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Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2007 2:37 pm
by dutty yuppie
Why are Scottish birds so ugly?

Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2007 2:38 pm
by gravious
LEQ wrote:Do penguins have knees?
All birds have jointed legs. however, they are not directly comparable to human knees, as they are frequently jointed in the opposite or 'backwards' direction, and lack patellas.

Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2007 2:39 pm
by the wiggle baron
How do you explain the word "cheeky" to someone?

And whats the opposite of guilt? :o

Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2007 2:42 pm
by LEQ
If marbles are not made of marble, why are they called marbles?

Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2007 2:43 pm
by gravious
forensix (mcr) wrote:How long does a pigeon live for on average?
A healthy pigeon might survive for around 11 years in the wild, and in an appropriate environment, although some specific pigeons are known to have survived well over 30 years.

the average feral/town pigeon live for 3-5 years.

Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2007 2:46 pm
by gravious
Thomas wrote:Vultures don't stalk or kill themselves yeh?

Why are they still birds of prey?
Correct. This is a common misconception. They are in fact scavaging birds.
Thomas wrote: also, when will we evolve to have a built in sky+ remote?
When such a feature begins to affect your chances of survival in the wild.

Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2007 2:48 pm
by gravious
LEQ wrote:If marbles are not made of marble, why are they called marbles?
In ancient times marbles were typically made from marble or agate. As glass manufacturing techniques developed, so did marbles.

Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2007 2:49 pm
by kins83
gravious wrote:
Thomas wrote: also, when will we evolve to have a built in sky+ remote?
When such a feature begins to affect your chances of survival in the wild.
You'd also need a mutant to be born with that feature in the first place, and to survive (and successfully mate) due to it having an advantage in fitness (not looks).

Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2007 2:52 pm
by misk
hes not a professor! look! his tail is sticking out of his clothes! hes a RABBIT!

... :)

Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2007 2:52 pm
by gravious
Dutty Yuppie wrote:Why are Scottish birds so ugly?
quoniam vestri matris, as my old master used to tell me.

Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2007 3:02 pm
by thomas
gravious wrote:
Thomas wrote:Vultures don't stalk or kill themselves yeh?

Why are they still birds of prey?
Correct. This is a common misconception. They are in fact scavaging birds.
Wikipedia claims they are birds of prey.

May i be so bold as to suggest you advance from this school?

Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2007 3:04 pm
by shonky
Is it possible to catch AIDS off a kitten?

Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2007 3:06 pm
by randomhed
Is sex with a dolphin illegal within international waters?

Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2007 3:09 pm
by flippo
Shonky wrote:Is it possible to catch AIDS off a kitten?
LOL

Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2007 3:09 pm
by thomas
Shonky wrote:Is it possible to catch AIDS off a kitten?
Did it split? :|

Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2007 3:14 pm
by shonky
Thomas wrote:
Shonky wrote:Is it possible to catch AIDS off a kitten?
Did it split? :|
It walks a bit funny

Well a lot funny

Well it's sort of dead

Great conversation piece now though, far less repulsive than when it used to sit on the dining table tossing it's own salad. I've stuck candles in it and surrounded it with pebbles and a wooden egg. People have asked where they can get one but I told them it was a one off

Funny thing is I've got another 300 in the basement :D

Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2007 3:14 pm
by gravious
Thomas wrote:
gravious wrote:
Thomas wrote:Vultures don't stalk or kill themselves yeh?

Why are they still birds of prey?
Correct. This is a common misconception. They are in fact scavaging birds.
Wikipedia claims they are birds of prey.

May i be so bold as to suggest you advance from this school?
Does not a wiley schoolmaster reserve the right to preach his (mildly heretical) ideas to fresh young minds? If not, then by george I would not have become a teacher!

Furthermore, it would depend on your description of "birds of prey".

I merely suggest that the taxinomic system most commonly used for the avian world is at best archaic, and at worst arbitrary.

The following article may bring you up to speed with my views:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sibley-Ahlquist_taxonomy

Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2007 3:15 pm
by gravious
randomhed wrote:Is sex with a dolphin illegal within international waters?
No. As long as you are also a dolphin, or other non-human creature.

Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2007 3:15 pm
by teknics
if an apple looked like an orange, but tasted like an apple. by that i mean it looked like and apple but had all the orangyness an orange has in the middle.

what is it?

Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2007 3:17 pm
by gravious
Teknics wrote:if an apple looked like an orange, but tasted like an apple. by that i mean it looked like and apple but had all the orangyness an orange has in the middle.

what is it?
A hypothetical creation of your substance addled cranium!



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