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Dmoney

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Re: Spider infestation (real ones, not the Line6 ones)
« Reply #45 on: October 11, 2010, 11:04:54 PM »
http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_8280000/newsid_8289600/8289647.stm

£300 if you can prove a spider poops its 8 legged kecks at the sight of a conker


EDIT: hahah! 2009 Telegraph...
Stuart Hine, at the Natural History Museum, said as far as he knew there was no scientific evidence supporting the theory.
“Conkers does rhyme with bonkers and I know of no science behind this idea,” he said.

oh man. If only I could use simple rhyming to disprove arguments!
however...
the yoots know science
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/7890440/School-children-disprove-theory-that-spiders-are-scared-of-conkers.html
« Last Edit: October 11, 2010, 11:11:05 PM by Dmoney »

gwEm

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Re: Spider infestation (real ones, not the Line6 ones)
« Reply #46 on: October 11, 2010, 11:42:48 PM »
those camel spiders are like: oh my days!!
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Afghan Dave

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Re: Spider infestation (real ones, not the Line6 ones)
« Reply #47 on: October 12, 2010, 02:39:51 AM »
All I can say for certain is that Crabs aren't afraid of Nuts  :? :P
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