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Posted by Malnurtured Snay (Member # 411) on :
Is it my brain on crack?
Posted by Vogon Poet (Member # 393) on :
Alex, I'd have to say "What is the point of this thread?"
Posted by The Ulcer Mongoose (Member # 239) on :
Without resorting to saying "It's an SSA, shitface, read the title, "fuck"", I'll simply say that it's an SSA. I was trying to be silly.
Posted by The_Tom (Member # 38) on :
Is it fleshy?
Posted by The Ulcer Mongoose (Member # 239) on :
Nope.
Posted by Malnurtured Snay (Member # 411) on :
Well, if it's not my brain on crack (thanks for not answering that, by the by) is it YOUR brain on heroin?
Posted by The Ulcer Mongoose (Member # 239) on :
Ah, I believe I have lost.
The answer is a Canadian Two-Dollar coin. That's what the answer is.
I suppose we'll have to get back to that shitty story contest, because these are a waste of time. It's too much to ask for anything, anymore.
So, if anyone ever wants to do another one of these, go right ahead. I don't suspect you'll get much in the way of "replies" or "questions" or "interest", but whatever.
[ May 26, 2002, 21:07: Message edited by: The Ulcer Mongoose ]
Posted by Malnurtured Snay (Member # 411) on :
Is it a form of Canadian currency?
Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :
No.
Posted by Malnurtured Snay (Member # 411) on :
No it's not Canadian currency, or no its not my brain on crack or no its not UM's brain on heroin? Be specific, fooool!
Posted by Topher (Member # 71) on :
*reads thread*
*wonders what he was thinking when he brought this game to Flare oh so long ago...*
Posted by Snay (Member # 411) on :
Your brain was probably on something.
Posted by Vice-Admiral Michael T. Colorge (Member # 144) on :
Damn, and I was hoping that actual butts were going to be posted... hmmm...
Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :
assess != asses
Posted by Ritten (Member # 417) on :
You spelled one of those butts wrong. 8P
Posted by Cartman (Member # 256) on :
Butthead's head'd be butted if Butthead butted heads.
Posted by AndrewR (Member # 44) on :
quote:Originally posted by Snay: Your brain was probably on something.
Was it Canadian currency?
Posted by The_Tom (Member # 38) on :
You can't really smoke nickel-bronze alloys, though. Injection is right out. And they get stuck up your nose if you try to snort them, or so I've found.
That plastic money shit you Australians have, though, is something else. Roll 'er up and puff away. Word has it we're getting it for our new 20, 50 and 100 dollar bills.
Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :
Plastic bills?
Posted by AndrewR (Member # 44) on :
Yes, we've had plastic/polymer notes for about 10 years now...
they started with the $5 then $10, $20, $50 and finally the $100.
The $5 has recently been changed a little. A schematic of parliament house has been replaced with a portrait of Sir Henry Parkes, the father of Federation.
If you've seen the movie "The Dish" 'Parkes' is a district that was named after him (presumably).
They have raised (mircoscopic) indentations/patterns See-through 'windows'
And other shite to stop counterfitting - i'd say the many subtle changes in shades/colours in each note wouldn't make it easy to conterfeit either.
The colours have always been the same: $5 - pinky/purple $10 - bluish $20 - orangey-red $50 - Yellowish $100 - Greenish (the old paper version was black and white with hints of pink)
plus each note is bigger than the next as you increase in amount. (for the blind - etc.)
we don't have 1c or 2c anymore (copper) only 10c, 20c, 50c (it's a dodecahedron), $1 and $2 coin. They toyed with the idea of the $5 coin - it didn't take off - and it was fucking huge - they only minted a few - mum has a few - they were trialed in Adelaide and mum was there at the time!
10/20/50's are silver 1 and 2 dollar coins are gold
I hope you enjoyed your tour through the Australian currency.
Thankyou, come again. ;o)
Andrew
Posted by The Ulcer Mongoose (Member # 239) on :
Australia has money? You guys don't just trade wildlife and dirt?
"Ah, mate, that'll be two ki'allas an' one dingo."
Interesting. Leave it to the criminals to find out the best way to prevent counterfeiting. Good ideas, you guys have.
Posted by CaptainMike (Member # 709) on :
Posted by AndrewR (Member # 44) on :
Can't trade Koalas... too dangerous. There are some particularly nasty breeds affectionately nick-named 'drop-bears'. There are the occasional reports of campers being 'attacked' by them while out bush. They drop onto you during the night and scratch at the eyes and bite at the neck.
Posted by The Ulcer Mongoose (Member # 239) on :
And cuddle you to death, too.
Posted by thoughtychops (Member # 480) on :
I was going to go to Austraila regardless of the cobra, the world's deadliest spider, and the dingo. But koalas that jump out of trees on your ass? That's too much, man.
I'll just stay here at Ft. Scum, with the rattlesnakes rustling under the floorboard.
Posted by AndrewR (Member # 44) on :
Thoughtychops, I'm pulling your leg. The scariest thing a Koala could do would fall on you from being so stoned from eating all those Eucalyptus leaves! LOL!
It's just funny to make up these stories, cause so many "stupid Americans" TM. think that we have Kangaroos hopping down the mainstreets and we all ride emu's to work and school!
It's not like that at all... we ride wombats!
We have a bit of bush near us - and we do get wallabies in the mornings in that tract of bush. And I've seen the occasional rabbit run down our street. heh.
The first time I encountered a Koala up close (held one) was when my Cousin came over from the States at the start of the year and I took her to Lone Pine Koala sanctuary. So many Koalas there!! So cute. (Smelly too ;o) )
Of course all the animals there are relatively tame, and I hand fed some kangaroos - that was cool. A lot of the things were asleep (cause alot of them are nocturnal - Koala's, Tassie devils, Wombats (you know they can run at 40 kph!!) Fruit Bats etc.) Oh we also get the odd possum in the trees and fruit-bats in the trees (they love the mango trees - well any fruit trees - hence 'fruit-bat')
There was a Cassawory there too - now these are amazing creatures. They are the worlds third largest bird (I think) they are facing extinction (which is sad) but they live in the rainforests of north Queensland... They are VERY territorial. They have these huge toes with claws that have been known - when attacking people to slice open people's necks and abdomen etc! Crazy! heh heh (now these are true) Then you've got your Crocodiles - but they're only in Far North Queensland and the Northern Territory.
What so many tourists (read: stupid Americans) think is that Australia is a little island that they can travel around in in a few days. Totally wrong. Do you realise that Australia is larger than the US mainland!?! Major cities are much further apart. (I remember hearing these people (read: stupid American tourists ) ask someone if they could drive to Darwin for the day - hello that's like 2000km or something away!) LOL! *shakes head*.
So yeah, come to Australia with the:
World's deadliest Spider, world's deadliest Snake, Crocodiles, Dingoes, Great White Sharks, Box Jelly Fish etc etc! LOL!
Andrew
P.S. I've been stung by a blue-bottle jellyfish.
Posted by Snay (Member # 411) on :
Apparently ya'll don't have the world's deadliest blue-bottle jellyfish. HAH!
Posted by CaptainMike (Member # 709) on :
i cant believe ive tiptoed around this thread all week without reading it... must be the fact that ive worked 68 hours between my two jobs
Posted by The_Tom (Member # 38) on :
And this is why the world needs Steve Irwin.
Posted by AndrewR (Member # 44) on :
Yes... we can't have enough insane looking people in the world! LOL!
Seriously though, he's on a good thing talking about conservation.
Did you hear that they are going to clone a Tasmanian Tiger!! The last one alive (known) was in like 1932 or something.
Andrew
Posted by Sol System (Member # 30) on :
From what?
Posted by Grokca (Member # 722) on :
I only caught the tale end of this but I think they are going to clone one from pups, or kittens whatever you call them, that were kept in a formaldihyde(sp) solution. I think the pups were from the last surviving member of the species.
Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :
So, the last surviving member of the population had children, and they drowned te children in formaldehyde?
Anyone else seeing a problem here?
Posted by CaptainMike (Member # 709) on :
minor typo in the zoo's 'care and feeding' manual.. they were gonna go ahead and fix it in the next year's version, but, seeing as it was too little, too late, they added a fold out spread with picture of baby polar bears instead.
Posted by AndrewR (Member # 44) on :
LOL! Yeah it's all the Okuda's fault!!
OK, the last one seen was in captivity (you may have seen that black/brown and white footage)
The recently, like in 1999 found a preserved pup in alcohol in the basement/depths of the Hobart Museum.
They subsequently have found other well-preserved specimines older, younger, male and female.
They have found the pup (and the other specimines) have nice, intact DNA. They are (I think for the first go) that pup... then later on samples from other specimines (which is good to grow a large enough gene-base).
They will use Tasmanian Devils or Spotted Quolls as surrogate mothers for the Thylacines.
They didn't kill the last remaining Thylacine's pups by lucky-dunking them in preservative!
The last remaining Thylacine was that one in a cage.
People are saying - why spend the money and effort on an already extinct species. Why not spend that time and money on convservation of other threatened species. Good point - but I think it's the whole "mystique" surrounding the Thylacine that makes cloning such an animal so... exciting/interesting to the public.
Andrew
Posted by Snay (Member # 411) on :
Got a pic of a Thylacine do ya?
Posted by Sol System (Member # 30) on :
Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :
"People are saying - why spend the money and effort on an already extinct species. Why not spend that time and money on convservation of other threatened species."
I'm not seeing the difference. Either way, they're trying to stop a species from being extinct. Why is it okay for an already-extinct species to be extinct, but it's so much worse for a not-yet-extinct species to become extinct? Basically, it's a chance to not just learn from one's mistakes, but to correct the mistakes, too.
Not to mention that, if they're successful, they'll know how to fix any other species that become extinct.
Posted by The Ulcer Mongoose (Member # 239) on :
The "fuck" is that thing? Why do you guys want more of those? Man is that thing stupid.
Posted by Cartman (Member # 256) on :
It just looks hungry to me.
Posted by Nim Pim (Member # 205) on :
Hey! It looks cute! And it's said to have a Pouch� feature, so don't be dissin' the Tiger!
Posted by Nim Pim (Member # 205) on :
I wonder where it will utilize that camouflage, though, kind of revealing color scheme. The rabbits will laugh at it.
Posted by AndrewR (Member # 44) on :
Indeed it is a marsupial, and all marsupials have pouches.
That would be the pic of the last surviving Thylacine... 1932 or something.
Posted by The BWC (Member # 818) on :
Thylacine, that sound kinda like a brand of moonshine.
Posted by Wraith (Member # 779) on :
No it doesn't. Sounds like some kind of drug.
Posted by The BWC (Member # 818) on :
Moonshine. I saw it in Jack's basement.
Posted by Shik (Member # 343) on :
Are you Jack's raging bile duct?
Posted by The359 (Member # 37) on :
quote:Originally posted by TSN: Not to mention that, if they're successful, they'll know how to fix any other species that become extinct.
Can we say: Jurassic Park?
Posted by Cartman (Member # 256) on :
Jurassic Park.
Actually, we can't. There's simply not enough dinosaur genetic material left.
We can however, prevent the extinction of currently endangered species by taking samples of their DNA and placing those in protective storage.
[ June 09, 2002, 15:51: Message edited by: Cartman ]
Posted by AndrewR (Member # 44) on :
Yeah, the success of probably being able to clone Thylacines, is that they found some well-preserved Thylacine specimines in the vaults of the Hobart Museum. Including as mentioned a 'pickled' Tassie Tiger pup. Which might also be advantageous if this whole thing about Dolly is true where her telomeres are actually as old as the sheep was where the clone was taken. I.e. still born a lamb - but with the genetic "health" of a sheep.
That was the problem in Jurassic park, they replaced missing strands of Dinosaur genetic material with frog DNA. I wonder why they didn't use crocodile DNA? I guess it didn't fit the story line about them changing gender like some frogs can do.
That's another plan they are going to try to attempt in Australia... we have Cane Toads here - introduced into Northern Queensland back in the 19th century to eradicate the cane-beetle. It didn't work. They are a big environmental nusence. They are all up and down the Queensland Coast, as far a Norther NSW. They are really worried that they will soon reach Kakadu National Park in the Northern Territory, where they would do some REAL damage. They eat other native fauna, like frogs etc. And they produce a poison from glands at the back of their neck/head when threatened. So things eating them die like Dingoes, Dogs, Cats, Lizards, Snakes, Birds etc. Plus they are REALLY gross. So what they are planning to do is release a ?virus? that will only leave the one sex of Cane Toad - thus they'll eventually die out!
Posted by Snay (Member # 411) on :
Move 'em to Afghanistan, let them finish off Bin Laden. "Ahhh, the cane toads are coming! The cane toads are coming!"
Don't ya'll want to kill all the Dangos, too? "The dango stole my baaaby!"
Where's Daryus? Is he still alive?
Posted by Magna Ultrus (Member # 239) on :
Kill It! Is it killable?
Posted by The359 (Member # 37) on :
That's Dingo... Posted by CaptainMike (Member # 709) on :
I think Daryus is one of those people who replaced their name to something no one recognized, and then posted in the 'who are you' thread without even mentioning the old name... i could be mistaken though...
Posted by The_Tom (Member # 38) on :
Starring Steven Irwin as the DARYUS HUNTER. Exploring the Australian outback for twenty-six episodes a season of adventure, fun, daring escapes and a few really borring hospital trips. On the lookout for his long lost brother's roomate s girlfriends' love-child, Steven hunts for the rugged outdoorsman and avid off-roader Daryus Aden and his trusty steed ...
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