May 2009
9 posts
“Any word you have to hunt for in a [book of words and their synonyms] is the...”
– almost Stephen King
“If you get to thinking you are a person of some influence, try ordering somebody...”
– Will Rogers
“Be like a duck. Remain calm on the surface and paddle like hell underneath.”
– Michael Caine
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Pipi Quinlan, 3, buys mechanical digger in net... →
I think Mr. Pipi should choose something his size.
“It’s too much for me to take.. I can’t stand it! It’s pretty...”
– Linus
LastIn-FirstOut structures linked to violent sex →
Males of the aptly-named Harpactea sadistica species pierce the abdomen of females, fertilising their eggs directly in the ovaries.
The so-called traumatic insemination gives the first male to inseminate a reproductive advantage by bypassing [“last in, first out”] structures in the females’ genitalia.