Susan Gets Native

Tuesday, December 25, 2007

So sayeth Susan Gets Native at 9:42 PM

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Lisa at Greenbow said...: Always appy to get a holiday greeting. Appy Holidays to you too.; Wednesday, December 26, 2007 7:03:00 AM

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"Embrace your Inner Sheep": You'll just have to read back a ways for the explanation of that one.

FTS (Also known as F*** the Swainsons): When you just cannot, under any circumstances, get out and look at another bird today. That's it. I don't care what it is. F*** the Swainsons!

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Science Chimp: A term coined by Julie Zickefoose. Meaning anyone who sees something nature-oriented (whether it be scat or bones or the scene of a predator strike) and MUST figure out the circumstances. There is much grunting and "eep-eep-eeping" involved in a full-on Science Chimp display. Someone who is learning the art of Chimping can be called a "Learning Lemur".

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