Re: OT: Chimp threat to professional news-gatherers

2010-01-30 Thread Rob Studdert
On 30/01/2010, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote:

 After they take photos, they look on the camera back to human what
 they just took.  They say they've been waiting years to get us back...

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Re: OT: Chimp threat to professional news-gatherers

2010-01-29 Thread frank theriault
On Mon, Jan 25, 2010 at 5:10 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote:
 At a zoo in Scotland chimpanzees have learned to make videos:
 http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8472000/8472831.stm

 Researchers were surprised by scenes in which one chimp was seen to scribble
 on pieces of scrap paper and hand them to another, who appeared to pose
 before the camera and read Alas, poor Cheeta! I knew him, Bubbles...

They've also purpose-built a chimp-proof DSLR.

After they take photos, they look on the camera back to human what
they just took.  They say they've been waiting years to get us back...

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RE: OT: Chimp threat to professional news-gatherers

2010-01-26 Thread Bob W
  At a zoo in Scotland chimpanzees have learned to make videos:
  
 http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8472000/8472831.stm
  
  
  I tell you what, they do a better job of it than some of 
 the journos 
  at our place!
 
 Fortunately they haven't yet learned to drive Land Rovers ...
 

I'm guessing you've never been in Chelsea during the school run.



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Re: OT: Chimp threat to professional news-gatherers

2010-01-26 Thread AlunFoto
2010/1/25 Bob W p...@web-options.com:
 At a zoo in Scotland chimpanzees have learned to make videos:
 http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8472000/8472831.stm

Chimping on both sides of the lens? Wow...

Jostein

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Re: OT: Chimp threat to professional news-gatherers

2010-01-26 Thread P. J. Alling

Does Cotty know about this?

On 1/25/2010 5:10 PM, Bob W wrote:

At a zoo in Scotland chimpanzees have learned to make videos:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8472000/8472831.stm

Researchers were surprised by scenes in which one chimp was seen to scribble
on pieces of scrap paper and hand them to another, who appeared to pose
before the camera and read Alas, poor Cheeta! I knew him, Bubbles...

Bob


   



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Re: OT: Chimp threat to professional news-gatherers

2010-01-26 Thread John Sessoms

From: P. J. Alling


Does Cotty know about this?



Know about it? I thought he was the star.


 On 1/25/2010 5:10 PM, Bob W wrote:

 At a zoo in Scotland chimpanzees have learned to make videos:
 http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8472000/8472831.stm

 Researchers were surprised by scenes in which one chimp was seen to scribble
 on pieces of scrap paper and hand them to another, who appeared to pose
 before the camera and read Alas, poor Cheeta! I knew him, Bubbles...

 Bob



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OT: Chimp threat to professional news-gatherers

2010-01-25 Thread Bob W
At a zoo in Scotland chimpanzees have learned to make videos:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8472000/8472831.stm

Researchers were surprised by scenes in which one chimp was seen to scribble
on pieces of scrap paper and hand them to another, who appeared to pose
before the camera and read Alas, poor Cheeta! I knew him, Bubbles...

Bob


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Re: OT: Chimp threat to professional news-gatherers

2010-01-25 Thread Cotty
On 25/1/10, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed:

At a zoo in Scotland chimpanzees have learned to make videos:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8472000/8472831.stm


I tell you what, they do a better job of it than some of the journos at
our place!

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Re: OT: Chimp threat to professional news-gatherers

2010-01-25 Thread David Savage
2010/1/26 Bob W p...@web-options.com:
 At a zoo in Scotland chimpanzees have learned to make videos:
 http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8472000/8472831.stm

 Researchers were surprised by scenes in which one chimp was seen to scribble
 on pieces of scrap paper and hand them to another, who appeared to pose
 before the camera and read Alas, poor Cheeta! I knew him, Bubbles...

Which raises a question: Do Cotty's knuckles drag on the ground?

:-D

DS

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Re: OT: Chimp threat to professional news-gatherers

2010-01-25 Thread Cotty
On 26/1/10, David Savage, discombobulated, unleashed:

Which raises a question: Do Cotty's knuckles drag on the ground?

That's not so much an issue as those horrible unexplained raw patches on
my ass.

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RE: OT: Chimp threat to professional news-gatherers

2010-01-25 Thread Bob W

 Which raises a question: Do Cotty's knuckles drag on the ground?
 
 That's not so much an issue as those horrible unexplained raw 
 patches on my ass.
 

Aren't you the one they call Sally?

Bob


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Re: OT: Chimp threat to professional news-gatherers

2010-01-25 Thread John Francis
On Mon, Jan 25, 2010 at 11:06:04PM +, Cotty wrote:
 On 25/1/10, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed:
 
 At a zoo in Scotland chimpanzees have learned to make videos:
 http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8472000/8472831.stm
 
 
 I tell you what, they do a better job of it than some of the journos at
 our place!

Fortunately they haven't yet learned to drive Land Rovers ...


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