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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Saturday, January 21, 2006 - 8:33 pm
Fact. (but I like Pamy's first read.. love to see all those lemons jumping over the cliffs.. can we say LEMON SQUASH"?)
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Saturday, January 21, 2006 - 8:34 pm
Fact
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Coco
Member
07-13-2000
| Saturday, January 21, 2006 - 9:41 pm
Crap because it ain't so. Have you ever seen this event on CNN, Dateline, MSNBC, Animal Planet, Discovery Channel?
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Saturday, January 21, 2006 - 9:52 pm
Spoiler Click below to view spoiler | Lemmings are shy, Coco  |
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Coco
Member
07-13-2000
| Saturday, January 21, 2006 - 11:03 pm
Sea, you are a rascal!
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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Saturday, January 21, 2006 - 11:11 pm
Does anyone remember the computer game from the 90s called "Lemmings" where you had to stop the lemmings falling off the edge of things? Loved that game. I'm split too - they do sometimes fall off cliffs but it's by mistake not as a suicide.
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Biloxibelle
Member
12-21-2001
| Sunday, January 22, 2006 - 6:17 am
I'll go with fact as they do it. But unless lemmings can talk and tell us why I'll say crap as the reason.
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Serenity
Member
06-28-2005
| Sunday, January 22, 2006 - 6:27 am
I know it is a fact that they do it, but agree with the rest that the reason is crap. It is a mystery as to why the lemmings leap.
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Wink
Member
10-06-2000
| Sunday, January 22, 2006 - 7:19 am
Crap
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Prisonerno6
Member
08-31-2002
| Sunday, January 22, 2006 - 8:12 am
Crap, complete and utter crap.
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Halfunit
Moderator
09-02-2001
| Sunday, January 22, 2006 - 8:14 am
I was so intrigued that I had to go look it up so I can't answer now! I will say that some of you are correct, and some of you aren't. Oh, and here is a lemming: 
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Merrysea
Member
08-13-2004
| Sunday, January 22, 2006 - 10:59 am
Crap
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Max
Moderator
08-12-2000
| Sunday, January 22, 2006 - 4:22 pm
Happy Sunday to all you FoCers! I'm smiling because the Seahawks just scored the first touchdown of the championship game and I'm hoping they move on to the Superbowl. But I digress. Yesterday's question brought back some fond memories of "movie day" in elementary school. The question was. . .
Do herds of lemmings commit mass suicide each year by throwing themselves over cliffs to keep their species population in check? Lots of good answers, and lot of folks who seemed certain their answers were correct. Here's how it sorted out: In the 50/50 category, folks said: Yes, lemmings do this, but not because of population control. The feeling is that it's a mystery why this suicide pact is executed. Hmmm. . . Well, it seems many of you paid attention to movie day at school! Because that's where you learned what you thought was true about these cute little rodents. However, here's the correct answer: It's CRAP! "The myth has been around for hundreds of years, but in 1958 it really took root when the Walt Disney company produced 'White Wilderness,' showing lemmings jumping into the ocean to their deaths. It turns out, however, that the documentary had been faked. The fimmakers had used clever editing of a few dozen lemmings and actually hearded them into the water. Though there is still debate over why lemming populations fluctuate so dramatically, consensus is that predators, not suicide, thin out the herds." Surprised? Just goes to show you that you can't always believe what you see in the media -- even if it's from the pre-Nixon era! I cannot imagine why anyone would want to herd these cute critters into the ocean. A pox on the Disney folks who did it! Okay, before we get to today's FoC, we have some recognition to bestow upon the masses (who will NOT sumarily jump off a cliff!):- The Art Must Imitate Life award goes to Theowl who said an episode of 'South Park' showed lemmings doing this, so it must be true!
- Today's Best Mis-read award goes to Pamy who thought we were talking about LEMONS jumping off a cliff.
- The Oh, the Humanity! award goes to Laralyn who offers that there are some humans she'd like to see follow this practice.
- And finally, the Broken Streak award goes to Hermoine69 who finally got one right!!
 Congrats to all you award winners. Okay, on to the FoC for today, Sunday, January 22, 2006:
Clint Eastwood wrote many of the scores for his movies. FACT or CRAP? Discuss! See you tomorrow, you FoCers! GO SEAHAWKS!!!
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Kearie
Member
07-21-2005
| Sunday, January 22, 2006 - 5:09 pm
Go SeaChickens!!!!!
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Sunday, January 22, 2006 - 5:45 pm
Crapastima
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Landi
Member
07-29-2002
| Sunday, January 22, 2006 - 5:48 pm
fact i know, i know, i said i would only say crap to any question but i happen to know the answer to this one firsthand. i'll explain afterwards.
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Laralyn
Member
08-04-2005
| Sunday, January 22, 2006 - 6:04 pm
Landi, I'ma stickin' to my guns here...I think crap for writing the scores. However it's kinda fact 'cause...hmmm, er...I'm thinkin' i'm changin' my mind...'cause the question says many of the scores.... i think the secret word here is many
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Sunday, January 22, 2006 - 6:09 pm
Fact.
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Twiggyish
Member
08-14-2000
| Sunday, January 22, 2006 - 6:10 pm
Crap - he's a talented actor and director, but I don't know if he's a composer.
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Sunday, January 22, 2006 - 6:37 pm
Crap. Not only does Mr. Eastwood wear a tin star in many of his movies, he has the world's largest tin ear.
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Sunday, January 22, 2006 - 6:38 pm
they might also be talking about him writing the # of times he scores in the movie!
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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Sunday, January 22, 2006 - 6:49 pm
total and utter guess - crap.
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Cndeariso
Member
06-28-2004
| Sunday, January 22, 2006 - 7:14 pm
i'll say fact since he plays the piano and likes the blues.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Sunday, January 22, 2006 - 7:42 pm
Crap. This is purely SWAG, and if I get this one right, it's lucky! 
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Babyruth
Member
07-19-2001
| Sunday, January 22, 2006 - 7:54 pm
fact in D minor
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