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Whale flatulence stuns scientists
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| August 14, 2003
| Simon Benson
Posted on 08/14/2003 5:25:08 AM PDT by joesnuffy
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To: Howlin; Ed_NYC; MonroeDNA; widgysoft; Springman; Timesink; dubyaismypresident; Grani; coug97; ...
Roll that beautiful bean footage....Just damn.
If you want on the new list, FReepmail me. This IS a high-volume PING list...
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posted on
08/14/2003 6:04:51 AM PDT
by
mhking
To: joesnuffy; All
To: joesnuffy
Who cut the blubber?
To: anniegetyourgun
Whale toots and Hillary's ideology seem equal to me!
To: joesnuffy
What a friggin career.
Grandkid: "What did you do for a career, grandpa?
Granda: "I studied whale farts"
Grandkid: "I didn't think there were bigger loosers than the floor cleaners at Wal-Mart, but i guess I'm wrong"
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posted on
08/14/2003 6:19:04 AM PDT
by
ctlpdad
(When life hands you lemons, ask for Tequila & salt)
To: wimpycat
"We got away from the bow of the ship very quickly...it does stink," said Nick Gales...
Wow! Extremely detailed scientific annalysis!
What will these bright minds discover next?
Oh yeah, Tom Dassholes response..."I'm shocked and saddened!
To: joesnuffy
A fart is a combination of gases (nitrogen, carbon dioxide, oxygen, methane, and hydrogen sulfide) that travels from a person's stomach to their anus. When a person swallows too much air or eats foods that the human digestive system cannot digest easily gas becomes trapped in his/her stomach. The only way for this excess gas to exit the body is through the anus.
The gas that makes your farts stink is the hydrogen sulfide gas. This gas contains sulfur which causes farts to have a smelly odor. The more sulfur rich your diet, the more your farts will stink. Some foods that cause really smelly farts include: beans, cabbage, cheese, soda, and eggs.
A scientific name for a fart is flatus or flatulence.
The word fart is just one of many different terms used to describe the release of gasses from the human body. Other popular names for farts or farting include: gassers, stinkers, air biscuits, bombers, barking spiders, rotten eggs, and wet ones. You can pass gas, break wind, blast, beef, poof, rip one, let one fly, step on a duck, and cut the cheese.
Farts can be stinky, wet, loud, or silent but deadly. Pee-eeew!!!
Did you know?
On the average, a healthy person farts 16 times a day.
Hey guys, don't be fooled by girls who tell you that they never fart. Everyone farts, including girls. In fact, females fart just as much as males.
Many animals fart too. Cats, dogs, and cows. Elephants fart the most.
People fart the most in their sleep.
Farts that contain a large amount of methane & hydrogen can be flammable.
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posted on
08/14/2003 6:20:02 AM PDT
by
bedolido
(None of us is as dumb as all of us!)
To: new cruelty
Man, that's gross!
Funny, but gross!!!
To: joesnuffy
Ok, there goes the Ozone Layer. And the stupid liberals have been blaming my air conditioner and spray paint for years!
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posted on
08/14/2003 6:23:39 AM PDT
by
Lockbar
To: bedolido
You forgot the 'one-cheek sneak'.
50
posted on
08/14/2003 6:25:44 AM PDT
by
Hatteras
(The Thundering Herd Of Turtles ROCK!)
To: joesnuffy
You now need a "Pull my fin" alert and ping list.
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posted on
08/14/2003 6:26:43 AM PDT
by
Eagle Eye
(There ought to be a law against excessive legislation.)
To: RadioAstronomer
Funny ping
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posted on
08/14/2003 6:28:50 AM PDT
by
Calpernia
(Innocence seldom utters outraged shrieks. Guilt does.)
To: ST.LOUIE1
Saw this....and thought of you :))
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posted on
08/14/2003 6:29:32 AM PDT
by
Calpernia
(Innocence seldom utters outraged shrieks. Guilt does.)
To: bedolido
"The gas that makes your farts stink is the hydrogen sulfide gas."Dammit! Now the mystique is gone!
To: bedolido
we call em "bunts" or "WHO BUNTED" always followed closely by the "DADEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE".
I like the phrase "dry as a popcorn fart" or aftereating really hot food saying "it was so hot i'm fartin sparks!"
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posted on
08/14/2003 6:36:29 AM PDT
by
ctlpdad
(When life hands you lemons, ask for Tequila & salt)
To: joesnuffy
"The researchers claim this is the first photograph of a minke whale letting one go in the icy waters of Antarctica. It was taken from the bow of a research vessel."![](http://news.com.au/common/imagedata/0,3600,277101,00.jpg)
Assuming that they are talking about a large whale and assuming that they are looking down at the ring of gas approaching them from below the surface and noticing what appears to be surface wave ripples outside of the ring...., maybe chunks of ice floating on the surface? Just how far off the water is the bow of this fella's boat?! He's got to be 70 or 80 feet off the water!
Hoax picture perhaps?
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posted on
08/14/2003 6:37:28 AM PDT
by
Hatteras
(The Thundering Herd Of Turtles ROCK!)
To: Drango
"Did the whale try and blame it on the family dog?"
My two year old granddaughter has already figured that one out although sometimes instead of saying that the dog did it, she says that the little boy at day care did it... even though he's 1/3 mile away at the time. hehe.
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posted on
08/14/2003 6:41:56 AM PDT
by
Mercat
To: small_l_libertarian
Heh...
An old friend of mine had a beautiful Black Lab named Jester. One day, Jester got into a bunch od Slim Jims that were left on a low table after a superbowl party. The resulting farts would just about levitate that dog off the floor.
To: Wolfie
If you say the rhyme you did the crime.
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posted on
08/14/2003 6:57:02 AM PDT
by
Straight Vermonter
(...they led my people astray, saying, "Peace!" when there was no peace -- Ezekiel 13:10)
To: joesnuffy
Wow!
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posted on
08/14/2003 7:03:36 AM PDT
by
Dante3
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