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| Top 10 Reasons to Adopt a Penguin |
| 1. The perfect conversation piece for parties! |
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12% |
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| 2. Make great foot-warmers. |
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6% |
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| 3. Lovely lawn ornament. |
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| 4. (There is no number 4) |
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31% |
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| 5. Man's true best friend. |
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| 6. Good dancing partner. |
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6% |
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| 7. Bring South Pole home! |
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| 8. Come fully dressed in their own tuxedo. |
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12% |
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| 9. Rid house of pesky krill. (THey are hard to get rid of) |
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25% |
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| 10. Good Christmas Decorations! |
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6% |
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alpha_fruit
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Joined: 16 May 2005
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Location: Western North Carolina, USA
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Phew, I stay away from that, I have enough dog droppings to last me a life time. I clean the yard twice a day.
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Ironheart
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Joined: 01 Mar 2007
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Location: remotely accessed
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| Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2007 8:48 pm Post subject: |
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I adopt penguins because I have too much time on my hands.
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KWSN Im Not Dead
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Joined: 10 Apr 2007
Posts: 710
Location: East Tennessee
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| Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2008 11:08 am Post subject: |
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For those around back then, how did the penguin adoption(s) go?
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Cow_tipping
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Joined: 19 May 2002
Posts: 2420
Location: On the run
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| Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2008 12:06 pm Post subject: |
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Any science on penguin guano anyone?
| Quote: | «Pressures Produced When Penguins Poo -- Calculations on Avian Defecation»
(V. Breno Meyer-Rochow and J. Gal; International University of Bremen and Lorand Eotvos University of Hungary; 2005)
"They get up, move to the edge of the nest, turn around, bend over... and shoot"
Ever wondered how far a penguin can fire waste from its anus? Wonder no more. Victor Breno Meyer-Rochow of International University, Bremen, and Jozsef Gal of Lorand Eotvos University, Hungary, used the basic principles of physics to calculate the pressure that builds up inside a penguin. Dr. Meyer-Rochow explained that the research began in 1993, when he led the first, and so far only, Jamaican expedition to the Antarctic. Later, while showing students pictures of faeces-lined penguin nests, he was asked how the elaborate displays were created. "They get up, move to the edge of the nest, turn around, bend over - and shoot," he said. That's when he got the idea to calculate the pressure produced by penguin poo.
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and if anyone makes a referral to Sir_Fart I say no!
That is what the next (science) article is about:
| Quote: | «Farting as a Defence Against Unspeakable Dread»
(Dr. M. Sidoli; Washington DC; 1998)
"When feeling endangered, Peter used his bodily smell and farts to envelop himself in a protective cloud"
According to it's author, "this paper describes some features of the behaviour of a severely disturbed adopted latency boy. Peter was born premature, suffered several early hospitalizations and surgical operations, and at 2 months of age was removed from his mother's care by Social Services for neglect and abandonment. When feeling endangered, Peter had developed a defensive olfactive container using his bodily smell and farts to envelop himself in a protective cloud of familiarity against the dread of falling apart, and to hold his personality together."
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Al Dente
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Joined: 23 Feb 2006
Posts: 3228
Location: Leodis, the jewel at the end of the yellow brick road (or M1)
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| Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2008 5:37 am Post subject: |
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| Dr. Meyer-Rochow wrote: | | ...the research began in 1993, when he led the first, and so far only, Jamaican expedition to the Antarctic. |
Is that where the Jamaican Bob-Sleigh team had it's first training sessions?
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Son Goku
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Joined: 13 Mar 2006
Posts: 426
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You forgot to add one. The penguin keeps
away, hence making the shrubber more productive :s Speaking of which; this must have been embarassing 
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PhastPhred
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Joined: 22 Mar 2006
Posts: 6017
Location: Northwest AR (USA)
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| Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2008 4:27 am Post subject: |
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Ah the ol' BSoD... You probably have corruption on the hard drive,
or in the boot sector of the hard drive... Fix: Use Linux (Yeah, I know,
it wil not fix the hard drive, but at least no more BSoDs!!) 
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jbyram2
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Joined: 23 Jun 2004
Posts: 7129
Location: NMoP EpISdn
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| Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 6:26 am Post subject: |
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Apodt a penguin to keep Grumpy dwarf company.
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PhastPhred
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Joined: 22 Mar 2006
Posts: 6017
Location: Northwest AR (USA)
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JumpinJohnny
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Joined: 28 Mar 2013
Posts: 1247
Location: Western New Hamster
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JumpinJohnny
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Location: Western New Hamster
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.... To help with the dishes.
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