Thracian Posted 29 March 2017 Posted 29 March 2017 I'm sick of all the bad news television invites us to digest most every breakfast time and intend to highlight some of the positives. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-39423053
Thracian Posted 29 March 2017 Author Posted 29 March 2017 Switched on: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-4359730/Man-secures-1m-investment-high-school-invention.html
Guest Sharpe's Fox Posted 29 March 2017 Posted 29 March 2017 If the fvcking Chinese would stop paying locals to shoot stuff so they can grind up some obscure bone into their magic erection powder we wouldn't have got into this mess in the first place. The Chinese are a gruesome heartless people.
leicsmac Posted 29 March 2017 Posted 29 March 2017 10 minutes ago, Sharpe's Fox said: If the fvcking Chinese would stop paying locals to shoot stuff so they can grind up some obscure bone into their magic erection powder we wouldn't have got into this mess in the first place. The Chinese are a gruesome heartless people. We killed for sport years ago, they kill for equally pointless reasons now. Hopefully pretty soon they'll get ahead of the curve as most (and I emphasise most; we have our own heartless ones) of the Western nations are regarding this particular topic.
m4DD0gg Posted 29 March 2017 Posted 29 March 2017 7 minutes ago, leicsmac said: We killed for sport years ago, they kill for equally pointless reasons now. Hopefully pretty soon they'll get ahead of the curve as most (and I emphasise most; we have our own heartless ones) of the Western nations are regarding this particular topic. I very, very, very much doubt that.
leicsmac Posted 29 March 2017 Posted 29 March 2017 1 minute ago, m4DD0gg said: I very, very, very much doubt that. Why? Most Western folks did, back when we engaged in pointless wild animal cruelty - so can they.
m4DD0gg Posted 29 March 2017 Posted 29 March 2017 Just now, leicsmac said: Why? Most Western folks did, back when we engaged in pointless wild animal cruelty - so can they. I dont know if you have ever been but china is one ****ed up place.
Guest Sharpe's Fox Posted 29 March 2017 Posted 29 March 2017 10 minutes ago, leicsmac said: We killed for sport years ago, they kill for equally pointless reasons now. Hopefully pretty soon they'll get ahead of the curve as most (and I emphasise most; we have our own heartless ones) of the Western nations are regarding this particular topic. It's 2017 now not 1817. They have all the conservation data available and they ignore it. They've killed just about every other animal in their own nation because they regard just about everything from giant salamanders to bear paws as a delicacy so their moving on to other countries animals. In this situation the Chinese goverment can be praised for their efforts to stop trade put the populace are a cruel people indeed.
leicsmac Posted 29 March 2017 Posted 29 March 2017 11 minutes ago, m4DD0gg said: I dont know if you have ever been but china is one ****ed up place. Yes I have, and yes, so were we. That's the point I'm making - things change. Of course, they have to change fast. 6 minutes ago, Sharpe's Fox said: It's 2017 now not 1817. They have all the conservation data available and they ignore it. They've killed just about every other animal in their own nation because they regard just about everything from giant salamanders to bear paws as a delicacy so their moving on to other countries animals. In this situation the Chinese goverment can be praised for their efforts to stop trade put the populace are a cruel people indeed. Yep, better education is definitely called for - especially in the field of ridiculous quackery that is used over there sometimes. They're definitely at fault for the current situation...I'm just not a fan of the generalisation or the idea that they can't change, that's all.
DANGEROUS TIGER Posted 29 March 2017 Posted 29 March 2017 Beautiful creatures, that should be lefy in peace and safety.
ajthefox Posted 29 March 2017 Posted 29 March 2017 57 minutes ago, Sharpe's Fox said: If the fvcking Chinese would stop paying locals to shoot stuff so they can grind up some obscure bone into their magic erection powder we wouldn't have got into this mess in the first place. The Chinese are a gruesome heartless people. I think that's right up there as one of the biggest generalisations I've ever seen on here. Well done, that's some going.
Mark_w Posted 29 March 2017 Posted 29 March 2017 1 hour ago, leicsmac said: We killed for sport years ago 'We' kill for sport now.
leicsmac Posted 29 March 2017 Posted 29 March 2017 22 minutes ago, Mark_w said: 'We' kill for sport now. Yeah, true enough. I was just trying to meet the generalisation earlier in this thread at least some way along - perhaps I shouldn't have done.
Guest Sharpe's Fox Posted 29 March 2017 Posted 29 March 2017 We should certainly ban driven grouse shooting in this country like the mighty Chris Packham said and smash the bollocks of those who persist riding around in red jackets putting dogs on foxes. Barbarians.
Nick Posted 29 March 2017 Posted 29 March 2017 I'm pleased they found this Tiger family but also as the are nearly extinct due to poaching, quite surprised they told the world!
whoareyaaa Posted 29 March 2017 Posted 29 March 2017 4 hours ago, Sharpe's Fox said: If the fvcking Chinese would stop paying locals to shoot stuff so they can grind up some obscure bone into their magic erection powder we wouldn't have got into this mess in the first place. The Chinese are a gruesome heartless people. I wouldn't say its every Chinese person more of them eat insects than go after tigers so I wouldn't get to wound up.
Thracian Posted 30 March 2017 Author Posted 30 March 2017 1 hour ago, whoareyaaa said: I wouldn't say its every Chinese person more of them eat insects than go after tigers so I wouldn't get to wound up. The vast majority of Chinese have only seen tigers in zoos and on television. They seem to have a strange view of animals generally. My friend from Shanghai is noticeably scared of even the most docile dogs and I don't think it's unusual. They're not at all touchy-feely and will even cross the road to avoid them.
ozleicester Posted 30 March 2017 Posted 30 March 2017 Dinosaur footprints, nearly twice the size of the previous largest known.WOW https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/mar/28/worlds-largest-dinosaur-footprints-discovered-in-western-australia
Carl the Llama Posted 30 March 2017 Posted 30 March 2017 6 hours ago, Thracian said: The vast majority of Chinese have only seen tigers in zoos and on television. They seem to have a strange view of animals generally. My friend from Shanghai is noticeably scared of even the most docile dogs and I don't think it's unusual. They're not at all touchy-feely and will even cross the road to avoid them. I didn't realise most Brits get to see non-captive Tigers in the flesh on a frequent basis. Sounds like I've been missing out. Also I've met quite a few English people with a dog phobia which must mean that all of us struggle to get along with animals too based on your logic that a sample size of one person is sufficient to make a sweeping generalisation about all people of a certain nationality (completely forgetting about the sheer size of that nation and the diversity of its native population).
Finnegan Posted 30 March 2017 Posted 30 March 2017 12 hours ago, Sharpe's Fox said: It's 2017 now not 1817. They have all the conservation data available and they ignore it. They've killed just about every other animal in their own nation because they regard just about everything from giant salamanders to bear paws as a delicacy so their moving on to other countries animals. In this situation the Chinese goverment can be praised for their efforts to stop trade put the populace are a cruel people indeed. The same China that's performed miracles with the panda? And no other nation in the world is endangering big cats? And all 1.3 billion Chinese are cruel and heartless? Have a day off.
foxile5 Posted 30 March 2017 Posted 30 March 2017 It's good we've noticed them, now we can send endless camera crews and documentary makers to put them right off mating. What a good stroke of fortune.
Thracian Posted 30 March 2017 Author Posted 30 March 2017 https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2017/03/29/good-news-for-africas-elephants-china-is-losing-its-taste-for-ivory/ Hopefully another species that will start gaining ground (and numbers) again in this mad world of ours.
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