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Re: John, you I hear!
posted by
2902
on April 5, 2011 at 8:45 AM
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It would be profound if near; but not a safe or sound idea! 
posted by
CUPLETS
on April 5, 2011 at 7:05 AM
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Re: Sam, three at once is enough of a feat, but to have them go
lke that is really remarkable. I can hardly imagine it! - Bob
posted by
2902
on April 4, 2011 at 12:38 AM
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I can hear the crack and the thud! My biological father was a logger and we had to help out in his business! I once watched him fell three trees at once and they actually fit in your poem for they all seem to fall and land at the same time but it was surreal and like slow motion. When they hit they just laid there not the usual bounce of trees I was familiar with to that time! The trees were smaller and of cedar but they went down so gracefully; I can still see it!
posted by
sam444
on April 3, 2011 at 10:22 PM
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Re: yes it made a sound and frightened the ..............out of the
I guess no one thought to ask THEM. - Bob
posted by
2902
on April 3, 2011 at 1:14 PM
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Re: Thanks, Chuck. - Bob
posted by
2902
on April 3, 2011 at 1:13 PM
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yes it made a sound and frightened the ..............out of the
birds and all that were around.
posted by
Kabu
on April 3, 2011 at 12:39 PM
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Nice
posted by
Chuck_E_Ibrahim
on April 3, 2011 at 12:05 PM
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Re: Another more relevant question exists, that has the power to affect all of
You're right, Rabbit. I have lost some sleep over that one! - Bob
posted by
2902
on April 3, 2011 at 12:00 PM
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Re: Clever!! - Ash
Thanks, Ash. It was an appealing topic. - Bob
posted by
2902
on April 3, 2011 at 11:58 AM
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Re: You're right, Jay. I think we'd better ask him. - Bob
posted by
2902
on April 3, 2011 at 11:57 AM
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Re: I guess you're right, CC, but British trees are different. - Bob
posted by
2902
on April 3, 2011 at 11:56 AM
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Re: Sinome, I guess the purists would say it all comes down to
what we mean by sound, though I haven't lost any sleep over the topic. It was a fun idea. - Bob
posted by
2902
on April 3, 2011 at 11:54 AM
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Re: I contend that any fall makes a vibration and there are more than humans
I wonder if George Washington checked for nests in that cherry tree ... - Bob
posted by
2902
on April 3, 2011 at 11:51 AM
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Re: You're right., TAPS, but who's to know? - Bob
posted by
2902
on April 3, 2011 at 11:48 AM
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Re: Well, Shobana, squirrels are nothing if not resourceful! - Bob
posted by
2902
on April 3, 2011 at 11:47 AM
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Another more relevant question exists, that has the power to affect all of
our lives. If a man out in the forest says something, is he still wrong? The answer, and I think a great majority of my female peers would tend to agree, is a resounding YES! =D
posted by
wiserabbit
on April 3, 2011 at 11:42 AM
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Clever!! - Ash
posted by
ash_pradhan
on April 3, 2011 at 9:37 AM
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All things in God's world speak in their own way wheather we haer them or not...God does.
posted by
UtahJay
on April 3, 2011 at 9:12 AM
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I don't think the sound would hang around Bob as much as we would like to think it might.
posted by
C_C_T
on April 3, 2011 at 8:03 AM
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I believe the sound is made no matter if there is someone to hear it, human or otherwise... In spite of what we would like to think, we are not the center of creation and the world does not stop turning if we are not watching :-) Good poem :-) xoxoxo
posted by
Sinome
on April 3, 2011 at 5:26 AM
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I contend that any fall makes a vibration and there are more than humans
that hear it, including the poor bird whose nest rode the tree down and the ground that felt the boom!
posted by
Ariala
on April 3, 2011 at 5:09 AM
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No eardrum needed.
posted by
TAPS.
on April 3, 2011 at 3:53 AM
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LOL, this is so cute..Well Bob, I see the tree falling though I am not there and hear the sound of a great huge thud pulling along with it all the little trees and plants surrounding it and creating a whole lot of mess..even the squirrel's hideout is destroyed.
posted by
shobana
on April 3, 2011 at 2:38 AM
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