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"Is it true that polar bears dissolve in water? I heard the reason they're endangered is because when the ice melts, they fall into the water and dissolve."
    Posted by JT on 26 Oct 2009. + (12) - (0) Permalink
Superb! I'm almost tempted to rewrite the voting system just so I can vote for this quote more than once. ;)
    Posted by Wrongfellow on 26 Oct 2009.
God, that's funny.
    Posted by Socky on 26 Oct 2009.
Epic... Simply Epic.
    Posted by Moosh on 14 Nov 2009.
At least he's not referring to poachers...
    Posted by Tiger on 15 Dec 2009.
They dissolve into Polar Kool Aid.
    Posted by Lollipop on 2 Jul 2011.
"What are the symptoms when a guinea pig dies?"
    Posted by JT on 7 Jan 2010. + (7) - (0) Permalink
Lack of breathing is one to look out for.
    Posted by JT on 7 Jan 2010.
Lack of enthusiasm when he is near your anus.
    Posted by CheddarBBQ on 7 Jan 2010.
What kind of guinea pig did YOU have, Cheddar?
    Posted by Necropaxx on 8 Jan 2010.
The Guinean Guinea pig. The one with 12 inches of crude manpower.
    Posted by Moosh on 8 Jan 2010.
Ah, the Guinean Guinea Pig. A great pet for children (so long as you remember to buy plenty of Vaseline along with petfood).
    Posted by JT on 8 Jan 2010.
Is it realistically textured?
    Posted by Wrongfellow on 8 Jan 2010.
Lack of enthusiasm when he IS near your anus. Or Uranus for that matter.
    Posted by breadbocks on 5 Apr 2010.
Lack of enthusiasm when he is near poop.
    Posted by Tiger on 12 Dec 2010.
"Does fog affect visibility of stars?"
    Posted by JT on 12 Feb 2010. + (5) - (0) Permalink
"Have you seen silverfish? They're actual fish that live in houses and eat books..." (Silverfish, for those unfamiliar with them - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silverfish)
    Posted by LucyT on 25 Jan 2010. + (4) - (0) Permalink
Seahorses are actual horses, too, you know.
    Posted by Wrongfellow on 20 Feb 2010.
"What type of hamster is my Syrian hamster?"
    Posted by JT on 20 Feb 2010. + (3) - (0) Permalink
Well it's certainly not Syrian, I can tell you that.
    Posted by Necropaxx on 21 Feb 2010.
Could be a Lebanese one - these foreign rodents all look the same to me. Come over 'ere eatin' our sunflower seeds - send 'em back to the petshop they came from, that's what I say.
    Posted by JT on 21 Feb 2010.
"Ferret Kits For Sale"
    Posted by Wrongfellow on 1 Jul 2010. + (3) - (0) Permalink
Do they come with paint and glue? (Contributed by my father.)
    Posted by Wrongfellow on 1 Jul 2010.
I remember when ferrets first came out. Not only did you have to get them in kit form and build them yourself, you had to type in all the software too.
    Posted by JT on 2 Jul 2010.
"Lions, famous for being the biggest carnivores in the Animal Kingdom..." (TV presenter who has obviously never heard of sperm whales, orcas, various species of shark, several types of crocodile, assorted dolphins and tigers)
    Posted by JT on 27 Feb 2010. + (3) - (0) Permalink
Also, bears.
    Posted by Socky on 3 Mar 2010.
Damn - I always forget about bears. That's likely to prove fatal one of these days.
    Posted by JT on 3 Mar 2010.
"How long is it until you can be fairly confident that your tropical fish won't die?"
    Posted by JT on 14 Feb 2011. + (3) - (0) Permalink
Well, I heard that if it's still alive after a year then it has achieved immortality. and will NEVER die.
    Posted by JT on 14 Feb 2011.
Reminds me of a poster common in British maternity hospitals in the early 80s which said "THE FIRST FIVE MINUTES OF LIFE ARE THE MOST DANGEROUS." Most examples had the words "THE LAST FIVE CAN BE FAIRLY DICEY, TOO" added to them within minutes.
    Posted by JT on 14 Feb 2011.
While looking at the night sky...

Bloke: "I wish I knew how to find Polaris."

His friend: "What does it look like?"
    Posted by Wrongfellow on 7 Mar 2010. + (3) - (0) Permalink
Do ferrets give birth?
    Posted by JT on 5 Apr 2010. + (3) - (0) Permalink
Nope. They lay eggs.
    Posted by Socky on 5 Apr 2010.
I'm considering a Nature category. We've got a lot of animal related quotes scattered all over the place at the moment. Maybe they should be given a good home.
    Posted by Wrongfellow on 7 Apr 2010.
Actually, I was going to suggest that. I've been putting most of them in Science, but they do need their own, I think.
    Posted by JT on 8 Apr 2010.