So, this whole animal rights extremism thing isn't really my thing---I'm not a researcher, and I think the ARA's like ALF and PeTA are all fucking nuts. Still, they're bad, bad nuts, so I have to care. Out in California, they've been threatening researchers and committing senseless acts of violence. That's why you have to visit this LA Times Poll.
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One of the things that motivated Nora and me to conduct the Casual Friday nuts study was our intense ambivalence toward the Brazil nut.
Last week we asked our readers what their favorite types of mixed nuts were. Does the mixture that comes in the can actually approximate real-world preferences, or are the nut-packagers just giving us the cheapest nuts, with no allowances for our actual likes and dislikes?
Last weekend Nora and I went on a hike in the Smoky Mountains. Whenever we go hiking, we make trail mix -- usually just cashews and raisins. This time, however, we had some mixed nuts left over from a party so we decided to use those instead.
Image of a Mexican Jay selecting peanuts from www.sci-News.com
The worst part about it is that they are bad, bad nuts who think they are doing, and very much want to be doing, something really, really good. They are very moral, idealistic people whose moral compass is completely broken. Quite apart from the actual harm it does, it is a tragic waste of idealistic energy.
The poll results certainly make interesting reating now:-)
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