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Post by wondersaiyan on Dec 3, 2008 15:48:50 GMT -5
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Post by ZaCloud on Dec 3, 2008 16:58:14 GMT -5
Woot, amazing!
But I'm surprised they're not looking into the more available tissue samples of... MUMMIFIED DINOSAURS!!!
(...Um, google that, you'll find Dakota the Hadrosaur articles all over. I'm amazed it hasn't become more well known.)
I've known about it for a long time, but it was a busy time so I didn't get around to posting links. I had web pages of the actual diggers and detailed pics of SEVERAL dino mummies they have, but I can't seem to find it now. >_< If I do I'll post it though. It's creepy and amazing. To see its real flesh and skin... @_@
But yeah, they could totally check into that if they wanna clone. Though they'd have to find out how big they were at hatching-time to know if they'd need a surrogate or if they could fit into ostrich eggs or what.
They should also look into the Hoatzin in terms of reverse-engineering birds. The juveniles retain claws on their wings for quite a while after hatching. They use them to climb back up to the nest if they fall out. The claws eventually shrink as it matures.
Even more interesting is that claws have been found on adult Emu wings. Rarely known since most folks don't dig under the long feathers enough to find out, and it doesn't occur in all of them as far as I know.
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Post by wondersaiyan on Dec 17, 2008 18:14:06 GMT -5
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Post by remixedcat on Dec 18, 2008 3:58:51 GMT -5
Oh I love the cold, keeps me awake, and keeps me focused. In the summer I get sooooo lazy!
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Post by ZaCloud on Dec 24, 2008 7:02:51 GMT -5
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Post by AltruisticCrono on Jan 11, 2009 20:29:30 GMT -5
<Moved to Comic Strips>
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Post by remixedcat on Jan 12, 2009 1:48:09 GMT -5
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Post by AltruisticCrono on Jan 25, 2009 21:06:03 GMT -5
Yogi Berra is also well known for his pithy comments and witticisms, known as Yogiisms.
Examples:
As a general comment on baseball: "Ninety percent of this game is half mental."
On why he no longer went to a popular St. Louis restaurant: "Nobody goes there no more; it's too crowded!"
"It ain't over till it's over." - After Berra's 1973 Mets trailed the Chicago Cubs by 9½ games in the National League East; the Mets rallied to win the division title on the next-to-last day of the season.
When giving directions to his New Jersey home, which was equally accessible via two different routes: "When you come to a fork in the road, take it."
On being the guest of honor at an awards banquet: "I'd like to thank all those who made this night necessary."
"It's like déjà vu all over again". Berra explained that this quote originated when he witnessed Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris repeatedly hit back to back home runs in the Yankees' seasons in the early 1960s.
"You can observe a lot by just watching."
"It's tough making predictions, especially about the future."
"Always go to other people's funerals; otherwise they won't come to yours."
On a trip to Cooperstown, to attend a dinner, Phil Rizzuto commented to Yogi, "I think we're lost." To which Yogi responded "Yeah, but we're making great time."
When told by a queen visiting New York on a particularly humid day that he appeared "quite cool," Yogi innocently responded "Thanks; you don't look so hot yourself."
When asked if he wanted a personal pizza cut into 4 or 8 slices, Yogi responded with "Better cut it into 4; I don't think I could eat 8."
"It's not the heat, it's the humility."
"They could make trouble for us if they win" on the American League situation."
"The future ain't what it used to be."
"We made too many wrong mistakes."
"If the world were perfect, it wouldn't be."
"I usually take a two hour nap from one to four."
"Know anything? I don't even 'suspect' anything!"
On the Yankees leaving Yankee Stadium for the final game: "I'm sad to see it go. I really do."
When asked about his relationship with George Steinbrenner, he responded: "We agree different."
When being interviewed by Tim Russert, Russert said to Yogi, "I am going to say something and I want you to say the first thing that comes to your mind. You understand?" Yogi replied, "Yea I got it." Tim Russert said, "Mickey Mantle." To which Yogi replied "What about him?"
Once when asked, "What time is it?" Yogi replied, "What, now?"
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And one more not found in the wiki:
“I didn’t really say everything I said.”
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Post by ZaCloud on Feb 21, 2009 23:51:11 GMT -5
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Post by SqiKy kLeen on Mar 4, 2009 14:39:50 GMT -5
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Post by wondersaiyan on Mar 11, 2009 9:21:55 GMT -5
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Post by AltruisticCrono on Apr 30, 2009 14:24:16 GMT -5
When I clicked the first link, it was cat in a box? I loved the multiple angles and takes trying to enter and leave. ;D Don't mess with band members, huh. I'll remember that.
I understand "Leggo my eggo", but... I'm sorry sir, those jelly beans are going to come with me. Link
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Post by The Waffle King on May 1, 2009 0:46:18 GMT -5
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Post by SqiKy kLeen on May 6, 2009 23:23:01 GMT -5
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Post by AltruisticCrono on May 12, 2009 20:08:25 GMT -5
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