Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!sdd.hp.com!hplabs!pyramid!sandra From: sandra@pyrtech.pyramid.com (Sandra Macika) Newsgroups: rec.birds Subject: Re: birding Message-ID: <125820@pyramid.pyramid.com> Date: 4 Sep 90 23:10:17 GMT Sender: daemon@pyramid.pyramid.com Reply-To: sandra@pyrtech.pyramid.com (Sandra Macika) Distribution: na Lines: 21 In article grp@unify.com writes: > > No, I'm sorry, but binoculars are inappropriate subjects for this > group. You have to look at the charter, which says "bird watching". > Nowhere does it say anything about bird watching EQUIPMENT. You'll > just have to go over to rec.binoculars for your information. Or > sci.optical, rec.photo, or dev/null. So sorry, but we are all too > busy here flaming about what should be and not be in this group. > So grab yourself a dictionary and flame on, dude. > > p.s., my dictionary doesn't seem to have "bird watching" as a term. > Interesting, no? > > Mikki Barry > ------------------ > I put my parrot outside today, does this mean I can post here? My Webster's 9th New collegiate Dictionary has it (bird-watch). Did you really look in the dictionary? Sandra