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February 3, 2010
TREES WILL NOT BECOME UNSTOPPABLE KILLING MACHINES, ADMIT CLIMATE SCIENTISTS
TREES will not uproot themselves and embark on blood-soaked killing sprees by 2035, global warming experts have admitted.
The International Panel on Climate Change confirmed the evidence had not been peer-reviewed and will now amend the section of its 2007 report devoted to 'killer trees'.
A spokesman said: "It appears the claim was not based on new data or field research but on that bit with the angry, talking trees in Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers.
"We're reviewing our procedures to determine how it made it into the final draft, though someone should probably have noticed the vivid description of the attack on Saruman's underground orc factory. "There is a supplementary source, and yes it is that bit with the angry, talking trees in The Wizard of Oz. -- The Daily Mash
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What do you mean, "they won't become unstoppable killing machinces"? It's already begun.
Posted by: physics geek at February 3, 2010 10:48 AM
In the forest, no one can hear you scream.
Posted by: Cameron Wood at February 3, 2010 11:39 AM
Amusingly, The Weekly World News (or one of those tabloids) once ran a headline "Scientists Predict Plant People" plus "Crops Will Walk South for the Winter".
Posted by: pst314 at February 3, 2010 5:52 PM
SiGreat to get your Christmas message, I wish you a very good 2011.I hope that rnfelctieg back on the last year you feel that it has been a good one for you , the familly and friends.I wonder if you have started to put together the new list of goals for next year,do you still write them down at the start of the year? Ithink that noting down your goals is a good thing by the way ,it is some thing that I have been meaning to do.It is very tough to do.We had our first warm christmas which passed without pressents, turkey or watching TV.We spent the day doing what we both enjoy , camping ,have breakfast of muslie and fresh fruit and riding our bikes. NZ is the prefect country for touring, plenty of hills to keep it interesting, lots of fresh food, many bike shops to look at and they speak English.We have worked our way round the top of the North Island ,excluding the cape.This area has lots of accomodation options, including some comfortable B & B rooms. Lottie is in great shape and enjoying the trip. She has incredible stamina.We are having a day off the bikes and catching a tourist boat round the Bay of Islands.
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