tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post5651608182972910964..comments2023-11-05T03:56:08.325-08:00Comments on Murrmurrs: A Family ReunionMurr Brewsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-42527664151252133542011-07-09T23:53:44.783-07:002011-07-09T23:53:44.783-07:00My kids are now all in their 20s and 30s and I sti...My kids are now all in their 20s and 30s and I still can't tell their baby pictures apart. Nor can I tell which one I'm talking to on the phone unless they introduce themselves. So much for maternal instincts.Susan Landis-Stewardhttp://susanlandissteward.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-85612331748211150972011-07-08T04:46:20.597-07:002011-07-08T04:46:20.597-07:00Thanks for that informative and highly entertainin...Thanks for that informative and highly entertaining overview of murres.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-38450933151574761862011-07-07T20:24:53.503-07:002011-07-07T20:24:53.503-07:00So what ever happened to the Blue Footed Boobies? ...So what ever happened to the Blue Footed Boobies? I'm guessing their name alone put them first in line for extinction.Robert the Skeptichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10863488312604865183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-40586483806084494912011-07-07T12:33:42.175-07:002011-07-07T12:33:42.175-07:00Now see, had you been my natural history teacher, ...Now see, had you been my natural history teacher, I might have actually paid attention. I think those murres have the right idea about parenthood. You don't see their kids trying to move back in with them when they can't make it on their own.injaynesworldhttp://injaynesworld.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-72808777148469714572011-07-07T08:42:03.246-07:002011-07-07T08:42:03.246-07:00"I submit that any time something drops out o..."I submit that any time something drops out of your butt, you're liable to turn around and have a look." OH...MY...GOD!! I wish this were not true but it is...cowangohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11365881443482166587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-22133406453102801172011-07-07T07:40:10.873-07:002011-07-07T07:40:10.873-07:00Roxie sez
Five billion? So your previous post was...Roxie sez<br />Five billion? So your previous post was billion and billions of murres ago?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-12459816008682806002011-07-07T07:32:35.955-07:002011-07-07T07:32:35.955-07:00Wonderful, funny and memorable as usual.Wonderful, funny and memorable as usual.Shopgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06435291786820680344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-67827045011536245872011-07-07T00:33:18.762-07:002011-07-07T00:33:18.762-07:00As a field biologist I would like to emphatically ...As a field biologist I would like to emphatically state that I do not idolize my beautiful and saintly mother. And dating is highly overrated.Mainly mongoose (Lynda)http://mainlymongoose.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-75214485447010943372011-07-06T18:51:16.242-07:002011-07-06T18:51:16.242-07:00Wow, I feel all educated. I thought I was doing pe...Wow, I feel all educated. I thought I was doing people a service over at my blog, but now I see that was just a pitiful attempt at competing with your vast knowledge of murres, Murr. I'll take my certificate now, please.<br /><br />And thanks for the snickers. I had plenty of 'em.Fragrant Liarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09452052210826471034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-73652381746775207942011-07-06T18:39:51.887-07:002011-07-06T18:39:51.887-07:00"Murrth ensues," indeed, Dale! Does that..."Murrth ensues," indeed, Dale! Does that sound like a title?Rosemary Lombardhttp://chelonianconnection.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-18098981644341234362011-07-06T18:31:37.117-07:002011-07-06T18:31:37.117-07:00Check with Ms. Lombard about mama turtles and thei...Check with Ms. Lombard about mama turtles and their eggs.Paul Wiebehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17902799922683321506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-13068045500360509592011-07-06T18:09:17.559-07:002011-07-06T18:09:17.559-07:00They can tell. Trust me. They can tell. Casinos in...They can tell. Trust me. They can tell. Casinos in Las Vegas have cages of murres who are trained to detect counterfeit money.Julie Zickefoosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06654698829603424649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-72361664318072046252011-07-06T17:40:30.182-07:002011-07-06T17:40:30.182-07:00Oh, faithful Murrites, I'm sure Murr expects y...Oh, faithful Murrites, I'm sure Murr expects you to believe the field biologists over herself... Trust Murr for a good yuk, but trust the biologists with science. <br /><br />Those birds on the rocks, by the way, are all common murres. Clearly our Murr is an uncommon one.Patricia Lichenhttp://www.patriciaklichen.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-18436643080844192272011-07-06T15:21:12.879-07:002011-07-06T15:21:12.879-07:00I doubt I could have picked out my new born child ...I doubt I could have picked out my new born child in the hospital nursery, so if I was a Murre I'm sure I wouldn't have known my egg...Margiehttp://gogreygirl.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-59804984675056251312011-07-06T14:58:05.183-07:002011-07-06T14:58:05.183-07:00Murr on murres...delightful!Murr on murres...delightful!Carolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09646529544107229536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-43580619959055370622011-07-06T14:00:35.014-07:002011-07-06T14:00:35.014-07:00Fascinating and funny.Fascinating and funny.Lohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08398370059689865989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-74535846059742053192011-07-06T13:45:39.232-07:002011-07-06T13:45:39.232-07:00"...the auk family, named after their entire ..."...the auk family, named after their entire vocabulary," is funnier than heck, but then you follow it with, "the wise murre reins in her aspirations." This post is a five snorter. God, I love Murr time.Teresa Evangelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05495114564099989481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-54849257132547123412011-07-06T13:25:58.970-07:002011-07-06T13:25:58.970-07:00Great unmanageable auk visits cousins on rocky out...Great unmanageable auk visits cousins on rocky outpost in Pacific Ocean. Eggswapping and murrth ensues.Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14523194846272870013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-65491096285461321702011-07-06T12:23:36.363-07:002011-07-06T12:23:36.363-07:00In the Navy, something was "unsat" when ...In the Navy, something was "unsat" when it was "unsatisfactory". I actually had to read that sentence twice and then figure out that unsat could mean something else!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-24014415509414791332011-07-06T11:15:28.906-07:002011-07-06T11:15:28.906-07:00My son used to identify his paper route customers ...My son used to identify his paper route customers by their dogs.<br /><br />None of them were black with white underpants.Linda Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05706455533282204519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-27897474924603226932011-07-06T09:45:28.335-07:002011-07-06T09:45:28.335-07:00Next time something drops outta mine, I'm gonn...Next time something drops outta mine, I'm gonna turn around and look.Yolyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12778449137944643803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-30627210490858174592011-07-06T09:23:04.168-07:002011-07-06T09:23:04.168-07:00Elephant's Child, best beloved: you're for...Elephant's Child, best beloved: you're fortunate WHAT now? And thanks, Mr. Charleston, for the nasal coffee explosion. Hey Blog Fodder, I DO have a biology degree. As a biologist, I'd say I made a pretty good mailman.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-3828162094006660762011-07-06T08:41:20.286-07:002011-07-06T08:41:20.286-07:00Brilliant biologist you are. Taking all the roman...Brilliant biologist you are. Taking all the romance out of Murres. Your evolutionary theories are as good as any I have heard.The Blog Fodderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-6801336904844447812011-07-06T08:21:43.770-07:002011-07-06T08:21:43.770-07:00I doubt Gladys and Ethel even know which is Gladys...I doubt Gladys and Ethel even know which is Gladys and which is Ethel.Steph(anie)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01345590378662641435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-25118034505113049182011-07-06T07:41:11.863-07:002011-07-06T07:41:11.863-07:00I bet they can tell their eggs apart. It's ast...I bet they can tell their eggs apart. It's astonishing what different sorts of patterns trigger recognition in critters. Dogs are supposed to identify people (and other dogs) by smell. My husband recognizes them by what kind of pick-up truck they drive.Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04979547096244105508noreply@blogger.com