tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11167350.post2161028157633802736..comments2023-10-31T05:37:45.410-07:00Comments on Hungry Hyaena: The Wonderful WormsHungry Hyaenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06354349850246750046noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11167350.post-48181708688138190462009-02-10T12:34:00.000-08:002009-02-10T12:34:00.000-08:00Huh.. I thought they called it grunting after the ...Huh.. I thought they called it grunting after the sound made by a hollerin' hillbilly after goin'hog-wild at hicksville's last hootnanny & hoedown.<BR/><BR/>You know...<BR/><BR/>nnnnggh, nggghgghh, nnnnnnghaaaa...Josh Dooleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08624912162904630424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11167350.post-28696889035813249482009-02-06T06:48:00.000-08:002009-02-06T06:48:00.000-08:00Andiscandis:Unbelievable? Andi, these are dumb cou...Andiscandis:<BR/><BR/>Unbelievable? Andi, these are dumb country folk! They don't have the brain the good Lord gave an animal cracker!<BR/><BR/>Seriously, though, I think it's reasonable to assume that the name "grunting," created by the folks who employed the technique, indicates that worm grunters had a pretty good idea of what prompted the worm exodus. But science has a long history of poo-pooing parochial knowledge. Because such knowledge is based on unscientific observation, I understand why it shouldn't be considered science, but I also think that scientists would do well to consider the local explanations carefully.<BR/><BR/>In this case, I'd wager that they did. Dr. Catania is a mole specialist, after all, suggesting that his "discovery" was less accidental than the reporting makes it seem.Hungry Hyaenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06354349850246750046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11167350.post-29266713355677541272009-02-06T06:47:00.000-08:002009-02-06T06:47:00.000-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Hungry Hyaenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06354349850246750046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11167350.post-54122333510714527042009-02-06T06:02:00.000-08:002009-02-06T06:02:00.000-08:00I find it most interesting (unbelievable?) that so...I find it most interesting (unbelievable?) that someone or some group of people stumbled upon this technique with no understanding of how or why it should work.andiscandishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01409153642285844201noreply@blogger.com