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TheCroutonFuton
- Mr. Setlists -
USA
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 Posted - 01/07/2004 : 11:44:13
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NOOO!! *shifty eyes*
 "Join the Cult of Gunn / And Then You'll Be Destined to be a Rock and Roll Star of Epical Proportions!" |
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STITCHES
= Cult of Ray =
USA
915 Posts |
Posted - 01/07/2004 : 11:45:50
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I'm watching you
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TheCroutonFuton
- Mr. Setlists -
USA
1728 Posts |
Posted - 01/07/2004 : 17:09:37
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Sure, I may trick old men and grind them up, add green food coloring and Lake Erie water to sell to the masses advertised as "Soylent Green" without them knowing they're eating their uncle...but atleast I don't steal the dung beetle's poo balls! That's just wrong...just wrong, man...Just read how helpful they are..
Thanks to dung beetles, the enormous numbers of cattle dung pats (also called cattle droppings, or cattle poo) in Australia are steadily being reduced.
Every hour, over 12 million cattle dung pats are dropped onto Australian soil. This means that each year, the 30 million cattle in Australia cover over 20,000 square kilometres of grazing land with their dung. Until the arrival of imported dung beetles, these cow pats would just dry out slowly, and stay on top of the soil for months, or even years. There are some native Australian dung beetles, but they are used to the very small dung of the smaller Australian animals. The largest native dung in Australia comes from the kangaroo, and it's usually much smaller than a golf ball. In the old days, the cattle droppings would poison the soil because the goodness and nutrients in the cattle dung was just too concentrated. Any grass that grew around the edges of a cow pat tasted very nasty - so the cattle wouldn't eat it, unless they were very hungry.
It sounds hard to believe, but in the old days in Australia, cow pats were not biodegradable - they did not break down! That was because when we brought cattle to Australia, we did not bring the right dung beetles that would eat the cattle dung.
In Europe and Africa, the dung beetles evolved right along with the cattle. Wherever there were cattle making dung, there were busy little dung beetles recycling it. The dung beetles would break down the cow dung, and use it to lay their eggs in. So there was no problem with cattle dung in Europe and Africa.
Dung beetles just love fresh dung. They shove the dung into their mouths, squeeze it, and drink the juices that come streaming out! The solid parts of the dung are squeezed for a second time in their jaws, and then swallowed. If there are any eggs that flies might have laid inside the dung, this squeezing action kills them. Dung, along with everything else that lives in it, is the major food of the dung beetle.
In Africa, the dung beetles head for the hot steaming cow pat even before it hits the ground. They are attracted by the gas coming out of the back end of the cow. (Each cow on our little planet lets loose 300 litres of methane, in gas, each day. We're not so productive. We humans let loose about 7 times per day for women, and 12 times per day for men, with a total volume of about 400 cc to 2,400 cc per day.)
Within minutes or even seconds, the beetles are already burrowing into the warm dung. Within hours, or at the very most, a few days, the cow pat has vanished. All that is left is freshly turned-over soil. Scientists have counted more than 7,000 dung beetles in a single mass of fresh elephant dung.
"Join the Cult of Gunn / And Then You'll Be Destined to be a Rock and Roll Star of Epical Proportions!" |
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SpudBoy
= Cult of Ray =
Equatorial Guinea
649 Posts |
Posted - 01/07/2004 : 19:53:51
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Originally posted by TheCroutonFuton
Dung beetles just love fresh dung. They shove the dung into their mouths, squeeze it, and drink the juices that come streaming out!
Wow! Throw some vodka in there and we're having a REAL party. To hell with Clamato Juice. This will put hair on your baby's chest. Here baby baby baby....
 I looked for a cult to join, then decided to just play "Sink". Hey! I sank the LaBrea Tar Pits! |
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apl4eris
~ Abstract Brain ~
USA
4800 Posts |
Posted - 01/07/2004 : 20:09:15
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cute little dung beetles.
hmmm........Aussie poo balls, clamato juice and vodka.....can we make it a cocktail?
"The Doo Down Under the Red Russian Sea"
 Swedish Chef's "Dumpling of Wisdom": Øder tis moodle in der noggin tu smacken der ouchey und vinger-slingers ur to smacken-backen und fix de morkin, yøobetcha! |
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SpudBoy
= Cult of Ray =
Equatorial Guinea
649 Posts |
Posted - 01/07/2004 : 20:31:23
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like olives in a martini - I needs me summa dem leedle plastik swords. mmmmHmmm.
I looked for a cult to join, then decided to just play "Sink". Hey! I sank the LaBrea Tar Pits! |
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STITCHES
= Cult of Ray =
USA
915 Posts |
Posted - 01/08/2004 : 06:39:56
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perhaps a maraschino cherry
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ALL I NEED IS THE AIR THAT I BREATHE,
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SpudBoy
= Cult of Ray =
Equatorial Guinea
649 Posts |
Posted - 01/08/2004 : 19:54:03
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see damnit now I went and stabbed them little swords all up and down my arms and I can't put on my sweater no more. Shit.
I looked for a cult to join, then decided to just play "Sink". Hey! I sank the LaBrea Tar Pits! |
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El Barto
= Song DB Master =
USA
4020 Posts |
Posted - 01/08/2004 : 21:21:20
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Dog balls!
 "I joined the Cult of Clops / If I were you, I'd sleep with one eye open." |
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Coldheartofstone
* Dog in the Sand *
Canada
2025 Posts |
Posted - 01/10/2004 : 00:38:59
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Now that was a useful post :P no really
I'm in the middle of watching Underworld...and I must say I am completely turned on..as well as a little drunk. Vampire stuff has kinda been a fantasy for me...not to the point of being creepy, but a little biting never hurt anyone ;)
now THAT was useless information.
Smells like burning |
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El Barto
= Song DB Master =
USA
4020 Posts |
Posted - 01/10/2004 : 18:23:59
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I could suck on your neck.
"I joined the Cult of Clops / If I were you, I'd sleep with one eye open." |
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Coldheartofstone
* Dog in the Sand *
Canada
2025 Posts |
Posted - 01/11/2004 : 10:08:44
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How about Friday?
Smells like burning |
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apl4eris
~ Abstract Brain ~
USA
4800 Posts |
Posted - 01/11/2004 : 10:27:26
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But she's Cary Grant's girl!
Swedish Chef's "Dumpling of Wisdom": Øder tis moodle in der noggin tu smacken der ouchey und vinger-slingers ur to smacken-backen und fix de morkin, yøobetcha! |
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El Barto
= Song DB Master =
USA
4020 Posts |
Posted - 01/11/2004 : 12:41:20
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I prefer Wednesday, played by Christina Ricci. I'm gonna marry her someday. You're welcome to join us, though.
"I joined the Cult of Clops / If I were you, I'd sleep with one eye open." |
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Coldheartofstone
* Dog in the Sand *
Canada
2025 Posts |
Posted - 01/11/2004 : 13:52:59
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So I'm the concubine?? Hoe romantic
Smells like burning |
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Coldheartofstone
* Dog in the Sand *
Canada
2025 Posts |
Posted - 01/11/2004 : 13:53:31
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that's a typo...but it turned out quite nice.
Smells like burning |
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Chris Knight
= Cult of Ray =
USA
899 Posts |
Posted - 01/11/2004 : 22:14:23
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| Nb, gsrh rh z klkfozi gsivzw. Nfhg yv zoo gsv gzop zylfg hvc zmw eznkrivi. |
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Coldheartofstone
* Dog in the Sand *
Canada
2025 Posts |
Posted - 01/12/2004 : 12:42:59
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Yeh that's what SHE said...
Smells like burning |
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STITCHES
= Cult of Ray =
USA
915 Posts |
Posted - 01/12/2004 : 12:43:27
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oooh....burn!
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THERE'S A TEAR IN MY BEER
'CAUSE I'M CRYING FOR YOU, DEAR
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Coldheartofstone
* Dog in the Sand *
Canada
2025 Posts |
Posted - 01/12/2004 : 14:42:31
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bboooooeeeerrrnns
Smells like burning |
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El Barto
= Song DB Master =
USA
4020 Posts |
Posted - 01/12/2004 : 20:32:58
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You can be whatever you want.
"I joined the Cult of Clops / If I were you, I'd sleep with one eye open." |
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SpudBoy
= Cult of Ray =
Equatorial Guinea
649 Posts |
Posted - 01/12/2004 : 21:01:45
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That's what mama always told me. Unfortunately, at the time I wanted to be able to hide in my lunchbox. Yeah. That was useful. Stupid wishes.
I looked for a cult to join, then decided to just play "Sink". Hey! I sank the LaBrea Tar Pits! |
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STITCHES
= Cult of Ray =
USA
915 Posts |
Posted - 01/13/2004 : 07:26:39
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can you still hide in your lunchbox? just curious
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THERE'S A TEAR IN MY BEER
'CAUSE I'M CRYING FOR YOU, DEAR
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SpudBoy
= Cult of Ray =
Equatorial Guinea
649 Posts |
Posted - 01/14/2004 : 17:45:58
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no - I got a new lunchbox. That broke the spell, but I periodically lock myself in the closet with a stale peanut butter sandwich for nostalgia's sake.
I looked for a cult to join, then decided to just play "Sink". Hey! I sank the LaBrea Tar Pits! |
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Coldheartofstone
* Dog in the Sand *
Canada
2025 Posts |
Posted - 01/16/2004 : 14:51:20
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Moldy Locker Sandwiches... OHH that brings me back.
Nibble's...chew through my ballsac. |
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mcmikey
= Cult of Ray =
799 Posts |
Posted - 01/21/2004 : 12:04:36
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I like this thread. It makes me smile, so I'm saving it from the depths of page 3
I dreamed I dream |
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VoVat
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
USA
9168 Posts |
Posted - 01/21/2004 : 16:35:57
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If you ever hide in a lunchbox, make sure it's metal. Those plastic ones smell kind of funny after a few days of hiding in them.
-Nathan
And how does lemur's skin reflect the sea?
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mcmikey
= Cult of Ray =
799 Posts |
Posted - 01/28/2004 : 10:08:43
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come back dear thread!
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peace, I'm out |
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Coldheartofstone
* Dog in the Sand *
Canada
2025 Posts |
Posted - 01/28/2004 : 12:42:30
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la la la...
God my head hurts.
Nibble's...chew through my ballsac. |
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mcmikey
= Cult of Ray =
799 Posts |
Posted - 01/28/2004 : 12:44:22
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hi, coldheart--check your mail
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peace, I'm out |
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Coldheartofstone
* Dog in the Sand *
Canada
2025 Posts |
Posted - 01/28/2004 : 13:05:47
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ahha....Hey stranger.
Nibble's...chew through my ballsac. |
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apl4eris
~ Abstract Brain ~
USA
4800 Posts |
Posted - 01/28/2004 : 13:09:08
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hahahhahahahah.
bonkers
"Wir müssen wissen. Wir werden wissen." |
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mcmikey
= Cult of Ray =
799 Posts |
Posted - 01/28/2004 : 13:10:04
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what's so funny, apl
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peace, I'm out |
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Coldheartofstone
* Dog in the Sand *
Canada
2025 Posts |
Posted - 01/28/2004 : 13:10:11
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Hey speaking of bonkers.... weren't those candy ???
Nibble's...chew through my ballsac. |
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apl4eris
~ Abstract Brain ~
USA
4800 Posts |
Posted - 01/28/2004 : 13:14:58
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nuttin funny. I'm just kerAAAyyyzee 's all!
"Wir müssen wissen. Wir werden wissen." |
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