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Re:Anesthesia works on plants too, and we don’t know why by spullara on Friday January 01, 2021 @08:27PM (#25609283)
"Would we cut down trees if they screamed? We might, if they screamed all the time and wouldn't shut up." -- Deep Thoughts by Jack Handy
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Re:Anesthesia works on plants too, and we don’t know why by alexose on Saturday January 02, 2021 @01:47AM (#25610945)
One of my favorites from Jack Handey, although this quote is more of a paraphrase. The original reads:

“If trees could scream, would we be so cavalier about cutting them down? We might, if they screamed all the time, for no good reason.”

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Re:Anesthesia works on plants too, and we don’t know why by spullara on Saturday January 02, 2021 @11:54PM (#25619566)
Lol, thanks, that was from memory which is, of course, imperfect.
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