NANFA Mailing List Archive: NANFA-L-- Grouper Tales

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To clear the air, this was a joke I sent to several friends, and what =
helped was the picture was included with the email. It was of a hybrid =
sunfish, warmouth X green. The Jpeg was titled "cyanulosus" which might =
have been a tip ( one person caught this that I heard from). No need to =
read further, but I will explain what prompted me...

It started with a normal winter time thing I do, run around the =
fishroom with my wifes digi cam and take pictures of my fish. 90% of =
them don't turn out, but a few do. I then run them through Adobe photo =
shop to make up for my poor lighting, cutting out unwanted border area =
etc. When I got done
cleaning up the picture of my hybrid warmouth, I thought how nice he ( =
is a he) looked, and how this hybrid reminds me of a grouper.

I was just going to send the picture to these people with the title " =
grouper found in WI". After some adult beverages got my inner comic in =
gear, I started formulating this crazy story. A parody of news releases =
we see often enough.

After I was done with some spelling errors, and quotes of nameless =
people ( clues put in on purpose that a few people noted catching) I =
sent it out. I admit I am ashamed if I fooled anyone. What I was hoping =
for was to raise a chuckle from some, and get most people to think about =
what they read in
sensationalized news media. These stories often seem to drive the =
government agencies to take quick and drastic actions, in my opinon. =
Warranted or not, I don't believe media press should drive these =
decisions, but scientific data, and conversation with those it will =
affect.

That is all. I see it did make some people think. Now I promise not to =
"cry wolf" again for a good long time, if ever. But hope that everyone =
thinks more deeply when they read the next story about the coming =
armegeddon of introduced species. Obviously we all know this is a =
serious problem, and I was not making light of that. I was just making =
light of the media hysteria
side of it. I was influenced by the snakehead movie on Sci-Fi channel =
to some extent. I could see some that read and heard the news accounts, =
believing much of this movie, which was as serious as my joke.

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From: "R. W.=20 Wolff" <choupiqu-in-wctc.net>
Subject: grouper / the = facts

To=20 clear the air, this was a joke I sent to several friends, and what = helped was=20 the picture was included with the email. It was of a hybrid sunfish, = warmouth X=20 green. The Jpeg was titled "cyanulosus" which might have been a tip ( = one person=20 caught this that I heard from). No need to read further, but I will = explain what=20 prompted me...

It started with a normal winter time thing I = do, run=20 around the fishroom with my wifes digi cam and take pictures of my fish. = 90% of=20 them don't turn out, but a few do. I then run them through Adobe photo = shop to=20 make up for my poor lighting, cutting out unwanted border area etc. When = I got=20 done
cleaning up the picture of my hybrid warmouth, I thought how = nice he (=20 is a he) looked, and how this hybrid reminds me of a = grouper.

I was=20 just going to send the picture to these people with the title " grouper = found in=20 WI". After some adult beverages got my inner comic in gear, I started=20 formulating this crazy story. A parody of news releases we see often=20 enough.

After I was done with some spelling errors, and = quotes of=20 nameless people ( clues put in on purpose that a few people noted = catching) I=20 sent it out. I admit I am ashamed if I fooled anyone. What I was hoping = for was=20 to raise a chuckle from some, and get most people to think about what = they read=20 in
sensationalized news media. These stories often seem to drive the=20 government agencies to take quick and drastic actions, in my opinon. = Warranted=20 or not, I don't believe media press should drive these decisions, but = scientific=20 data, and conversation with those it will affect.

That is = all. I=20 see it did make some people think. Now I promise not to "cry wolf" again = for a=20 good long time, if ever. But hope that everyone thinks more deeply when = they=20 read the next story about the coming armegeddon of introduced = species. =20 Obviously we all know this is a serious problem, and I was not making = light of=20 that. I was just making light of the media hysteria
side of it. = I was=20 influenced by the snakehead movie on Sci-Fi channel to some extent. I = could see=20 some that read and heard the news accounts, believing much of this = movie, which=20 was as serious as my joke.

Thanks, and sorry if I offended=20 anyone.

Ray