Francos Spain
Our Blessed and Chosen Leader of the Pacific
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Post by Francos Spain on Dec 16, 2003 23:51:45 GMT -5
You're suggesting the peanut butter is just a ruse to get a bigger, more meaty snack?
And is it too late to ask the air-speed velocity of an unladen pterodactyl whose wings have been lubricated with peanut butter?
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Post by Abysseria on Dec 17, 2003 9:10:49 GMT -5
Indeed - I'm suggesting that the T-Rex is super clever and thereby uses the PB to gain a much more meaty snack.
And my calculations show that a pteradactyl, unladen and coated with PB, has an air speed velocity of 45 ft per second.
Clearly not fast enough to outrun the clever T-Rex
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Post by Warrior Thorin on Dec 17, 2003 16:48:44 GMT -5
Hmmm. What is the T-rex's favorite? Peanut butter or ovaltine?
Um, I don't know.
[old man guarding the bridge of death tosses you in for not knowing]
Well, at least he didn't ask me what my favorite color was...
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Post by Mars Sara on Dec 17, 2003 22:29:08 GMT -5
So, in summary: The T-Rex uses ovaltine as a bribe to get a smaller, more coordinated dinosaur to open the peanut butter jar, which he in turn uses to attract pterodactyls. He then coats the pterodactyls and the smaller dino in peanut butter and eats them, chasing it with a glass of ovaltine.
I'd say we've just solved one of the most profound mysteries of modern science! I say we find the Theory of Everything next. Any takers?
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Post by Black Adder on Dec 18, 2003 1:08:22 GMT -5
From a Gnostic point of view the Theory of Everything is in truth nothing.
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Post by Abysseria on Dec 18, 2003 9:24:42 GMT -5
Since I AM everything, clearly the answer is me!
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Post by Black Adder on Dec 18, 2003 10:58:48 GMT -5
You're nothing? What an incredibly odd statement....
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Post by BertramStantrous on Dec 18, 2003 11:28:34 GMT -5
Quick, talk about the correlation between chili and the Cultural Revolution in China!
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Post by Black Adder on Dec 18, 2003 12:15:15 GMT -5
Both had a cleansing effect on the organism in question. Further it varied from organism to organism depending on tolerance. The Red guards adapted far more easily to the societal shift than the landowners who were obviously shamed and often executed. People used to hot and spicy obviously tolerated chili far more easily than those used to standard bland fare. Onions could be seen as deadly to an Irishman as a Habenjaro is to a Mexican. To give an Irishman anything stronger than an onion would be disasterous. "Oh my god" *waves air across tongue furiously* "Is that a tomato you put in that?"
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Post by Abysseria on Dec 18, 2003 13:16:26 GMT -5
Without doubt, chilli is a food that inspired Mao and his people on the Long March.
In fact, it's a little known secret, that after the GMD slaughtered many of the party leaders, Mao was at a chilli fest. He had the runs so bad he took off. His people followed. One thing led to another, and lo and behold - the long march!
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Post by Mars Sara on Dec 18, 2003 18:10:07 GMT -5
Another interesting tidbit:
The Little Red Book actually gets its namesake from the red hue of the chilli peppers used in seasoning this most illustrious dish.
And who can forget the Great Chilli Riots of '67, when Taiwan sent a crack commando squad over to the mainland to destroy the People's Chilli Supply. The resulting lack of chilli caused mass panic, which was only quelled by especially aesthetically appealing pop art assembled at the last minute by a group of noble artists. Ah yes, those were times of darkness for the will of the people, but fortunately the workers were able to control the means of production.
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