Pic of the Day

[Nmenth 291]

lol, you make it sound like we're out to get them Nmenth.

It often seems that way.

 

I don't mind little spiders, but something like a Tarantula, with its hairy legs and stuff.... Yeah, another reason why I'd never live in Aussie, great to visit, but not to live... Too many things that can kill and eat you...

See, this is the stereotyping that give spiders a bad name.

 

The Sydney Funnel Web spider bites 30-40 people a year, and since anti-venom for it was produced in 1980, the death rate is a whopping 0%. In the fifty or so years before the anti-venom, there were around 13-14 deaths, which is still less than 1%.

 

The Redback bites more people, but only 6% of bites are even considered serious enough to need anti-venom at all, and there have also been no deaths for several decades.

 

Another Australian spider, the White-tailed spiders, are also given a bad reputation... falsely. They are not guilty of the accusations against them and are not dangerous of doing much more than causing an itchy sore.

 

Even the "deadliest spider in the world", the Brazilian Wandering Spider has an unfair reputation. Its death rate is slightly higher than 0.1% with a whole entire 2% of bites requiring anti-venom.

 

As for the poor tarantulas, they don't even usually bite in self-defense, they kick abdominal hairs in the face of their oppressors.

 

The worst part of spider demonization is that even ignorant teachers, medical doctors, and (non-arachnologist) scientists, people that are considered authoritative, perpetrate many of these stereotypes and myths about the little, mostly-innocent creatures.

[Plok 327]

You still can't beat the fact that the big ones look really creepy. Especially the hairy ones.

(I'm beginning to presume you have one at home).

[Nmenth 291]

(I'm beginning to presume you have one at home).

I have no spiders as pets, if that's what you mean.

 

Did you see my spider posts in Video of the Day?

[Plok 327]

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Speed of clicking on X in the tab menu = less than a second.

 

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Epic win.

[Castleman12 0]

 

[Inferno 22]

See, this is the stereotyping that give spiders a bad name.

Good to finally see someone stand up for those poor, tormented little spiders.

[Malevolence 6]

Love the Bob Marley printer!!!!!!!! w00t! Jamming eh!

[PurpleGaga27 40]

Prince William and Kate Middleton are officially married today and it's a good one after all:

 

 

The girl frowning in the front is actually Prince William's goddaughter.

 

Source: Yahoo News and Mix 106.5 radio station

Edited April 29, 2011 by zocom7

[Plok 327]

That's such a fail that it's almost a win

[Inferno 22]

Even though everyone seems to be watching it and talking about it, I've resisted the social pressure to give a damn.

[Plok 327]

D00d, three of six major Croatian TV channels were broadcasting this at the same time, with different commentaries. I don't think even the news at noon were watched at all because of this

[Nmenth 291]

I have yet to find one person who actually cares, and that includes British people.

 

Of course, it kind of looks like purplezocomscrin7 does, so maybe I just found one...

[Plok 327]

If you must know, 2 billion people watched that on TV. 1 million or so were there.

[Nmenth 291]

Yes, but those people are just statistics, there are always those people, but I never meet any.

[PurpleGaga27 40]

I have yet to find one person who actually cares, and that includes British people.

 

Of course, it kind of looks like purplezocomscrin7 does, so maybe I just found one...

 

Excuse me? I posted it because it's the picture moment of the day. There's nothing sinister.

 

And one more thing, I am not British but I am Chinese.

 

[Luk3us 63]

<Insert conspiracy theory about the crown and their links to Nazi Germany!>

 

lol.

 

 

On a more serious note, it was a rather impressive ceremony, but I couldn't help but cringe thinking of just how much money was wasted... Even during so called 'modern' times the Crown and Church still hold it over the plebs... And the plebs love it...

[Malevolence 6]

Edited May 3, 2011 by Malevolence

[Gben 20]

haha - funny find Mal.

[Luk3us 63]

Funny Gben? Or a startling conspiracy comes to light? Much to think about.

[Guest Stevie_K]

Funny Gben? Or a startling conspiracy comes to light? Much to think about.

 

LoL, Everything is a subject for conspiracy these days

[Luk3us 63]

Shhh.... One of 'them' might hear you!

[Malevolence 6]

[Nmenth 291]

I've seen that joke done so much better...

[Luk3us 63]

 

I miss the old wink smile that always seemed condescending to me than, well just being a wink.

[Malevolence 6]