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Some of them are off the scale.
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Haha, another good one ...
BTW what will happen with Aristurtle
at the table with Dining Philosophers ?
- he will never get his spaghetti
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I love long fairy tales!
They make me feel all wyrm and fuzzy 
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No, they end up at Le Havre. Oh .. wait .. that's long ferry tales, isn't it?
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Isn't time that we give the idea of banning Griff some real attention?
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You realize who that would leave as "top rep" member?
And he has enough ego already! 
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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Reminds me of a kids joke. Book title: Trail in the Sand by Peter Dragon.
Mongo: Mongo only pawn... in game of life.
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Nice.
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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De[a,e]r
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Dear John Wayne Bogged down in the Mud on the Tired of being Alone again, naturally and Grant at Appomatt Dylan Thomas O'maleducado, a Deer
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Given the fact that African elephants can suddenly become very aggressive, I wonder whether this guide is incredibly brave!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0HJRww0dp4[^]
How do we preserve the wisdom men will need,
when their violent passions are spent?
- The Lost Horizon
modified 17-Sep-15 11:00am.
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He's probably done it hundreds of times so it's neither by now. I like Mrs Elephant in the background clearly muttering under her breath "Are you going to be all day or can we get to the shops now?"
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I think "suddenly" is a little bit off. I don't think an elephant (or any other animal) is becoming aggressive just suddenly, without a reason. To my experience, animals - excluding primates maybe, and unlike humans - only get aggressive when they feel threatened and see their life, their herd, their territory etc. in danger. They act on instinct, and sometimes they get triggered by subtle things you (as a human) don't recognize or interpret as such a possible threat. Humans might do that too, but I've seen many of my kind becoming agressive without good reason, just "suddenly". I've seen people getting agressive at me just because they didn't like my looks (and what kind of "threat" is that, please? And spare your jokes  ). Maybe it has to do with our inherent violence.
Anyway  my point is in defense of the elephant, because too often we translate human behavior to animals.
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Bull Elephants, amongst numerous other mammals, will enter a state called "musth^".
They become quite aggressive.
An interesting proposition: since human females are always receptive, rather than only when in heat, could not human males have a corresponding (and more aggressive) state?
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Quote: could not human males have a corresponding (and more aggressive) state?
Point to ponder: Maybe human males are indeed in a permanent aggressive state? Maybe we got so used to it that we don't recognize it anymore? Human males do commit far more violent crimes than females do.
How do we preserve the wisdom men will need,
when their violent passions are spent?
- The Lost Horizon
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Cornelius Henning wrote: Human males do commit far more violent crimes than females do.
Yes, but beware if a human female gets violent...
But seriously, I'd assume it must be tied to the testosterone. Pair that with latent violence and you get a permanent agressive human being. Too simplified of course. I suspect our society plays another big role in constant aggressivity.
About the receptiveness... I think the reason because it doesn't match with most females in our society is their denial of natural drive (it actually applies to both male and female). And by "natural drive" I'm not only referring to the primitive ones of course...
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W∴ Balboos wrote: since human females are always receptive
Whoa, whoa, whoa! Where did you find these human females? You're not keeping them all to yourself are you?
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W∴ Balboos wrote: human females are always receptive
 Evidently you know a very different set of human females to me!
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FIorian Schneidereit wrote: I don't think an elephant (or any other animal) is becoming aggressive just suddenly, without a reason.
Well, you are right - the problem is that hysterical tourist may easily give that elephant a reason...
I have no experience with elephants, but a lot with dogs. And humans. It takes me about a tenth of a second to know whether that human approaching me and my St. Bernard will commuticate well with the dog. The body language of that guy with the elephant clearly reminds me of those people who can handle any dog, no matter how agressive or dangerous - they have a lot in common. The "dog whisperers" would, in a similar (potentially) dangerous situation behave very much in the same way.
For going to the other extreme: When walking my dog, encountering a group of school kids, this boy around 11 or 12 years asks me in dead earnest, after having petted my dog: "Can I step on his paw, to see if he gets angry?" - Sure, that was a kid (but not a small one; in other cultures a boy of 12 goes with the men, not with the small kids), but I ask myself: When parents bring up a kid so that the kid thinks hurting a dog for fun is a reasonable proposal, what could those parents do to see a little action on a tourist safari in Africa?
In case you wonder: I did not allow that kid to step on my dog's paw...
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Get's Ticketed in Crydon[^]
It did make me chuckle, what a way to get ready for Fridays kick off
Every day, thousands of innocent plants are killed by vegetarians.
Help end the violence EAT BACON
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Every day, thousands of innocent plants are killed by vegetarians.
Help end the violence EAT BACON
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Geez. It's not bad enough they're having to stay in Croydon in the first place?
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Coprolites[^] - but it turns out that was just the same old...
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I don't believe you. Your story smells bad. 
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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