Species...

I don't like Sharks, hate them in fact, and if I could have one animal that didnt exist on this planet, it would be the shark.

So what about you? Which animal would it make you happy to see dissapear? Which animal makes you feel creepy all over and terrified?
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Old 07-07-2009, 04:26 PM   #2
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Well, personally, although I wouldn't go so far as to say I would wipe them out, I could quite happily live in a world without dogs.

They serve no real purpose other than to be surrogate children for people who really can't believe that other people do not see the fun in having a smelly flea ridden mutt stick its nose in inappropriate places and slobber all over you ("Oh, isn't he cute, he must like you" - ARRRGGGHHH).

OK, maybe it's actually dog-owners I object to?

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In their own ways.
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Old 07-07-2009, 04:27 PM   #4
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Well, personally, although I wouldn't go so far as to say I would wipe them out, I could quite happily live in a world without dogs.

They serve no real purpose other than to be surrogate children for people who really can't believe that other people do not see the fun in having a smelly flea ridden mutt stick its nose in inappropriate places and slobber all over you ("Oh, isn't he cute, he must like you" - ARRRGGGHHH).

OK, maybe it's actually dog-owners I object to?

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Sir, a dog is man's best friend, and the bravest of companions. I would no more put a dog on this list than I would my own sainted mother *said in a late Victorian Era accent*

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Sir, a dog is man's best friend,
...outside of a book. inside of a book, it's too dark to... wait a minute, that's not how it goes...

hm, i'm torn. much as i loathe spiders and wish never ever to encounter them in any capacity nor at any distance, i must nonetheless concede that they contribute usefully to controlling the population of nasty flies (at the expense of other, more easily-appreciated insects, like butterflies). i can't stand to have them in my house but i never kill them, i just catch them and put them outside.

and i feel that way about pretty much all creatures ; even if i don't like them, they have (and deserve) their place in the world (even wasps ! and i'm allergic to them ! i could DIE ! and they don't even make honey !)... BUT.

you've put mosquitoes on the list.

now really. can anyone give me any legitimate reason not to get rid of mosquitoes ? do they actually contribute anything positive at all to the ecosystem, in however small a way ? or are they just blood-sucking, disease-spreading, peaceful-sleep-disturbing, nasty parasites we'd all be much happier without ?

it's a puzzler !
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I choose the mosquito option- am allergic to the bloody beasts!

kill them all,

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Old 07-07-2009, 04:39 PM   #8
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The Law of Unintended Consequences would state that, even though we may be unaware of the role that any species plays in the eco-system, that eliminating that species will lead to consequences that are probably not good.
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Old 07-07-2009, 04:40 PM   #9
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I chose mosquitoes also! If they were gone, maybe the birds would eat more spiders.
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The Law of Unintended Consequences would state that, even though we may be unaware of the role that any species plays in the eco-system, that eliminating that species will lead to consequences that are probably not good.
*sigh* i know.

damned mosquitoes...
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Well I chose Sharks (obviously) and below, in this clip from Mega Shark vs Giant Octopus, you'll see exactly why they should not exist:

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now really. can anyone give me any legitimate reason not to get rid of mosquitoes ? do they actually contribute anything positive at all to the ecosystem, in however small a way ? or are they just blood-sucking, disease-spreading, peaceful-sleep-disturbing, nasty parasites ...
That's made me think, can we have humans on the poll?

Not to get rid of the whole species; just everyone else apart from me.
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That's made me think, can we have humans on the poll?

Not to get rid of the whole species; just everyone else apart from me.
We don't need any help. We're wiping ourselves out fine (Wish the Sharks would do the same.)
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Well I chose Sharks (obviously) and below, in this clip from Mega Shark vs Giant Octopus, you'll see exactly why they should not exist:
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(that was a joke, right ? that's not a real film ?)

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That's made me think, can we have humans on the poll?

Not to get rid of the whole species; just everyone else apart from me.
hmph ! not that i don't (frequently) agree with you, but in my own very personal and individual defense, i'd like to point out that i don't disturb anyone's peaceful sleep, nor suck blood, and when i'm sick i try to remain quarantined as much as possible.
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...outside of a book. inside of a book, it's too dark to... wait a minute, that's not how it goes...

hm, i'm torn. much as i loathe spiders and wish never ever to encounter them in any capacity nor at any distance, i must nonetheless concede that they contribute usefully to controlling the population of nasty flies (at the expense of other, more easily-appreciated insects, like butterflies). i can't stand to have them in my house but i never kill them, i just catch them and put them outside.

and i feel that way about pretty much all creatures ; even if i don't like them, they have (and deserve) their place in the world (even wasps ! and i'm allergic to them ! i could DIE ! and they don't even make honey !)... BUT.

you've put mosquitoes on the list.

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it's a puzzler !

Are you accusing them of being my blood brothers????
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