Ahh, but "you just know" doesn't cut it when trying to convince other people of what you saw, or caught, or diagnosed. That's one reason why you (generic "you" need to know the concrete morphologic keys as well.



I can agree with that, to an extent, don't get me wrong you don't just always take anybody's word. but at the same time... it DOES cut it, at least to the people who have an idea of who I am, and that I'm not a total moron. Which is a surprisingly large amount of people given that I am a heavy forum poster. I can't tell you how many times at each show random people come up to me and can tell me my own name and that they are a fan of my photo's. And I of course fee like an idiot because I have NO idea who these people are. To all of those people, my word, and the fact that I just know, is enough... because let's face it... I am not going to accidentally mix up a milk and a corn... it's just not going to happen. There are lots of people who would/could... but I could not. For those naysayers out there, that's what the pics are for! I put them out there for all to see, in detail, so that there is positively no gray area.

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