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

Posted on 09/20/2006 6:01:45 PM PDT by fatima


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.



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KEYWORDS: canteen; troopsupport
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To: onyx
Ketel One on the rocks also helps.

I figured you for a Lite beer drinker.

:)


1,041 posted on 09/21/2006 6:54:57 PM PDT by BigSkyFreeper (There is no alternative to the GOP except varying degrees of insanity.)
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To: tongue-tied
while walking back from chow, I saw some aurora borealis!

In Baghdad??? I've never seen that there. Dang! I've seen some absolutely stunning sunrises and sunsets and some lovely starry nights, but aurora borealis...? WOW.

I'm going to have to give you my Iraqna-rock-me-baby number so you can call me if you see one again.

1,042 posted on 09/21/2006 7:05:45 PM PDT by Allegra (Home, Sweet Home!)
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To: fatima
You must be feeling better.

You pick up on signs fast! Real time, as a matter of fact! I was just thinking of food and the craving seemed less weird and more like the old me.

1,043 posted on 09/21/2006 7:09:44 PM PDT by Lady Jag (People demand freedom of speech to make up for the freedom of thought which they avoid.)
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To: fatima

Your production company is gearing up and starting really fast!

Things going smoothly so far? You all seem to be speeding . . .


1,044 posted on 09/21/2006 7:12:00 PM PDT by Lady Jag (People demand freedom of speech to make up for the freedom of thought which they avoid.)
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To: Lady Jag

Take it easy and eat light and then wait awhile.


1,045 posted on 09/21/2006 7:13:02 PM PDT by fatima
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To: Lady Jag
I want 13 done by December maybe sooner.I was invited to a live feed shoot that will air international.I said no.
1,046 posted on 09/21/2006 7:17:34 PM PDT by fatima
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To: fatima

Why does that work?


1,047 posted on 09/21/2006 7:23:49 PM PDT by Lady Jag (People demand freedom of speech to make up for the freedom of thought which they avoid.)
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To: Lady Jag

Well your system does not have to work so hard.If your still ill you will know in an hour after you eat.


1,048 posted on 09/21/2006 7:26:40 PM PDT by fatima
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To: fatima

You can't do 13 by December, no way.

What's your schedule? You're traveling around? What's the scope?


1,049 posted on 09/21/2006 7:40:00 PM PDT by Lady Jag (People demand freedom of speech to make up for the freedom of thought which they avoid.)
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To: fatima

Probably could've figured that out on a better day! A good thing is I slept through a lot of the bug.


1,050 posted on 09/21/2006 7:42:09 PM PDT by Lady Jag (People demand freedom of speech to make up for the freedom of thought which they avoid.)
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To: Lady Jag

Sure we can.They are only 1/2 hour long.We broke it down to 3 locations with 10 minutes each.Each location should try to do 6 -10 minutes segments and then we come back in a month.


1,051 posted on 09/21/2006 7:45:06 PM PDT by fatima
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To: fatima

I'll be praying for your success. Youth is on your side.


1,052 posted on 09/21/2006 7:49:30 PM PDT by Lady Jag (People demand freedom of speech to make up for the freedom of thought which they avoid.)
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To: fatima

God Bless all of you. Still no word from the front. Prayers up.


1,053 posted on 09/21/2006 7:54:13 PM PDT by SoldierDad (Proud Father of an American Soldier)
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To: Lady Jag

We can do it.The technical part is the hardest.We have stations waiting to air it.Thanks for you prayers Lady Jag(((Hugs)))


1,054 posted on 09/21/2006 7:54:39 PM PDT by fatima
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To: SoldierDad

OK,I will pray before I go to bed.You know we always get an answer when the listeners pray-myabe the computers are down.


1,055 posted on 09/21/2006 7:56:23 PM PDT by fatima
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To: Kathy in Alaska

God Bless you Kathy. The graphic is perfect for this song. I hope others enjoy this as much as I did.


1,056 posted on 09/21/2006 8:03:50 PM PDT by SoldierDad (Proud Father of an American Soldier)
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To: SoldierDad

I really like the song and will post it often. I couldn't find a graphic last night and really looked. I tried again this morning and found one I really like.


1,057 posted on 09/21/2006 8:46:42 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ God Bless and Protect Our Brave Protectors of Freedom~)
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To: Kathy in Alaska

You've done an absolutely wonderful job. Thank you again, and God Bless.


1,058 posted on 09/21/2006 8:49:22 PM PDT by SoldierDad (Proud Father of an American Soldier)
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To: fatima

BUSTED!! I wonder how many sales he made before he got busted?


1,059 posted on 09/21/2006 8:49:57 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ God Bless and Protect Our Brave Protectors of Freedom~)
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To: SoldierDad

My pleasure...a song of comfort for all our troops.


1,060 posted on 09/21/2006 9:02:19 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ God Bless and Protect Our Brave Protectors of Freedom~)
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