Everyday...

[Spekkio9]

There was a post regarding cruelty to animals and PETA a while ago. Well, I'm here to talk about another type of cruelty.

Cruelty to plants.

Everyday in the summer, millions of blades of grass are brutally maimed as people mow their lawns. Bushes are dismembered. Babies are ripped right from plant's wombs.

Plants are alive too you know. They have feelings, just like we do. We need to stop this butchering of life on our planet!

I am now going to call upon everyone to protest the mistreatment of plants everywhere you see it!

[Spekkio9]

There was a post regarding cruelty to animals and PETA a while ago. Well, I'm here to talk about another type of cruelty.

Cruelty to plants.

Everyday in the summer, millions of blades of grass are brutally maimed as people mow their lawns. Bushes are dismembered. Babies are ripped right from plant's wombs.

Plants are alive too you know. They have feelings, just like we do. We need to stop this butchering of life on our planet!

I am now going to call upon everyone to protest the mistreatment of plants everywhere you see it!

[Da_shoota]

Wow, I never really looked at it that way http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/16x16_smiley-indifferent.gif

[Plutonium_Kenny]

Poor pot.

Oops.http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/1072.gif

[NJCL43]

actually there was a program here about a guy who could suddenly hear plants emotions,the trees screamed unmercifully when they were being cut down,it was actually moving and really sad

[Plutonium_Kenny]

Sounds like "What Women Want." Sadly, I actually watched that.http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/16x16_smiley-indifferent.gif

I guess you could plant that Zalia (SP?) grass that grows so slow, you only have to mow once a year. Then, you could just be trimming it, kind of like a haircut.http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/winky.gif

Bloody expensive though.http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_wink.gif

[SC-Titan]

lol. funny stuff spekkio!!

although one could make the argument that trimming back plants spurs lusher, bushier growth the next season, making the palnts healthier, and things like removing fruit from trees, keeps the fruit from rotting on the tree which attracts insects which can harm the tree, etc..etc... http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/16x16_smiley-wink.gif

[scworld]

Nice point. Although plants do have 'something' and can react to dismemberment and stuff, I dont think they're evolutionary advanced enough to raelly have 'emotions'. More like instinct, like targetting the Sun.

[Leprechaun9]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by scworld:
Nice point. Although plants do have 'something' and can react to dismemberment and stuff, I dont think they're evolutionary advanced enough to raelly have 'emotions'. More like instinct, like targetting the Sun. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Plants are very advanced as for as evelotion goes, more adapted to a lot of stuff then many animals. Emotions aren't exactly needed so they're probably better off without them. But look at me now, defending plants... http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/16x16_smiley-indifferent.gif

[XHarry_TuttleX]

Plants are organic mecanism. Not more.

Anyway, they are necessary to life---&gt;Oxygen...

So, we should take care of it.

[Zedblade]

As I stated before, Plants do not have brains, thus they do not have a nervious system. No Nervous system means no feelings, no pain.

[Spekkio9]

GMO! Zedblade is a nonbeliever. Let's employ the same tactics as PETA to purge the nonbelievers!

[suomursu]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Spekkio9:
GMO! Zedblade is a nonbeliever. Let's employ the same tactics as PETA to purge the nonbelievers! </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Which is? &gt;;O

[Leprechaun9]

Dump carrot juice on him?

[cooldude6681]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Spekkio9:
GMO! Zedblade is a nonbeliever. Let's employ the same tactics as PETA to purge the nonbelievers! </div></BLOCKQUOTE>Behind you 100%http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/25.gifhttp://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

[MKCC14]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by XHarry_TuttleX:
Plants are organic mecanism. Not more.

Anyway, they are necessary to life---&gt;Oxygen...

So, we should take care of it. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>
Only the trees necessarily.

[Leprechaun9]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by MKCC14:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by XHarry_TuttleX:
Plants are organic mecanism. Not more.

Anyway, they are necessary to life---&gt;Oxygen...

So, we should take care of it. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>
Only the trees necessarily. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Wait, I had trouble understanding what that guy was trying to say but are you saying trees are the only plants that really give us oxygen?

[Zedblade]

Most of the oxygen comes from blu-green algea, not trees.

[Spekkio9]

Which, I may add, is not a plant.

[Leprechaun9]

It is often overlooked, but a majority of oxygen does come from the ocean. Just think of all that area, way more then there is land, and much of it has algae covering the bottom; that's not to say that's all we need. Grasses give lots off lots of oxygen too but an average tree has an area giving off photosynsesis equal to a couple of acres of grass. http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/16x16_smiley-wink.gif

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Spekkio9:
Which, I may add, is not a plant. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Well, considering plants evolved from algae... they're close enough.

[Terrax213]

lol ... Reminds me of George Carlin's bit on "battered plants"