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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: fatima
That is beautiful! If I'd seen that, I'd have just sat down and lit a smoke, figuring the end was near. LOL
To: swmobuffalo
Hi swmobuffalo,
Comments: The photos are genuine.
762
posted on
09/21/2006 3:56:54 PM PDT
by
fatima
To: Lady Jag
Happy Friday Eve to you Lady! Did you eat your protein yet?
763
posted on
09/21/2006 3:57:46 PM PDT
by
AZamericonnie
("Patriotism, I now believe, isn't some sentimental, old conceit. It's self-preservation.")
To: fatima; LUV W
751 and 752...posting quick because reports are all caught up and relief isn't here yet./...pant pant pant
To: AZamericonnie; Kathy in Alaska
LOL...MA....CONNIE's SCARING ME BEFORE I WALK HOME IN THE DARK!
To: tongue-tied
Okay no kidding gotta go now...sheesh
To: Jet Jaguar
Good evening JJ....WooHoo for a three day break! I hope you and your crew enjoy it mightly! (no answering the phone!):)
767
posted on
09/21/2006 4:01:14 PM PDT
by
AZamericonnie
("Patriotism, I now believe, isn't some sentimental, old conceit. It's self-preservation.")
To: tomkow6
"can I go fishin' withcha next time?????...I gots lotsa worms!"
Sure!! That'll save me from having to buy my own!
768
posted on
09/21/2006 4:01:29 PM PDT
by
swmobuffalo
(The only good terrorist is a dead terrorist.)
To: tongue-tied
769
posted on
09/21/2006 4:02:25 PM PDT
by
fatima
To: fatima
Is that for real? It's just beautiful.
770
posted on
09/21/2006 4:02:28 PM PDT
by
luvie
(We didn’t lose almost 3000 people that day.We lost one wonderful person at a time, almost 3000 times)
To: fatima
That photo is truly amazing! I've seen cats with puppies and dogs with kittys. Never thought I'd see a big cat like that with piggys!
771
posted on
09/21/2006 4:02:35 PM PDT
by
swmobuffalo
(The only good terrorist is a dead terrorist.)
To: tongue-tied
772
posted on
09/21/2006 4:03:10 PM PDT
by
MozartLover
( My son, my soldier, my hero. Protect him, Lord, wherever he goes, and keep him strong.)
To: tongue-tied
Hee-hee! Glad I didn't miss seeing you after all. Is the weather finally cooling off there in the Sandbox?
773
posted on
09/21/2006 4:03:18 PM PDT
by
luvie
(We didn’t lose almost 3000 people that day.We lost one wonderful person at a time, almost 3000 times)
To: SevenofNine
feel really dirty seeing Hugo Chavez hugging that little girl It had the same effect on me Diva! I'd rather see a camel spider!:)
774
posted on
09/21/2006 4:04:33 PM PDT
by
AZamericonnie
("Patriotism, I now believe, isn't some sentimental, old conceit. It's self-preservation.")
To: tongue-tied
Buh-bye! :D See ya later 'gator!
775
posted on
09/21/2006 4:04:34 PM PDT
by
luvie
(We didn’t lose almost 3000 people that day.We lost one wonderful person at a time, almost 3000 times)
To: tongue-tied; Kathy in Alaska
I'm sure it'll be just fine TT....did you hear that? I'm sure it was just nothing.....:)
776
posted on
09/21/2006 4:07:13 PM PDT
by
AZamericonnie
("Patriotism, I now believe, isn't some sentimental, old conceit. It's self-preservation.")
To: AZamericonnie; tomkow6; LUV W; All
Well report from Tass news wire report Vlady is not suffering from Dubya recent poll loss he getting 77% approval rating on running Russia
Also anohter report President Musfarah b***h to CNN today claim that US was plan bomb Pakstein back in 2001 after Sept 11 unless Paktein join in the war on terror
YEAH HELLOOO think DUDE THINK everybody know Binny was hanging out in Patsekin for while
777
posted on
09/21/2006 4:07:34 PM PDT
by
SevenofNine
(I'd rather hunt with Dick Cheney than ride with Ted Kennedy)
To: Kathy in Alaska
Oh...*smacks forehead*...no the ceremonies go on year round.
778
posted on
09/21/2006 4:09:00 PM PDT
by
txradioguy
(In Memory Of My Friend 1SG Tim Millsap A Co. 70th Eng. K.I.A. 25 April 2005)
To: LUV W
That one is real.The Eye of God.
779
posted on
09/21/2006 4:12:18 PM PDT
by
fatima
To: swmobuffalo
Did you see the one that was backwards:)
780
posted on
09/21/2006 4:13:17 PM PDT
by
fatima
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