Topic: The South Side Dive Bar

[firecracker]

I call bull#$%*.  The picture of the thumb is from a black widow bite.

Not that your friend didn't have one in his sleeping bag, just...
everything else.

 




That ThinkGeek website has some great stuff.  I wish I had these when I was in college:

http://www.thinkgeek.com/homeoffice/kitchen/986a/?cpg=ab

[Caaveman82]

Yeah that thumb bite is a black widow or brown recluse bite. The leg bite was a camel spider attack. They bite and numb and then chew in and eat their way back out. Real fun finding a sheep in the middle of the desert that is just skull and woll and a few left over pieces of flesh. None of those bites were his. This is just a film I found, but yes he did have one in his bag. It was a wee guy. Only about six inches.

[alltherightpills]

From Wikipedia:

Solifugae (Camel Spiders) are the subject of many urban legends and exaggerations about their size, speed, behavior, appetite, and lethality. They are not especially large, the biggest having a leg span of perhaps 12 centimeters (5 in). They are fast on land compared to other invertebrates, the fastest can run perhaps 16 kilometers per hour (10 mph), nearly half as fast as the fastest human sprinter. Members of this order of Arachnida apparently have no venom, with the possible exception of one species in India (see below) and do not spin webs.
In the Middle East, it is widely rumored among American and coalition military forces stationed there that Solifugae will feed on living human flesh. The story goes that the creature will inject some anaesthetizing venom into the exposed skin of its sleeping victim, then feed voraciously, leaving the victim to awaken with a gaping wound. Solifugae, however, do not produce such an anaesthetic, and they do not attack prey larger than themselves unless threatened. Other stories include tales of them leaping into the air, disemboweling camels, screaming, and running alongside moving humvees; all of these tales are dubious at best. Due to their bizarre appearance many people are startled or even afraid of them. This fear was sufficient to drive a family from their home when one was discovered in a soldier's house in Colchester [2]. The greatest threat they pose to humans, however, is their bite in self-defense when one tries to handle them. There is essentially no chance of death directly caused by the bite, but, due to the strong muscles of their chelicerae, they can produce a proportionately large, ragged wound that is prone to infection.

[alltherightpills]

Does anybody know if Terry was in Mad Max as The Night Rider?

[mark]

............ looks like at least a family resemblance anyway.

[Spikeybike]

seems to be just as lippy

[Terry in Australia]

You gotta love those Grant Page stunts, he really was the king, eh? Now, back to a lovely breakfast of poached Camel Spider eggs, washed down with a dash of Caruba Rum!

[burmashave]

Does anybody know if Terry was in Mad Max as The Night Rider?

He sure as heck wasn't Johnny the Boy. Mebbe he was the Toecutter.



While we're double-threading, I do my Christmas shopping for my nephews at Thinkgeek. Last year I got one of them the T-Qualizer T-Shirt. My 13 year-old loved it. I got both of them the Palm Size Battle Tanks, and I had as much fun with them as they did.

And while I'm triple-threading,

I have perfected a process to convert brown beans into a gas.

Give T. Boone. Pickens a ring. He has a plan for you. You may be the first to combine wind and gas power.

[Caaveman82]

From Wikipedia:

Solifugae (Camel Spiders) are the subject of many urban legends and exaggerations about their size, speed, behavior, appetite, and lethality. They are not especially large, the biggest having a leg span of perhaps 12 centimeters (5 in). They are fast on land compared to other invertebrates, the fastest can run perhaps 16 kilometers per hour (10 mph), nearly half as fast as the fastest human sprinter. Members of this order of Arachnida apparently have no venom, with the possible exception of one species in India (see below) and do not spin webs.
In the Middle East, it is widely rumored among American and coalition military forces stationed there that Solifugae will feed on living human flesh. The story goes that the creature will inject some anaesthetizing venom into the exposed skin of its sleeping victim, then feed voraciously, leaving the victim to awaken with a gaping wound. Solifugae, however, do not produce such an anaesthetic, and they do not attack prey larger than themselves unless threatened. Other stories include tales of them leaping into the air, disemboweling camels, screaming, and running alongside moving humvees; all of these tales are dubious at best. Due to their bizarre appearance many people are startled or even afraid of them. This fear was sufficient to drive a family from their home when one was discovered in a soldier's house in Colchester [2]. The greatest threat they pose to humans, however, is their bite in self-defense when one tries to handle them. There is essentially no chance of death directly caused by the bite, but, due to the strong muscles of their chelicerae, they can produce a proportionately large, ragged wound that is prone to infection.

    Agreed. People do build them up to be more than they are. They rarely bite humans, but when they do it's not pretty, though they did get their name from eating camels.

[firecracker]

And The Winner Is:

Do they eat the whole camel, or just the toe?

'cause I might be a camel spider.

 

(I know, I know - grow up.  Well, it Ain't Gonna Happen!) 


2nd runner up:

Would you be a camel spider if you spied her camel toe?

[martino1972]

And The Winner Is:

Do they eat the whole camel, or just the toe?

'cause I might be a camel spider.

 

(I know, I know - grow up.  Well, it Ain't Gonna Happen!) 


2nd runner up:

Would you be a camel spider if you spied her camel toe?

wrong forum,the camel toe's are in the babe tread....

[DammitDan]

Poop!

[alltherightpills]

For supposedly being on a road trip around the United States on his 550 cafe, I've noticed that shenanigans is sure spending a lot of time on the internet.  

[Frankenkit]

He's, what, 19?  he's probably hopping from library to library.  

[Spikeybike]

laptop ?  PSP?  blackberry?  ... it's not impossible, although if i were on a road trip i would be enjoying the sights, not talking to you losers

[alltherightpills]

laptop ?  PSP?  blackberry?  ... it's not impossible, although if i were on a road trip i would be enjoying the sights, not talking to you losers

Judging by the amount of time you spend talking to us, I would guess that you haven't been on  a trip in a long long long long long time.

[mark]

Rhyme time..................










............ Ready?................








........... Here goes..................














............... Mr. Hankey..............
























......... Ben Bernanke.

[Spikeybike]

laptop ?  PSP?  blackberry?  ... it's not impossible, although if i were on a road trip i would be enjoying the sights, not talking to you losers

Judging by the amount of time you spend talking to us, I would guess that you haven't been on  a trip in a long long long long long time.

you would be correct sir ....very long time    (damn kid suckin up all my cash ) 

[Frankenkit]

I'd be taking a ton of pics, putting them on flickr, and bragging *every day* about what I saw.

actually, I'd get all anxious if I was on a trip by myself.  A little time with the familiar would make me feel better... but that's just me.

[DammitDan]

......... Ben Bernanke.

Oh Jesus I just wet myself.

[Shenanigans]

I have relatives in NY and I have been hanging out here, using it as sort of a base to explore new york. Nice to have a computer to kill the time!









I think they are about ready to kick me out however, I keep eatting all there food 

[Spikeybike]

i got no life ,to hold me down,
to make me fret, or make me frown,
they've got lives as you can see,
 there is no life on me  

Hooray!!!!

[Shenanigans]

I found this by lake Oneida?

I am contemplating bringing it all the way back home.

[Spikeybike]

you gonna put it under the skateboard?

[Shenanigans]

I guess I could bunggee it across the back somehow.

What good would it be if all the girls in the cars by me could not read it!