COLD DARK ROOM

[Lyn W]

No, a lot more seas, I think.

Africa - forget it I've just seen Eds answer -too late!

 

[Moozillion]

Washing dishes, eh?
never, never, never.
Kelp is a seaweed and thus not an animal and gets to about 80m or so I think.
It used to be classified as a plant, but now it, and the other algae have their own Kingdom, so aren't even plants.

COOL!!!!
But why are they not plants anymore??
(Poor Pluto will be glad to hear he's not the ONLY one being kicked out of a club!!! )

 

[Moozillion]

i'll take it as a compliment, but i have to check some of these figures and some of it's debatable at best.
Too many years reading encyclopaedias, playing pub quizes, who wants to be a millionaire and Trivial pursuit.

Let's play Pictionary here in the Cold Dark...oh...

 

[Moozillion]

I can't take the points. I cheated. I googled it because I wanted to answer one question right before I went to bed.

TAKE THE POINTS!!!! I have to google almost all my answers!

 

[Lyn W]

I've almost given up on the Anderson/sen question - give us a clue?

 

[Lyn W]

Let's play Pictionary here in the Cold Dark...oh...

I Spy was a bit of a let down too!

 

[Moozillion]

Yep, 'fraid I did.
But it's fairly safe, leprosy being the least contagious disease in the world and they are the only animal besides man that can transmit it.
Mind you, one of my toes is feeling a little loose this morning.

This joke is VERY rude, so skip it if you are of delicate sensibilities!
Q: What did the leper say to the prostitute?......................................................................
A: Keep the tip!

 

[meech008]

What do Pamela Anderson, Gillian Anderson and Hans Christian Andersen have in common ?

They're all vegetarians!

 

[mike taylor]

Well Adam your room has beaten Ken and I out . My awesome land is at a stand still . Why do you guys like the cold darkness ? It can't be Adams company can it ?

 

[Lyn W]

They're all vegetarians!

Really ?

 

[meech008]

Really ?

I'm pretty sure, but I could be wrong

 

[Lyn W]

Well Adam your room has beaten Ken and I out . My awesome land is at a stand still . Why do you guys like the cold darkness ? It can't be Adams company can it ?

Keeps the old grey matter active - pitting our wit and wisdom against Adam.

 

[mike taylor]

OK ??

 

[mike taylor]

But it smells in here . Like cheese and feet ! For gods sake get a air freshener ! Haha

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

COOL!!!!
But why are they not plants anymore??
(Poor Pluto will be glad to hear he's not the ONLY one being kicked out of a club!!! )

We used to refer to all organisms being either plant or animal,(two kingdoms) but studies of genetics and morphology have shown that the groups are more complicated than that as regards non-related organisms.
So now we have several kingdoms
1) Animals - vertebrates and invertebrates.
2) Plants - green and use chlorophyll
3) Fungi - not plants, not related and no chrlorophyll.
4) Protists - single celled 'animals and plants' that don't form tissues, but have nucleii.
5) Monera - single celled without nucleii ie.bacteria and blue green algae.
6) Chromalveolata - something like plants or algae but often using non green pigments.
kelp is in the latter group, most green algae are actually bacteria.
It's very complicated and, in my opinion, incorrect and I am writing a new classification system which should be finished in about 10 years.

 

[Lyn W]

But it smells in here . Like cheese and feet ! For gods sake get a air freshener ! Haha

It's the armadillos

 

[mike taylor]

Ha-ha I think Adam is hiding old cheese in here .

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Let's play Pictionary here in the Cold Dark...oh...

I have a UV pen and some luminous ink?

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

I've almost given up on the Anderson/sen question - give us a clue?

Diet.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

I Spy was a bit of a let down too!

I spy with my little eye something beginning with D......