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First Dog On The Moon

Wind Turbines: Why do they hate our way of life?

First Dog On The Moon

Jul 03, 2012

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  1. drovers cat
    July 3, 2012 at 3:11 pm

    i knew it.
    there we were, ambling past the turbs (whump whump), chattering class elite lattes
    in hand … and there, right in front of us: an unhealthy litter of kittens.
    “eeeww – they weren’t there yesterday,” i said (whump whump) above the noise – but no-one
    heard. My companion had fallen off her horse sophie which also had not heard – it was
    suffering sheep birth defects … (whump whump) …
    (whump whump whump)

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  2. Holden Back
    July 3, 2012 at 3:32 pm

    Freja, the Herpes claim disturbs me most because it’s out of alpabetical order. But that’s enough about me.

    And what of the rockin’ pneumonia and the boogie woogie blues?

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  3. ernmalleyscat
    July 3, 2012 at 3:50 pm

    FD you’ve drawn (only) 121 and mentioned another 2.
    Why are you hiding the other 4?

    Could you please put this on a floor length t-shirt at the Dogshop?

    Also, I have some time for what Andybob says. There are some non-fruitcakes affected.
    It may be all down to the 4th one mentioned, anxiety disorder, but still, we don’t laugh at that anymore do we?
    You’ll hear a similar list at anti CSG rallies. Some are loony, some are not.

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  4. Bill Hilliger
    July 3, 2012 at 5:28 pm

    One important wind turbine induced malady not addressed: locate a boat people holding pen nearby a wind turbine farm. For those who have a problem with boat people tell Tony M aggot, and his erstwhile deputy Scott Morrison; it might just “stop the boats.” Don’t tell “blubbering” Joe if there are minors involved. Leave minors to a particular religeous organisation to look after.

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  5. klewso
    July 3, 2012 at 5:51 pm

    I’ve herd they’ve been connected to “Donkey Oaty”?

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  6. T2
    July 3, 2012 at 5:57 pm

    I’m in Europe and there are wind turbines everywhere. Even in cities! People in Europe die: QED.

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  7. Mike Jones
    July 3, 2012 at 6:00 pm

    T2 – except for the ones that live. Not quite so erat demonstrandum.

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  8. klewso
    July 3, 2012 at 6:05 pm

    You can understand how the mischievous things can interfere with whale migration :- a pod stops to ask directions …….
    “Make up your wind, which way? Cheeky sod, he’s winding us up. Come on, maybe it’s this way?”

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  9. klewso
    July 3, 2012 at 6:16 pm

    Jokes aside – “electro-magnetic fields(?)” – it was “10(?)” years ago that the influence of those skeins of power grid-lines on
    health became an issue – and 4 Corners did a story on these turbines, a year ago come the 25th.
    The affect on animals (behaviourly and anatomically) spending prolonged periods in close proximity should be telling.

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  10. Andrew
    July 3, 2012 at 6:23 pm

    Thanks Firstdog for highlighting the plight of windmills. I sympathise with this species, their gracefull limbs moving in the breeze. A tradgedy about to unfold. What will happen when they are abandoned by their masters? We need to start an ‘adopt a windmill’ campaign right now.

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