It turns out that most of the people who believe Australia doesn’t exist also believe Atlantis doesn’t exist.
Category: Joke-a-day
Experimental Joke-a-day
Conspiracy Theories Episode 1, Australia 1/2
Did you know there are people who believe Australia doesn’t exist?
Not just wishful thinking, we all have that.
They really believe it doesn’t exist.
Conspiracy Theories Episode 0, Intro
What about those conspiracy theories?
Powerful forces doing evil?
Well meaning medical staff doing harm?
Incompetent fools destroying the economy?
I love mocking them & even creating related theories of my own.
One day I’ll hear one of mine in the wild.
Animal Names (all in one Video)
Me having a rant about some of the Greek & Latin animal names.
This is based on the same source as the memes I’ve been posting for the last few days.
Animal Names. Episode 6c, Bird Heaven.
… which makes me wonder: Do moa walk around bird heaven asking “Does extinction make my bum look big?” or is it a case of “Dodaars don’t tell?”
Yes, I really did write this whole series just to get that ghastly pun in, hopefully you laughed & that’s what comedy is about.
Come see me on stage.
Animal Names. Episode 6b, Dodo.
… They called it “Diornis” from Latin “Terrible Bird” but some claim it means “Like a Dodo” …
The only things the Moa & the Dodo have in common are they are both extinct flightless birds.
At least the name Dodo makes some sense.
It’s probably from the Dutch “Dodaars”, meaning “Fat-bottom.” …
Animal Names. Episode 6a, Birds.
Then the English came to New Zealand and were shown the bones and feathers & even some preserved skin of what we believe to be tallest bird that ever walked the Earth.
Did they name it for being the tallest?
You must know the answer by now.
“No!”
What about the long neck & the small head? Ah, we already did that in episode 4.
“Of course not!”
They called it “Diornis” …
Animal Names. Episode 5, Webbed feet.
Animal Names. Episode 4, Lizard.
While Europe was busy conquering the world, the Americans dug up the fossils of the largest animals to ever walk the Earth.
Did they name them for being the largest?
You know the answer, of course not.
What about the long neck and tiny head or the tail just the same but no head or the secondary brain in its arse?
NEVER! They named it “Sauropod” meaning “Lizard foot” like every other four footed reptile.
Animal Names. Episode 3b: Largest cont.
… and then the French decided to call all the big herbivores “Pachyderme” from Greek pakhúdérma (thick+skin).
Because you need a thick skin to deal with the French?
Or was it the Romans?