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You are completely leaving out the impact of farming, and all the large animals in Europe have been wiped out already, so your baseline is already way off. If you are willing to completely change the way we live, grow food and protect the environment, then perhaps we could make a change.
In the US, we've killed off all the natural predators for deer, so we have to keep them in check through hunting. Bringing the system back in balance would mean reintroducing wolves throughout much of the country.
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Well, the boar survives very well on the continent, even if its gone from the UK. I don't know how many other large animals you are thinking of though. There are Wolves in the alps, and bears in the Balkans I believe still. Deer in the UK are so numerous they are posing a problem to some trees now.
So really all big animals that I can think of are still there in Europe. What did you have in mind?
As for farming, there is so much land set aside these days because Europe over produces that I don't see how it is more of a threat than it was. Plus production is far more efficient these days, we are getting more and more from a square meter of land.
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I thought Malaysian Airlines offered the shortest flights?
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On the contrary! Malaysian Airlines offers the longest flight - it never ends!
I'm not questioning your powers of observation; I'm merely remarking upon the paradox of asking a masked man who he is. (V)
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P0mpey3 wrote: I thought Malaysian Airlines offered the shortest flights
I thought Concorde holds that record.
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105 minutes is pretty long, compared to some: Westray to Papa Westray[^]
Admittedly they don't use Airbus A380s, but that's probably because the runway would have to be longer than the island...
You looking for sympathy?
You'll find it in the dictionary, between sympathomimetic and sympatric
(Page 1788, if it helps)
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London Paris is short, I did it once, it takes longer to taxi then fly, the plane goes up, they throw drinks at you, it immediately nose dives, and you are at CDG. Its nuts.
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Munchies_Matt wrote: the plane goes up, they throw drinks at you, it immediately nose dives
Ah, the legendary Parisian waiter service!
You looking for sympathy?
You'll find it in the dictionary, between sympathomimetic and sympatric
(Page 1788, if it helps)
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This was BA actually, they had to virtually abseil the drinks trolley at a running pace down the aisle before the plane headed groundwards.
Mind you, not as bad as the flight you linked, just looked, that's mad. 47 seconds! Just crazy. Why not use a boat, it must be cheaper!
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Assuming the fastest connection available [IP/AC] it'd take longer to load the page than to take the flight.
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During my first holiday abroad I was quite naive about the joys of flying.
We took off from Miami to fly to St Lucia on an MD-11 after a short flight we landed, it was a shock to find out this wasn't "our stop"
After 4 more take-offs and landings, with flights of around 10-20 minutes duration we did eventually land on St Lucia, our luggage didn't though, it took and extra three days for that to arrive.
Oh the memories.
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Munchies_Matt wrote: 76 flat-bed seats in business class[^] I've ridden in a flat-bed, and I'd hardly call it comfortable, bouncing all over the road at the slightest pothole.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/29028038[^]
He's on probation in the US, and facing assault charges in Toronto. So just lock him up for a few years and give our ears a rest!
Please?
You looking for sympathy?
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(Page 1788, if it helps)
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OriginalGriff wrote: and give our ears a rest! Your implication being you have been listening to him?!
Whether I think I can, or think I can't, I am always bloody right!
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Thankfully, no.
But I had a sister who when "that age" played the same David Soul song over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over again.
I am reliably informed that girls of that age are still obsessed with talentless f**kwits today...
You looking for sympathy?
You'll find it in the dictionary, between sympathomimetic and sympatric
(Page 1788, if it helps)
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I think... you forgott "and over" while telling the story
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Gawd knows, I've tried to forget those days...
You looking for sympathy?
You'll find it in the dictionary, between sympathomimetic and sympatric
(Page 1788, if it helps)
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Ahh "Silver Lady" I remember that tune
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Arrrrggggghhhhh!!!!
NOOOO!!!!!!!!
You looking for sympathy?
You'll find it in the dictionary, between sympathomimetic and sympatric
(Page 1788, if it helps)
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I thought you were made of tougher stuff. Don't give up on us!
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Nobody is THAT tough, not even Griff!
Life is like a s**t sandwich; the more bread you have, the less s**t you eat.
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They don't need to lock him up, just a gag and a ban from using ANY media.
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Or better yet, throw him to the crowd ONLY ONCE and they will take good care of him..
Whether I think I can, or think I can't, I am always bloody right!
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