🚀 go-pugleaf

In article <1992Nov16.145700.26594@alf.uib.no>, bjornts@ii.uib.no (Bjoern Tore Sund) writes:
>BTW, can anyone confirm what someone told me that this effect is
>actually permanent? I heard that once this fat was dissolved, it
>didn't return, so that the bird, even with proper care, was unable
>to regain it's ability to swim and to stand cold water.

The claim that the effect is permanent is obviously utter nonsense.  Otherwise
a duck would be permanently incapable of swimming after the first time it
molted.
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Disclaimer:  Hey, I understand VAXen and VMS.  That's what I get paid for.  My
understanding of astronomy is purely at the amateur level (or below).  So
unless what I'm saying is directly related to VAX/VMS, don't hold me or my
organization responsible for it.  If it IS related to VAX/VMS, you can try to
hold me responsible for it, but my organization had nothing to do with it.