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[Tread]

Originally Posted by sesame

Or is there a reference to the poor bumblebee as the son of Satan, somewhere in the Good Book?

It is not in that book, but in old popular belief witches and the devil can transform into a bumblebee.

Originally Posted by sesame

You see, its body structure is not so aerodynamically streamlined. Yet as if by some miracle of nature, it manages to fly well!

Originally Posted by Jenae LaTorque

As to how the bumblebee does it; the answer is Sheer Power.

The bumblebee flies to slow to need a streamlined body, as the most insects. The belief that they should not be able to fly comes form calculate mistake. Someone calculated with a flat inflexible wing. But insect wings are flexible and have an incredible surface structure, which creates air turbulences that helps to get an aerodynamic lift.

Originally Posted by sesame

In fact, apart from the enormous stinging power, I admire the Bumblebee.

By comparison to bees, wasps or hornets, bumblebees have a very weak stinging power. They only can get through human skin with additional force (in flight, forces from both sides at squeezing), or at thin skin.

If you are nice to a bumblebee it will never sting you.

[Jenae LaTorque]

Thanks for the info Tread.

Well, the bumblebee got me. The skin on the palm is thicker than most areas of the body, but I guess the palm of a child is thin enough. But then, maybe it wasn't a bumblebee after all, but a witch.

[Tread]

Originally Posted by Jenae LaTorque

Well, the bumblebee got me. The skin on the palm is thicker than most areas of the body, but I guess the palm of a child is thin enough. But then, maybe it wasn't a bumblebee after all, but a witch.

Usually it feeds can't hold strong enough on the skin to sting. If it can push away from your fingers to your palm it is able to sting.
But you have to really endanger its life before it hurt you.

Did you burn or drown the "evil".

[ila]

Why do you think so many people post their threads in the wrong forum? Each forum has a short explanation of what it is for, yet many people never post in the appropriate forum but rather it seems wherever they feel like. I can understand it for those whose mother tongue is not English, but I cannot understand why native English speakers cannot get it right.

[Jenae LaTorque]

Originally Posted by ila

Why do you think so many people post their threads in the wrong forum? Each forum has a short explanation of what it is for, yet many people never post in the appropriate forum but rather it seems wherever they feel like. I can understand it for those whose mother tongue is not English, but I cannot understand why native English speakers cannot get it right.

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They post in the wrong thread for several reasons. Some are newbies and really don't know and/or care what they are doing. Some who have been here for a while haven't learned better. I doubt there are many, if any, who do it intentionally.

I do think that this site could be more user friendly. I would think that a thread button on every page with a drop down menu that allowed the user to select the proper forum would help alleviate a lot of this problem. I don't know if this would be easy or hard to add to the programing; you would have to discuss this with your programmer. A good programmer should always be willing to consider suggestions on ways to improve the program.

I appreciate the job you moderators do to try to keep some sense of order here. I know I am always seeing people starting a new thread on an already existing topic. They must not bother to check the previous threads list or maybe they simply don't care. Perhaps the new thread page could be revamped in some way to more forcibly draw their attention to the existing threads.

Then there is the fact that while you may have some YOGIs ( "..smarter than the average bear" ), you will always have your Boo Boo bears also.
The only thing you can do about that is make the thing as idiot proof as possible and recognize that someone will still *****-it up.

[ila]

Originally Posted by Jenae LaTorque

************************************************** ********......I do think that this site could be more user friendly. I would think that a thread button on every page with a drop down menu that allowed the user to select the proper forum would help alleviate a lot of this problem......

That is a good suggestion. I have passed it along to admin.

[sesame]

Originally Posted by Jenae

I appreciate the job you moderators do to try to keep some sense of order here. I know I am always seeing people starting a new thread on an already existing topic. They must not bother to check the previous threads list or maybe they simply don't care. Perhaps the new thread page could be revamped in some way to more forcibly draw their attention to the existing threads

That has already been done. Whenever anybody starts a New Thread, a list appears at the bottom of the webpage, warning the member of existing threads on the same subject.

[Jenae LaTorque]

Interesting coincidence today. Here we were discussing bumblebees and what do I come across while I am downloading pics? A tgirl with a bumblebee tatoo which is something I do not remember seeing before. This is Jannyane, from Rio, from Bobs Tgirls.

And yes, Sesame, the point in the my post was that perhaps the new thread page could be revamped - perhaps by moving the previous thread list to a position above the new thread box so the member would be more likely to look at it before beginning the new thread.

[Excaliborg]

Jenae, just let me say that you have nawty lookin eyes. makes me wonder whts going on behind them.

anyway, to the question i have for you.

why do dogs turn in a circle a few times before they go sleep? i have never come across a satisfactory answer to that one yet.

[Jenae LaTorque]

Originally Posted by Excaliborg

why do dogs turn in a circle a few times before they go sleep? i have never come across a satisfactory answer to that one yet.

I had noticed that some dogs did this and just assumed it was a doggy thing to do and never wondered why. I asked Bob why he did this and he said it was just the safe thing to do. "Safe thing?" I asked. "Ya," he said, "Ya wanna make sure it is safe to lie down and relax the old bones for a bit. It really sucks to get jumped when you are in the middle of a nice dream about Fifi." He continued, "Turning around gives me a mindset about where I am in relation to the universe ie. sights, smells, exits, etc.. That way if some bad shit comes down, I know which way to jump......and whose ass to bite!"

I was going to test this out the next time I saw him sleeping, but I only took one step towards him and his lip curled back and exposed his teeth as he slightly cracked an eyelid. Test over

[Jenae LaTorque]

Originally Posted by Tread

Did you burn or drown the "evil".

Aw come on! I was a little kid. I went crying to my mommy. I am pretty sure that the bumblebee escaped unscathed and was able to relate a good story that night with the boys as they sat around drinking their flagons of nectar.

[Tread]

Originally Posted by Jenae LaTorque

I am pretty sure that the bumblebee escaped unscathed and was able to relate a good story that night with the boys as they sat around drinking their flagons of nectar.

Ahh, now you reveal yourself. You were the bumblebee. Burn you red haired man, female, bumblebee transforming which!