Author Topic: So long... (Read 8205 times)

Ed_McCarron · « **on:** August 09, 2007, 06:16:51 am »

... and thanks for all the fish?

Big Honking Long Link

patrickl · « **Reply #1 on:** August 09, 2007, 06:20:01 am »

Yeah saw that one on the news too.

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It's a relic species, more than 20 million years old, that persisted through the most amazing kinds of changes in the planet

Wow.

ChadTower · « **Reply #2 on:** August 09, 2007, 10:26:16 am »

Makes you wonder why the Chinese never got any into captivity to make sure they didn't go extinct.

Havok · « **Reply #3 on:** August 09, 2007, 10:40:48 am »

Don't worry - one will come up on ebay soon...

boykster · « **Reply #4 on:** August 09, 2007, 12:25:58 pm »

I highly recommend the non-fiction book "Last Chance to See" by Douglas Adams (yes, that Douglas Adams) and Mark Carwardine

http://www.amazon.com/Last-Chance-See-Douglas-Adams/dp/0345371984

Not only is the Yangtze river dolphin discussed, but several other uber-threatened species...its a really interesting read.

Chris G · « **Reply #5 on:** August 09, 2007, 12:50:10 pm »

Quote from: Havok on August 09, 2007, 10:40:48 am

Don't worry - one will come up on ebay soon...

That's not funny.

Jouster · « **Reply #6 on:** August 09, 2007, 01:02:12 pm »

I'm sorry...am I supposed to know who Douglas Adams is??

Jouster

ChadTower · « **Reply #7 on:** August 09, 2007, 01:04:35 pm »

What a kneebiter.

Chris G · « **Reply #8 on:** August 09, 2007, 01:06:23 pm »

Little disappointed there, Jouster...

boykster · « **Reply #9 on:** August 09, 2007, 01:14:17 pm »

Quote from: Jouster on August 09, 2007, 01:02:12 pm

I'm sorry...am I supposed to know who Douglas Adams is??

Jouster

Are you upright with positive blood pressure and a sense of humor? If so, then yes. If not, then no.

You obviously don't know where your towel is....

saint · « **Reply #10 on:** August 09, 2007, 01:32:48 pm »

Quote from: Jouster on August 09, 2007, 01:02:12 pm

I'm sorry...am I supposed to know who Douglas Adams is??

Jouster

Wow.... Yes, yes you are. Get thee hence and google!

Havok · « **Reply #11 on:** August 09, 2007, 01:33:30 pm »

Quote from: boykster on August 09, 2007, 01:14:17 pm

You obviously don't know where your towel is....

Or your piece of fluff...

ChadTower · « **Reply #12 on:** August 09, 2007, 01:33:51 pm »

Quote from: saint on August 09, 2007, 01:32:48 pm

Wow.... Yes, yes you are. Get thee hence and google!

Don't panic.

boykster · « **Reply #13 on:** August 09, 2007, 01:40:01 pm »

I've always said there was something fundamentally wrong with the universe.

DrewKaree · « **Reply #14 on:** August 09, 2007, 03:26:16 pm »

Quote from: ChadTower on August 09, 2007, 10:26:16 am

Makes you wonder why the Chinese never got any into captivity to make sure they didn't go extinct.

They're more valued when ground into powder and mixed into tea to make erections last longer or some other such theory - even at the cost of extinction.

What we've got to work on is some rumor to feed the Chinese about how seagulls or Canadian geese make you live eleventy years longer if ground/powder/tea mix/whatever

ChadTower · « **Reply #15 on:** August 09, 2007, 03:27:56 pm »

I'm going to tell them that illegal aliens ground into powder can bring back extinct dolphins.

Chris G · « **Reply #16 on:** August 09, 2007, 03:40:17 pm »

Quote from: DrewKaree on August 09, 2007, 03:26:16 pm

What we've got to work on is some rumor to feed the Chinese about how seagulls or Canadian geese make you live eleventy years longer if ground/powder/tea mix/whatever

Add pigeons to the list please.

boykster · « **Reply #17 on:** August 09, 2007, 04:14:47 pm »

Quote from: Chris G on August 09, 2007, 03:40:17 pm

Quote from: DrewKaree on August 09, 2007, 03:26:16 pm
What we've got to work on is some rumor to feed the Chinese about how seagulls or Canadian geese make you live eleventy years longer if ground/powder/tea mix/whatever

Add pigeons to the list please.

And ChadTowers?

I kid I kid.....

ChadTower · « **Reply #18 on:** August 09, 2007, 04:18:25 pm »

The ChadTowers are already known to them as aphrodisiacs. I went there as a kid. Now there are nearly 2 billion Chinese people. You do the math.

DrewKaree · « **Reply #19 on:** August 09, 2007, 04:22:15 pm »

Quote from: ChadTower on August 09, 2007, 04:18:25 pm

The ChadTowers are already known to them as aphrodisiacs. I went there as a kid. Now there are nearly 2 billion Chinese people. You do the math.

1.5 billion Chinese dudes + yrmomz = 2 billion Chinese people.

I get an A in maf.

ChadTower · « **Reply #20 on:** August 09, 2007, 04:30:48 pm »

No you don't.

You try pumping out half a billion 9 month pregnancies in one woman.

You get a D in maf.

boykster · « **Reply #21 on:** August 09, 2007, 04:39:38 pm »

He gets an A in maf, but a D bio-ology

ChadTower · « **Reply #22 on:** August 09, 2007, 04:45:36 pm »

That's because they won't allow sex edumacation at the learnin buildings where he lives.

Jouster · « **Reply #23 on:** August 09, 2007, 06:56:52 pm »

Oh...yall are talking authors...I don't do books. (besides Project Arcade)

I don't believe I was properly trained when I started here...I blame management!

Jouster

Barry Barcrest · « **Reply #24 on:** August 09, 2007, 08:38:03 pm »

Quote from: ChadTower on August 09, 2007, 10:26:16 am

Makes you wonder why the Chinese never got any into captivity to make sure they didn't go extinct.

They didn't think it was rare....

Go to dolhpin-ipdb.org to look at the production numbers. Lists at several million. That's pretty high for either a dolphin or a whale.

pointdablame · « **Reply #25 on:** August 09, 2007, 08:39:29 pm »

Quote from: Jouster on August 09, 2007, 06:56:52 pm

Oh...yall are talking authors...I don't do books. (besides Project Arcade)

I don't believe I was properly trained when I started here...I blame management!

Jouster

This is no excuse. Douglas Adams transcends illiteracy. Go get the audiobooks. Geez... who hasn't read HHGTTG.

For shame Jouster... FOR SHAME!

polaris · « **Reply #26 on:** August 10, 2007, 08:54:22 am »

Quote from: pointdablame on August 09, 2007, 08:39:29 pm

Quote from: Jouster on August 09, 2007, 06:56:52 pm
Oh...yall are talking authors...I don't do books. (besides Project Arcade)

I don't believe I was properly trained when I started here...I blame management!

Jouster

This is no excuse. Douglas Adams transcends illiteracy. Go get the audiobooks. Geez... who hasn't read HHGTTG.

For shame Jouster... FOR SHAME!

listening to an audiobook isnt strictly reading

and get 'the meaning of liff, by adams too

ChadTower · « **Reply #27 on:** August 10, 2007, 09:33:10 am »

I'm still boggling at "I don't do books".

Jouster · « **Reply #28 on:** August 10, 2007, 11:33:56 am »

I've heard of HHGTTG...never read it...never saw the flick either...therefore, wouldn't have a clue who wrote it.

There's too much stuff to read on the interwebs...I don't have time for static data.

Jouster

ChadTower · « **Reply #29 on:** August 10, 2007, 11:36:37 am »

The book should be standard reading for people with eyes.

The movie should not be seen by people with eyes.

Jouster · « **Reply #30 on:** August 10, 2007, 11:39:47 am »

That's too bad...cause I'd watch the movie before reading the book. So I guess I'll never know.

Oh well, what's for lunch?

Jouster

boykster · « **Reply #31 on:** August 10, 2007, 11:42:52 am »

Quote from: Jouster on August 10, 2007, 11:39:47 am

That's too bad...cause I'd watch the movie before reading the book. So I guess I'll never know.

Oh well, what's for lunch?

Jouster

I dunno...was planning on stepping out to the Restaurant at the end of the universe.....

Jouster · « **Reply #32 on:** August 10, 2007, 11:54:53 am »

Hmm...what do they have there? It isn't showing up on my Yahoo map.

Jouster

boykster · « **Reply #33 on:** August 10, 2007, 01:23:07 pm »

Quote from: Jouster on August 10, 2007, 11:54:53 am

Hmm...what do they have there? It isn't showing up on my Yahoo map.

Jouster

Search for Milliways....

I think its safest just to have the Dish of the Day, but I hear that the Betelgeuse Beetles are tasty today. I definately recommend a Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster though....top notch. Just don't order tea.....

AtomSmasher · « **Reply #34 on:** August 10, 2007, 01:42:15 pm »

Quote from: ChadTower on August 10, 2007, 11:36:37 am

The movie should not be seen by people with eyes.

I agree that the movie was crap compared to the book, but I still love the WTF factor of the opening song.

boykster · « **Reply #35 on:** August 10, 2007, 01:51:46 pm »

the movie WAS crap for the most part, but I still found it somewhat entertaining in its own right. comparing it directly to the books/radio shows it pales......

there were some funny interpretations as well as some total BS....the old BBC tv series was pretty crap too if you recall....

polaris · « **Reply #36 on:** August 10, 2007, 02:15:06 pm »

and now i will treat you all to my vogon poetry

i quite liked the tv series but i was young when i watched it

Ed_McCarron · « **Reply #37 on:** August 10, 2007, 02:17:05 pm »

Quote from: boykster on August 10, 2007, 01:51:46 pm

there were some funny interpretations as well as some total BS....the old BBC tv series was pretty crap too if you recall....

DNA specifically said that you should NEVER compare the different versions for similarity.

As for the BBC version - crap - but 'effin hilarious crap!

polaris · « **Reply #38 on:** August 10, 2007, 02:24:53 pm »

don't panic
bbc sorta fansite thing if anyones interested

boykster · « **Reply #39 on:** August 10, 2007, 02:32:16 pm »

this is one of my favorite fansites...

http://www.floor42.com/

no particular reason...just is. Not much info there, just a forum really


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