Totally unrelated to cutting down a ton of trees, but by far the stupidest thing I have heard in a while. (This is the tree free zone, and the title is stupid, stupid, stupid, so I feel justified)
Today I am giving a test in my bio class on plant and animal diveristy. I had a student raise his hand. I come over, he points to a bat in a glass jar, and asks "is this a bird or mammal?" I lost it. I try to stay calm, and in good teacher voice say "well, look at it, think about characteristics of birds, then of mammals, and try to descide, ok?" College freshman.