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Archive through January 29, 2006

The TVClubHouse: General Discussions ARCHIVES: 2005 Dec. ~ 2006 Feb.: Free Expression: Fact or Crap?? (ARCHIVES): Archive through January 29, 2006 users admin

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Tabbyking
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03-11-2002

Saturday, January 28, 2006 - 11:50 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tabbyking a private message Print Post    
oye comme va......(pronunciation only; can't remember how to spell it!)

frappin'crap, dh has been driving me nuts with his new toy. he has snowblown the whole front yard, just about. he's like a kid with a new radio flyer, except that this toy cost over 1,200 smackers. if he breaks it on day one, i'll bean him!

Laralyn
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08-04-2005

Saturday, January 28, 2006 - 12:29 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Laralyn a private message Print Post    
Tabby, whatcha drinkin? You are one funny gal!! At least you have me sliding off of my chair laughing.

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Saturday, January 28, 2006 - 1:02 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
I had a colorblind friend and he explained that sometimes he could see a difference in brightness which would clue him in that something was red or not.. but he wasn't always right.

When we trained labs the young ones were trained on white bumpers or birds but later they'd use red bumpers.. supposedly those didn't stand out from the background so the dog had to rely on marking the fall not just seeing the bumper. My dogs never did share their observations on this.

Kitt
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09-06-2000

Saturday, January 28, 2006 - 1:57 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kitt a private message Print Post    
Fact.

Chaplin
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01-08-2006

Saturday, January 28, 2006 - 4:49 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Chaplin a private message Print Post    
My roommate is colour blind and has problems when the colour is on the same side of the colour wheel. He really has problems with blue and purple the most. By the way I spell colour the British way which is also the Canadian so mine is correct. LOL! Actually both color and colour are correct. It just depends where you come from.

Konamouse
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07-16-2001

Saturday, January 28, 2006 - 10:13 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Konamouse a private message Print Post    
Fact

'squeek'

Max
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08-12-2000

Saturday, January 28, 2006 - 10:32 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Max a private message Print Post    
Good Saturday night, FoCers! Sorry this is so late. I got busy and then had to run off to deal blackjack to folks at a party and didn't get a chance to post earlier. :-)

So, let's "get 'er done!" (as Larry the Cable Guy would say)

The question was, Are all bulls color-blind?

The votes are in and you said. . .
Fact 13
Crap 7
Some of you questioned how anyone would KNOW the correct answer, unless of course a bull decided to discuss the issue with you. We'll get to that in a minute, but first, here's the answer from the Calendar Cowboys:

bull

It's FACT! "Bullfighters throughout history have waved red flags to attract bulls – but it isn't the color that entices them. The color-blind bulls simply notice the waving motion and react by snorting, stomping, and eventually charging the bullfighter. The bright red flags are used because the human spectators seated in the arena can easily spot them."

Now, how in heck-fire would anyone know???

Well, a search on the web came up with all kinds of things, but here are two links that shed some light on the matter:

Color vision of Animals
The vast majority of mammmals are dichromats, with two cone types similar to dueteranopes. Thus, they can perceive shades of blues, yellows, and grays. This is why hunters can wear bright orange safety vests, but not easily be seen by animals. A few primates have trichromatic vision like the majority of humans. Only one animal is a monchromat and sees only shades of gray, and that is the rat (Spillman and Werner, 1990). Some fish and birds have four cone types and can see colors and wavelengths invisible to humans (for example ultraviolet light). Bees also have excellent color vision, although their visual systems are very different than those of animals.

Okay, maybe that's too technical. How about this one?

Color Vision
We are told that a matador's cape does not have to be red, because bulls are color blind. You may ask yourself, "How do we know that?" No, they didn't hold one of those color blindness test booklets up in front of a bull to see if he would charge. Once upon a time, someone cut open a bull's eye, and, under a microscope, saw that there were just rods, no cones. Aren't you sorry you asked?

Sorry, indeed!

Okay, so onward to the question for Saturday, January 28, 2006 (even if it's a bit late).

The musical West Side Story is a modern-day version of Shakespeare's beloved play As You Like It.

FACT or CRAP? Discuss!


Wargod
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07-16-2001

Saturday, January 28, 2006 - 10:39 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Not sure I've read that Shakespeare play, and haven't seen West Side Story, so I'll say, pure guess, fact.

Merrysea
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08-13-2004

Saturday, January 28, 2006 - 10:56 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Merrysea a private message Print Post    
Crap.

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Saturday, January 28, 2006 - 11:03 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
Complete and total CRAP!

Weinermr
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08-18-2001

Saturday, January 28, 2006 - 11:15 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Weinermr a private message Print Post    
Crap

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Saturday, January 28, 2006 - 11:17 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
When you're a Jet, your a Jet all the way...

Chaplin
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01-08-2006

Sunday, January 29, 2006 - 1:02 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Chaplin a private message Print Post    
Crap

Nancy
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08-01-2000

Sunday, January 29, 2006 - 3:47 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Nancy a private message Print Post    
crap its based on a shakespeare play but not that one =

Bookworm
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12-18-2001

Sunday, January 29, 2006 - 4:22 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Bookworm a private message Print Post    
crap, it's Romeo and Juliet.

Prisonerno6
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08-31-2002

Sunday, January 29, 2006 - 5:47 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Prisonerno6 a private message Print Post    
Methinks 'tis crap, not fact, the answer be.

(I'm with Bookworm -- it's Romeo and Juliet.)

Landi
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07-29-2002

Sunday, January 29, 2006 - 7:04 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Landi a private message Print Post    
crap

Halfunit
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09-02-2001

Sunday, January 29, 2006 - 7:39 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Halfunit a private message Print Post    
I have no idea but will go with the crap flow.

Heyltslori
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09-15-2001

Sunday, January 29, 2006 - 7:42 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Heyltslori a private message Print Post    
Ewww Half! That doesn't sound good.

I'll go with Crap too.


Halfunit
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09-02-2001

Sunday, January 29, 2006 - 7:46 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Halfunit a private message Print Post    
It's always downhill, Lori.

Cndeariso
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06-28-2004

Sunday, January 29, 2006 - 7:53 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Cndeariso a private message Print Post    
unless you use a lift station.

Crap

Juju2bigdog
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10-27-2000

Sunday, January 29, 2006 - 8:55 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Juju2bigdog a private message Print Post    
Bookie is right. It's Romeo and Juliet.

Crap.

Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

Sunday, January 29, 2006 - 9:16 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ophiliasgrandma a private message Print Post    
Crapamaria! Tis strictly R&J.

Mamapors
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07-29-2004

Sunday, January 29, 2006 - 9:18 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mamapors a private message Print Post    
OK, Crap!!!

Pamy
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01-02-2002

Sunday, January 29, 2006 - 10:26 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pamy a private message Print Post    
Thou art Crap