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[Tyler.]

GARDINER, Montana (CNN) -- More than half of Yellowstone National Park's bison herd has died since last fall, forcing the government to suspend its annual slaughter program.

More than 700 of the iconic animals starved or otherwise died on the mountainsides during an unusually harsh winter, and more than 1,600 were shot by hunters or sent to slaughterhouses in a disease-control effort, according to National Park Service figures.

As a result, the park estimates its bison herd has dropped from 4,700 in November to about 2,300 today, prompting the government to halt the culling program early.

"There has never been a slaughter like this of the bison since the 1800s in this country, and it's disgusting," said Mike Mease of the Buffalo Field Campaign, a group seeking to stop the slaughter program for good.

So... will they still be called buffalo wings if they are extinct? Or will they be like Pig wqins or somethin'?


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[Waser Lave]

So... will they still be called buffalo wings if they are extinct? Or will they be like Pig wqins or somethin'?


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Well they aren't actually buffalo anyway, they're bison.

I doubt they'll be going extinct now, there's over 300,000 of them I believe so 700 isn't too bad a loss overall (not compared to the ~70-100million of them which were killed anyway...).

[Tyler.]

Well they aren't actually buffalo anyway, they're bison.

I doubt they'll be going extinct now, there's over 300,000 of them I believe so 700 isn't too bad a loss overall (not compared to the ~70-100million of them which were killed anyway...).

Buffalo,l bison.

Same thing D<

&& It was 2300 overall, not 700

[Waser Lave]

Buffalo,l bison.

Same thing D<

&& It was 2300 overall, not 700

Buffalo and bison are not the same thing.

I only said the 700 because they could prevent the 1600 in the next year easily by stopping hunting so I didn't include those.

[Tyler.]

Buffalo and bison are not the same thing.

I only said the 700 because they could prevent the 1600 in the next year easily by stopping hunting so I didn't include those.

CNN called them buffalo.

So they're the same

[Waser Lave]

CNN called them buffalo.

So they're the same

CNN is American, you can't trust it for reliability.

(and they actually call them bison in the first sentence )

Edited by Laser Wave, 01 May 2008 - 02:36 PM.

[Tyler.]

CNN is American, you can't trust it for reliability.

(and they actually call them bison in the first sentence )

They call them Bison through the whole article, 'cept the title xD

&& Brits have funny accents. America: 1. Brits: 0. (You guys started off at -50 with that Revolutionary war bullshit )

[Waser Lave]

They call them Bison through the whole article, 'cept the title xD

&& Brits have funny accents. America: 1. Brits: 0. (You guys started off at -50 with that Revolutionary war bullshit )

We have our own history.

America 1. Britain: 10000000.

[Tyler.]

We have our own history.

America 1. Britain: 10000000.

Proof of this so called Britain: 10000000-nesS?

[Sweeney]

Proof of this so called Britain: 10000000-nesS?

That would be me.

[Tyler.]

That would be me.

No country with you in it would get *quite* that much.

[Shadiel]

They will still be called Buffalo Wings.
They are named after Buffalo, New York where the sauce was 'created.'

Didn't we already go over this?

[Tyler.]

They will still be called Buffalo Wings.
They are named after Buffalo, New York where the sauce was 'created.'

Didn't we already go over this?

Logic fails in this thread.

D<

[Aetas]

Buffalo=Animal
Buffalo=city
Buffalo=Verb meaning to badger, to annoy, to bully, etc.

Buffalo Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo Buffalo Buffalo.

[Tyler.]

Buffalo=Animal
Buffalo=city
Buffalo=Verb meaning to badger, to annoy, to bully, etc.

Buffalo Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo Buffalo Buffalo.

Actually... the "animal" form of buffalo wouldn't be capitalized

[Shadiel]

Actually... the "animal" form of buffalo wouldn't be capitalized

And neither would the verb form.

[Tyler.]

And neither would the verb form.

The verb wasn't

Just the animal and city was

[Jewbert]

I've never had buffalo wings. O.O

What the hell is wrong with me??

They call them Bison through the whole article, 'cept the title xD

&& Brits have funny accents. America: 1. Brits: 0. (You guys started off at -50 with that Revolutionary war bullshit )

I -love- British accents. I'm just imagining how they say "bison" and it's tickling me. Hehehe. I'm weird. I know.

That would be me.

Yeah you're totally awesome sir!

[Aetas]

I've never had buffalo wings. O.O

What the hell is wrong with me??


I -love- British accents. I'm just imagining how they say "bison" and it's tickling me. Hehehe. I'm weird. I know.


Yeah you're totally awesome sir!

Now...that you...mention it... IT IS HILARIOUS!
Jooeee, make a video of you saying "bison slash buffalo(s) love bananas" over and over again.

And mehhhhh, capitilizing the animal is ... not smart, indeed.

[Amagius]

And neither would the verb form.

It would be capitalized if it were at the beginning of the sentence! (Hurrrrrr.)

Buffalo me out of this.

[Fox]

I -love- British accents. I'm just imagining how they say "bison" and it's tickling me. Hehehe. I'm weird. I know.

How do you think we'd say 'bison'?

[Jewbert]

How do you think we'd say 'bison'?

Well. I know it's different from the way I hear Southerners down here say it. You know, the way it would sound all "country" like... with the "I" stressed? I don't know how to spell it out. bIson maybe? Mah. I don't know. I just like the way you guys talk.