Bon Bon Tabloid

[Xebulon]

Mr. Martin Day, esteemed member of the community and proprietor of local bookstore "The Outback Omnibus", was recently seen out and about IN THE NUDE! That's correct ladies and gentlemen, this beacon of moral fiber has shown himself to be just another one of the general populace (i.e. an exhibitionist). A truly unexpected turn of events to be sure. Mr. Day declined to comment on the situation, saying only "http://mfrost.typepad.com/cute_overload/files/ornithorhynchus_anatinus.mp3" in his defense.

http://mfrost.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/dook_beeled.jpg for the embarrassing photo

P.S. Please don't kill me Martin! :D

P.P.S. Picture and sound clip from http://cuteoverload.com

[Ashton Gray]

:lol:

[Martin]

Well, Xebulon... when you're a cute fuzzy whatsit and (most importantly) lack external genitalia you're pretty much free to do whatever you please :D

[nihon-na]

oh no! the shame! :oops:

[Xebulon]

Very true Mr. Day. Very true.

[Bestile1]

heh well done

[UltimaWolf0]

:roll:

[duo2nd]

Eh.....

[LabrnMystic]

I never knew what those little guys sounded like. So that was educational to me.

As far as where you keep your tackle, I think theres plenty others around here who you could probably see in the buff in BonBon and not think twice.

[Bestile1]

of course considering where we are it is probably a common site

[Foxonian]

Talk about "Naked Journalism" XD

[Freeza790]

HAHAHAHAHA :lol:
totally made my day.

[Ashton Gray]

I can't help but think of "The living embodiment of Madonna style art." Unless I have my art styles mixed up.

[Corran]

Its good to be nude

[LabrnMystic]

Ashton Gray wrote: I can't help but think of "The living embodiment of Madonna style art." Unless I have my art styles mixed up.

You have the right style in mind. The Madonna style (a personal favorite of mine) depicts the figures/characters nude, but without genetalia. The reason being is that it makes it "flawlessly beautiful." Some even say that because theres no genetalia, that the figures of a madonna style are pure and free of sin.

[Martin]

LabrnMystic wrote: Ashton Gray wrote: I can't help but think of "The living embodiment of Madonna style art." Unless I have my art styles mixed up.

You have the right style in mind. The Madonna style (a personal favorite of mine) depicts the figures/characters nude, but without genetalia. The reason being is that it makes it "flawlessly beautiful." Some even say that because theres no genetalia, that the figures of a madonna style are pure and free of sin.

Unless, of course, he means the singer :D

[kommy]

The humble platypus has always caused me all sorts of arguments with particularly religious types. I contend that it is a living link in evolution from birds/reptiles to mammals and that no loving God would create such a being.

The normal reply is that it is proof that God can make anything He chooses and that he evidently has a sense of humor. :wink:

[LabrnMystic]

Martin wrote: Unless, of course, he means the singer :D

Bah! Though, I will credit her performance in "Dick Tracy." She played a stunning Lips.


As for your response Kommy, I believe in creation, but there is also evolution. Though it came from Colbert, I have to say he hit something pretty sound. It was in regards to some evidence that "Chimps are more evolved than Humans" in that the human body hasn't had any evolutionairy break throughs, where as other species have. His comment was that "Its because God got us right the first time...that we were made in his image."

[kommy]

Well, you're actually thinking about evolution in an incorrect manner. Evolution is not a phenomenon that is prone to "breakthroughs" to begin with. It is a slow, gradual process caused by consistent selective pressure over the course of many, many generations.

If one looks closely, you can find evidence of human evolution and adaptation to their environments in ages past. Or not that closely at all, if you consider skin color as a function of exposure to direct sunlight in the creation of different races.

It can go deeper, though. For example, some Europeans are naturally very disease resistant, due to the continent's long exposure to plagues. Some Africans, on the other paw, have higher frequency of genes that cause sickle cell anemia. Which also protects against malaria.

Sorry. I can't resist jumping off into a little treatise if prompted. :D

[Martin]

kommy wrote: Well, you're actually thinking about evolution in an incorrect manner. Evolution is not a phenomenon that is prone to "breakthroughs" to begin with. It is a slow, gradual process caused by consistent selective pressure over the course of many, many generations.
Unless, of course, you happen to be a cartoon-like, animated, merchandized-to-death videogame critter: then evolution takes place at a speed and frequency so high and regular that people can set their watches to it. :D

[LabrnMystic]

I recall that game Martin, and I found it enjoyable somewhat. Though...its not my typical styled game so I could never stay with it for more than the next genertaion they produced.


And its alright Kommy. We know your a brilliant woman who enjoys debating and sharing opinions and philosophy, and not actually attacking any of us.

Yes I recall. Those more seem like adaptation to me, then evolution. Besides, as far as those evolutairy breakthroughs, I would't really consider having sickle cell anemia a good thing, being it a disease in itself. Then again, I don't have to worry about malaria all too much over here.

[Xebulon]

Extra! Extra! Read all about it! Local platypus secrets laid bare!

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080507/sc_afp/sciencebiologygeneticsplatypus_080507184740

... sorry Martin, but the people have a right to know! :D

[green_fox]

Quote: -- called electroreception.

With their eyes, ears and nostrils closed, platypuses rely on sensitive electrosensory receptors tucked inside their bills to track prey underwater, detecting electrical fields generated by muscular contraction.

I hope Martin isn't attracted by sockets ;)

[August Bradway]

Fascinating, this creature represents a junction on the evolutionary highway between reptiles, mammals, and birds.

Things I learned from this article:
:arrow: The male platypus always packs something, if you know what I mean. I wouldn't get in Martin's face. :lol:

:arrow: These ladies (Platypus) have no "teats". :( Good thing I chase tail!

:?: Humans have 2 chromosomes (X and Y). XX identifies female, XY is male. How many chromosomes can match together?

:?: How do gender identities work out with platypuses, which have 10 chromosomes?

[JohnnyPsycho]

August Bradway wrote: :?: Humans have 2 chromosomes (X and Y). XX identifies female, XY is male. How many chromosomes can match together?

:?: How do gender identities work out with platypuses, which have 10 chromosomes?
Let's see if my years of biology classes were worth a damn...

Human chromosomes are diploid, meaning they have two copies of each chromosome. Every human cell contains 46 chromosomes, 23 having come from the father and 23 from the mother. The first 22 pairs are refered to as autosomes, while the last pair are refered to as sex-chromosomes, as they are linked to the development of the sexual characteristics of humans.

Most mammals have a similar XX/XY determination of gender, like humans. Others, like certain species of insects, have an XX/X0 determination of sex, where X0 means a lack of a second sex chromosome, and denotes a male. On the other-hand, birds, some fish, and some insects use a ZW/ZZ determination of sex, where a matched pair of chromosomes ZZ is male, and ZW is female (basically the opposite of the XX/XY system).

Still, that doesn't mean that scientists have figured out everything about genetics and its role in sex-determination in species. In many reptiles, like the alligator, sex isn't determined by genes but by the temperature that the eggs were incubated in. Still other species of fish and invertebrates have a plethora of other tricks for determining gender, including changing one's sex due to environmental changes or simply being true hermaphrodites.

In truth, the fact that 10 sex-determining chromosomes were found in the platypus genome means that scientists are unable to determine what, exactly, determines the sex of individual platypi. Each of these chromosomes contain genes that each determine a part of the sexual characteristics of an individual, but as to what triggers certain genes on or off... well, that's still to be determined...

[Martin]

Well, to satisfy your curiosity, gentlemen...
We platypi have an ancient, respected ritual, passed on by our elders from the dawn of time, to determine the gender of our puggles.
Let me show it to you:
*pulls out a bone-carved coin*
*flips it*
*checks the result*
Done this, we just have to knock gently on the shell of the egg and inform the puggle of his/her gender. :D

Of course, some of the young'uns don't give a hoot and turn out the opposite sex, disregarding the wise decision of their elders. I tell you, puggles these days... :D

[JohnnyPsycho]

:lol: Somehow, that seems just as plausible an explination as any I've ever heard...

[Ashton Gray]

It certainly works for me.

[Xebulon]

Whatever blows your hair back. :D

[Shadow9808]

Just when I thought this town couldn't get weirder, it does.