'Sexual depravity' of penguins that Antarctic scientist dared not reveal

Penn · 06-10-2012, 03:47

Any day now there will be an announcement made by the Dept of F & G disbanding the hunting season for Penguins. Filthy little bastards, but who knew?

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012...cott-antarctic

greenberetTFS · 06-10-2012, 05:03

Unbelievable.........

Big Teddy

Dozer523 · 06-10-2012, 05:44

Freshmen males at any Big State School. (ASU pops to mind)

Richard · 06-10-2012, 06:27

Next thing you know, they'll be "vajazzling"...

http://www.cafemom.com/articles/beau...&utm_content=0

And so it goes...

Richard

Sdiver · 06-10-2012, 07:22

I don't see why this should be such a shock.

It's been shown in films, that Penguins are dirty minded little creatures.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BMfTGzcpMs

cbtengr · 06-10-2012, 09:47

My old gang foreman always told me any port in a storm.

Oldrotorhead · 06-10-2012, 09:53

So these birds are role models for high school males and politicans of either sex and any age?

**Peregrino** · 06-10-2012, 11:08

Who gives a s**t about penguin sexual behaviours? The real story here is much richer. It includes the mores of a scientist/adventurer raised in the Victorian era, the fact that he made/recorded his observations accurately (if not objectively

), survived an over-winter under horrific conditions, submitted his findings for publication in the accepted journals of his time, had portions of his work censored for socially relevant (at the time of publication and given the general audience nature of the thesis) reasons, whose work was still published in scientific circles and subsequently rediscovered and re-examined in the light of an (arguably) more enlightened era, said work being lauded for its quality and the observation that the next time the penguins were studied 50 years later, it was essentially independant confirmation of the earlier work (as the later scientists apparently had no knowledge of the earlier work). Did I miss anything significant? (Nice run-on sentence, huh!)

greenberetTFS · 06-10-2012, 11:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by Peregrino

Who gives a s**t about penguin sexual behaviours? The real story here is much richer. It includes the mores of a scientist/adventurer raised in the Victorian era, the fact that he made/recorded his observations accurately (if not objectively

), survived an over-winter under horrific conditions, submitted his findings for publication in the accepted journals of his time, had portions of his work censored for socially relevant (at the time of publication and given the general audience nature of the thesis) reasons, whose work was still published in scientific circles and subsequently rediscovered and re-examined in the light of an (arguably) more enlightened era, said work being lauded for its quality and the observation that the next time the penguins were studied 50 years later, it was essentially independant confirmation of the earlier work (as the later scientists apparently had no knowledge of the earlier work). Did I miss anything significant? (Nice run-on sentence, huh!)

You made my day,I thought I was the only guy that did that..........

Big Teddy

MR2 · 06-10-2012, 19:00

Maybe that's where all this butt-chugging got started...

I concur, excellent run-on paragraph.

Dozer523 · 06-11-2012, 08:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by Peregrino

Who gives a s**t

We noticed all that stuff!! We CHOSE to focus on a FEW naughty birds in tuxedos.
I don't think that is a run-on sentence. In fact, I think it''s a prety good one.

"This sentence has five words. Here are five more words. Five-word sentences are fine. But several together become monotonous. Listen to what is happening. The writing is getting boring. The sound of it drones. It's like a stuck record. The ear demands some variety.
Now listen.
I vary the sentence length, and I create music. Music. The writing sings. It has a pleasant rhythm, a lilt, a harmony. I use short sentences. And I use sentences of medium length. And sometimes, when I am certain the reader is rested, I will engage him with a sentence of considerable length, a sentence that burns with energy and builds with all the impetus of a crescendo, the roll of the drums, the crash of the cymbals--sounds that say listen to this, it is important."So write with a combination of short, medium, and long sentences. Create a sound that pleases the reader's ear. Don't just write words. Write music."
(Gary Provost, 100 Ways to Improve Your Writing. Mentor, 1985)

greenberetTFS · 06-11-2012, 08:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dozer523

We noticed all that stuff!! We CHOSE to focus on a FEW naughty birds in tuxedos.
I don't think that is a run-on sentence. In fact, I think it''s a prety good one.

"This sentence has five words. Here are five more words. Five-word sentences are fine. But several together become monotonous. Listen to what is happening. The writing is getting boring. The sound of it drones. It's like a stuck record. The ear demands some variety.
Now listen.
I vary the sentence length, and I create music. Music. The writing sings. It has a pleasant rhythm, a lilt, a harmony. I use short sentences. And I use sentences of medium length. And sometimes, when I am certain the reader is rested, I will engage him with a sentence of considerable length, a sentence that burns with energy and builds with all the impetus of a crescendo, the roll of the drums, the crash of the cymbals--sounds that say listen to this, it is important."So write with a combination of short, medium, and long sentences. Create a sound that pleases the reader's ear. Don't just write words. Write music."
(Gary Provost, 100 Ways to Improve Your Writing. Mentor, 1985)

Teachers,Teachers,We can't live with them,and we can't live without them.....

Big Teddy