Controversial topics

[JacinLarkwell]

Did you watch, "Your Inner Fish"?
It's pretty interesting.

We watched it in biology a few times. Loved it

 

[cavemanrich]

Did you watch, "Your Inner Fish"?
It's pretty interesting.

No,, Post a link if you can.

 

[HerdAndHome]

No,, Post a link if you can.

https://www.pbs.org/your-inner-fish/

There's a trailer video to watch

 

[HerdAndHome]

We watched it in biology a few times. Loved it

"One bone, two bones, many bones..."

 

[Happy hen lover]

This one is not controversial, but since you live in Colorado. I wanted to ask you.
I have heard of Raton Pass. I Know where it is located. Have you ever been thru it?? Is there any beauty to area?
The individual I heard it from would make it on foot,, many years ago.

I was born and raised in Denver CO. Not a bad pass except in winter! We were escorted across it one snowy Christmas by the state patrol years ago, after a car crashed into the back of a semi flatbed! It was awful the car top was gone and full of presents.
But other times of the year it's not the prettiest part of Colorado. Looks more like New Mexico.

 

[Nym]

Here's a good one for the thread.

Here's a good one for the thread.

I do not beLIEve birds are reptiles, and I think the Latin proves it. There is a reason Latin is still used to name and identify all life:
avian (adj.)

"resembling or pertaining to birds," 1861, from Latin avis "bird" (from PIE root *awi- "bird") + -an.

reptile (n.)

late 14c., "creeping or crawling animal; one that goes on its belly on the ground on small, short legs," from Old French reptile (early 14c.) and directly from Late Latin reptile, noun use of neuter of reptilis (adj.) "creping, crawling," from rept-, past-participle stem of repere "to crawl, creep." This is reconstructed to be from PIE root *rep- "to creep, crawl" (source also of Lithuanian rėplioti "to creep").

Used of persons of abject, groveling, or mean character from 1749. As an adjective, c. 1600, "creeping or crawling," hence, of persons, "low, mean" (1650s). Also sometimes used 18c. of creeping plants.

The precise scientific sense of the noun began to develop mid-18c., but the word also was used at first of animals now known as amphibians, including toads, frogs, salamanders. The separation of Reptilia (1835 as a distinct class) and Amphibia took place early 19c.; popular use lagged, and reptile still was used late 18c. with sense "An animal that creeps upon many feet" [Johnson, who calls the scorpion a reptile], sometimes excluding serpents. The Old English word for "reptile" was slincend, related to slink.

 

[Birdsarelife]

Did you watch, "Your Inner Fish"?
It's pretty interesting.

Not yet, what is it about?

 

[MysteryChicken]

I do not beLIEve birds are reptiles, and I think the Latin proves it. There is a reason Latin is still used to name and identify all life:
avian (adj.)

"resembling or pertaining to birds," 1861, from Latin avis "bird" (from PIE root *awi- "bird") + -an.

reptile (n.)

late 14c., "creeping or crawling animal; one that goes on its belly on the ground on small, short legs," from Old French reptile (early 14c.) and directly from Late Latin reptile, noun use of neuter of reptilis (adj.) "creping, crawling," from rept-, past-participle stem of repere "to crawl, creep." This is reconstructed to be from PIE root *rep- "to creep, crawl" (source also of Lithuanian rėplioti "to creep").

Used of persons of abject, groveling, or mean character from 1749. As an adjective, c. 1600, "creeping or crawling," hence, of persons, "low, mean" (1650s). Also sometimes used 18c. of creeping plants.

The precise scientific sense of the noun began to develop mid-18c., but the word also was used at first of animals now known as amphibians, including toads, frogs, salamanders. The separation of Reptilia (1835 as a distinct class) and Amphibia took place early 19c.; popular use lagged, and reptile still was used late 18c. with sense "An animal that creeps upon many feet" [Johnson, who calls the scorpion a reptile], sometimes excluding serpents. The Old English word for "reptile" was slincend, related to slink.

I know you're entitled to your opinion. But here's some other good reading.

https://askabiologist.asu.edu/questions/birds-dinosaurs-reptiles

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9817885/

 

[AGeese]

Just say no to Cilantro.

 

[cavemanrich]

Just say no to Cilantro.

The world is divided on this one. Some peeps like the flavor. Others, don't claiming it tastes like soap.
There is an explanation for this. DW, is one that does not like it. She researched some into it. Turns out that she has much more refined taste buds, such that are in top wine tasting specialists as well.
I myself do like cilantro. As for wine,,, I'm fine with Mad Dog 20-20