Comments on: Quote of the day http://www.lettersfromatory.com/2009/03/24/quote-of-the-day-223/ Daily views on British politics and the Conservative Party from a centre-right thinker who writes letters on his blog to politicians, journalists and many others. Wed, 09 Jun 2010 14:37:35 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Shaun Pilkington http://www.lettersfromatory.com/2009/03/24/quote-of-the-day-223/#comment-8165 Shaun Pilkington Tue, 24 Mar 2009 14:42:18 +0000 http://www.lettersfromatory.com/?p=2521#comment-8165 Candid: you know why you're advised not to stick your head out of car windows or trains while moving at speed? Well, nobody told the seal, obviously! Candid: you know why you’re advised not to stick your head out of car windows or trains while moving at speed? Well, nobody told the seal, obviously!

]]> By: Candid http://www.lettersfromatory.com/2009/03/24/quote-of-the-day-223/#comment-8163 Candid Tue, 24 Mar 2009 14:15:04 +0000 http://www.lettersfromatory.com/?p=2521#comment-8163 I remember a biology practical at uni infamously named the 'roadkill practical', which was exactly what it said on the tin! The year before one group actually got a deer. I got a rabbit and a squirrel with a very flattened head but one group got something that I could never quite figure out - a seal's head. 1) how did that get on the road? 2) where was the rest of it? Perhaps Google Street has the answer? I remember a biology practical at uni infamously named the ‘roadkill practical’, which was exactly what it said on the tin! The year before one group actually got a deer. I got a rabbit and a squirrel with a very flattened head but one group got something that I could never quite figure out – a seal’s head.
1) how did that get on the road?
2) where was the rest of it?

Perhaps Google Street has the answer?

]]> By: dmc http://www.lettersfromatory.com/2009/03/24/quote-of-the-day-223/#comment-8162 dmc Tue, 24 Mar 2009 14:04:04 +0000 http://www.lettersfromatory.com/?p=2521#comment-8162 Anyone seen the roadkill toys site,aw so aweet an cuddly.Ive been hoping for at least one for christmas but no luck so far. Anyone seen the roadkill toys site,aw so aweet an cuddly.Ive been hoping for at least one for christmas but no luck so far.

]]> By: LFAT http://www.lettersfromatory.com/2009/03/24/quote-of-the-day-223/#comment-8151 LFAT Tue, 24 Mar 2009 11:32:00 +0000 http://www.lettersfromatory.com/?p=2521#comment-8151 Tell me they didn't back up the photos with a few quick 'trials'.... Tell me they didn’t back up the photos with a few quick ‘trials’….

]]> By: Shaun Pilkington http://www.lettersfromatory.com/2009/03/24/quote-of-the-day-223/#comment-8146 Shaun Pilkington Tue, 24 Mar 2009 10:10:56 +0000 http://www.lettersfromatory.com/?p=2521#comment-8146 It worked by approximating what an animal would look like if squashed flat by a 16-wheel truck... It worked by approximating what an animal would look like if squashed flat by a 16-wheel truck…

]]> By: LFAT http://www.lettersfromatory.com/2009/03/24/quote-of-the-day-223/#comment-8142 LFAT Tue, 24 Mar 2009 09:41:25 +0000 http://www.lettersfromatory.com/?p=2521#comment-8142 I would have thought that roadkill occasionally spreads out over large-ish areas with variable amounts of bloods and guts (if you'll excuse the mental image) - not sure how much use a silhouette would be. I would have thought that roadkill occasionally spreads out over large-ish areas with variable amounts of bloods and guts (if you’ll excuse the mental image) – not sure how much use a silhouette would be.

]]> By: JuliaM http://www.lettersfromatory.com/2009/03/24/quote-of-the-day-223/#comment-8141 JuliaM Tue, 24 Mar 2009 09:26:06 +0000 http://www.lettersfromatory.com/?p=2521#comment-8141 By silhouette? Isn't that somewhat...variable...with roadkill? ;) By silhouette? Isn’t that somewhat…variable…with roadkill? ;)

]]> By: Shaun Pilkington http://www.lettersfromatory.com/2009/03/24/quote-of-the-day-223/#comment-8139 Shaun Pilkington Tue, 24 Mar 2009 09:14:20 +0000 http://www.lettersfromatory.com/?p=2521#comment-8139 A mate of mine spent a couple of years ranching in Wyoming; he bought me a book - a guide to roadkill (by silhouette) with cooking instructions... A mate of mine spent a couple of years ranching in Wyoming; he bought me a book – a guide to roadkill (by silhouette) with cooking instructions…

]]> By: JuliaM http://www.lettersfromatory.com/2009/03/24/quote-of-the-day-223/#comment-8135 JuliaM Tue, 24 Mar 2009 08:11:03 +0000 http://www.lettersfromatory.com/?p=2521#comment-8135 <i>"Although stunned, the deer managed to stagger to its feet and ran off before the local police arrived."</i> As the driver put away his jar of redcurrant sauce with a disappointed sigh.... “Although stunned, the deer managed to stagger to its feet and ran off before the local police arrived.”

As the driver put away his jar of redcurrant sauce with a disappointed sigh….

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