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Sun Sep-10-06 12:57 AM
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Poll question: Best television animal expert or host? |
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If your favorite isn't listed, please reply.
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Sun Sep-10-06 12:59 AM
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"I'll just sit a Margarita here in the Jeep, while Jim deftly wrestles that Sumatran tiger to the ground . . . Careful out there, Jim."
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Sun Sep-10-06 01:01 AM
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2. The man knew how to delegate. |
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But it wasn't a margarita.
It was a martini. ;)
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Sun Sep-10-06 01:02 AM
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3. It _should_ have been a margarita. |
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Sun Sep-10-06 01:41 AM
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While Jim is being sodomized by the 600-pound silverback gorilla, let me take this opportunity.
You know friends, whether you're injured at work or in a car accident, or you're having your intestines rearranged by a sex crazed gorilla, it pays to have insurance from the good folks at Mutual of Omaha.
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Sun Sep-10-06 01:43 AM
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12. "This week's savage mauling brought to you by Mutual of Omaha." |
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Sun Sep-10-06 01:33 AM
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4. Jim Fowler gets stiffed again while Marlin Perkins gets top billing... |
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Edited on Sun Sep-10-06 01:39 AM by BrotherBuzz
in you poll. Ain't no justice, I tell you.
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Sun Sep-10-06 01:36 AM
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Lots of people can put themselves in dangerous situations with wild animals. It takes a real leader to get some other poor schmuck to do it for him.
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Sun Sep-10-06 01:37 AM
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8. Sorta like our "war president," huh? |
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Sun Sep-10-06 01:39 AM
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9. Oh, now that's a low blow. |
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Bush doesn't have a moustache.
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Sun Sep-10-06 01:42 AM
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11. Exactly, Marlin Perkins was the Wild Kindom gangster impressario |
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nothing happened in the televised world of animal programming without his consent or without giving him a kickback.
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Sun Sep-10-06 01:37 AM
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6. Yeah, I wanted Jim too n/t |
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Sun Sep-10-06 10:11 AM
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13. Sorry about that. It's just that I've never heard of him. That's all. |
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Sun Sep-10-06 01:37 AM
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7. What about Marty Stouffer? |
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The Grizzly Adams of animal shows.
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Sun Sep-10-06 10:14 AM
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14. Sorry, forgot. That's all. |
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Sun Sep-10-06 10:19 AM
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15. Of the dudes who've done a lot of nature shows, the two British Daves |
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(Attenborough and Bellamy) are classic. David Bellamy is something else -- a PhD botanist and a real character -- and Sir David Attenborough is the perfect narrator and on-screen foil for many a great documentary. The two Daves have an intense rivalry, actually, according to some British natural history film people I worked with.
Steve Irwin, of course, did a lot to energize, motivate, and educate while entertaining and I'll miss him. Jeff Corwin had similar promise but what little I saw of him suggested to me that he was too self-conciously striving to be funny, or whatever, and it just didn't work for me...Steve Irwin and some of the other dudes I've watched were natural and as unaffected as it's possible to be while still making the show a worthy watch.
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Sun Sep-10-06 11:27 AM
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16. I wish they'd show more of those in the U.S. |
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Sun Sep-10-06 06:36 PM
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tend to be more in-depth and less whiz-bang than the way it's done in the US these days, though National Geographic specials also tend to be classics.
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Sun Sep-10-06 04:12 PM
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19. David Attenborough is in a class of his own |
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Edited on Sun Sep-10-06 04:13 PM by Godlesscommieprevert
He comes so far ahead of all the rest it's not even a race. (Smarter brother of the film director). See his "Life on Earth", "Life of Birds", "Life of Mammals" and "Seas of Life" - for unsurpassed excellence in natural history film making.
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Sun Sep-10-06 06:40 PM
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23. As far as I'm concerned, |
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Life On Earth remains the benchmark for natural history film-making and for that rare kind of series, one that tells the story of pretty much The Whole Thing. I was blown away when it first aired and I've been similarly impressed with every subsequent viewing -- it's also a great adjunct to lecturing for teachers and the spin-off book was also very well done and included some stunning photography.
I'd always thought he was Richard's son. Learn something every day. :D
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Sun Sep-10-06 04:06 PM
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18. Voting is still open. |
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Sun Sep-10-06 04:31 PM
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20. WHAT HAPPENED TO JACQUES COUSTEAU? |
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Edited on Sun Sep-10-06 04:32 PM by FormerRushFan
Or is sea life not animal? (as in mineral, vegetable)
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Sun Sep-10-06 04:40 PM
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21. Steve Irwin was the best.. |
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But I also rather enjoy the Kratt Brothers on Be the Creature. They don't mess with the animals really, but they do go hang out and try to integrate themselves into their societies, and it's amazing. Most of the time, they fulfill their goal. The most interesting of which was Cheetahs. Duckie
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Sun Sep-10-06 07:50 PM
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Edited on Sun Sep-10-06 07:52 PM by Lady President
I adore Jack Hanna. He is so socially awkward, but kind-hearted. Plus, he is very generous with his time to the people of Columbus. This summer I was walking through the parking lot of the local mall and bumped into him-- he let me pet a baby dingo.
Edit b/c: "Let me pet his dingo" sounded wildly inappropriate....
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