Things you did not know

[jim_doki]

Yet Dolphins are the only Mammals that have sex just for fun....

Dolphins are the only mammal known to engage in masturbation besides humans...

dolphins are also the only creatures besides man to rape or gang rape

 

[the monopoly guy]

yes, but white taled deer don't do it out of pleasure. but they do it none-the-less

and i keep forgetting what stocklholm syndrome is...

 

[jim_doki]

stockholm syndrome, formerly helsinki syndrome, is identifying with your captors after a kidnapping. no longer fearing, but understanding, respecting and in some cases, falling in love with them

its also a kick ass song by muse

 

[AndiGravity]

For their part, human beings have the largest [this word has been removed because it could cause the downfall of civilization if you read it] of any primate both in terms of actual size and in proportion to their body size... so if a girl complains about it, you can point out to her what the norm is for the type of animal our species belongs to and tell her to thank her lucky stars.

actually i do believe humans are the only mamals to have enlarged mamaries at all times. they are an evolutionary device created so males could determine how attractive they are to males, also gives a good indication about the age of the woman and if she's had children

in other primates it's the bum they look at. a female human butt and bust when placed side by side are almost indistinguiable

also bonobo apes have sex as part of their social interaction, including fights, making up, appology and just play

I was actually referring to the male's [don't touch it like that or you'll go blind!] in that paragraph.

You're correct, though. Humans tend to have more exaggerated primary sex characteristics than other primates (and most all other mammals, for that matter).

Oh, and monopoly guy. Sorry I didn't get back to you earlier. I tried to, but it kept giving me that irritating "Internal server error" song and dance. I agree with your take on the more fetid parts of American society. I'm not sure anyone will ever be angrier than I am at some of the utter BS Americans like to dump all over each other, but I try to find reasons to laugh about things so I don't just start slaughtering everyone and everything around me.

It's a warm and fuzzy psychosis. I swear.

Aren't Hooker's sea lions also native to New Zealand?

 

[the monopoly guy]

I meant land mammal
and hey, only 246 more days!

edit* how in hte hell does a dolphin [will make you go blind] if all it has is stubby flippers and a tail, thats gotta be frustrating!

 

[AndiGravity]

It either rubs it on something (they use the bottom of pools quite often if they're in captivity), or finds a particularly strong water current, flips it out, and swims against it.

 

[the monopoly guy]

thats a great thing too know...

dick cheneys daughter is a a lesbian
tom delay is the most corupt man in america
John stewart should be president
Stephen colbert ran for president this year, but never got on teh democratic ballot
he was sponsored by doritos
ben stiller...still isn't funny
a rattle snake can still inject poison 24 hours after death

 

[Calobi]

Stephen colbert ran for president this year, but never got on teh democratic ballot
he was sponsored by doritos

I thought he was sponsored by Doritos when he went to Pennsylvania to cover the primaries there. Although, I must admit I missed most of his running for office thing. Only read a few things online.

 

[Melaisis]

Question: Did kamikaze pilots wear helmets?

 

[AndiGravity]

Question: Did kamikaze pilots wear helmets?

Yes. A pilot's helmet does more than just protect the pilot's head in case of a crash. In fact, that isn't its primary purpose considering how unlikely it is for a fighter pilot to survive a crash in the first place.

Fighter planes are very noisy, especially the old World War II fighters. The pilot's helmet helps to dampen the engine and combat noises, and contains the pilot's radio. Without one, it would be extremely difficult for the pilot to hear and understand instructions radioed to him, and communicate his status in return.

The pilot's helmet also holds the oxygen mask pilots often have to use to prevent themselves from passing out during flight. Again, this problem would have been much worse in older planes which couldn't be as well sealed or ventilated as modern planes are. Your kamikaze pilot may not be coming home, but you do want him to stay conscious long enough to reach his target.

So yes, they wore helmets.

Hey, there's another obscure fact!

More than one comedian has wondered why the arms of the condemned are swabbed with alcohol when they're being prepared for lethal injection. Contrary to popular belief, it isn't for sanitary purposes. The alcohol makes the veins on their arm stand up, so it's easier to inject the needle.

 

[TheKnifeJuggler]

Question: Did kamikaze pilots wear helmets?

I don't know about that one, but before they went on their final flight they always had a shot of rice wine (I think) to acknowledge this was their last flight.

And Kamikaze is Japanese for 'Divine Wind'.

 

[Fire Daemon]

Some snakes can swallow a water buffalow hole.

And if you have a snake as a pet and you find that it is following you around and ignoring it's food you should take it to the vet. Chances are it wants to eat you.

 

[werepossum]

The Harrier jump jet is a British invention.

And I thank them every day for it... The A-10 Thunderbolt II "Warthog" and B-1 Lancer are the other two jets (US Made) that make up what I consider to be the pinnacles of aviation technology.

The elephant is the only mammal that can't jump (saw it on "Monk".)

I know PLENTY of mammals that can't jump, back when I worked at a pizzaria, they'd come in for the same crap four times daily.

Funny! I suggest you play them Barack Obama's statement "We can't drive our SUVs and eat as much as we want and keep our homes on 72 degrees at all times ... and then just expect that other countries are going to say OK." Once the idea of the UN controlling how much they can eat seeps in... They'll jump, brother. They'll jump. Just make sure nothing valuable is on nearby shelves.

http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5h-wpxs1Re-8vx2Zk5xnYygW1W67w

Harriers are cool. However the current model now flying is a redesign by McDonnell Douglass, not the original Hawker design. Almost all the parts are incompatible between models, although it's still similar enough to require McDonnell Douglass to license production from Hawker, now British Aerospace. While we're on the subject of British greatness and trivia, Google British Aerospace; they own probably half of the American military complex now (with about half of the remainder owned by Canadian companies!)

I love the Warthog too, but I wouldn't want it supporting me. Way more than half the friendly fire incidents from air support in both Gulf Wars were from Warthogs. The Lancer's pretty. If you like pretty planes, check out the Swedish Gripen, the French Rafale, and the Russian SU-27 demonstrator, all pretty planes. (I don't have any trivia for them, though.)

EDIT: For those not familiar with our archaic American SAE system of measurements, 72 degrees is about 22 Celsius. We don't actually try to boil ourselves, but we do love our comfort. My neighbor (one of those non-jumping mammals) keeps her house on 76 (24 Celsius) in the winter and 68 (20 Celsius) in the summer. Go figure.

 

[the monopoly guy]

bigfoot is a protected species...yes, thats right folks, washington state's government consists of crazy people

 

[Geoffrey42]

I love the Warthog too, but I wouldn't want it supporting me. Way more than half the friendly fire incidents from air support in both Gulf Wars were from Warthogs.

Is this just because of their role as close-air support (i.e. are they making up near to or above half the close-air support operations in which the friendly fire incidents are occurring)? Or is there something about the Warthog that results in more friendlies being hit? It's still a pretty amazing piece of machinery.

 

[the monopoly guy]

because it gets down close and uses the huge minigun it has thats makes everyone so damn jolly

 

[Soulfein]

Andrew Jackson is the only president to bring America out of debt.

Andrew Jackson threatened to personally go to South Carolina and kill everyone there.

Andrew Jackson ran the first dirty campaign. (He accused John Quincy Adams of being a Pimp)

George Washington killed British people in there sleep on Christmas

Ronald Regan once said "The bombing starts in five minutes" about the communists.

Al Gore invented the internet

Its never Lupus.

It may be possible to be President three times, but the 12th and 22nd are contradictory about it.