Comments on: Mercury Pollution Can Make Male Birds Homosexual

By: SpellJammer

SpellJammer — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 08:54:15 +0000

Wow..Freddie Mecury!!! Co-incidence?

By: Brian Too

Brian Too — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 00:41:31 +0000

Note to self: Oppose pollution on the solar system’s innermost planet!

By: Andrew Moseman

Andrew Moseman — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 18:48:57 +0000

@Georg
Indeed, this particular problem is sourced to methylmercury after it’s been methylated from mercury. Though, the researchers themselves use “mercury” colloquially in their quotes to the popular press.

By: Georg

Georg — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 18:04:31 +0000

What is the problem?
Mercury or Methylmercury?
This mix of terms is disgusting!
Amateurs

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 17:50:02 +0000

Mercury rectal thermometers. Now it all makes sense.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 17:33:20 +0000

“Another strong indication that the birds’ sexual orientation had changed was the increased time they spent preening themselves.”

“…Rather than finding the birds, as you typically would, loitering around food courts and picnic tables, they seem to have shifted their attention to designer clothing stores…”

“…Perhaps the greatest indication of how these birds have changed was the change in their migration patterns. Though far from their typical stomping grounds, an abundance of the birds have been found flocking to the Castro District of San Francisco…”

By: nick

nick — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 17:20:05 +0000

Joke A) So much for the theory that males being gay increases promiscuity.

Joke B) It obviously doesn’t work in humans, because my wife loves fish and I’ve been barkin up that tree for years.

This article whet my curiosity about avian sexuality, and now I know an uncomfortable amount about it. THANKYOU, wikipedia.

By: scott

scott — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 17:01:32 +0000

Westboro baptist church members should go protest there with signs “God hates ibises”