So tell us... How much of an activist or peace lover are you?

Or... anything else that hugs trees, I guess.

Only if trees go to hug me first

I never hug trees, because dogs (and sometimes people) urinate on them

I never hug trees, because dogs (and sometimes people) urinate on them
What about squirrels?

I am about as far as you can get from being a tree hugger. My whole point of existence is to eat, drink, smoke and f**k everything that one can possibly do said things to, I couldn't give a toss about how I leave the planet, I like war because it thins out the population and lots of cool s**t is invented, plus, I just enjoy the suffering of others.

I am about as far as you can get from being a tree hugger. My whole point of existence is to eat, drink, smoke and f**k everything that one can possibly do said things to, I couldn't give a toss about how I leave the planet, I like war because it thins out the population and lots of cool s**t is invented, plus, I just enjoy the suffering of others.


Would you f**k a tree?

Would you f**k a tree?


Hmm, that's a really good question.

It would all depend on just how heavily I'd been drinking that day.

Oh, talking about trees, this is a really funny story.

Back when me and Pete were about.. 13 I guess.. I was having this fight with a guy named Declan, Declan always thought he was really tough right.. and admittedly he was, so me and Pete decided to psychologically destroy him (although at the time I dare say we just said "mess with him." anyway, I ended up having a protracted battle with a tree, including me insulting it, shouting at it and punching it.
The idea was everyone would talk about how crazy I was and that Dec should leave well enough alone.. but he didn't.. and we had a fight, it pretty much ended up level, I know I hit him hard enough to bust up his jaw, but I also know I was just gushing blood..

I guess you can call me a tree hugger.

I work with a non-profit organization that cleans and improves city parks in order to make it safe for people and their pets.
Last summer i began working on organizing staten island beach clean-up.
I go to the moutains often-  we never litter, we go in fall and winter to feed animals and our house has no electricity nor running water so we don't pollute (only with fireplace wood smoke)


I'm pretty much nature girl.

I'm allergic to some types of tree pollen so I can only hug trees at a certain times of the year.

I guess you can call me a tree hugger.

I work with a non-profit organization that cleans and improves city parks in order to make it safe for people and their pets.
Last summer i began working on organizing staten island beach clean-up.
I go to the moutains often-  we never litter, we go in fall and winter to feed animals and our house has no electricity nor running water so we don't pollute (only with fireplace wood smoke)


I'm pretty much nature girl.


What do you do with the NPO that cleans/improves city parks?

No I don't. ::)

Would you f**k a tree?
that's weird because there's this movie where some dude does just that  :o  George C. Scott, his wife & their son stranded on a desert island.  well the son starts growing up and well, he probably started off with just a casual tree hug and then, well, you know  ;D

Remember the film "Superstar" with Molly Shannon? Now,here's a real Tree hugger. ;D

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I'm sure that some people would call me anything BUT a tree hugger, in light of the fact that I've cut down nearly 700 full grown trees in the past 6 months and in the neighborhood of a thousand saplings (that being anything under 4 inches in diameter), but it's been for a purpose.  I have a large tract of woods and in order to make the "primary" trees a better environment, the surrounding trees have needed thinning out to open up the canopy.

All of the wood cut down is used for firewood, with the exception of the branches 1.5 inches in diameter or less.  Am well over 1000 cords of wood cut, bucked, split and stacked and sold at 50 bucks per cord, so it's profitable, plus it's quadrupling the value of the land itself, and helping the remaining trees to grow better and bigger for harvest as board lumber in the future, and am replacing the thinner spots in the woods with healthy hardwood purchased from a local tree farm.

As a contractor, I have studied this "green" building phase we're going through and have seen that the majority of green building, while on the outside shows some benefit, doesn't have as much benefit as we'd all be led to believe, and the payback in many cases would take longer to hit the break even point than the life expectancy of the house itself.  In many cases, the additional expense of petroleum products needed for trucking/recycling/returning salvaged materials is more of an expense (to the environment) than using up new materials and scrapping the old.  As long as suitable conservation practices are utilized in replanting of trees, etc., then I have no problem with harvesting new trees for new lumber for new building materials....

I chose the last one because I like to eat cows and pigs and stuff.

I don't litter, use as little resources as possible, and recycle when it's convenient.  I also watch my fuel efficiency as much as I can.  I'm not fanatical about it but I also don't pee in your drinking water either.

I chose the last one because I like to eat cows and pigs and stuff.

I don't litter, use as little resources as possible, and recycle when it's convenient.  I also watch my fuel efficiency as much as I can.  I'm not fanatical about it but I also don't pee in your drinking water either.


Then I'd say only the green ones.

Then I'd say only the green ones.


No, because I don't hug trees.

I've been a member of the Arbor Day Society for 10+ years... would that qualify me?

Remember the film "Superstar" with Molly Shannon? Now,here's a real Tree hugger. ;D

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one of my favorite movies! I just watched it again the other day. :)

There's an old Elm tree on campus.  One of a few in this region spared the Dutch Elm blight, which began killing Elms in the late 1920s until it burned itself out in the 1960s.  I remember when I was about five, in the early '70s, the sawyers came for the two dying Elms at the end of the country lane we lived on.  Two late casualties.  So sad.  Thus, I have a protective feeling about remaining Elms.  They're doing all kinds of construction at UMass and if I find find out they're taking that Elm, I will chain myself to it!

Birches, oaks, maples, pines, beeches, they're all great trees, but I wouldn't do any civil disobedience to save 'em!

There's an old Elm tree on campus.  One of a few in this region spared the Dutch Elm blight, which began killing Elms in the late 1920s until it burned itself out in the 1960s.  I remember when I was about five, in the early '70s, the sawyers came for the two dying Elms at the end of the country lane we lived on.  Two late casualties.  So sad.  Thus, I have a protective feeling about remaining Elms.  They're doing all kinds of construction at UMass and if I find find out they're taking that Elm, I will chain myself to it!

Birches, oaks, maples, pines, beeches, they're all great trees, but I wouldn't do any civil disobedience to save 'em!



If the Elm is still standing after all this time with no Dutch Elm signs, I would think they'd be taking cuttings off of it and the state/city/county would forbid them from even touching it.

There's been a lot of buzz lately because there's been a handful of specimens that have been isolated that appear to be immune from the blight.  My property is already filled to the brim with trees, but I'd consider cutting a few down if I thought an elm could be grown on it.  I do have a hand full of trees near the road I need to take down (couple birches that are dying, and 4 pine trees that only leave needles and sap in my cars).  To replace one or two with an elm would be awesome, though considering the spread of the branches probably not such a great idea.

oh yeah...and at work i care for trees.



i'm not a vegetarian.

I am actually quite a conservationist.  I absolutely hate waste, and think that all reasonable steps should be taken to preserve nature and life.

However, a lot of people take things way to far.  They take all kinds of actions to save one tree, yet seem to ignore the effects of destroying entire forests (without replanting) in other areas of the world.  One of the reasons I am glad I moved to Alabama is the large number of trees and forests.  It is literally impossible to drive more then 2 miles in this area without comming across a large dense tract of woods.

A far cry from the sterile brown landscape of Southern California.

Would you f**k a tree?


I'll get back to you on that.

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We TRY to be green. We recycle as much as we can. We have planted a few trees in our back yard-well, they were baby trees that started to grow right next to the foundation of our house and they needed to be moved-so we transplanted them. We found another one a few months ago and gave it to someone to transplant-which they did. We use those energy efficient light bulbs and turn things off when not in use. I also try not to run water when I am brushing my teeth. We also helped my step-daughter and her husband put in solar panels (they live in Southern Cal). We looked into solar power here but it is just not feasible where we live. Our house is completely surrounded. If I could, I would put in solar panels & a wind turbine in the back yard. Sometimes I feel that we don't do enough-but we do a little.



Cat 

i like to show trees affection to lull them into a false sense of security and then betray them horribly.

Dogs are tree huggers,I see them urinating on tress almost every day.

Dogs are tree huggers,I see them urinating on tress almost every day.
as my last lover pointed out to me more than once, urinating and hugging are NOT the same thing.

as my last lover pointed out to me more than once, urinating and hugging are NOT the same thing.



Dogs hump trees so that would make a tree humper.  ;D

i like to show trees affection to lull them into a false sense of security and then betray them horribly.


You heartbreaker you.  http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/14/love9.gif http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/14/love9.gif http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/14/love9.gif

philosophy of a "eco-green" so called tree-hugger and actually getting out into the wilderness and wrapping your arms around some mouldy buggy tree are two different things!  Especially the evergreens which have that nasty sap that sticks horribly when you get near it! :P
Truthfully tho,  ;) I recycle plenty, I reuse items too when I can(margarine tubs as cheap tupperware, tissue boxes as gift boxes, and other items), I eat vegetarian but that concern and caring doesn't include not eating fish....only our four and two legged critters on land are off-limits.

philosophy of a "eco-green" so called tree-hugger and actually getting out into the wilderness and wrapping your arms around some mouldy buggy tree are two different things!   Especially the evergreens which have that nasty sap that sticks horribly when you get near it! :P
Truthfully tho,  ;) I recycle plenty, I reuse items too when I can(margarine tubs as cheap tupperware, tissue boxes as gift boxes, and other items), I eat vegetarian but that concern and caring doesn't include not eating fish....only our four and two legged critters on land are off-limits.


But do you hug the things?

as my last lover pointed out to me more than once, urinating and hugging are NOT the same thing.


Your last lover would also like to point out that Soap is not an adequate birthday gift, even if it is hidden in your underwear.

I said "only the really green ones".  I am a recycling fool, yet I drive gas guzzler and plan to buy another one next.  I don't know, I'm all over the place.

I said "only the really green ones".  I am a recycling fool, yet I drive gas guzzler and plan to buy another one next.  I don't know, I'm all over the place.


You need some hybrid! It's the perfect family car, fits two people!

I only hug the trees I would have sex with.

I only hug the trees I would have sex with.


What kind of tree would that be?

(I'm an oak man myself.  :o :o :o)

What kind of tree would that be?

(I'm an oak man myself.  :o :o :o)


I go for Asians myself..

Japanese Maple.

I only hug the trees I would have sex with.



I can't have sex with my tree It was cut down a month ago. ;D

Found it!

http://women.timesonline.co.uk/multimedia/archive/00190/shy-385_190749a.jpg

This picture is in today's The Times in an article on shyness.

What if you found the tree attractive? ;D

no. Ok, i never did really hug a tree. I leaned in and whispered to a very old redwood once tho. :D
i've surrounded a couple maples with friends and danced in a circle but that's not hugging either.

What if you found the tree attractive? ;D



then I would say that you should get out more often, Howard! ;D

then I would say that you should get out more often, Howard! ;D



Then I would need psychiatric help. ;D

I have given up hugging trees for it may waken the gophers.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hINnnVQ9Zo

Molly Shannon's a Tree Hugger.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hINnnVQ9Zo

Molly Shannon's a Tree Hugger.
Who is Molly Shannon?

Who is Molly Shannon?


woman from Saturday Night Live.

woman from Saturday Night Live.
Is she on YouTube?

Is she on YouTube?


Yes,there's plenty on Molly Shannon on youtube.

I definitely love to put my arms around a tree if it's possible, putting my face against the bark too..

it's been far too long since I've had the chance to do this

I definitely love to put my arms around a tree if it's possible, putting my face against the bark too..

it's been far too long since I've had the chance to do this
Where has been your favourite tree to hug?

I definitely love to put my arms around a tree if it's possible, putting my face against the bark too..

it's been far too long since I've had the chance to do this


I wouldn't want to do that,what if someone sees me? :o

I wouldn't want to do that,what if someone sees me? :o
There could an angry gopher near by?

There could an angry gopher near by?


or some angry squirrels. :o

or some angry squirrels. :o
Lots of angry everything!

Where has been your favourite tree to hug?



Wallington Hall in Northumberland has some massive old Oaks and also I remember the Heath has some ancient but beautiful gnarled Oaks etc

Howards quote:
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You need to lose your inhibitions Howie, but it'll come with time