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Tristan
February 17th 07, 07:55 AM
"Tristan" > wrote in message
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Blah] [mumble] [blah] you mentioned the [mumble] Ed Alston [whine] [mumble]
Hipcrime. I [yap-yap-yap] a copy of hipcrime [mumble] some [ramble]
[mumble] [blah] [bark] [mumble] Carol [mumble] knock her in head [blah]
[yap- yap- yap] liked
the way [Blah] worked.[Spew] and I [blah] may have to go and install
[blah] Gail
[chatter] library and [cackle] and see [blah] [gobble] it [mumble] do.
[Mumble] [mutter] something [mumble] [yelp] [howl] to make groups
[blah] [babble] [mumble] delete groups, [blah] Carol [Mumble] [mumble]
[blah] wrong on that aspect, but I do [mumble] Gail [stutter] Ed Alston
[blah] for
manipulating posts......but back [blubber] I had [mumble] need, now I
have [mumble] Carol [bitch] so [mumble] now there [mumble] a need......


[Mumble] [spit] jogging my [mumble] with [yackety-yak] [mumble]
hipcrime. [gibber] Carol [lament] Ed Alston [Blah] [blah] it somewhere
around my
[yak-yak-yak] here, and [huff and puff] Carol [spew] it. Losing quality
sleep
[spew]

Just Roy

I forgot more about ponds and koi than I'll ever know!

>
> I first heard of this practice from this group and I subsequently brought
it
> up on another group (a.f.u.) where it has been questioned as ever
happening.
> me response was this:
>
> ================[quote]=================
> If it is a UL there are a lot of people and organizations that have bought
> into it and a incredible amount of detailed information regarding it. Not
> saying that makes it true but it certainly would make it the UL of the
Year:
>
> http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/pfk/pages/campaign_details.php
> http://www.sydneycichlid.com/content/?page_id=10
> http://www.firsttankguide.net/painted.php
> http://freshaquarium.about.com/cs/beginnerinfo/a/paintedfish.htm
>
> The photos of the fish are rather convincing, yet for all the hoopla over
> this practice I can find no painted tropical fish for sale anywhere. I
tend
> to believe it may have been done but is not as widespread a practice as
the
> above sites (and others) would make one believe. Or maybe the practice
was
> much more prevalent and the uproar such as above helped curtail it.
> ===============[end-quote}===================
>
> Any information on how this practice got started, how prevalent it is, and
> who is still doing it would be much appreciated.
> Thanks,
> Don Freeman
> --
> Ever had one of those days where you just felt like:
> http://cosmoslair.com/BadDay.html ?
> (Eating the elephant outside the box, one paradigm at a time)
>
>