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Post by StarOpal on Dec 8, 2006 8:48:42 GMT -5
This one I just read this morning. Highlight at the bottom for the answer (which is kinda easy):
"The queen of death; she crawls on your stairs,
She's always so lonely, no mate in her lair.
Her children, they leave home with such haste
For fear that their blood this new mother will taste.
On silken cord, her daughters await,
For men in their homes meet a similar fate.
Dark as new moon, her crimson belly tells time,
Her mate is passed on, he won't tell of her crime.
If you see the black maiden, you must run in fear
One prick from her needles and pain is quite near."
Black Widow Spider
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Post by Spiderdancer on Dec 8, 2006 11:14:50 GMT -5
Nonsense. (Highlight to read Shalen's objection) Black widows do not eat their offspring. They will protect their egg sac until they die, and in fact, they very nearly always do die after laying eggs. All females do not, in fact, kill their mates (some do, admittedly).
Also, running away is not necessary. Spiders that have the big teardrop abdomen shape are lousy runners on a horizontal surface and couldn't catch you if they tried. They're very nonaggressive and won't even try to bite unless touched or poked.
This kind of thing just spreads more sensationalistic inaccuracies about a species that causes fewer human deaths than toothpick-related accidents do.
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Post by StarOpal on Dec 8, 2006 12:33:24 GMT -5
I'd like to point out that I didn't write the riddle.
Sorry, Shalen. I'll make a donation to the Stop Misconceptions Against Arachnids (SMAA) fund.
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Post by TheLuckyOne on Dec 8, 2006 13:10:27 GMT -5
Nonsense. (Highlight to read Shalen's objection) Black widows do not eat their offspring. They will protect their egg sac until they die, and in fact, they very nearly always do die after laying eggs. All females do not, in fact, kill their mates (some do, admittedly).
Also, running away is not necessary. Spiders that have the big teardrop abdomen shape are lousy runners on a horizontal surface and couldn't catch you if they tried. They're very nonaggressive and won't even try to bite unless touched or poked.
This kind of thing just spreads more sensationalistic inaccuracies about a species that causes fewer human deaths than toothpick-related accidents do.What begins with a P, ends with an E, and has thousands of letters in it? -D |
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Post by pfrsue on Dec 8, 2006 13:54:51 GMT -5
What begins with a P, ends with an E, and has thousands of letters in it? -D A Post Office. |
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Razzberryfinn
Boomstick Coordinator
Where are we going, and why am I in this handbasket?
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Post by Razzberryfinn on Dec 8, 2006 14:09:29 GMT -5
hmm, this is one of my favorites  Forwards I am heavy, backwards I am not. What am I? |
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Post by TheLuckyOne on Dec 8, 2006 15:06:16 GMT -5
hmm, this is one of my favorites Forwards I am heavy, backwards I am not. What am I? A ton. What gets bigger the more you take away from it? -D |
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Post by pfrsue on Dec 8, 2006 15:12:25 GMT -5
What gets bigger the more you take away from it? -D Me. Oh wait. Sorry, I thought this was the pre-Christmas dieting thread. |
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Post by devilndisguise on Dec 8, 2006 15:26:47 GMT -5
a hole....
Here's a rhyming one!
What force and strength
can not get through,
I with a gentle touch can do,
and many in the streets would stand,
were I not as a friend in hand.
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nellhows
Boomstick Coordinator
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Post by nellhows on Dec 8, 2006 17:48:26 GMT -5
A key....
Here is a riddle. What have I got in my pocket?
Actually, let's not go there.
A cowboy rides to an inn on Friday, stays two days, and leaves on Friday
How can that be?
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Post by TheOogieBoogieMan on Dec 8, 2006 18:09:23 GMT -5
Friday's the name of his horse.
...can't think of a riddle right now. I'll get back to you guys on that.
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Post by PoolMan on Dec 8, 2006 18:27:23 GMT -5
Screw waiting... live in the now!
What gets wetter as it dries?
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Post by pfrsue on Dec 8, 2006 18:56:59 GMT -5
Screw waiting... live in the now! What gets wetter as it dries? A towel. |
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Post by TheLuckyOne on Dec 8, 2006 19:04:32 GMT -5
What does the ballplayer like to be called at home?
-D
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Post by Spiderdancer on Dec 8, 2006 19:27:39 GMT -5
He likes to be called Pookie Wibbles.
At least that's what he told ME.
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