Oh sure, it *says" that it's an April Fools joke.  But this clearly is a
ploy by the big science establishment to lull us into a false sense of
security.  Anyone can see that the moon has lost its previous greenish
tint, no doubt as the well-known cheese has been the first casualty of
those imported bacteria.

Bill Heck



TUCKER, Casey wrote:

>Well, unfortunately I can't fool you folks.  I think that just speaks to
>the observational skills of the birders on this listserv.
>
>Enjoy the day today!
>
>I'm off to cause more mischief,
>
>Casey
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Alfredo Huerta [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>Sent: Friday, April 01, 2005 9:52 AM
>To: TUCKER, Casey; [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: bacteria spur lunar erosion
>
>At the bottom of the article it says "April fools" in small print.
>Alfredo J. Huerta, Botany
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "TUCKER, Casey" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Friday, April 01, 2005 9:38 AM
>Subject: bacteria spur lunar erosion
>
>
>Granted, this isn't a bird posting, but I think it's rather alarming.
>It's bad enough that invasive species are causing irreparable damage to
>earth's ecosystems, but now this.  Check out this story in the latest
>Nature.
>
>http://www.nature.com/news/2005/050328/full/050328-10.html
>
>
>Enjoy!
>
>Casey
>
>