Comments on: Cigarette Smoking is Good … for Birds! http://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/07/cigarette-smoking-is-good-for-birds/ The Neat Side of the Web Wed, 09 Jul 2008 08:59:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: sar http://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/07/cigarette-smoking-is-good-for-birds/#comment-583048 sar Fri, 30 May 2008 06:57:50 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=16144#comment-583048 to those of you with unsubstantiated commentary about mutant birds. Birds arent dumb... you are dumb... a bird wouldnt build its nest in a vat of toxic waste so why would it build its nest in butts if they were toxic. those butts are so old and the chemicals left in them (if any at all) are not cancer causing chemicals and they wouldnt leech through a birds nest into an egg! you speak of butts as if they contain evil spirits that take over birds bodies. where do you get your information? pastor bob!? get over yourselves! you act as if smoking is comparable to radiation contamination from a nuclear bomb. are you aware that the vehicle you drive to work puts out a higher volume of toxins than a smoker could produce in a whole year of smoking just on your drive to work? no i didnt think so. and i bet your a republican. so next time you even ponder heckling a smoker ponder this... how would you feel if someone heckled you for driving a car... or even worse for being fat... if you can walk up to a smoker and say ew gross that will kill you... why wouldnt you walk up to a fat person with a twinkie and say ewwww gross your killing yourself! you wouldnt because it would be rude, so is heckling smokers. so get your facts straight or shut up. to those of you with unsubstantiated commentary about mutant birds.
Birds arent dumb… you are dumb… a bird wouldnt build its nest in a vat of toxic waste so why would it build its nest in butts if they were toxic. those butts are so old and the chemicals left in them (if any at all) are not cancer causing chemicals and they wouldnt leech through a birds nest into an egg! you speak of butts as if they contain evil spirits that take over birds bodies. where do you get your information? pastor bob!? get over yourselves! you act as if smoking is comparable to radiation contamination from a nuclear bomb. are you aware that the vehicle you drive to work puts out a higher volume of toxins than a smoker could produce in a whole year of smoking just on your drive to work? no i didnt think so. and i bet your a republican. so next time you even ponder heckling a smoker ponder this… how would you feel if someone heckled you for driving a car… or even worse for being fat… if you can walk up to a smoker and say ew gross that will kill you… why wouldnt you walk up to a fat person with a twinkie and say ewwww gross your killing yourself! you wouldnt because it would be rude, so is heckling smokers. so get your facts straight or shut up.

]]> By: LoopyLou http://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/07/cigarette-smoking-is-good-for-birds/#comment-546656 LoopyLou Sun, 11 May 2008 07:51:54 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=16144#comment-546656 Nicotine is a natural insect repellent, and will keep mites, fleas and ticks off of the baby birds. Besides, birds have way better instincts than we do. If it was so bad for them, you'd think they wouldn't want to have babies near it. You can soak cig butts in water and make a plant spray to keep aphids off of your roses. That's what my grandpa used to do and it works great. Nicotine is a natural insect repellent, and will keep mites, fleas and ticks off of the baby birds. Besides, birds have way better instincts than we do. If it was so bad for them, you’d think they wouldn’t want to have babies near it.

You can soak cig butts in water and make a plant spray to keep aphids off of your roses. That’s what my grandpa used to do and it works great.

]]> By: hahahha http://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/07/cigarette-smoking-is-good-for-birds/#comment-543557 hahahha Fri, 09 May 2008 01:24:38 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=16144#comment-543557 i once found a mouse nest made of butts too!!! i once found a mouse nest made of butts too!!!

]]> By: LoveZombie http://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/07/cigarette-smoking-is-good-for-birds/#comment-542949 LoveZombie Thu, 08 May 2008 18:13:07 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=16144#comment-542949 That is cute in a weird sort of way. ha ha That is cute in a weird sort of way. ha ha

]]> By: Zagnut http://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/07/cigarette-smoking-is-good-for-birds/#comment-542360 Zagnut Thu, 08 May 2008 13:14:14 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=16144#comment-542360 Darwinism at work. A new breed of nicotine fowl. Hopefully we can smoke the feathers since smokes cost so much these days... Darwinism at work. A new breed of nicotine fowl. Hopefully we can smoke the feathers since smokes cost so much these days…

]]> By: sarai http://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/07/cigarette-smoking-is-good-for-birds/#comment-542339 sarai Thu, 08 May 2008 12:48:04 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=16144#comment-542339 I remember hearing about a species of bird that would rub themselves with cigarette butts to keep a type of mite away. Maybe there is something similar here. I remember hearing about a species of bird that would rub themselves with cigarette butts to keep a type of mite away. Maybe there is something similar here.

]]> By: K!P http://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/07/cigarette-smoking-is-good-for-birds/#comment-542280 K!P Thu, 08 May 2008 11:44:44 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=16144#comment-542280 isnt tar one of the main cancer promotors? and this is non soludable in water, thats why it's such a problem in lungs. This would also imply that it does not harm the birds, unless they start to smoke em. They might get an nicotine addiction tho. isnt tar one of the main cancer promotors? and this is non soludable in water, thats why it’s such a problem in lungs. This would also imply that it does not harm the birds, unless they start to smoke em. They might get an nicotine addiction tho.

]]> By: windowshoppist http://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/07/cigarette-smoking-is-good-for-birds/#comment-542058 windowshoppist Thu, 08 May 2008 07:42:05 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=16144#comment-542058 I was wondering about cancer, too, but it seems like the twigs and stuff would likely insulate the eggs from seepage, right? I was wondering about cancer, too, but it seems like the twigs and stuff would likely insulate the eggs from seepage, right?

]]> By: Parker http://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/07/cigarette-smoking-is-good-for-birds/#comment-541985 Parker Thu, 08 May 2008 06:25:07 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=16144#comment-541985 I'm guessing the cellophane and filters are good heat insulators. Also hoping that there isn't much for the eggs to absorb from them. I’m guessing the cellophane and filters are good heat insulators. Also hoping that there isn’t much for the eggs to absorb from them.

]]> By: fsmarch http://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/07/cigarette-smoking-is-good-for-birds/#comment-541947 fsmarch Thu, 08 May 2008 05:42:35 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=16144#comment-541947 I would have thought that the stench of the cigarette butts would have kept the birds away... I would have thought that the stench of the cigarette butts would have kept the birds away…

]]> By: The Slapster http://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/07/cigarette-smoking-is-good-for-birds/#comment-541720 The Slapster Thu, 08 May 2008 02:22:46 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=16144#comment-541720 Cool, can I get one of those chicks to stick in between my cheek & gum? Cheaper than nicotine patches! Cool, can I get one of those chicks to stick in between my cheek & gum? Cheaper than nicotine patches!

]]> By: Lea http://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/07/cigarette-smoking-is-good-for-birds/#comment-541671 Lea Thu, 08 May 2008 01:46:34 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=16144#comment-541671 Oh Rich, your wit! It's searing. Not. Oh Rich, your wit! It’s searing.

Not.

]]> By: ...tom... http://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/07/cigarette-smoking-is-good-for-birds/#comment-541613 ...tom... Thu, 08 May 2008 00:54:04 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=16144#comment-541613 ... In years past I have cleaned bird nests out of one of our gutters that did not drain correctly. In them have been literally hundreds (or so it seemed) of the narrow cellophane strips produced when a softpack of smokes is opened. For some reason the birds seemed to like them for nest-building material. In recent years the number of 'strips' in the nests I have found has been far less. Perhaps that is an indirect indicator of the success of 'no smoking' campaigns. Or it could just be the convenience store near us has also been closed for those same years. I can just see the frantic smokers walking out of the store ripping their pack of smokes open to get their next fix. ...tom... . …
In years past I have cleaned bird nests out of one of our gutters that did not drain correctly.

In them have been literally hundreds (or so it seemed) of the narrow cellophane strips produced when a softpack of smokes is opened. For some reason the birds seemed to like them for nest-building material.

In recent years the number of ’strips’ in the nests I have found has been far less. Perhaps that is an indirect indicator of the success of ‘no smoking’ campaigns.

Or it could just be the convenience store near us has also been closed for those same years. I can just see the frantic smokers walking out of the store ripping their pack of smokes open to get their next fix.

…tom…
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]]> By: Rich http://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/07/cigarette-smoking-is-good-for-birds/#comment-541612 Rich Thu, 08 May 2008 00:52:50 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=16144#comment-541612 Lea, I heard he's going to cook the birds once they hatch! He'll feast on their blood like a vampire. Sick, I know! What's wrong with these people?!? Lea,
I heard he’s going to cook the birds once they hatch! He’ll feast on their blood like a vampire. Sick, I know! What’s wrong with these people?!?

]]> By: Lea http://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/07/cigarette-smoking-is-good-for-birds/#comment-541515 Lea Wed, 07 May 2008 23:48:35 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=16144#comment-541515 bean, my thoughts exactly... This person doesn't have the heart to chase it away? Let's see...what hundreds of chemicals have seeped into the POROUS surface of the eggs, possibly mutating, killing or at very least, making the babies and the mama and papa sick? And if any babies survive, how will that affect their babies (if they aren't barren) or animals that may eat them? bean, my thoughts exactly…
This person doesn’t have the heart to chase it away? Let’s see…what hundreds of chemicals have seeped into the POROUS surface of the eggs, possibly mutating, killing or at very least, making the babies and the mama and papa sick? And if any babies survive, how will that affect their babies (if they aren’t barren) or animals that may eat them?

]]> By: artbot http://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/07/cigarette-smoking-is-good-for-birds/#comment-541332 artbot Wed, 07 May 2008 21:02:16 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=16144#comment-541332 Last summer we cut down some overgrown trees down that bordered our property. There was a small abandoned bird's nest in them that I was excited to keep and display, or use for some kind of art project, but once I saw it up close, it was half made of trash. And not "neat" trash that could offer some kind of social commentary, just stinky food wrappers and other dirty crap. Still a miracle of natural construction and all, but yuk! Last summer we cut down some overgrown trees down that bordered our property. There was a small abandoned bird’s nest in them that I was excited to keep and display, or use for some kind of art project, but once I saw it up close, it was half made of trash. And not “neat” trash that could offer some kind of social commentary, just stinky food wrappers and other dirty crap. Still a miracle of natural construction and all, but yuk!

]]> By: Scooter http://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/07/cigarette-smoking-is-good-for-birds/#comment-541322 Scooter Wed, 07 May 2008 20:56:56 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=16144#comment-541322 at least its soft and insulated... I guess. at least its soft and insulated… I guess.

]]> By: bean http://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/07/cigarette-smoking-is-good-for-birds/#comment-541293 bean Wed, 07 May 2008 20:15:30 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=16144#comment-541293 Who else is wondering if the chicks hatched with some sort of cancer? Who else is wondering if the chicks hatched with some sort of cancer?

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