its not just the patterns of the crop circles. its how some of the storks or whatever are almosted braided one after the other in some of them.

I just watched something tonight that addresses this. It seems that braided stalks are the work of the Little People, like faeries and such.

Seriously, that's what the movie said. Not about crop circles specifically, but it seems to make as much sense as UFO's.

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Has anyone thought to ask the crops?

That's why you always throw your dishwater in the yard. Keeps the Little People away and your foodstuffs unbraided. Hmmm... another reason not to trust the French, braided bread, must have a pact with the faeries.