ANIMALS IN A HEAP
”Oh look, those mongoose are so cute!” ”Yes, sleeping adorably in a heap!” //
”Yuck, those cockroaches are so disgusting!” ”And in a heap like that, gross!”
Eläimiä kasassa
Vastaa
Aihearkisto: Biologin elämää
Monien tarpeet…
THE NEEDS OF THE MANY…
”Katiiiiiii! Time for morning tea!” ”Coming!” //
”Let me take some water from there, will you?” ”Wait a little, I’m washing the coffee pot.” //
”But we need water for tea.” ”And there are two of us and only one of you.” //
”Indeed! ’The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few… or the needs of the one!” ”Seriously?” ”Exactly!” //
”You do know that you totally misused my line, don’t you?” ”Yes, Mr Spock.” ”But I need my morning coffee!” ”And I my tea!”
(Viimeistä ruutua lukuun ottamatta tämä keskustelu oikeasti käytiin.)
(With the exception of the last panel, this conversation actually happened.)
Star Trek created by Gene Roddenberry
Sano muikku!
SAY CHEESE!
”Now we can see the otter very well as he’s swimming there.” //
”Now, if you look at the otter’s face closely, what can you see growing around his muzzle?” ”…” //
”A smile!” //
… //
”I was looking for ’whiskers’ but you are not wrong!”
Oppaan tärkein ominaisuus
GUIDE QUALITIES
”Hello, we had booked a guided tour for our preschool group. I think we’re a bit early, though.” ”Welcome!” //
”Your guide Annie will be here in just a minute. You can wait here at the playground.” ”All right, thank you.” //
”Who’s Annie?” ”Annie is a guide, she’s going to give you the tour.” //
”Is this Annie pretty?” ”What? Well, yeah. Why?” //
”OK.” ”?”
Kämppiksistä ja mustekaloista
OF FLAT MATES AND OCTOPUSES
”Lately, I’ve been reading a book about octopuses.” (Other Minds by Peter Godfrey-Smith) //
”And cephalopods just are the best creatures in so many ways! Like, they can change the color and surface structure of their skin to almost anything!” //
And thus they can hide pretty much perfectly. //
”For animals this colorful octopuses have one really peculiar characteristic: they are color blind.” //
”Apparently they can sense color through their skin somehow. But what it feels like to them is a complete mystery.” //
”Good luck with thinking about this.” //
Most people: ”Huh?” ”What?” ”Why are you telling us this?” //
My flat mates: ”Wow! Please tell more!” ”That’s so cool! Octopuses are awesome!”
No, aika moni muukin on ollut sitä mieltä, että mustekalat on siistejä.
Well, quite a few other people agree that octopuses are cool.
Musiikkimakuni
MY TASTE IN MUSIC
”We’d still need some energy conservation tips for this quiz.” ”There are some here already.” ”This water question still lacks one.” //
”Hmm, yes, something about saving water.” ”Along the lines of, ’take a shorter shower’?” //
”Or in a more positive way… ’Limit your shower to be as long as your favorite piece of music’?” //
”Well. My favorite piece of music is Bach’s St Matthew Passion. It’s three and a half hours.”
Liikun pyörällä ja julkisilla, vältän lentämistä ja uusien asioiden turhaa ostamista ja olen kasvissyöjä, mutta ai että tykkään lämpimistä suihkuista.
I move around by bike and public transport, avoid flying and buying unnecessary stuff and am vegetarian, but I really like hot showers.
Koskaan ei voi olla liian väsynyt luokittelemaan oikein
ONE CAN NEVER BE TOO TIRED TO CLASSIFY CORRECTLY
”I just have no energy to do anything today.” //
”Like, seriously. If I was a fish today, I’d totally be a jellyfish.” //
”Jellyfish aren’t fish.” //
”Okay, fine. If I was a cephalopod, I’d be a jellyfish.” //
”Jellyfish aren’t cephalopods, either.” ”…” //
”Well then, pray tell, WHAT are jellyfish?” //
”Jellyfish are cnidarians.” //
”Soooo, if I was a cnidarian today, I’d totally be a jellyfish.” ”Oh, yes, I know the feeling.”
Valitsen sinut, Tursamon!
I CHOOSE YOU, OCTOMON!
”I’m reading a book about octopuses.” //
”It says there that an octopus has been seen carrying…” //
…a coconut shell as it was ’walking’ along the sea bottom. //
And it didn’t have just one half, but two compatible ones… //
…that it used to build itself a shelter when a danger appeared! //
”I mean, this octopus was planning ahead and carrying with it a shelter it could assemble when needed! This is the only animal, alongside human, that can do such a thing!” //
”It’s like a Pokémon that caught itself in a ball!” ”It’s the BEST Pokémon!” //
”Mwahahaha…”
Lukemani kirja on Peter Godfrey-Smithin Other Minds: The Octopus and the Evolution of Intelligent Life. Kiintoisa videonpätkä erään tursaan kookospähkinäkodista löytyy täältä.
The book I was reading was Other Minds: The Octopus and the Evolution of Intelligent Life by Peter Godfrey-Smith. An interesting video of an octopus’ coconut home can be found here.
Avunhuuto
A CALL FOR HELP
”…and when you click there you’ll find the customer groups. Yes, there. That’s it.” //
”If the group isn’t in the system just scream at the top of your lungs and I’ll come to help you.” ”Okay!” //
…
The group is not in the system – OK //
”AAAAAAHHHH!!!”
HONK
Tämä on omistettu Douxille. En kadu mitään.
This one is dedicated to Doux. I regret nothing.
