The Great Man just said something in Episode 3 of his Natural Curiosities which has led me to sit back pondering. His words, as I recall them, were
"They live in the northerly part of Antarctica" ...
(in reference to king penguins)
... and I still haven't delved sufficiently in my mind to work out what other sort of Antarctica exists.
This thread may be used to laud Attenborough and all his mighty works, while I try to work out what he meant.
Attenborough, by the Grace of God etc etc
Attenborough, by the Grace of God etc etc
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When flower power came along I stood for Human Rights, marched around for peace and freedom, had some nooky every night - we took it serious.
Who has a spare two minutes to play in this month's FG Trivia game! ... My other OS is Slackware.
Attenborough, by the Grace of God etc etc
Everywhere other than the exact pole is northerly?
I thought I knew more than this until I opened my mouth
Attenborough, by the Grace of God etc etc
Unless my grasp of Geography has entirely failed me, I'd have thought that was so.
It's one of those places where if you walk a mile north, a mile east and a mile south you get back to where you started, yes?
Or if you start out anywhere (2Ï€+1)/2Ï€ miles away from the north pole, drop a dark stone and then walk the exact same route - a mile north, a mile east and a mile south - and again you're back where you're started and you can pick the stone up again. So they say, I've never been there to try. But it's odd you can do the same thing at the opposite ends of the planet and nowhere else. Well, nowhere else that's a long way off.
It's one of those places where if you walk a mile north, a mile east and a mile south you get back to where you started, yes?
Or if you start out anywhere (2Ï€+1)/2Ï€ miles away from the north pole, drop a dark stone and then walk the exact same route - a mile north, a mile east and a mile south - and again you're back where you're started and you can pick the stone up again. So they say, I've never been there to try. But it's odd you can do the same thing at the opposite ends of the planet and nowhere else. Well, nowhere else that's a long way off.
Nullius in verba ... ☎||||||||||| ... To Fate I sue, of other means bereft, the only refuge for the wretched left.
When flower power came along I stood for Human Rights, marched around for peace and freedom, had some nooky every night - we took it serious.
Who has a spare two minutes to play in this month's FG Trivia game! ... My other OS is Slackware.
When flower power came along I stood for Human Rights, marched around for peace and freedom, had some nooky every night - we took it serious.
Who has a spare two minutes to play in this month's FG Trivia game! ... My other OS is Slackware.
Attenborough, by the Grace of God etc etc
spot;1492040 wrote: The Great Man just said something in Episode 3 of his Natural Curiosities which has led me to sit back pondering. His words, as I recall them, were
"They live in the northerly part of Antarctica" ...
(in reference to king penguins)
... and I still haven't delved sufficiently in my mind to work out what other sort of Antarctica exists.
This thread may be used to laud Attenborough and all his mighty works, while I try to work out what he meant.
He does have a sense of humor, you know.
"They live in the northerly part of Antarctica" ...
(in reference to king penguins)
... and I still haven't delved sufficiently in my mind to work out what other sort of Antarctica exists.
This thread may be used to laud Attenborough and all his mighty works, while I try to work out what he meant.
He does have a sense of humor, you know.
The home of the soul is the Open Road.
- DH Lawrence
- DH Lawrence