tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post7851386893157788977..comments2023-11-03T11:32:01.540+00:00Comments on Thought Experiments : The Blog: Why the Falling Pitch of the Blue Whales' Songs?Bryan Appleyardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08276787058430388582noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-56072854439183898182009-12-05T17:52:36.755+00:002009-12-05T17:52:36.755+00:00could they possibly be anti-Australian? (He says, ...could they possibly be anti-Australian? (He says, trying not to finish the question on an antipodean-style rising pitch.)Dr Hackenbushnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-70098288315553255872009-12-03T22:48:59.892+00:002009-12-03T22:48:59.892+00:00I thought ian russell's "that statement a...I thought ian russell's "that statement appears so far up itself it's wearing itself as a wig" runs it pretty close.trahernehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03554983022190670978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-75853672389046477422009-12-03T18:40:35.702+00:002009-12-03T18:40:35.702+00:00Peter: that is the funniest line of the week, by f...Peter: that is the funniest line of the week, by far.Hey Skipperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10798930502187234974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-74386950341525793922009-12-03T17:15:49.652+00:002009-12-03T17:15:49.652+00:00...whale song is a cultural affair. Humpback whale...<i>...whale song is a cultural affair. Humpback whales are known to learn from each other, and whales have extraordinarily large and complex brains. They appear to share many social and cognitive traits with people.</i><br /><br />Whales singing classic whale ditties in baritone I can live with, but it'll be "Pass me my harpoon" if they start getting into New Wave.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-75794345308849822252009-12-03T15:04:20.144+00:002009-12-03T15:04:20.144+00:00Well so is ours. Women's voices have gone down...Well so is ours. Women's voices have gone down half an octave in fifty years; have you listened to any of those '30's newsreels, with Mrs Neville Chamberlain declaring something open?Recusanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11446741817585462393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-56034829750158690932009-12-03T12:51:24.109+00:002009-12-03T12:51:24.109+00:00Of course, how could I have missed that?Of course, how could I have missed that?Bryan Appleyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08276787058430388582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-64102101657233107252009-12-03T12:44:44.072+00:002009-12-03T12:44:44.072+00:00Perhaps it's because City have stopped drawing...Perhaps it's because City have stopped drawing.Willardnoreply@blogger.com