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Showing posts with label Noble platypus. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Noble platypus. Show all posts
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
With our powers combined
Thanks to my awesome husband, I am now the proud owner of this awesome shirt. Jealous yet?
Friday, August 15, 2008
Transgender platypus?
The morons on the radio this morning were having a "deep" discussion about a transgender individual named Isis, who will be on America's Next Top Model this season.
The two supporting DJs, Dawn & Arnie, were of diametrically opposing viewpoints on the issue. They exchanged their opinions in the heat of emotion, neither willing to listen or consider the other's point of view.
Finally, Dawn turned to Rob (the main and most intelligent DJ on the show) for support and said, "Rob, it's like the platypus. Tell him about the platypus!"
My ear perked up immediately.
"The platypus?" Rob questioned.
"Yes!" Dawn raged. "The platypus! The platypus is the only mammal that lays eggs. It's the only venomous mammal on the planet. It has a duck bill and a beaver tail and webbed otter feet. It's different, but that doesn't make it wrong. That's true, isn't it, Rob?"
"You want to know if it's true that a platypus is like a transgendered person?"
"Yes!"
"Well, of course. They're both freaks of nature."
I resent that remark.
The two supporting DJs, Dawn & Arnie, were of diametrically opposing viewpoints on the issue. They exchanged their opinions in the heat of emotion, neither willing to listen or consider the other's point of view.
Finally, Dawn turned to Rob (the main and most intelligent DJ on the show) for support and said, "Rob, it's like the platypus. Tell him about the platypus!"
My ear perked up immediately.
"The platypus?" Rob questioned.
"Yes!" Dawn raged. "The platypus! The platypus is the only mammal that lays eggs. It's the only venomous mammal on the planet. It has a duck bill and a beaver tail and webbed otter feet. It's different, but that doesn't make it wrong. That's true, isn't it, Rob?"
"You want to know if it's true that a platypus is like a transgendered person?"
"Yes!"
"Well, of course. They're both freaks of nature."
I resent that remark.
Thursday, May 8, 2008
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Ornithorhynchus
Our topic today is the noble platypus. Here are the first of a few bits of trivia about our elegant and interesting Australian friend.
1. The platypus was thought to be a hoax when first discovered. (I don't know why... something about it looking like someone glued a duckbill to a beaver... whatever.)
2. The male platypus is one of a very few poisonous mammals in the world. He has a hollow spur located on one of rear legs through which he injects a venom which can be very painful to humans. The female platypus has no such defense. (In an ironic twist of fate, most of the other poisonous mammals in the world are varieties of the shrew.)
3. Platypuses have no nipples.
4. A baby platypus is called a puggle, but I've also seen the word "platypup" used.
I hope you've enjoyed this edition of platypus trivia. Please join us next time when you might hear a platypus say, "Errrr-Rrr!"
1. The platypus was thought to be a hoax when first discovered. (I don't know why... something about it looking like someone glued a duckbill to a beaver... whatever.)
2. The male platypus is one of a very few poisonous mammals in the world. He has a hollow spur located on one of rear legs through which he injects a venom which can be very painful to humans. The female platypus has no such defense. (In an ironic twist of fate, most of the other poisonous mammals in the world are varieties of the shrew.)
3. Platypuses have no nipples.
4. A baby platypus is called a puggle, but I've also seen the word "platypup" used.
I hope you've enjoyed this edition of platypus trivia. Please join us next time when you might hear a platypus say, "Errrr-Rrr!"
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