[franksolich]

It must be a slow news day in Norway today; I went all over the internet, looking for something of interest--I came across an article about radioactive reindeer in Norway, but alas it was five years old.

I read the CIA report on our allies in the War against Terror, but really, it did not say anything not already available in most almanacs and encyclopediae.

[RobRoy]

I'm confused about all this. Do worms vote in Norway?

[franksolich]

"Ping" for the Norway ping list; I got this in a little early today, because it is my day off, and for whatever reasons, I am tired of winter here in Nebraska, the Norway of America.

[Shortwave]

A11 ur w0rmz belong to us!

[Brilliant]

I'm quite certain this is junk science. Every time I try to put a worm on a hook, he immediately begins to squirm in an effort to avoid the barb. There's no doubt in my mind that they feel pain.

My guess is that these Norwegian "scientists" were paid by the fishing industry to conduct the study.

[hosepipe]

Them Norwegians.. relevant as always.... /snide.

[Hank Rearden]

I wonder if they notice they're drowning? Norway needs to study that right away.

[Guillermo]

Norway might have considered banning the use of live worms as fish bait

While the barbarians at the gate continuie to be appeased and mollified...

No wonder why the West is so soft.

[truth_seeker]

"Farstad said most invertebrates, including lobsters and crabs boiled alive, do not feel pain because, unlike mammals, they do not have a big brain to read the signals."

Dems in America today "do not have a big brain to read the signals."

[Fiddlstix]

I hereby submit that this "so called" study is incomplete!
What about the Hooks? For instance, does the hook suffer more rapid oxidation because of the worm? Are there other factors involved by interaction between "hooks" and "worms"?
Inquiring minds want to know.........

[lilylangtree]

Worms--yuck! Reminds me of that one scene in "Dracula" starring Gary Olman and Wynonna Ryder where Mr. Renfeld is in an insane asylum catching and eating flies, larva, worms, etc. He picks up this one fat worm and eats it. He then proceeds to tell the director of the asylum (played by Richard E. Grant) the nutritional value of the worm.

[xm177e2]

I do believe that we should not inflict unnecessary pain on creatures, especially for enjoyment. But if these critters don't feel pain, then they're fair game for the slaughter.

[Osage Orange]

Was this a story about the DNC?

[DCPatriot]

Aren't the worms drowning while in the water?

I mean isn't that why you always see earthworms above ground after a heavy rain?

So let's drown them...as long as they aren't hurting bleeding on the hook...or wearing panties on their heads (which end is the head?)

[Political Junkie Too]

"Good morning Worm Your Honor, the Crown will plainly show the prisoner who now stands before you was caught red-handed showing feelings, feelings of an almost human nature... this will not do."

-Pink Floyd

[sandbar]

>They might sense something, but it is not painful and does >not compromise their well-being."

Being eaten by a fish on the other hand...

So if and when they found that lettuce screams, would they outlaw vegetables. Morons with too much time on their hands. Boy, for people who are into the 'natural order' of things they sure don't support the food chain.

[TexasRepublic]

Tell that to the crabs thrown in boiling water! They seemed pretty agitated until they succumbed. Good eating though.

[P.O.E.]

What bothers me is the muffled screams coming from my broccoli as I smother it in cheese sauce.