Silliness Quiz - Page 478

poohbear_nc · 04-23-2012, 10:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Daithi

Blue Ring Octopus?
Cigarette Snail? <-- I can't remember its real name, but if it stings/bites you then you only have enough time to smoke a cigarette before you die, and even if you could get to the hospital there is no anti-venom.

I'm glad you explained the name - I had this rather odd mental picture of a snail puffing away at a Marlboro!

Or someone trying to smoke a snail wrapped in a cigarette paper!

Shayne Parkinson · 04-23-2012, 11:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Daithi

Shayne Parkinson stole gave the first two that came to my mind.

I thought of it first, because my time zone is several hours ahead of yours.

SneakySnake · 04-23-2012, 11:37 PM

cone shell?

I have one of these that I collected in the Solomons. It took nearly an hour to pick up because I had to be sure it was not alive. The hermit crab inside frightened the hell out of me..

Daithi · 04-24-2012, 12:47 AM

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Originally Posted by SneakySnake

cone shell?

I have one of these that I collected in the Solomons. It took nearly an hour to pick up because I had to be sure it was not alive. The hermit crab inside frightened the hell out of me..

That's the one I was thinking of, and you are way braver than me.

SneakySnake · 04-24-2012, 02:01 AM

I kept going back to it. It was a couple metres down and I kept running out of snorkel breath. I think I turned it over with a loooooooooong stick a few time. About half an hour after I got it back on the boat, the hermit crab got cranky and ran and jumped off the deck! Very pretty shell.

Stitchawl · 04-24-2012, 03:10 AM

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Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

And ALL the rest are wrong?

OK:

crocodile
army ant
Yersina pestis
Rats
Fleas

Sorry, Pooh... These join the other wrong answers...

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Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

Hippo

Add another to Pooh's list... but sadly, not to mine.

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Originally Posted by Shayne Parkinson

Box jellyfish.

A REAL KILLER!! #5 on the list

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Originally Posted by Shayne Parkinson

Mosquito.

The biggest killer of them all! #1 on list of animals that kill the most people

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Originally Posted by red_pheonix

bear?

Half a point... What kind of bear?

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Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

piranha?

Pooh... what can I say? The odds against you posting soooo many animals, and not getting a single one on the list are staggering! I think you should be given the win just for effort! But....

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Originally Posted by Daithi

Blue Ring Octopus?

Killer, but not in the Top Ten

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Originally Posted by Daithi

Family dog?

Good thought, but no. However, your elephant is #7 on the list!

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Originally Posted by SneakySnake

cone shell?

Nasty critter! And quite poisonous. But it's not anywhere near the top ten.

Remember, this is a list of animals that also kill the most humans, not only animals that have the strongest venom or the sharpest teeth

Stitchawl

Stitchawl · 04-24-2012, 03:20 AM

So Far;

10.
9.
8. ? Bear - Red Phoenix
7. Elephant - Daithi
6.
5.
4.
3.
2. ? Cobra - Poohbear
and the most Dangerous
1. Mosquito - Shayne

Stitchawl

pdurrant · 04-24-2012, 03:37 AM

Since we have mosquito and not Plasmodium falciparum, I guess we're looking for animal-type animals, not just living creatures, which rules out most parasites.

To kill lots of people, the animal must be in contact with lots of people.

How about:

Water Buffalo
Horses
Cattle

Bilbo1967 · 04-24-2012, 03:52 AM

Flea
Rat
Crocodile?

SneakySnake · 04-24-2012, 04:05 AM

was thinking flea... a la bilbo. Do we still have plagues caused by fleas?

I reckon it is cattle number one that gets turned into burgers that fat people keep eating and then die of a heart attack.

Shayne Parkinson · 04-24-2012, 04:17 AM

Stitchy, I think you meant to put my box jellyfish on the list.

Is the bear of the polar variety?

orlok · 04-24-2012, 04:18 AM

It's painful coming late to these quizzes... The one's you know are usually gone. I am interested to hear that Hippo is not on there, as it is purportedly the animal that kills most people on this planet, or at least in Africa, or so I believed. I was also going to say Water Buffalo, but pdurrant has pipped me at the post.

How about:
Stone Fish?
Funnel Web Spider?
Black Mamba?
Green Mamba?

Bookpossum · 04-24-2012, 04:35 AM

Krait?
Great White Shark? (Though I think we have an exaggerated fear of them here.)

Agree with orlok - I thought the Hippo was one of the top ones.

orlok · 04-24-2012, 05:36 AM

Fresh Water Snails, which carry bilharzia (snail fever)?

Stitchawl · 04-24-2012, 06:01 AM

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Originally Posted by pdurrant

Water Buffalo
Horses
Cattle

Nope! Very close with one of them, but not close enough...

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Originally Posted by Bilbo1967

Flea
Rat
Crocodile?

We'll give Bilbo slot #6 for his Crocodile but only half a point! What kind of Croc?

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Originally Posted by Shayne Parkinson

Stitchy, I think you meant to put my box jellyfish on the list.

Yes. Sorry. Actually I DID put it on the list... then accidentally deleted the list. When I re-did it, I forgot to put you there for the Box Jellyfish. That's #3!

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Is the bear of the polar variety?

Quite Polar! There's another half point!

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Originally Posted by orlok

How about:
Stone Fish?
Funnel Web Spider?
Black Mamba?
Green Mamba?

Nope! But here's a nice stonefish for you...

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Originally Posted by Bookpossum

Krait?
Great White Shark? (Though I think we have an exaggerated fear of them here.)

The Great White comes in at #4!
So Far;

10.
9.
8. Polar Bear - Red Phoenix +1/2 Shayne
7. Elephant - Daithi
6. ? Crocodile - Bilbo
5.
4. Great White Shark - Bookpossum
3. Box Jellyfish - Shayne
2. ? Cobra - Poohbear
and the most Dangerous
1. Mosquito - Shayne

I can't believe that people have missed #5. I wonder if someone said it already and I missed it?

Stitchawl

04-23-2012, 11:37 PM	#7158
SneakySnake I'm watching you! Posts: 6,113 Karma: 22344652 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Sunny Coast Qld, OZ Device: Sony PRS-900(unused lately) iPadAir2, want me Kindle Oasis	cone shell? I have one of these that I collected in the Solomons. It took nearly an hour to pick up because I had to be sure it was not alive. The hermit crab inside frightened the hell out of me.. Last edited by SneakySnake; 04-23-2012 at 11:40 PM.

04-24-2012, 05:36 AM	#7169
orlok Close to the Edit! Posts: 9,797 Karma: 267994408 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis, Amazon Fire 8", Kindle 6"	Fresh Water Snails, which carry bilharzia (snail fever)? Last edited by orlok; 04-24-2012 at 05:43 AM.

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04-24-2012, 02:01 AM	#7160
SneakySnake I'm watching you! Posts: 6,113 Karma: 22344652 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Sunny Coast Qld, OZ Device: Sony PRS-900(unused lately) iPadAir2, want me Kindle Oasis	I kept going back to it. It was a couple metres down and I kept running out of snorkel breath. I think I turned it over with a loooooooooong stick a few time. About half an hour after I got it back on the boat, the hermit crab got cranky and ran and jumped off the deck! Very pretty shell.

04-24-2012, 03:20 AM	#7162
Stitchawl Opsimath Posts: 12,344 Karma: 187123287 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand Device: Sony PRS-650, iPhone 5, Kobo Glo, Sony PRS-350, iPad, Samsung Galaxy	So Far; 10. 9. 8. ? Bear - Red Phoenix 7. Elephant - Daithi 6. 5. 4. 3. 2. ? Cobra - Poohbear and the most Dangerous 1. Mosquito - Shayne Stitchawl

04-24-2012, 03:37 AM	#7163
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 74,680 Karma: 318206216 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Oasis	Since we have mosquito and not Plasmodium falciparum, I guess we're looking for animal-type animals, not just living creatures, which rules out most parasites. To kill lots of people, the animal must be in contact with lots of people. How about: Water Buffalo Horses Cattle

04-24-2012, 03:52 AM	#7164
Bilbo1967 Not scared! Posts: 13,424 Karma: 81011643 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Midlands, UK Device: Kindle Paperwhite 10, Huawei M5 10	Flea Rat Crocodile?

04-24-2012, 04:05 AM	#7165
SneakySnake I'm watching you! Posts: 6,113 Karma: 22344652 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Sunny Coast Qld, OZ Device: Sony PRS-900(unused lately) iPadAir2, want me Kindle Oasis	was thinking flea... a la bilbo. Do we still have plagues caused by fleas? I reckon it is cattle number one that gets turned into burgers that fat people keep eating and then die of a heart attack.

04-24-2012, 04:17 AM	#7166
Shayne Parkinson Author Posts: 1,532 Karma: 5447804 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: New Zealand Device: Samsung Galaxy Tab	Stitchy, I think you meant to put my box jellyfish on the list. Is the bear of the polar variety?

04-24-2012, 04:18 AM	#7167
orlok Close to the Edit! Posts: 9,797 Karma: 267994408 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis, Amazon Fire 8", Kindle 6"	It's painful coming late to these quizzes... The one's you know are usually gone. I am interested to hear that Hippo is not on there, as it is purportedly the animal that kills most people on this planet, or at least in Africa, or so I believed. I was also going to say Water Buffalo, but pdurrant has pipped me at the post. How about: Stone Fish? Funnel Web Spider? Black Mamba? Green Mamba?

04-24-2012, 04:35 AM	#7168
Bookpossum Snoozing in the sun Posts: 10,146 Karma: 115423645 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: iPad Mini, Kobo Touch	Krait? Great White Shark? (Though I think we have an exaggerated fear of them here.) Agree with orlok - I thought the Hippo was one of the top ones.