MD Osprey:

Sorry for coming in late on this ... I'm catching up on email after having
been out of pocket for a few weeks. Admittedly, the thread subject,
"Bombing Birds" wasn't very high on my initial catch-up list.

Anyway, let me rephrase and extend Paul O'Brien's remarks ...

There are now THREE subjects to avoid discussing with casual friends and
acquaintances:

1. Politics
2. Religion
3. Computer architecture preferences (PC vs Mac)

Phil



At 15:38 08/31/2004 -0400, Paul O'Brien wrote:
>I have gone for years, Nay, decades without having a clue as to the political
>affiliation of many of my birding friends. And you know what?   It's really
>better that way.   Religion, too.   There are plenty of ways to vent one's
>spleen without bringing it into the safe harbor of birding.   I would vote
>to keep
>it that way.   Besides, Norm is dusting off his six-pound sledge as we type.

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