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A baby porcupine is called a porcupette. (Awwww, OW!)
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That's what my wife called our firstborn. Not the "porcupette" part. *Laugh*
Sunday Word cabotage (noun) [cah-buh-tawzh]: the right to operate sea or air transport sevices within a territory.
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I thought it was the act of overcooking brassicas.

Saturday Word obelus(noun) [aw-buh-kuhs]: 1. the symbol used in mathematics to signify division.
2. the symbol used in ancient manuscrips to denote questionable passages.
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Use to denote questionable passages? Oh, there's a LOT of those things in my portfolio. Hahaha!

Just to be clear about that pronunciation, there's not a C or a K in the word, but it does have a K sound? Just checking that wasn't a mistake.
As in... ÷ It's a big beautiful bill ÷ or like... ÷ I won the election ÷

I think journalism should use it more.
In their unpeeled state, lemons will float and limes will sink.
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Richard ~ Looking for Luck! Author Icon - you'd drink 'em all up, of course!! Doctor!!
And ripe cranberries bounce
I believe that's true in all States... except maybe Florida. *Laugh*
Thursday Quote: " Confidence, like art, never comes from having all the answers; it come from being open to all the questions."
~Earl Grey Stevens
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I'm not sure I'd trust a quote from a guy named Tea but I won't question your answer... *Laugh*
🌖 HuntersMoon Author Icon - I bet Earl Grey's nickname was tea, too. Maybe he likes to have his tea leaves read for answers.
🌖 HuntersMoon Author Icon - Would you trust a quote from Mocha Espresso?
When a rooster opens its mouth(beak) to crow, its ear canals partially shut to protect the bird from deafening itself.
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I think politicians share that trait. It's the only explanation... *Rolling*
🌖 HuntersMoon Author Icon - I make jokes (and seriounesses) at politicians' expense, too, at times.
         If there are any politicians on WdC who would like a chance for rebuttal (or for confirmation), I'd like to hear. Feel free to email me privately.
Now that is self defence.
Legendary biologist Ernst Haeckel originally proposed calling Neanderthals "Homo Stupidus".
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I bet he was a favorite at dinner parties. lol His wife probably didn't tell him about invitations and had to make excuses, saying he was sick "yet again, unfortunately," just to save herself the embarrassment of taking him in public. lol
They didn't come about until roughly 2016 with a large growth in 2024. *Laugh*
After water, we use concrete more than any other substance. We produce around 30 billion tons- 3 metric tons per person on Earth; every single year. At this rate, experts estimate that the amounto of concrete on Earth will exceed the planet's biomass by 2040.
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JACE  Author Icon
Let's see ... I'll be 86 by that time. And since I'm retired now, I think my impact on increasing the concrete levels has been usurped by someone else. Though I wouldn't be averse to an additional lane along I-44 for the truckers to use. *Wink*
woebegone (adjective) [woh-bee-gawn]: 1. woeful 2. exibiting sorrow or misery; being in a sorry state. Remember Lake Woebegone?
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Saturday Word: quack (noun) [kwahk]: 1. the characteristic cry of a duck. 2. A misinformed or dishonest medical practitioner.
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2. RFK Jr. *Rolling*
Penguins have an organ above their eye called the subaorbital gland that strains salt out of the seawater, which they then excrete as brine from their bill.
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I'm sorry. I'm seeing something I wish to ask about for clarity.
         If the organ is above the eye, it would be 'supraorbital' rather than 'suborbital. If the organ is called 'suborbital' it would be below the orbit of the eye.

Reference: The supraorbital crest in so-called 'protohumans' and in "lower primates". Modern humans also have supraorbital crests (ridges above the eyes), but they are not usually very pronounced.
Humble Poet PNG - who? Author Icon - I just reread your newsfeed post and noticed the 'a' --- "subaorbital." It might be a typo thing.

         In any case, I'm fascinated by biology, love animals in general, and our daughter loved penguins specifically. Your post has me anxious to read up more on penguins! *Smile*
Thursday Quote: "Humility is not thinking less of yourself; it's thinking of yourself less."
~ C.S. Lewis
The legendary warrior Attila The Hun is believed to have died of a nosebleed on his wedding night.
Volkswagen's highest selling product is sausage.
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Die beetleschnitzel?
FOTD During the Pompeii eruption, the extreme heat caused some victims' brain tissue to turn to glass.
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Clear thinkers.
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