They're endangered, and are the only birds to have nostrils at the tip of their bills
Well, no wonder. Every time they try to take a drink, they drown.
Why couldn't you be dealing drugs like normal people?
Snyder ,'Empty Places'
All Ogle, No Cash -- It's Not Just Annoying, It's Un-American
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Betsy HP - Jul 08, 2003 11:17:31 am PDT #5538 of 9843
If I only had a brain...
billytea - Jul 08, 2003 11:23:46 am PDT #5539 of 9843
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
Well, no wonder. Every time they try to take a drink, they drown.
Gannets don't have any nostrils, for much this reason. When your primary feeding strategy involves hitting the ocean's surface head-first at up to 90 kph, you could argue there's a danger of getting seawater forced into your sinuses.
erikaj - Jul 08, 2003 4:27:51 pm PDT #5540 of 9843
Always Anti-fascist!
We don't usually peel them, just cut them iin half and scoop out the green part. Tasty but annoying.Kiwifruit, I mean.
Allan Lang - Jul 08, 2003 6:31:40 pm PDT #5541 of 9843
'And on that tragic day, an era came to its inevitable end.'
That's all there is.
Well I get a peeling kiwi moment, whenever I hear of financial markets trading euros (which by the way, is stupid currency)
Fiona - Jul 08, 2003 10:07:22 pm PDT #5542 of 9843
(which by the way, is stupid currency)
Hey! It's all we got. Anyway, at least we have our own name for our currency, and don't have to use somebody elses. BTW, what currency does NZ have? NZ dollars? t /ignorant.
Actually, I much preferred the originally suggested name for the Euro (Écu), which they had to reject because it was French, and we can't have one language being favoured above all the others.
Angus G - Jul 08, 2003 10:11:37 pm PDT #5543 of 9843
Roguish Laird
Yes, NZ has NZ dollars, which are worth even less than Australian dollars.
I love the Euro. Anything that involves the creation of a brand new typographical symbol (and therefore the obsolescence of billions of keyboards) is OK by me.
Daisy Jane - Jul 08, 2003 10:13:00 pm PDT #5544 of 9843
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
I have a couple of Euros. I have no idea where I got them. Unless...I dunno, maybe I'm traveling to Europe in my sleep?
Allan Lang - Jul 08, 2003 10:43:27 pm PDT #5545 of 9843
'And on that tragic day, an era came to its inevitable end.'
That's all there is.
1. obtain pair of euros
2.....
3.Profit!!
Daisy Jane - Jul 08, 2003 10:52:46 pm PDT #5546 of 9843
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
It's really strange. I have 2 10's and a 5 Canadian (I can actually explain those, I was on a business trip and stayed in Windsor).
A euro 10
1000 Won from the Bank of Korea
100 Kronor
And something from the Banco Central Do Brasil that's apparently worth 10 Reais
I have no idea.
Jim - Jul 09, 2003 1:58:35 am PDT #5547 of 9843
Ficht nicht mit Der Raketemensch!
What is a Mini-cab? Is it just a cab/taxi, or is there a difference?
It is usually booked, but the actual difference is that Taxis are licensed and regulated, and you have to take a test and be registered by the council to drive one. Minicabs aren't - anyone can set themselves up. Only licensed cabs can pick up fares on the street, use bus lanes and taxi ranks, etc. Minicabs have a bad rep - there are occasional cases of drivers assaulting female fares, etc.