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02 Oct 2008, 10:57 pm

Not quite new news, but historic and interesting:

http://www.orangutan.org.au/548.html



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02 Oct 2008, 11:08 pm

God made everything for a reason so I support protecting the god given rights of animals however I think this law is pathetic. I say pass a law that will protect all animals not just our close cousins from mistreatment and having their lives ruined.


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02 Oct 2008, 11:13 pm

^ dude, lobsters are bugs. Apes and a handful of other animals are (apparently) "conscious". Get yer priorities straight.


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02 Oct 2008, 11:16 pm

I wonder if they'll have the right to vote...



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02 Oct 2008, 11:38 pm

twoshots wrote:
^ dude, lobsters are bugs. Apes and a handful of other animals are (apparently) "conscious". Get yer priorities straight.


bugs are lobsters



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02 Oct 2008, 11:38 pm

YowlingCat wrote:
Not quite new news, but historic and interesting:

http://www.orangutan.org.au/548.html


Soon they will have the right to vote, and you know what will come from that.



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02 Oct 2008, 11:59 pm

Wouldn't it be ironic if the apes elected someone who ended up fixing the economy and ending war forever?



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03 Oct 2008, 12:01 am

YowlingCat wrote:
Not quite new news, but historic and interesting:

http://www.orangutan.org.au/548.html


the gibbons are screwed however



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03 Oct 2008, 12:04 am

Eggman wrote:
YowlingCat wrote:
Not quite new news, but historic and interesting:

http://www.orangutan.org.au/548.html


Soon they will have the right to vote, and you know what will come from that.


we will have the first lobster to hold the office of president of the united states :lol: Ok not spain, but think in a global sense.


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03 Oct 2008, 9:37 am

Eggman wrote:
YowlingCat wrote:
Not quite new news, but historic and interesting:

http://www.orangutan.org.au/548.html


the gibbons are screwed however

Hmm... it does sound that way, although it could just be the way the article was written :lol:


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03 Oct 2008, 10:00 am

So is this where George W will be retiring after office?



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03 Oct 2008, 10:13 am

patternist wrote:
So is this where George W will be retiring after office?


was waiting for someone to say this or "we already have an ape in our (US Federal) government" joke.


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03 Oct 2008, 12:09 pm

No, that would be extremely insulting to apes everywhere.



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05 Oct 2008, 11:46 am

jrknothead wrote:
I wonder if they'll have the right to vote...


So what happens if a chimpanzee is caught breaking the law? Does that chimp have the right to a fair trial and be tried by a jury of his/her peers? Does that chimp need to hire an attorney to defend him?


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05 Oct 2008, 7:04 pm

Warsie wrote:
patternist wrote:
So is this where George W will be retiring after office?


was waiting for someone to say this or "we already have an ape in our (US Federal) government" joke.


It had to happen, so I got it over with. :P



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06 Oct 2008, 5:00 pm

Now I've heard everything!


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