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[Xantalos]

Quick, someone engineer fire breathing butterflies. The dragons will fly once more!

[Loud Whispers]

The scales aren't really used for flying. I guess removing them would lower their chances of survival, only because it means they're more likely to get caught in a web.
[Scales get caught by spider web, instead of whole moth getting trapped the scales detach allowing moth to slide off if it has enough scales]

[Flying Dice]

It was.

[Loud Whispers]

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I hope this is true. If it is, it'll be the best protest for equal rights ever.

For some reason all I can think of is all the wasted work opportunities. Tube strikes have left me bitter towards strikes in general :|

In regards to happy thread material, r34 Cave Johnson is the funniest invention of all of mankind's endeavours.

[Loud Whispers]

I hate you, LW. I googled it, expecting something funny, all I got was regular R34.

The NSA must really have an awful job. Also would never recommend typing r34 into any search ever.

Almost surprised there was regular r34 cave johnson to begin with.

But oh the Johnson puns...

[Hanslanda]

Chasing a moth is easy, catching it more so. With only glassware at your disposal, when the goal is to not kill it? BATTLE OF THE MINDS!

The key is to catch it with your hand Kung-fu style and then just not close it to the crushing point instead of using a glass. I do it all of the time at my parents' house (which moths get inside fairly often at somehow).

Huh. So was I lied to when they told me touching a moth is basically delayed murder for them? From what I recall, the line was human hands are particularly good at screwing over the dust or whatnot they need to maintain flight, and touching them -- especially the wings -- is basically a touch of death.

The oil on your skin is usually rather acidic (humans secrete acid from their skin, breath one of the more volatile chemicals around, and drink water which is notable for being... Rather corrosive.) but I don't think just touching a moth would do it. You'd probably have to pour a little droplet of sweat on them or something.


Also, what about the myth about touching baby birds and the mother never taking them back? That one is also untrue, correct?

[The Darkling Wolf]

Yeah, that's complete bollocks too as far as I know. Not least because birds tend to have awful senses of smell anyway, they probably wouldn't be capable of picking out the smell of 'umie

[Furtuka]

Yeah. The actual reason is to keep people from touching them on principle. And also so people don't interfere with the ones learning to fly.

[MaximumZero]

So, someone tried to poach me at work today. Always a good feeling.

[Knit tie]

In don't know, all the little chicks and goslings I've ever touched were completely untroubled by that.

[The Darkling Wolf]

So, someone tried to poach me at work today. Always a good feeling.

What, like, shoot you with a bow and take you home to feed their family? Did the gamekeeper catch them and enlist them as an assistant?

[Yoink]

So, someone tried to poach me at work today. Always a good feeling.

Someone cracked your shell and dumped you into a pan of hot water?
If you're into that kinda thing, I guess...

[MaximumZero]

Nah. A manager from an auto parts store tried to hire me today while I was working. Apparently, I give "excellent customer service."

[penguinofhonor]

That's so close to being a real compliment. Damn corporate speak.

[Tawa]

So, my father is paying me to do the menial but time-consuming scraps of work that cause his projects to take forever to complete.

This is highly beneficial, considering how long it takes (20-30 minutes.)