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Gangsta Spanksta

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Caged Canaries?
« on: November 06, 2007, 04:49:00 am »
Miners used to use these to detect dangerous gases such as methane and carbon monoxide
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Capntastic

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Re: Caged Canaries?
« Reply #1 on: November 06, 2007, 05:13:00 am »
Dwarves love that stuff.  They bathe in it; rub it in their beards.
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Gangsta Spanksta

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Re: Caged Canaries?
« Reply #2 on: November 06, 2007, 05:15:00 am »
I never knew they were that fond of canaries.  I mean to have a bird's nest in your beard...
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Re: Caged Canaries?
« Reply #3 on: November 06, 2007, 05:53:00 am »
This thread is the shortest thread made of win yet!
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Re: Caged Canaries?
« Reply #4 on: November 06, 2007, 08:34:00 am »
Poor canaries. :[
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Re: Caged Canaries?
« Reply #5 on: November 06, 2007, 10:16:00 am »
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Originally posted by Red Jackard:
<STRONG>Poor canaries. :[</STRONG>

Actually the miners were responsible for the canaries. If the canary died the miner was in a lot of trouble. When they put the canary in the shaft if it collapsed from poor air the miners had to get the canary out too.

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Re: Caged Canaries?
« Reply #6 on: November 06, 2007, 05:30:00 pm »
I have a caged bird in my game right now, in the zoo.  There aren't any dangerous gasses to look for though, and the cage is too big to keep in inventory.
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