my brother breeds colubrids and constantly gets asked if they're 'poisonous'. he is a school teacher, and we come from a family of educators. we therefore are HUUUUUGE fans of educating people, and thus are constantly having to explain the difference between venom and poison... ignorance can be ridiculous...
Did you ever hear of Argyroneta aquatica? About tarantulas that can and do swim, take a look at Jason A. Dunlop's article. Not exactly swimming but it's interesting: Martin Huber's story of a "scuba diver" Hysterocrates.
poison is defined by ingesting it and having ill effects. in the sense that eating a bad mushroom is poisonous, or eating a caine toad is poisonous, you wont die from touching either, but eating is a different story
Well, first off, masochism is not a disease. It's just something some people are into. Diseases are contagious, personal preferences are not.
o rly
diabetes isn't contagious, but it's a disease... lupus too. alcoholism. we're gunna need a better definition of disease than being contagious....?
No, we're not, because that's woefully off topic.
I don't really care enough to get into it.haha i think you're just a masochist, and are somehow trying to justify your behavior... not that it needs justification i guess....No, we're not, because that's woefully off topic.
Classic.
Not that it is even remotely your business, but no. I am, however, highly annoyed by anyone claiming someone else's personal preferences and/or lifestyle is a "disease," regardless of what the preference or lifestyle may be. I also do not find your response terribly mature or funny, for the record.haha i think you're just a masochist, and are somehow trying to justify your behavior... not that it needs justification i guess....
Those vids always crack me up, the pinktoe looks like a little motorboat.I was going to reply to the swimming thing as well, but you beat me and you had links, so I concede.
i thought that was pretty obviously a joke, so you can just chill out... that's what the little winky guy was for (
)you must not have read what i wrote well. i never even remotely hinted that someone's "personal preferences and/or lifestyle is a 'disease!'" i simply pointed out that diseases are not necessarily contagious, a point you cannot refute.
Except that I wasn't talking about you? Do accuse me of not knowing how to read again. I enjoy it.
Start telling funny jokes and it's a deal.
yeah, i realized that i made a stupid statement so i tried to change it as soon as i could, but i was a little late.
i intend to, but i'm sure there's at least one person out there that laughed. and there is a subtle difference between telling jokes (why did the chicken cross the road?) and simply joking around (a jest, or poking fun). you really shouldn't take either to heart...
gotcha! maybe a little late, but when you said that it was annoying, it really came across like you were accusing me of calling it a disease. i apologize for the misunderstanding...