tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7062615889003930092.post7461992751449123108..comments2023-10-09T17:16:56.724+01:00Comments on Blue Island Almanack: Growl.Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14509853932305428602noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7062615889003930092.post-32251565565550182312008-09-16T17:06:00.000+01:002008-09-16T17:06:00.000+01:00fight on my beloved antioch fight, on!!!... (i hop...fight on my beloved antioch fight, on!!!... (i hope nobody thinks i actually went there.. i couldn't pass the admissions test even if i wanted to.. he he!!) i hope your enviromentalism means moderation in consumption as well... he he!! good post!!!Pat Jenkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18142174423986806144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7062615889003930092.post-12840367915679410972008-09-13T18:38:00.000+01:002008-09-13T18:38:00.000+01:00Or even better, brew it yourself.Or even better, brew it yourself.sgreerpitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07764262558160301061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7062615889003930092.post-42173796011279169352008-09-13T15:31:00.000+01:002008-09-13T15:31:00.000+01:00Chris,It is indeed something of a play on words be...Chris,<BR/>It is indeed something of a play on words between "beer" and "bear", bears being something that people are more likely to immediately associate with conservation than beer.<BR/>I also thought the Louisiana black bear in the photo would be a great deal more likely to utter the title <EM>growl</EM> than I would be.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14509853932305428602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7062615889003930092.post-48194554736068651402008-09-12T23:37:00.000+01:002008-09-12T23:37:00.000+01:00I'm still trying to figure out the significance of...I'm still trying to figure out the significance of the bear. My best hypothesis is that the word "bear" is very close to the word "beer" in the dictionary. Perhaps you have done something that Google often does: when it searches for an image to accompany its news headlines, it occasionally slips. (It's all done by smart algorithms that aren't always so smart.) My favorite was an item from October 24, 2007 entitled "Astronauts 'Home' again on Space Station", illustrated with a picture of the Starship Enterprise.Chris Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14926445098765433310noreply@blogger.com