tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27635196.post4961876975670019093..comments2023-11-02T08:15:22.860+00:00Comments on George Bristow's Secret Freezer: Languishing in captivityMartinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05618863147387955196noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27635196.post-49978130452555000022008-04-30T22:32:00.000+01:002008-04-30T22:32:00.000+01:00Well when William the whatevereth-number-he'll-be ...<I>Well when William the whatevereth-number-he'll-be decides to reclaim the colonies, he'll have to send his forces to Beijing I suspect.</I><BR/><BR/>Or, ironically, Tibet <BR/><BR/>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tibetan_sovereignty_debateMartinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05618863147387955196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27635196.post-29203892595166730052008-04-30T04:00:00.000+01:002008-04-30T04:00:00.000+01:00Well when William the whatevereth-number-he'll-be ...Well when William the whatevereth-number-he'll-be decides to reclaim the colonies, he'll have to send his forces to Beijing I suspect. <BR/><BR/>Man, we find our archaic laws entertaining, but I guess you've had about 1000 years longer to accumulate them than we have.Bill Pulliamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02333438671130100114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27635196.post-35493672224342549642008-04-29T23:08:00.000+01:002008-04-29T23:08:00.000+01:00Oh yes, believe it. You're only allowed to keep cl...Oh yes, believe it. You're only allowed to keep close-ringed captive bred birds, but the legal trade masks an underground and surprisingly thriving trade in illegally wild-caught birds. Prosecutions crop up from time to time. <BR/><BR/>We have to keep our hands off the egrets, but we are required to shoot moles to make nice soft trousers.<BR/><BR/>In contrast, all Britons are required by law to practice archery for 2 hours on a Sunday, and to keep a tank of fresh water in their roofspace. In both cases this is in case the French invade. And that, amazingly, is true. Even though there's about as much chance of France invading us as their is the King of England and his band of merry redcoats deciding to have a go at retaking the colonies. :-$Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05618863147387955196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27635196.post-40566569135387316062008-04-29T14:42:00.000+01:002008-04-29T14:42:00.000+01:00What??? Are you telling me that there is still a t...What??? Are you telling me that there is still a thriving, widespread, and LEGAL trade in captive native birds in the UK??? <BR/><BR/>Next you'll be telling me that market hunting is still legal, and you still shoot egrets off the nest so ladies can decorate their hats with the plumes!<BR/><BR/>Just utterly astounded. Here in the U.S. the restrictions on keeping native birds are so tight that they have to use Rooks and Carrion Crows instead of American Crows even when making movies filmed and set in the U.S. (especially amusing when they use Hooded Crows).Bill Pulliamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02333438671130100114noreply@blogger.com