[Coral-List] whats really killing the corals

[Dennis Hubbard]

Hi Gene:

Yep - seen it and often thought the same thing. So, in your scenario, who
should be the coral reef bank guard, who in the bureaucratic hierarchy
should be running a search for a real guard, and what measures should the
"guard" be authorized to make? I could make a few unfortunate analogies
here, but my response quota for July is exceeded by this and my response to
Sarah and I don't tweat.

Best,

Denny

On Wed, Jul 5, 2017 at 1:07 PM, Eugene Shinn <eugeneshinn at mail.usf.edu>
wrote:

> Coral-listers that have cable TV may have seen the Geico commercial that
> is shown several times each day. It shows people lying on the floor of a
> Bank looking up at a man in a uniform that looks like a bank guard. They
> tell him, "we are being robbed aren't you going to do anything about
> it?"  The man replies "I am not a guard." I am just here to monitor the
> situation" He looks over at the men with guns at says "Yes, it is a
> robbery." Those who monitor coral reefs might appreciate the analogy. Gene
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