And that's it for trusting the Guardian on science matters

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Garrison Hilliard - 09 Feb 2005 00:06 GMT

From http://www.guardian.co.uk/animalrights/story/0,11917,1408050,00.html

> Tiny perforations in leg bones allow crabs and lobsters...

The science reporter is an idiot... show me a bone in crustacean.

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Matthew Montchalin - 09 Feb 2005 21:41 GMT

|From http://www.guardian.co.uk/animalrights/story/0,11917,1408050,00.html
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|> Tiny perforations in leg bones allow crabs and lobsters...
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|The science reporter is an idiot... show me a bone in crustacean.

But.....

the footbone's connected to the shinbone, and
the shinbone's connected to the legbone, and
the legbone's connected to the hipbone...

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Danny Kodicek - 09 Feb 2005 22:25 GMT

> From http://www.guardian.co.uk/animalrights/story/0,11917,1408050,00.html
>
> > Tiny perforations in leg bones allow crabs and lobsters...
>
> The science reporter is an idiot... show me a bone in crustacean.

Yes, but did you know that the three largest crustaceans in the world can
all be found in London?

Danny

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geopelia - 19 Feb 2005 11:31 GMT

> > From http://www.guardian.co.uk/animalrights/story/0,11917,1408050,00.html
> >
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> Danny

Eh? What are they?

The science reporter probably means "The exoskeleton of the leg"

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Danny Kodicek - 19 Feb 2005 18:47 GMT

> > > From
> http://www.guardian.co.uk/animalrights/story/0,11917,1408050,00.html
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> Eh? What are they?

King's Crustacean
Charing Crustacean
St Pan Crustacean.

(Thought I'd never get an answer...)

Danny

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Martin Trump - 19 Feb 2005 20:14 GMT

>> > Yes, but did you know that the three largest crustaceans in the world
>can
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>King's Crustacean

Perhaps you meant Kings _Cross_ Station :-)

Regards

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Danny Kodicek - 19 Feb 2005 20:57 GMT

> >> > Yes, but did you know that the three largest crustaceans in the world
> >can
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> Perhaps you meant Kings _Cross_ Station :-)

Wow, d'ja think? :)

Danny

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Lizz Holmans - 19 Feb 2005 21:58 GMT

>>> > Yes, but did you know that the three largest crustaceans in the world
>>can
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>Perhaps you meant Kings _Cross_ Station :-)

Dude, I want to thank you for explaining that joke to me. I mean,
really, it was, like, so obscure.

Lizz 'Old crab' Holmans

--

I have seen things you will never see.

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geopelia - 19 Feb 2005 20:35 GMT

> > > > From
> > http://www.guardian.co.uk/animalrights/story/0,11917,1408050,00.html
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> Danny

I'm just a prawn in the game!

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Natural Science Forum / Biology / Biology / February 2005

And that's it for trusting the Guardian on science matters