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Old 10-28-2009, 12:55 PM   #61
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When someone says "to cut a long story short" they are making the story longer by adding this superfluous phrase.
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Old 10-28-2009, 02:52 PM   #62
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When someone says "to cut a long story short" they are making the story longer by adding this superfluous phrase.
hahaha, obviously you've never heard me tell a story
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Old 10-29-2009, 10:54 PM   #63
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Killer whales aren't whales. They're a species of dolphin.
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Old 10-29-2009, 11:02 PM   #64
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Jellyfish aren't fish. They're a species of cnidarian.
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Old 10-29-2009, 11:05 PM   #65
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Panda bears are not bears, and red pandas are not pandas.
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Old 10-29-2009, 11:06 PM   #66
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People often say that Pandas aren't bears, but they are.
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Old 10-29-2009, 11:10 PM   #67
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Wow, that's weird, I made that post in response to 4X4 and Buckey's posts, but had not yet seen Octothorp's post, as I was in the process of typing mine.
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Koala bears aren't bears
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Old 10-29-2009, 11:28 PM   #69
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People often say that Pandas aren't bears, but they are.
Could Pandas not also be of the raccoon type?
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Old 10-30-2009, 12:05 AM   #70
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Nope. Pandas and red pandas are 100% cute.
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Old 10-30-2009, 12:23 AM   #71
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Could Pandas not also be of the raccoon type?

For many decades the precise taxonomic classification of the Giant Panda was under debate as both it and the distantly related Red Panda share characteristics of both bears and raccoons. However, molecular studies suggest that the Giant Panda is a true bear and part of the Ursidae family,[21][22] though it differentiated early in history from the main ursine stock. The Giant Panda's closest ursine relative is the Spectacled Bear of South America
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Old 10-30-2009, 12:32 AM   #72
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Koala bears aren't bears
The Oilers aren't hockey players.

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Old 10-30-2009, 08:22 AM   #73
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pscyhotherapist = psycho the rapist
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Old 10-30-2009, 08:35 AM   #74
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Chimp Funeral, National Geographic:



http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/1..._n_338120.html

The November issue of National Geographic Magazine features a moving photograph of chimpanzees watching the burial of one of their own. Since it was published, the picture and story have gone viral, turning up on websites and TV shows and in newspapers around the world.

"Her presence, and loss, was palpable, and resonated throughout the group. The management at Sanaga-Yong opted to let Dorothy's chimpanzee family witness her burial, so that perhaps they would understand, in their own capacity, that Dorothy would not return. Some chimps displayed aggression while others barked in frustration, but perhaps the most stunning reaction was a recurring, almost tangible silence. If one knows chimpanzees, then one knows that [they] are not [usually] silent creatures."


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Old 10-30-2009, 10:05 AM   #76
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"Her presence, and loss, was palpable, and resonated throughout the group. The management at Sanaga-Yong opted to let Dorothy's chimpanzee family witness her burial, so that perhaps they would understand, in their own capacity, that Dorothy would not return. Some chimps displayed aggression while others barked in frustration, but perhaps the most stunning reaction was a recurring, almost tangible silence. If one knows chimpanzees, then one knows that [they] are not [usually] silent creatures."
They were probably all thinking, "so, when do we get to eat her?"
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They were probably all thinking, "so, when do we get to eat her?"
What do you think they are? Magpies or something?
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Old 10-30-2009, 10:26 AM   #78
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http://gov.ca.gov/pdf/press/2009bill...to_Message.pdf
Check out the first letter of each line in the two paragraphs...
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http://gov.ca.gov/pdf/press/2009bill...to_Message.pdf
Check out the first letter of each line in the two paragraphs...
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Old 10-30-2009, 02:11 PM   #80
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Indian = in dios

Back in Columbus time, people were aware that the world was round (you send enough ships from england to africa and someone was going to figure it out). When columbus discovered the aboriginals, he referred to them as 'una pobla in dios' (sp?) spanish for 'a people in god."

I heard this from george carlin, it might just be BS revisionist history, but sounds pretty plausible.
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