BS: A (true) Jelly Fish story

Subject: RE: BS: A (true) Jelly Fish story
From: The Fooles Troupe
Date: 20 Apr 06 - 09:39 PM

"Do jellyfish light up?"

Only when they are onshore - they can't strike the matches underwater, mate!

Subject: RE: BS: A (true) Jelly Fish story
From: bobad
Date: 20 Apr 06 - 09:11 PM

"Do jellyfish light up?"

"Luminescent species are found among marine and terrestrial bacteria, annelids or segmented worms (e.g., fireworms), beetles (e.g., fireflies, click beetles, railroad worms), algae (e.g., dinoflagellates), crustaceans (e.g., shrimp, ostracod), mollusks (e.g., squid, clams, limpets), coelenterates (e.g., jellyfish, sea pansies, hydroids), bony fish (e.g., hatchet fish, flashlight fish, pony fish), and cartilaginous fish (e.g., sharks). Luminescent vertebrates (except for certain fish), mammals, higher plants, and viruses do not exist-except for those versions created by recombinant technology."

http://www.chemistryexplained.com/Ar-Bo/Bioluminescence.html

Subject: RE: BS: A (true) Jelly Fish story
From: catspaw49
Date: 20 Apr 06 - 08:24 PM

Well AR, I can't help you there but I can assure you that a pickle can indeed light up and glow!

Matter of fact we even had a Mudcat song challenge about that and it was won by Amos with this one:

Your Pickle Glows At Night......Amos Jessup
(Tune: The Rising of the Moon)

"Is it really incandescence, that makes you burn like that?
Or a kind of phosphorence, in the water from your tap?
Do ye think that it's genetic? For it really is a fright
Yes it's really quite alarming, when your pickle glows at night"!

CHO: When your pickle glows at night, when your pickle glows at night!
Yes, it's really quite alarming when your pickle glows at night!

"Hushabye, me little colleen, and calm yer fearfful breast!
Tho' it's true my trusty pickle is quite different from the rest
It's the pure electric energy, whenever you're in sight
That wakens up the veggies, 'n makes my pickle glow at night "

So with gentle words, all smiling, he sought to make her calm
'Twas the first night since their wedding, , and he had not known her long!
As she slowly learned to trust him, she learned it was all right
And her fears they were ungrounded, when the pickle glowed at night!

CHO: When your pickle glows at night, when your pickle glows at night
Tho' it still seems quite unusu'l that your pickle glows at night!

By this time a year has passéd by, the lass has changed her tune!
And often asks him to reveal, the "Rising of the Moon"!
Now she thinks she's quite the lucky one, and calls it a delight
When Handsome Jack comes home again, and the pickle glows at night!

CHO: When your pickle glows at night, when your pickle glows at night!
It's such a wondrous feelin' when your pickle glows at night!

**********************************************************************


Only at the 'Cat can you get wonderful stuff like that!!!!

Spaw

Subject: RE: BS: A (true) Jelly Fish story
From: GUEST,AR282
Date: 20 Apr 06 - 08:11 PM

I read in an issue of "Fortean Times" about a guy that worked as a lifeguard somewhere. A small jellyfish had come drifting near the shore and someone scooped it up in a cup and had put it in a fridge to preserve it and this lifeguard came in and opened the fridge and that it was the cup of water he had put in there earlier and started to drink it and died when his throat swelled shut.

I remember being raided by jellyfish in the harbor at the Norfolk base. You could look down in the water on a sunny day and see hundreds down there it seemed like.

At night in the Persian Gulf I was on the weatherdeck looking down into the water as the ship was patrolling. I could see these large globes of lights flash down in the water next to the ship. Bright, whitish globes of light about a foot across, it seemed. Like very bright fireflies. They only flashed once but there were so many of them that the flashing was continual as we cut through the water. Another shipmate came out on deck and I pointed it out to him. We were both fascinated and sat on a bollard leaning over the lifelines watching these never-ending flashing lights down in the water close to the hull for I don't know how long.

I asked someone about them later and he said they were "polyps" and that one link someone posted mentioned jellyfish as being akin to polyps. Do jellyfish light up?

Subject: RE: BS: A (true) Jelly Fish story
From: bobad
Date: 20 Apr 06 - 11:28 AM

Yer right, I didn't remember six months back, my apologies.

Subject: RE: BS: A (true) Jelly Fish story
From: The Shambles
Date: 20 Apr 06 - 11:17 AM

Try reading the first post.

Subject: RE: BS: A (true) Jelly Fish story
From: bobad
Date: 20 Apr 06 - 11:13 AM

Jesus H., how does a thread on jellyfish become another Shambles moanfest?

Subject: RE: BS: A (true) Jelly Fish story
From: The Shambles
Date: 20 Apr 06 - 09:00 AM

Do you need to be censored?

Subject: RE: BS: A (true) Jelly Fish story
From: manitas_at_work
Date: 20 Apr 06 - 07:21 AM

I think you mean I don't have the right to expect a reply. That's my last word on this, I'll say no more but I expect you will?

Subject: RE: BS: A (true) Jelly Fish story
From: The Shambles
Date: 20 Apr 06 - 06:23 AM

I did not demand, I asked, and I believe I have the right to do that.

According to Mick, he may have that right - but you do not.

Subject: RE: BS: A (true) Jelly Fish story
From: manitas_at_work
Date: 20 Apr 06 - 06:11 AM

I don't think I need to take them up with Mick. I accept the moderators' right delete my posts. It's not my ball.

Subject: RE: BS: A (true) Jelly Fish story
From: The Shambles
Date: 20 Apr 06 - 03:15 AM

I have every right, as a moderator of this forum, to judge the worth of the posts. That is exactly what moderators do, in addition to the housekeeping. We apply what we know of the guidelines to the posts of those who exercise the privilege (note: I did not say "right") of posting here. My right is generated by the obligation I have as a moderator to perpetuate this site for the majority who post here. They expect we will accept the task of not allowing the forum to crumble from the attacks of trolls. It is what we do.
Mick

Paul- I hope you do but will be very surprised if you do take this issue of what you consider are your rights here - up with Mick.

Subject: RE: BS: A (true) Jelly Fish story
From: The Shambles
Date: 20 Apr 06 - 02:08 AM

I did not demand, I asked, and I believe I have the right to do that. Further, I would remind you I have the right to comment on anything you post.

According to Mick you have no rights here at all. Perhaps you could take this up with him?

As far as i am concerned - you can post to question my motives and make as many personal judgements of me or any other poster as you wish - but what is the point? For what will be the response and the example set by this?

I think you are currently seeing the result......

Subject: RE: BS: A (true) Jelly Fish story
From: Manitas_at_home
Date: 20 Apr 06 - 01:44 AM

"What is judged so wrong with some other poster choosing to refresh this or any other thread?"

That is usually to make a valid contribution to that thread and not just to draw attention to a debate on some other thread.

"For would not some also judge it eqully wrong for another poster to start a new one?"

No, for then there would be no forum at all.

Earlier you commented "Paul I don't accept that there a need for anyone to explain why they post what they do nor any right for another poster to publicly demand an explanation or to judge this."

I did not demand, I asked, and I believe I have the right to do that. Further, I would remind you I have the right to comment on anything you post.

Subject: RE: BS: A (true) Jelly Fish story
From: The Shambles
Date: 19 Apr 06 - 02:13 PM

Perhaps there are worse words for which the use of will make you famous (or infamous) on Google.

Subject: RE: BS: A (true) Jelly Fish story
From: Bill D
Date: 19 Apr 06 - 12:50 PM

Can you imagine what an innocent search in Google on the words 'censor' and 'impose' and 'perhaps' would bring, now that Google has begun indexing Mudcat?

Roger, you'll be famous!

Subject: RE: BS: A (true) Jelly Fish story
From: The Shambles
Date: 19 Apr 06 - 12:09 PM

I may disagree with what you say

Subject: RE: BS: A (true) Jelly Fish story
From: The Shambles
Date: 19 Apr 06 - 12:06 PM

Haven't you any work to do?

Why all the closed threads

What is judged so wrong with some other poster choosing to refresh this or any other thread?

For would not some also judge it eqully wrong for another poster to start a new one?

Perhaps it is better if we just concentrate on our own posting actions? For they are the only ones we do have any control over and probably the only ones we should have any control over. This alone seems to present us with enough problems....

Subject: RE: BS: A (true) Jelly Fish story
From: manitas_at_work
Date: 19 Apr 06 - 11:28 AM

Oh no it didn't and no returns! Nyah!

Subject: RE: BS: A (true) Jelly Fish story
From: The Shambles
Date: 19 Apr 06 - 11:27 AM

Oh yes it did.

Subject: RE: BS: A (true) Jelly Fish story
From: manitas_at_work
Date: 19 Apr 06 - 09:38 AM

But the thread did not need to be refreshed just because you provided a link to it. It could still have been read via the link.

Subject: RE: BS: A (true) Jelly Fish story
From: The Shambles
Date: 19 Apr 06 - 03:23 AM

The Internet is like a giant jellyfish.
You can't step on it.
You can't go around it.
You've got to get through it.

John Evans

Subject: RE: BS: A (true) Jelly Fish story
From: bobad
Date: 18 Apr 06 - 01:38 PM

I had some gefilte fish at easter with some of the jellied broth in which it is canned - does that count as a jelly fish story?

Subject: RE: BS: A (true) Jelly Fish story
From: The Shambles
Date: 18 Apr 06 - 11:57 AM

Paul I don't accept that there a need for anyone to explain why they post what they do nor any right for another poster to publicly demand an explanation or to judge this.

However you and I do speak once a year, so I will provide you with one. There is a reason and if you look in Do you need to be censored?   you will see that reason.

A poster there - who had already supplied his own analogy in this thread - was told to F*** ** and find an analogy of his own. I refreshed it to demonstrate this.....

Subject: RE: BS: A (true) Jelly Fish story
From: manitas_at_work
Date: 18 Apr 06 - 07:39 AM

I just can't understand why you felt the thread needed to be resurrected when no one else did. Or are you hinting that it should be closed?

Subject: RE: BS: A (true) Jelly Fish story
From: The Shambles
Date: 18 Apr 06 - 04:22 AM

Who is Pete?

I think you will find that my last word was probably deleted.

But have you nothing better to do than post only personal judgements?

We can continue this conversation next month - rather than inflict it on everyone else here? Or we can just make some music...........

Subject: RE: BS: A (true) Jelly Fish story
From: manitas_at_work
Date: 18 Apr 06 - 03:58 AM

Don't you have anything better to do than trawl through Mudcat for unfinished arguments? You already had the last word for Pete's sake!

Subject: RE: BS: A (true) Jelly Fish story
From: The Shambles
Date: 18 Apr 06 - 03:24 AM

This one hasn't been closed?

Subject: RE: BS: A (true) Jelly Fish story
From: The Shambles
Date: 09 Nov 05 - 02:17 AM

Stick to the subject of the discussion and don't make personal attacks, and maybe I won't have to delete most of your posts

Subject: RE: BS: A (true) Jelly Fish story
From: Don(Wyziwyg)T
Date: 08 Nov 05 - 09:55 PM

Possibly a little antisocial in her methods, maybe even a little unstable, but SHE had a better reason than rampant paranoia for her actions. One thing though, SHE did not have delusions of grandeur. She would not have dreamed of claiming to be as important as you, Roger.

Don T.

Subject: RE: BS: A (true) Jelly Fish story
From: The Shambles
Date: 08 Nov 05 - 04:21 AM

But a pretty good barometer for mental instability or anti-social thinking.

By that thinking was the late and recently celebrated Rosa Parks also anti-social and mentally unstable?

Subject: RE: BS: A (true) Jelly Fish story
From: Cluin
Date: 07 Nov 05 - 06:20 PM

But a pretty good barometer for mental instability or anti-social thinking.

If that statement makes sense to you, seek help.

Subject: RE: BS: A (true) Jelly Fish story
From: Peace
Date: 07 Nov 05 - 02:12 AM

"After a time - some may even think they have aright to sting some of their fellow bathers themselves - instead of waitng for the jellyfish to do it........"

THAT is a stupid metaphor.

Subject: RE: BS: A (true) Jelly Fish story
From: The Shambles
Date: 07 Nov 05 - 02:03 AM

Mudcat censorship anti-semetic threads

The following (inserted editing comment) from the above thread.

It has to do with whether the discussion is civil or not, Martin. So far, you haven't learned the protocols of civil discussion. Keep working on it. Maybe you'll learn.
If you call people names and make demeaning sexual remarks about them, that's not considered intelligent or civil discussion. Stick to the subject of the discussion and don't make personal attacks, and maybe I won't have to delete most of your posts. As it is now, you go on 100 percent review every time I receive a complaint about you, and the review continues until you settle down.
-Joe Offer-

*Smiles*

Subject: RE: BS: A (true) Jelly Fish story
From: The Shambles
Date: 24 Oct 05 - 04:04 AM

If you think cocaine is bad for you and your nose - imagine what this stuff will do............

Subject: RE: BS: A (true) Jelly Fish story
From: The Fooles Troupe
Date: 23 Oct 05 - 06:57 PM

Sorry, Shambles

I should have said

Bulldust Shambles!

Subject: RE: BS: A (true) Jelly Fish story
From: Peace
Date: 23 Oct 05 - 06:07 PM

Thou beggarly puke-stockinged nut-hook!

(That's from another site.)

Subject: RE: BS: A (true) Jelly Fish story
From: Peace
Date: 23 Oct 05 - 06:03 PM

For example:

Fie upon thee thou beslubbering addlepated canker blossom.

Subject: RE: BS: A (true) Jelly Fish story
From: Peace
Date: 23 Oct 05 - 06:01 PM

"Ye Olde Official Shakespearean Insult Kit

Hello friends.
Are you weary of giving voice to the same tired old invectives
when boorish rubes intrude upon your serenity?
Don't you wish you could inveigh your enemy
with a genuinely classic put-down?"

Go to this site.

Subject: RE: BS: A (true) Jelly Fish story
From: The Shambles
Date: 23 Oct 05 - 05:43 PM

Don't give me that, you snotty-faced heap of parrot droppings!

Subject: RE: BS: A (true) Jelly Fish story
From: The Fooles Troupe
Date: 23 Oct 05 - 06:47 AM

Bullshit Shambles!

Subject: RE: BS: A (true) Jelly Fish story
From: The Shambles
Date: 23 Oct 05 - 05:15 AM

I have just received a leaked document from the FATS (Fighters Against The True Scyphozoa).

This indicates that the main secret ingredient of the powder - is refined from that brown smelly stuff that emanates from the back passage of a certain male bovine animal..........

Subject: RE: BS: A (true) Jelly Fish story
From: The Shambles
Date: 23 Oct 05 - 05:00 AM

My secret is out. Well, it's a living Shambles...

No - Robin you have blown your chances by revealing your identity.

For I forgot to mention that these people were hooded and masked and that their chief weapon was anonimity....anonimity and ruthless efficiency....Their two weapons were................I'll come in again.

Ximinez: NOBODY expects the Spanish Inquisition! Our chief weapon is surprise...surprise and fear...fear and surprise.... Our two weapons are fear and surprise...and ruthless efficiency.... Our *three* weapons are fear, surprise, and ruthless efficiency...and an almost fanatical devotion to the Pope.... Our *four*...no... *Amongst* our weapons.... Amongst our weaponry...are such elements as fear, surprise.... I'll come in again.

Anyway - those bloody jellyfish don't stand a chance.

Subject: RE: BS: A (true) Jelly Fish story
From: Peace
Date: 22 Oct 05 - 09:26 PM

"If you wished to ignore reality and all the side-effects of this secret powder and the concerns of those who were alergic to its increasing use and the slow but certain pollution caused by its careless scattering."

I do. Thank you, Lord.

Subject: RE: BS: A (true) Jelly Fish story
From: The Fooles Troupe
Date: 22 Oct 05 - 09:23 PM

My secret is out. Well, it's a living Shambles...

Subject: RE: BS: A (true) Jelly Fish story
From: The Shambles
Date: 22 Oct 05 - 04:38 AM

If there's a jellyfish about.
Give us a shout

Under this banner - there was this group of people who were cordoning others into groups and throwing a white powder all over the place.

When asked what they were doing - the aswerer came that they were a self qualified but 'crack outfit' dedicated to protect society from the stings of dead jellyfish and that the scattering of this special powder, with its secret ingredients and formula only entrusted to a select few - ensured absolute protection from the stings of these already dead jellyfish.

When I pointed out that in all my days I had never seen a true jellyfish - dead or alive anywhere near Alice Springs - which is some miles from any beach and was the place where they were scattering this powder whilst attempting to organise people - many of whom clearly did not wish to be organised - the reply was that it just demonstrated how effective this secret powder was.

Fair enough............If you wished to ignore reality and all the side-effects of this secret powder and the concerns of those who were alergic to its increasing use and the slow but certain pollution caused by its careless scattering.

Subject: RE: BS: A (true) Jelly Fish story
From: The Fooles Troupe
Date: 22 Oct 05 - 04:13 AM

Please stop - I can't breathe...

Subject: RE: BS: A (true) Jelly Fish story
From: JennyO
Date: 22 Oct 05 - 04:12 AM

Oh yes you do...

Subject: RE: BS: A (true) Jelly Fish story
From: The Shambles
Date: 22 Oct 05 - 04:07 AM

No I don't.

M: Argument is an intellectual process. Contradiction is just the automatic gainsaying of any statement the other person makes.
(short pause)
A: No it isn't.
M: It is.
A: Not at all.
M: Now look.
A: (Rings bell) Good Morning.
M: What?
A:   That's it. Good morning.
M:   I was just getting interested.
A:   Sorry, the five minutes is up.
M: That was never five minutes!
A:   I'm afraid it was.
M: It wasn't.

Subject: RE: BS: A (true) Jelly Fish story
From: The Fooles Troupe
Date: 22 Oct 05 - 03:54 AM

You know it so well Shambles..