Date: 15/01/2019 08:04:35
From: roughbarked
ID: 1330299
Subject: Teaching an old dog new tricks?

I think not. Maybe we simply didn’t look before?

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-01-15/researcher-teaching-plants-dog-tricks/10709530

The secret life of plants has never been a wank.

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Date: 15/01/2019 08:57:33
From: The Rev Dodgson
ID: 1330312
Subject: re: Teaching an old dog new tricks?

roughbarked said:


I think not. Maybe we simply didn’t look before?

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-01-15/researcher-teaching-plants-dog-tricks/10709530

The secret life of plants has never been a wank.

How do you know plants don’t masturbate when no-one is looking?

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Date: 15/01/2019 09:11:15
From: roughbarked
ID: 1330313
Subject: re: Teaching an old dog new tricks?

The Rev Dodgson said:


roughbarked said:

I think not. Maybe we simply didn’t look before?

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-01-15/researcher-teaching-plants-dog-tricks/10709530

The secret life of plants has never been a wank.

How do you know plants don’t masturbate when no-one is looking?

I don’t. ;)

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Date: 15/01/2019 09:28:06
From: mollwollfumble
ID: 1330316
Subject: re: Teaching an old dog new tricks?

roughbarked said:


I think not. Maybe we simply didn’t look before?

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-01-15/researcher-teaching-plants-dog-tricks/10709530

The secret life of plants has never been a wank.

Teaching plants dog tricks.

“Play dead”

> Pavlovian response

I like it.

> When the researchers returned the next day to turn on the blue light, they found the plant had bent towards it in anticipation.

Um, need to repeat experiment with enough plants and enough days to make it a solid. But I wouldn’t be surprised if it was right.

> Sound of water.

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Date: 15/01/2019 09:48:39
From: Michael V
ID: 1330321
Subject: re: Teaching an old dog new tricks?

mollwollfumble said:

Teaching plants dog tricks.

“Play dead”

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!

takes breath

LOL

I teach my plants that all the time.

:)

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Date: 15/01/2019 10:45:54
From: transition
ID: 1330342
Subject: re: Teaching an old dog new tricks?

>How do you know plants don’t masturbate when no-one is looking?

a kinky thread

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Date: 15/01/2019 11:26:44
From: Bogsnorkler
ID: 1330356
Subject: re: Teaching an old dog new tricks?

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Date: 15/01/2019 11:38:20
From: transition
ID: 1330363
Subject: re: Teaching an old dog new tricks?

Bogsnorkler said:



that’s quite good

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Date: 15/01/2019 11:46:15
From: Ian
ID: 1330368
Subject: re: Teaching an old dog new tricks?

Bogsnorkler said:



:)

I thought I knew every Far Side but no.

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Date: 15/01/2019 16:57:38
From: PermeateFree
ID: 1330567
Subject: re: Teaching an old dog new tricks?

Great thread rb. Certainly makes you think (constructively).

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Date: 15/01/2019 17:03:04
From: mollwollfumble
ID: 1330570
Subject: re: Teaching an old dog new tricks?

Ian said:


Bogsnorkler said:


:)

I thought I knew every Far Side but no.

Ditto.

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Date: 16/01/2019 06:47:01
From: roughbarked
ID: 1330707
Subject: re: Teaching an old dog new tricks?

PermeateFree said:


Great thread rb. Certainly makes you think (constructively).

:)

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