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bobstafford Posted Jun 4, 2010
Well done HD +3 Henry 1 
or do we give the points to your sister 
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hygienicdispenser Posted Jun 4, 2010
I'll give her another glass of wine, that should keep her happy.
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Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. Posted Jun 4, 2010
Wow. I'd never have gotten that! 
Well done everybody!
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TRiG (Ireland) A dog, so bade in office Posted Jun 4, 2010
Does that mean the "ic" was a clue to the fish?
TRiG.
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Geggs Posted Jun 5, 2010
Well, icthus is Greek (I think) from fish. Is a lamprey a fish then?
Geggs
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gandalfstwin OGGMSTKMBGSUIKWIATA Posted Jun 5, 2010
Yes Geggs. A Lamprey is a bottom feeding river fish!
GT
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Feisor - -0- Generix I made it back - sortof ... Posted Jun 6, 2010
Reminds me of an old joke ....
What's the difference between a politician and a catfish?
One's a scum-sucking bottom feeder and the other is a fish.
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Argon0 (50 and feeling it - back for a bit) Posted Jun 7, 2010
Aha - Lamp Rays = Lampreys
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mikeyc0312 - Humans are mad. How else can you describe a creature that spends large amounts of time arguing with itself? Posted Jun 7, 2010
GT,
It's Vitamin D that is synthesised from sunlight, not vitamin A.
Too much vitamin Acan be deadly, which is why you should not eat the liver of a Polar Bear.
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pebblederook-The old guy wearing surfer beads- what does he think he looks like? Posted Jun 8, 2010
"Too much vitamin A can be deadly, which is why you should not eat the liver of a Polar Bear."
Last thing you want to do is annoy a polar bear by trying to eat its liver, as annoying a polar bear is usually the last thing you will do.
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- 24: Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. (Jun 4, 2010)
- 25: Geggs (Jun 4, 2010)
- 26: TRiG (Ireland) A dog, so bade in office (Jun 4, 2010)
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- 30: gandalfstwin OGGMSTKMBGSUIKWIATA (Jun 5, 2010)
- 31: Feisor - -0- Generix I made it back - sortof ... (Jun 6, 2010)
- 32: Argon0 (50 and feeling it - back for a bit) (Jun 7, 2010)
- 33: mikeyc0312 - Humans are mad. How else can you describe a creature that spends large amounts of time arguing with itself? (Jun 7, 2010)
- 34: pebblederook-The old guy wearing surfer beads- what does he think he looks like? (Jun 8, 2010)
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