Komodo dragons kill man
The man, Muhamad Anwar, 31, was found bleeding from bites to his hands, body, legs and neck within minutes of falling out of a sugar-apple tree on the island of Komodo and died later at a clinic on neighbouring Flores. The giant lizards had been waiting for him under the tree, according to a neighbour, Theresia Tawa...
The carnivorous Komodos, which live for up to 50 years, can grow to 10ft in length and weigh up to 200lbs. Though they rarely attack humans – and had not previously killed an adult for more than 30 years – an eight-year-old boy died after being mauled in 2007 and attacks are said to be increasing as their habitat becomes restricted. Their diet usually consists of smaller animals, including other members of their own species.
I read somewhere else that the guy had been trespassing and stealing fruit....
I could eat less bologna and such, but living to 100+ without eating a cheeseburger seems to not be worth it.
Oprah's show is repeated after Craig Ferguson late at night, and last night there were these people chirping "I only eat 1900 calories a day, and I feel terrific! I only eat apple peels and a few nuts and salads! I could live to be 200 years old!" And I thought, "Why bother?"
If I can win the Reuben vote in New York
Next time I make corned beef in the slow cooker, it will strictly be to eat it as leftovers in Reubens.
I read somewhere else that the guy had been trespassing and stealing fruit....
Instead of "kills man", it should be "shows man the logical conclusion of his actions."
It turns out it wasn't just Lexis that is not working. It's pretty much any electronic product connected to either Lexis or Westlaw.
Today is making the baby Jesus cry.
My servers spontaneously combusted. Just like they did last week. For reasons no one could figure out.
Bodes ill.
The weird thing (OK, one of the weird things) about the Komodo dragons killing is this:
The giant lizards had been waiting for him under the tree, according to a neighbour, Theresia Tawa...
I wonder if she warned him. "Dude, the giant lizards are waiting for you under the tree! Whatever you do, don't fall out of the tree.... I said,
don't
fall out of the tree. OK, did you know that Komodo dragon saliva is particularly poisonous, containing more than 50 strains of bacteria? So if you
do
manage to escape, you're gonna wanna have that looked to...."
> Oprah's show is repeated after Craig Ferguson late at night, and last night there were these people chirping "I only eat 1900 calories a day, and I feel terrific! I only eat apple peels and a few nuts and salads! I could live to be 200 years old!" And I thought, "Why bother?"
SERIOUSLY.
See this is the kind of thing that I can't seem to respond to without sounding like a giant ass. If we keep extending life span we are only further compounding the over population problem. How exactly is this supposed to work: increasing population due to births worldwide, decrease infant mortality, increased life span, ever increasing medical advances. Finite resources already taxed in possibly irreversible ways. And almost none of the "end world poverty/conservation/reduce consumption" organizations or educational efforts will touch on family planning and birth control b/c of the messy religious mess that ensues and all the gov't controlling our bodies nightmares that can be constructed layered on the socio-economic/ethnic drama that eventually comes up. Clearly I am well into my Little Man Tate place - I swear I have anxiety attacks on this issue almost daily.
A friend of mine was visiting Indonesia and got a chance to see the dragons. You totally don't want to know what the preferred bait is to draw them out.
