Is there an upsurge of worming going on across the globe and, if so, should anything be done about it?

Take your pick of definitions for the verb to worm in relation to the above question.

1 a: to proceed or make (one's way) insidiously or deviously <worm their way into positions of power — Bill Franzen> b: to insinuate or introduce (oneself) by devious or subtle means c: to cause to move or proceed in or as if in the manner of a worm

2: to wind rope or yarn spirally round and between the strands of (a cable or rope) before serving

3: to obtain or extract by artful or insidious questioning or by pleading, asking, or persuading —usually used with out of<finally wormed the truth out of him>

4: to treat (an animal) with a drug to destroy or expel parasitic worms

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A panda walks into a cafe. He orders a sandwich, eats it, then draws a gun and fires two shots in the air.

"Why?" asks the confused waiter, as the panda makes toward the exit. The panda produces a badly punctuated wildlife manual and tosses it over his shoulder.

"I'm a panda," he says at the door. "Look it up."

The waiter turns to the relevant entry and, sure enough, finds an explanation.

"Panda. Large black-and-white bear-like mammal, native to China. Eats, shoots and leaves."

No... There is nothing much that can be done, but people should help the enviroment whether there's global warming or not.

Who said anything about global warming? I said global worming. Global warming is another thread.

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A panda walks into a cafe. He orders a sandwich, eats it, then draws a gun and fires two shots in the air.

"Why?" asks the confused waiter, as the panda makes toward the exit. The panda produces a badly punctuated wildlife manual and tosses it over his shoulder.

"I'm a panda," he says at the door. "Look it up."

The waiter turns to the relevant entry and, sure enough, finds an explanation.

"Panda. Large black-and-white bear-like mammal, native to China. Eats, shoots and leaves."

There's an upsurge of global worming by skeptics, yes.

This is the stereotype global warming case. First comes the facts which are easily swatted down, then comes: Well, if there is global warming can we even do anything about it? And who said global warming is bad anyway?

Skeptics are predictable. As blasphemy pointed out, they cherry pick facts and recycle the same old arguments over and over again.

Sorry Dustin, this isn't meant to be a personal attack against you, but skeptics as a whole are just so predictable.

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Under which of the earlier-listed definitions of the verb to worm do these skeptics fall?

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A panda walks into a cafe. He orders a sandwich, eats it, then draws a gun and fires two shots in the air.

"Why?" asks the confused waiter, as the panda makes toward the exit. The panda produces a badly punctuated wildlife manual and tosses it over his shoulder.

"I'm a panda," he says at the door. "Look it up."

The waiter turns to the relevant entry and, sure enough, finds an explanation.

"Panda. Large black-and-white bear-like mammal, native to China. Eats, shoots and leaves."

Worming is the process of treating dogs and other domestic animals for intestinal parasites, such as roundworm and tapeworm

That one.

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There are other definitions as well. What do you think: is there an upsurge?

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A panda walks into a cafe. He orders a sandwich, eats it, then draws a gun and fires two shots in the air.

"Why?" asks the confused waiter, as the panda makes toward the exit. The panda produces a badly punctuated wildlife manual and tosses it over his shoulder.

"I'm a panda," he says at the door. "Look it up."

The waiter turns to the relevant entry and, sure enough, finds an explanation.

"Panda. Large black-and-white bear-like mammal, native to China. Eats, shoots and leaves."

That's the impression I got from the earlier post.

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A panda walks into a cafe. He orders a sandwich, eats it, then draws a gun and fires two shots in the air.

"Why?" asks the confused waiter, as the panda makes toward the exit. The panda produces a badly punctuated wildlife manual and tosses it over his shoulder.

"I'm a panda," he says at the door. "Look it up."

The waiter turns to the relevant entry and, sure enough, finds an explanation.

"Panda. Large black-and-white bear-like mammal, native to China. Eats, shoots and leaves."

Zephyr explained it :D

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