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otis

Joined: 02 Jun 2006
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Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2006 7:41 pm Post subject: Komodo Dragons |
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My favorite animals are Komodo Dragons.
I was watching some nature show, and these beasts have 10 times the testostorone of the average human male. How they measure that I don't know.
Sometimes I picture myself going into a barroom, and there's a Komodo Dragon sitting in the corner.
Our eyes meet.
He says, "You looking at something, brough?"
I lower my eyes. "I don't want any trouble, man."
He says, "Then you best step back, brough."
I say, "It's your world."
He replies, "That's what I thought."
Come to think of it, I really don't like Komodo Dragons.
I'm changing to flamingos. |
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Julius

Joined: 27 Jul 2006
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Posted: Fri Sep 15, 2006 3:55 am Post subject: Re: Komodo Dragons |
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otis wrote: |
I'm changing to flamingos. |
I like Komodo dragons. Did you know they would probably have gone extinct already were it not for the introduction of cattle and sheep onto the island? considering settlers killed off all their natural prey. There are one or 2 documented cases of them devouring sick or injured travellers. |
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Grotto

Joined: 21 Mar 2004
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Posted: Fri Sep 15, 2006 9:55 am Post subject: |
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Not just sick and injured but some stupid ones too
There was a case where a tourist decided that sleeping on the beach was the 'thing' to do....they found a few rags and a large bloodstain...not a smart move! |
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Kiwi Tart

Joined: 17 Jul 2006 Location: Seoul
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Posted: Fri Sep 15, 2006 10:20 am Post subject: Re: Komodo Dragons |
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otis wrote: |
My favorite animals are Komodo Dragons.
I was watching some nature show, and these beasts have 10 times the testostorone of the average human male. How they measure that I don't know.
Sometimes I picture myself going into a barroom, and there's a Komodo Dragon sitting in the corner.
Our eyes meet.
He says, "You looking at something, brough?"
I lower my eyes. "I don't want any trouble, man."
He says, "Then you best step back, brough."
I say, "It's your world."
He replies, "That's what I thought."
Come to think of it, I really don't like Komodo Dragons.
I'm changing to flamingos. |
Were your drunk when you wrote this??
'Cause I'm drunk wile reading this... ans surprisingly it makes me laugh...
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... ... a lot more than it should, really. |
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joyfulgirl

Joined: 05 Jan 2006
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Posted: Fri Sep 15, 2006 9:16 pm Post subject: |
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isn't their bite deadly? they have so much bacteria in their mouths er something, that if they bite you, it gets infected, and you die. and then they eat you. they sorta follow you around, as you get sick and pass out and die, and then yummy lunch time.
didn't sharon stone's ex husband get bitten by one a few years ago? |
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yodanole
Joined: 02 Mar 2003 Location: La Florida
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Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2006 6:46 am Post subject: |
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If you have survived Sharon Stone, There are no further terrestrial infections which might endanger you. |
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sillywilly

Joined: 20 Jan 2003 Location: Canada.
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Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2006 10:57 am Post subject: |
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joyfulgirl wrote: |
isn't their bite deadly? they have so much bacteria in their mouths er something, that if they bite you, it gets infected, and you die. and then they eat you. they sorta follow you around, as you get sick and pass out and die, and then yummy lunch time.
didn't sharon stone's ex husband get bitten by one a few years ago? |
They have alllllll sorts of different bacteria in their mouths. Their teeth are shaped in a way so that meat gets got in them and it rots. They don't usually attack their prey like most animals. They bite it and wait days for it to die form the poison.
My son is in love with komodo dragons, so I know way too much about them. |
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Woland
Joined: 10 May 2006 Location: Seoul
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Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2006 1:18 pm Post subject: |
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I have been to Rinca and seen Komodo dragons in the wild. Very cool creatures with long yellow tongues - probably the model for the mythological dragon.
You go to Rinca and walk up to the ranger station and they'll take you on a tour of the island, showing all kinds of wildlife, including the dragons. When my ex and I arrived, the ranger looked at us and said, "Are you here to see Komodo dragons?" We said, "Yes." And he pointed not ten feet away and said, "There's one there." A dragon was sunbathing next to the ranger station; I practically jumped out of my skin. But he explained that we weren't in any danger because it hadn't sat in the sun long enough yet to get its body temperature up to a level where it could be active. I didn't ask how he knew its body temperature to make such a confident statement, but took it on faith. Later in the day we did see ones on the move. They are quick when they get going. |
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JLarter
Joined: 17 Apr 2006
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Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2006 3:42 pm Post subject: |
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Ugliest creatures ever! |
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Boodleheimer

Joined: 10 Mar 2006 Location: working undercover for the Man
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Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2006 5:29 pm Post subject: |
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i've been told that if you're menstruating, you shouldn't go and try to see them. their sense of smell is really acute and they'll go after you like a bleeding animal (which, i guess, you are). |
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