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RE: Test Thread - 2/22/2006 11:11:19 PM   
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Status: offline 		Great White Sharks are not exactly common around here (SF Bay Area) but we do get them. The local beaches get closed every couple of years in response to sightings and a few people have been attacked over the decades IIRC.

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RE: Test Thread - 2/22/2006 11:15:59 PM   
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So there was an underwear change!

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RE: Test Thread - 2/22/2006 11:18:35 PM   
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Status: offline 		Most Great White attacks are not fatal. Some think that people are not as tasty as their preferred prey, nice fatty seals and sealions which people might be mistaken for (especially while wearing black wet suits.) Of course, biting into neoprene probably isn't terribly tasty either...

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RE: Test Thread - 2/22/2006 11:19:32 PM   
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So there was an underwear change!



yeah, probably by the USNI staff who awarded the prize - after they found out about the fakery!

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RE: Test Thread - 2/22/2006 11:38:07 PM   
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Most Great White attacks are not fatal. Some think that people are not as tasty as their preferred prey, nice fatty seals and sealions which people might be mistaken for (especially while wearing black wet suits.) Of course, biting into neoprene probably isn't terribly tasty either...


LOL. I never have thought of sharks as picky eaters. I figured they swallowed whatever got in the way. Of course, I have known some divers that could be mistaken for a sealion or even a walrus in their wetsuits.

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RE: Test Thread - 2/22/2006 11:41:09 PM   
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Divers? Do you mean floaters?


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RE: Test Thread - 2/22/2006 11:47:50 PM   
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Most Great White attacks are not fatal. Some think that people are not as tasty as their preferred prey, nice fatty seals and sealions which people might be mistaken for (especially while wearing black wet suits.) Of course, biting into neoprene probably isn't terribly tasty either...


LOL. I never have thought of sharks as picky eaters. I figured they swallowed whatever got in the way. Of course, I have known some divers that could be mistaken for a sealion or even a walrus in their wetsuits.



Well, i think they do swallow what they bit off - but usually they don't bother to come back to totally devour the person involved (as they would a seal, for instance). IIRC, most of the fatalities are from uncontrolled arterial bleeding. We're just not tasty enough, i guess...

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RE: Test Thread - 2/22/2006 11:52:13 PM   
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We're just not tasty enough, i guess...


Small comfort to the half-eaten morsel........ Now he's injured AND rejected........

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RE: Test Thread - 2/23/2006 12:09:44 AM   
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OK - i have several pics of these guys, and they are all hideous. So i'll post the most "photogenic" of these rascals (well, there are several of them):


THE NAKED MOLE RAT!!!

No, they are not moles, and neither are they rats! You've guys have guessed at them almost every time (until today!!)





The one day I take off and you use the one I always guess!


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RE: Test Thread - 2/23/2006 12:14:52 AM   
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The one day I take off and you use the one I always guess!


Ah - two weeks ago you were off on Wednesday.

Last week you were off on Tuesday, iirc. So i figured *THIS* Tuesday you would be here - and used it, figuring you (or someone else) would get it... But you did not appear, alas.

Would it have made you feel better had i used it today???

i did note right after this that i thought you'd be p!ssed!!!

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RE: Test Thread - 2/23/2006 12:47:04 AM   
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Status: offline 		I am beginning to think this is fixed (just like the stock market, football and baseball- I am a very paranoid person).

It seems that you always use whatever has not been guessed that day even if it was used before. Nice Guy is an evil genius and always seems to win. My guess is that he is in on this somehow.

The day that Nik is not on line and a naked cat (punted or otherwise) is the naked animal of the day I will know for sure that something is fishy.

Got to sign off now. That black helicopter has been hovering over my house for too long and I am getting worried.

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RE: Test Thread - 2/23/2006 12:57:20 AM   
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I am beginning to think this is fixed (just like the stock market, football and baseball- I am a very paranoid person).

It seems that you always use whatever has not been guessed that day even if it was used before. Nice Guy is an evil genius and always seems to win. My guess is that he is in on this somehow.

The day that Nik is not on line and a naked cat (punted or otherwise) is the naked animal of the day I will know for sure that something is fishy.

Got to sign off now. That black helicopter has been hovering over my house for too long and I am getting worried.




No - i have never "fixed" one of these... not even with my friends in the Black Helicopters.

So far, Speedy, Fabertong, and Niceguy have made correct guesses, and about half have not been guessed in the time period.

i will admit i have been surprised at which ones have been guessed, and which ones missed - i thought the rattlesnake would never have been guessed (it had not been guessed before, nor since), and ones that had been almost continually guessed have been missed on the days i "lobbed" them slowly over the middle of the plate.

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RE: Test Thread - 2/23/2006 1:04:26 AM   
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I am beginning to think this is fixed (just like the stock market, football and baseball- I am a very paranoid person ).


BTW - thinking that the stock market, football and baseball are fixed isn't paranoid, but clear thinking.


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RE: Test Thread - 2/23/2006 1:43:00 AM   
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quote:

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I am beginning to think this is fixed (just like the stock market, football and baseball- I am a very paranoid person).

It seems that you always use whatever has not been guessed that day even if it was used before. Nice Guy is an evil genius and always seems to win. My guess is that he is in on this somehow.

The day that Nik is not on line and a naked cat (punted or otherwise) is the naked animal of the day I will know for sure that something is fishy.

Got to sign off now. That black helicopter has been hovering over my house for too long and I am getting worried.




No - i have never "fixed" one of these... not even with my friends in the Black Helicopters.

So far, Speedy, Fabertong, and Niceguy have made correct guesses, and about half have not been guessed in the time period.

i will admit i have been surprised at which ones have been guessed, and which ones missed - i thought the rattlesnake would never have been guessed (it had not been guessed before, nor since), and ones that had been almost continually guessed have been missed on the days i "lobbed" them slowly over the middle of the plate.


Hey, I'm the current naked animal contest champ, with a total of 2...or is it 3. Not sure what that says about my life though

I do think a vague hint at the beginning of the contest would be good. It adds a little spice to the game. Operative word though is vague.

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RE: Test Thread - 2/23/2006 1:54:53 AM   
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RE: Test Thread - 2/23/2006 2:37:22 AM   
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Hey, I'm the current naked animal contest champ, with a total of 2...or is it 3. Not sure what that says about my life though

I do think a vague hint at the beginning of the contest would be good. It adds a little spice to the game. Operative word though is vague.


You have 3 wins, Faber has 2, Speedy has 1.

Hmmm.... vague hint - well, i can be vague...

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RE: Test Thread - 2/23/2006 3:05:37 AM   
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Status: offline 		You sure Faber has 2?

Wouldn't want my fellow country man to be too far ahead....

Christ it's late here. 4 hours of playing Star Wars Empire at War. Night fellow threaders.....

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RE: Test Thread - 2/23/2006 3:41:23 AM   
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You sure Faber has 2?

Wouldn't want my fellow country man to be too far ahead....

Christ it's late here. 4 hours of playing Star Wars Empire at War. Night fellow threaders.....


Yes - i don't remember his first animal, but i remember the cartoon i made (snowboarding penguins). His second win was the unexpected guess of the rattlesnake, resulting in the Penguin Eiffel tower cartoon (that you wanted removed from your AAR...)

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RE: Test Thread - 2/23/2006 3:47:29 AM   
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I do think a vague hint at the beginning of the contest would be good. It adds a little spice to the game. Operative word though is vague.


Thinking on this, i actually **HAVE** been giving a very vague hint at the beginning of the contest.

If i think it is going to be a difficult NAKED ANIMAL, i give you more time. If it is an easier one, i'll give less time. i might say it is because of work pressures - and it is, but in that case (work pressure) i try to use the "easier" ones.

How's that for vague!!!

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RE: Test Thread - 2/23/2006 4:31:49 AM   
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Hey, I'm the current naked animal contest champ, with a total of 2...or is it 3. Not sure what that says about my life though


That you spend too much time thinking about naked animals?

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RE: Test Thread - 2/23/2006 7:22:48 AM   
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RE: Test Thread - 2/23/2006 7:23:34 AM   
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I do think a vague hint at the beginning of the contest would be good. It adds a little spice to the game. Operative word though is vague.


Thinking on this, i actually **HAVE** been giving a very vague hint at the beginning of the contest.

If i think it is going to be a difficult NAKED ANIMAL, i give you more time. If it is an easier one, i'll give less time. i might say it is because of work pressures - and it is, but in that case (work pressure) i try to use the "easier" ones.

How's that for vague!!!

Up to you Robert. The Thread calls and I will serve.

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RE: Test Thread - 2/23/2006 3:25:12 PM   
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I do think a vague hint at the beginning of the contest would be good. It adds a little spice to the game. Operative word though is vague.


Thinking on this, i actually **HAVE** been giving a very vague hint at the beginning of the contest.

If i think it is going to be a difficult NAKED ANIMAL, i give you more time. If it is an easier one, i'll give less time. i might say it is because of work pressures - and it is, but in that case (work pressure) i try to use the "easier" ones.

How's that for vague!!!

Up to you Robert. The Thread calls and I will serve.


ok - i'll try to give a LITTLE bit more hint. Note that hints can sometimes mislead, as the "insult" clue did today, since you didn't know about the term "squid" being an insult.

For instance, if i gave the hint "warm-blooded", you might not think of certain animals that are generally thought to be cold-blooded, but in fact are not. An example of this is SALMON - a warm-blooded fish (at least according to some articles i've read). (Actually (according to the article), it turns out many of the tastier fishes are warm-blooded.)

Anyway, i'll give a bit a hint to start. If there is good participation, i'll give another clue towards the end.

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RE: Test Thread - 2/23/2006 3:39:11 PM   
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Status: offline 		The Controversial, Highly Exotic (?), Hardly Erotic NAKED ANIMAL Contest will run again today!

As always, the prize is a cheesey personalized cartoon photo!!

Same old rules - one guess per post. No overly broad guesses (i.e. "fish", "snake", "mammal", etc. will not be accepted as guesses.) As always i can reuse previous animals (although i have not done that yet), and naturally "naked" animals are still naked (i.e., the infamous armadillo).

It is 7:35 a.m. C.S.T. or 1:35 G.M.T/13:35 Zulu Time. You have TWO hours today... (hint#1 - i should only give you 1.5 hours...)

Hint#2 - warm-blooded!


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RE: Test Thread - 2/23/2006 3:42:16 PM   
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Duck?

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RE: Test Thread - 2/23/2006 3:43:42 PM   
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So, what if they gave a NAKED ANIMAL Contest and nobody comes????

Do *i* get the personalized cheesey cartoon???????? Food for thought...

EDIT: this post crossed with Speedy's...

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RE: Test Thread - 2/23/2006 3:44:28 PM   
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Christ!

Duck?



whew!! Speedy saved me from deep thoughts!!

Not a duck!

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RE: Test Thread - 2/23/2006 3:52:01 PM   
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Status: offline 		Speedy, this might be your chance to catch up to your fellow countrymen's total (although in fabertong's case, countrymen might be incorrect. Countrypenguin sounds a bit strange though...)

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RE: Test Thread - 2/23/2006 3:52:45 PM   
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RE: Test Thread - 2/23/2006 3:54:12 PM   
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Sheep?


not a sheep today...

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