FReeper Canteen~ Camel Spiders Found in Iraq , Urban Legends and Folklore ~Sept.21,2006

[fatima]

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Camel Spiders Found in Iraq , Urban Legends and Folklore Urban Legends:Subject: FW: Camel Spider found in Iraq--This is a huge spider!!!! Yuck. I sure am glad we don't have these here. Although we probably will after this war..... This picture is a perfect example of why you don't want to go to the desert. These are 2 of the biggest I've ever seen. With a vertical leap that would make a pro basketball player weep with envy (they have to be able to jump up on to a camels stomach after all), these spiders latch on and inject you with a local anesthesia so you can't feel it feeding on you. They eat flesh, not just suck out your juices like a normal spider. Comments: The photo appears to be authentic. Fortunately for all of us — especially the guys in the picture — the same cannot be said of the accompanying text, which merely repeats false rumors circulating since the start of the Iraq war. This scary-looking creature (actually, it's a pair of scary-looking creatures dangling end-to-end) is indeed commonly called a camel spider, but it is found in arid locales all over the world — including the southwestern United States — not just in the Gulf region. A typical specimen can grow to about the size of a child's hand, but, though they are known for being vicious predators, camel spiders are neither venomous nor a threat to human beings. They don't eat camels, either.

World's Tallest Woman Netlore Archive: Emailed photos purport to show the tallest woman in the world Description: Emailed photos Circulating since: 2002 Status: False

The Giant Grizzly Bear Not quite a world record In real life, the big grizzly in the first two photographs measured 10' 6" from nose to tail and weighed an estimated 1,000 to 1,200 pounds — unusually large for the vicinity in which it was found, says the USDA Forest Service, but not quite a world record, nor even a record for Alaska. It was killed on October 14, 2001 by U.S. Air Force Airman Theodore Winnen on Hinchinbrook Island, Prince William Sound. The photos were taken by his hunting partner, Staff Sgt. James Urban. Both were stationed at Eielson Air Force Base near Fairbanks at the time. Though the bear was within 10 yards of the hunters' position and moving towards them when he fired the first shot, Winnen says, it did not charge them, contrary to what the email claims. "I don't know if the wind was in our favor or what," he told the Anchorage Daily News. "We were dressed in camouflage. He might not have seen us." Winnen's weapon was a 338-caliber Winchester Magnum, not a 7mm semi-automatic as alleged. The first bullet pierced the bear's brain but left it standing; five more in the chest brought it down.

[Jet Jaguar]

Outstanding!

[Colonial Warrior]

FIRST

[Soaring Feather]

[fatima]

Yucky:)

[AZamericonnie]

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[Jet Jaguar]

Howdy Ms. Feather!

[fatima]

Hi Colonial Warrior,How are you today.

[Jet Jaguar]

Aw, they are so good sauteed with onions or leeks.

[Soaring Feather]

Evening JJ, nice to "see" ya! How you doing??

[Soaring Feather]

Hi bestest girlfriend, thank you for the new thread. Good job.

[fatima]

Thank you Bestest girlfriend:)

[Jet Jaguar]

Very good! I gotta hit the rack though!

How have you been?

[Allegra]

I saw a fairly good-sized camel spider (it was IN MY ROOM!) in Taji, Iraq in 2004.

I had to use chemical warfare on it.

It wasn't as big as the one in that picture (which several friends delighted in sending me back then), but it was pretty darn big.

[Soaring Feather]

I have been very well, thanks. Okay JJ get some good ZZZZZZZZZZs!

[fatima]

Thanks Connie(((Hugs)))

[The Mayor]

September 21, 2006

The Good And The Bad

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READ: Nahum 1:1-8

The Lord is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble. —Nahum 1:7

Nineveh was in trouble with God.  Big trouble! Despite the good work of the reluctant prophet Jonah, Nineveh had returned to its evil ways. The Ninevites had oppressed other countries, worshiped idols, and performed acts of cruelty.

God saw this evil, and through the words of Nahum He spoke of Nineveh’s coming destruction, using words such as wrath and vengeance. Nineveh was about to face judgment.

Why would God’s prophet tell the people of Judah about this? How could Nahum’s frightening words help those who lived in the Promised Land?

There is help for answering those questions in Nahum 1:7-8. His prophecy of the destruction of those who reject God stands in sharp contrast to God’s promise to those “who trust in Him.” The godly, rather than facing judgment, would be cared for. They would have a refuge in Him.

God is not one-sided. He provides refuge, help, and comfort for those who trust Him, and He also sends judgment against those who disobey His standards.

The message for us is the same as it was for Judah. Through trust and obedience, we can enjoy the comfort of God’s refuge—even in times of trouble. —Dave Branon

How oft in the conflict, when pressed by the foe,
I have fled to my Refuge and breathed out my woe;
How often, when trials like sea billows roll,
Have I hidden in Thee, O Thou Rock of my soul.  —Cushing

Everyone must face God as Savior or as Judge.

Bible in One Year: Bible in One Year;   Ecclesiastes 7-9; 2 Corinthians 13

[Jet Jaguar]

Will do!

Have a great evening.

[fatima]

I got video:)I am saving it for later.

[Colonial Warrior]

Doing great! Thanks. Hope you are too!!