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Thousands of Octopuses wash up on Portugal Beach....
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| Jan 3rd, 2010
Posted on 01/03/2010 4:55:28 PM PST by TaraP
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To: TaraP
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posted on
01/03/2010 5:53:19 PM PST
by
P.O.E.
(Happy New Year)
To: donhunt
Is that a picture of a beached whale? Dont be silly. Its not beached. Cant you tell?
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posted on
01/03/2010 5:56:36 PM PST
by
lowbridge
("We may be wrong, but the point is, we believe in what we're doing." - Joe Biden)
To: moehoward
Thank you that is the funniest thing i have read all day..Luckily i did not have a mouthful of beer in my mouth or i would be cleaning laptop now...
I do not own a boat but i have been known to “showing her the layout” tactic, ahem,wink wink ,nudge nudge
Slainte..
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posted on
01/03/2010 5:58:03 PM PST
by
GSP.FAN
(These are the times that try men's souls.)
To: Oztrich Boy
Main Entry: oc·to·pus Pronunciation: \ˈäk-tə-pəs, -ˌpu̇s\ Function: noun Inflected Form(s): plural oc·to·pus·es or oc·to·pi \-ˌpī\ Etymology: New Latin Octopod-, Octopus, from Greek oktōpous
From Merriam Webster - and I'm SHOCKED - I would have bet $$ on octopi
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posted on
01/03/2010 5:59:17 PM PST
by
SnarlinCubBear
(Sarcasma - Comforting relief from the use of irony, mocking and conveying contempt)
To: Oztrich Boy
45
posted on
01/03/2010 6:00:30 PM PST
by
dasboot
To: TaraP
"thousands of octopi" washed up in a limited area such as this appears to me to be an over population of the species. If so, some virus common to the octopi is most likely the culprit. This is nature's way of controlling the species.
I only mention this because I witnessed a similar phenomenon many years ago amongst the local raccoon population at a nearby metro park. Raccoons all over the place wandering around aimlessly in the daylight suffering from canine distemper.
This is cyclical and only occurs when the population grows out of control.
46
posted on
01/03/2010 6:04:00 PM PST
by
Hot Tabasco
(I want a hoochie-mama for Christmas, only a hoochie-mama will do............)
To: Errant
“North Magnetic Pole Moving Due to Core Flux”
I have solder with core flux - and it is non-magnetic...
47
posted on
01/03/2010 6:23:50 PM PST
by
GGpaX4DumpedTea
(I am a tea party descendant - steeped in the Constitutional legacy handed down by the Founders)
To: GGpaX4DumpedTea
Mine too. :) The earths's core is suppose to be solid and mostly of iron and rotating so it generates a magnetic flux field.
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posted on
01/03/2010 6:28:16 PM PST
by
Errant
To: Oztrich Boy
I thought the movie with Tom Cruise was AustinPussey, sorry I guess it was GoldMember
49
posted on
01/03/2010 6:32:15 PM PST
by
Foolsgold
("We live in the greatest country in the world and I am going to change it" Barry O'boomarang 2008)
To: Errant
And algore said the core is millions of degrees
50
posted on
01/03/2010 6:34:50 PM PST
by
Foolsgold
("We live in the greatest country in the world and I am going to change it" Barry O'boomarang 2008)
To: Foolsgold
For the last 400 thousand years, the earth has enjoyed the warmth we see today approximately once every 100,000 years for a period of about 12,000 years during each warming episode.
We are poised to take the plunge back to our normal ice age pattern. Even though we can't be sure exactly when it will begin in earnest, it is just around the corner in geological time frames and maybe literally if the sun stays quiet like it has been.
History will not treat Al gore and his ilk kindly.
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posted on
01/03/2010 6:52:13 PM PST
by
Errant
To: Past Your Eyes
She also said they used to have dung beatles but they are all gone. I heard they all relocated last January to Washington, DC In anticipation of a bumper crop when the Obamas hit town.
52
posted on
01/03/2010 6:55:31 PM PST
by
Iron Munro
(God is great - Beer is good - People are crazy.)
To: Errant
Another item of interest: North Magnetic Pole Moving Due to Core Flux Also, consider this: Earth Magnetic Field Reversal
"Scientists have been observing changes in the direction of earth's magnetic field which took place recently as well as in the distant past. NASAs website features a map showing the gradual northward migration of the north magnetic pole in the past century and a half. See: Earth's Inconstant Magnetic Field
Since more than double the time interval has elapsed since the last reversal, compared to the time lapse between the previous two pole reversals, some believe we may be overdue for the next north-south flip. However, though the interval between reversals of the Earths magnetic field can be as short as 5,000 years, it can also be as long as 50 million years. There does not seem to be any logic or rule governing the planets behavior."
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posted on
01/03/2010 7:22:58 PM PST
by
Iron Munro
(God is great - Beer is good - People are crazy.)
To: Errant
54
posted on
01/03/2010 7:26:13 PM PST
by
Foolsgold
("We live in the greatest country in the world and I am going to change it" Barry O'boomarang 2008)
To: Iron Munro
I like their chart of the magnetic pole changes.
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posted on
01/03/2010 7:32:36 PM PST
by
Errant
To: Iron Munro
One has to ask why the changes... If the magnetic field is generated by the spin of the inner core then does this mean it's spin alignment with the rotation of the earth's crust and mantle is changing? If so, what are the effects and why now?
Imagine the spin of a solid iron ball becoming erratic and this iron ball which is hundreds of miles in diameter starts bouncing around from mantle to mantel under the Earth's crust and our feet. :)
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posted on
01/03/2010 7:44:23 PM PST
by
Errant
To: moehoward
“..he was below deck with his date showing her the layout... saw the biggest fattest Sea Lion hed ever seen sitting on the engine cover. Coast Guard said theyd have to wait it out.”
How did your buddy train the sea lion to do that?!
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posted on
01/03/2010 7:49:50 PM PST
by
21twelve
To: Foolsgold
Magnetic Reversals and Glaciation There is evidence that glaciation can occur in as little as 20 years and that magnetic reversals in many instances coincides with glaciation.
Here again, one has to wonder why and how magnetic pole reversal could possibly effect climate unless there is some underlying factor such as massive volcanism that occurs during these periods or other surface changes for as yet unknown events.
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posted on
01/03/2010 8:03:37 PM PST
by
Errant
To: TaraP
Sounds like a good omen for the Red Wings....
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posted on
01/03/2010 8:06:35 PM PST
by
FourPeas
(Why does Professor Presbury's wolfhound, Roy, endeavour to bite him?)
To: Oztrich Boy
Vulgar Barbarian.
That’ll be a great screen name!
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