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Originally posted by YUMAN:
> A woman from Los Angeles, who was a tree hugger and an anti-hunter,
> > > purchased a piece of timberland. There was a large tree on one of the
> > > highest points in the tract. She wanted a good view of the natural
> > > splendor of her land so she started to climb the big tree. As she
> > > neared the top she encountered a spotted owl that attacked her. In her
> > > haste to escape, the woman slid down the tree to the ground and
> > >
> > >
> > > got many splinters in her crotch. In considerable pain, she hurried to
> >the
> > > nearest doctor.
> > > She told him she was an environmentalist and an anti-hunter and
> > >
> > >
> > > how she came to get all the splinters.
> > > The doctor listened to her story with great patience and then told her
> > > to go into the examining room and he would see if he could help her.
> > > She sat and waited three hours before the doctor reappeared.
> > > Still in pain, the angry woman demanded, "What took you so long?"
> > > He smiled and then told her, "Well, I had to get permits from the
> > > Environmental Protection Agency, the Forest Service, and the Bureau of
> > > Land Management before I could remove old-growth timber from a
> > > recreational area. I'm sorry, but they all turned me down".
> > >