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RIP Lonesome George
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Cue the sackcloth and ashes brigade in the comments:
The only species proliferating on the planet these days seem to be rats, cockroaches ..... and humans. The last on this list are destroying everything else in their path.
- sandy, outer space - thank God!, 25/6/2012 06:53
Sorry love, but the earth is what it is, and humans are what they are. Now, there must be a kettle somewhere in outer space that needs putting on...
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Phew! I just checked. AtW is fine.Originally posted by chef View PostHard Brexit now!
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Originally posted by sasguru View PostPhew! I just checked. AtW is fine.
Sorry ATW but it was funny
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I visited the Galapogos Islands in the 80's, fantastic place and well worth a visit.Confusion is a natural state of beingComment
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If we'd left the Galapogos Islands alone in the first place then maybe George wouldn't have been so "lonesome".Originally posted by Diver View PostI visited the Galapogos Islands in the 80's, fantastic place and well worth a visit.

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We were dropping off supplies to a research team on the islands, from WWF and some university I think.Originally posted by SupremeSpod View PostIf we'd left the Galapogos Islands alone in the first place then maybe George wouldn't have been so "lonesome".
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poor George.Originally posted by SupremeSpod View PostIf we'd left the Galapogos Islands alone in the first place then maybe George wouldn't have been so "lonesome".
Tortoises are slow at the best of times, but I was wondering how one with a boner ever manages to get anywhere at all ?
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