Comments on: The 6 Most Frequently Quoted Bullshit Animal Facts http://www.neatorama.com/2009/09/03/the-6-most-frequently-quoted-bullshit-animal-facts/ The Neat Side of the Web Thu, 16 Feb 2012 19:30:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: at work http://www.neatorama.com/2009/09/03/the-6-most-frequently-quoted-bullshit-animal-facts/comment-page-1/#comment-1863385 at work Mon, 28 Sep 2009 20:38:55 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/09/03/the-6-most-frequently-quoted-bullshit-animal-facts/#comment-1863385 Stop with the s-bombs! This is one of the few websites that is both SFW and actually interesting! Stop with the s-bombs! This is one of the few websites that is both SFW and actually interesting!

]]> By: ted http://www.neatorama.com/2009/09/03/the-6-most-frequently-quoted-bullshit-animal-facts/comment-page-1/#comment-1853684 ted Sat, 05 Sep 2009 03:55:31 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/09/03/the-6-most-frequently-quoted-bullshit-animal-facts/#comment-1853684 Suprised by the inappropriate language in the title. It is odd to see that at Neatorama. Not surprised that it's from Cracked, since half the articles are usually swears. Suprised by the inappropriate language in the title. It is odd to see that at Neatorama. Not surprised that it’s from Cracked, since half the articles are usually swears.

]]> By: Johnny Cat http://www.neatorama.com/2009/09/03/the-6-most-frequently-quoted-bullshit-animal-facts/comment-page-1/#comment-1853481 Johnny Cat Fri, 04 Sep 2009 15:50:03 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/09/03/the-6-most-frequently-quoted-bullshit-animal-facts/#comment-1853481 I'd never even heard of the bee thing before. I’d never even heard of the bee thing before.

]]> By: Justin http://www.neatorama.com/2009/09/03/the-6-most-frequently-quoted-bullshit-animal-facts/comment-page-1/#comment-1853470 Justin Fri, 04 Sep 2009 15:17:25 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/09/03/the-6-most-frequently-quoted-bullshit-animal-facts/#comment-1853470 There are in fact several species of chameleons that do change their colors to blend in with the environment. In fact there are a bunch of other animals who do change their color to blend in with their environment like certain species of octopus. While everything else on their list seems to check out, I am surprised that cracked.com didn't even bother to do the most basic of research on their number one pick. @baro: I think that picture is from the movie "Dude Where's my Car?". There are in fact several species of chameleons that do change their colors to blend in with the environment.

In fact there are a bunch of other animals who do change their color to blend in with their environment like certain species of octopus.

While everything else on their list seems to check out, I am surprised that cracked.com didn’t even bother to do the most basic of research on their number one pick.

@baro:
I think that picture is from the movie “Dude Where’s my Car?”.

]]> By: Gail Pink http://www.neatorama.com/2009/09/03/the-6-most-frequently-quoted-bullshit-animal-facts/comment-page-1/#comment-1853462 Gail Pink Fri, 04 Sep 2009 14:56:51 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/09/03/the-6-most-frequently-quoted-bullshit-animal-facts/#comment-1853462 This was a fun article (especially loved the Piranah story). I could spend <I>days</I> on Cracked. This was a fun article (especially loved the Piranah story). I could spend days on Cracked.

]]> By: ghost http://www.neatorama.com/2009/09/03/the-6-most-frequently-quoted-bullshit-animal-facts/comment-page-1/#comment-1853383 ghost Fri, 04 Sep 2009 12:52:26 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/09/03/the-6-most-frequently-quoted-bullshit-animal-facts/#comment-1853383 I had a veiled chameleon for a roommate for several years until he passed away. That species of chameleon changed their color only for mood and temperature not for camouflage. There may well be other species that can change color for camouflage but I’m not aware of them. I had a veiled chameleon for a roommate for several years until he passed away. That species of chameleon changed their color only for mood and temperature not for camouflage. There may well be other species that can change color for camouflage but I’m not aware of them.

]]> By: Baro http://www.neatorama.com/2009/09/03/the-6-most-frequently-quoted-bullshit-animal-facts/comment-page-1/#comment-1853325 Baro Fri, 04 Sep 2009 11:47:10 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/09/03/the-6-most-frequently-quoted-bullshit-animal-facts/#comment-1853325 Also, the ostrich-emu picture has teeth. That's obviously photoshopped, as birds do not have teeth as far as I know. They just searched ostrich in google images. http://images.google.com/images?hl=es&source=hp&q=ostrich&btnG=Buscar+im%C3%A1genes&gbv=2&aq=f&oq= Also, the ostrich-emu picture has teeth. That’s obviously photoshopped, as birds do not have teeth as far as I know. They just searched ostrich in google images.

http://images.google.com/images?hl=es&source=hp&q=ostrich&btnG=Buscar+ im%C3%A1genes&gbv=2&aq=f&oq=

]]> By: felixthecat http://www.neatorama.com/2009/09/03/the-6-most-frequently-quoted-bullshit-animal-facts/comment-page-1/#comment-1853310 felixthecat Fri, 04 Sep 2009 10:49:20 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/09/03/the-6-most-frequently-quoted-bullshit-animal-facts/#comment-1853310 @ trvllr Cracked's articles are seldom well-researched. Even when large and obvious mistakes are pointed out by many commenters, they will actually defend the mistakes, no matter how glaring, as "license" or as unintentionally humourous. @ trvllr

Cracked’s articles are seldom well-researched. Even when large and obvious mistakes are pointed out by many commenters, they will actually defend the mistakes, no matter how glaring, as “license” or as unintentionally humourous.

]]> By: felixthecat http://www.neatorama.com/2009/09/03/the-6-most-frequently-quoted-bullshit-animal-facts/comment-page-1/#comment-1853309 felixthecat Fri, 04 Sep 2009 10:47:02 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/09/03/the-6-most-frequently-quoted-bullshit-animal-facts/#comment-1853309 At Metis We had better get used to it. Looks like there is more to come. I was a bit surprised as well. Neatorama does not have to go this route. At Metis

We had better get used to it. Looks like there is more to come. I was a bit surprised as well. Neatorama does not have to go this route.

]]> By: trvllr http://www.neatorama.com/2009/09/03/the-6-most-frequently-quoted-bullshit-animal-facts/comment-page-1/#comment-1853270 trvllr Fri, 04 Sep 2009 08:48:09 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/09/03/the-6-most-frequently-quoted-bullshit-animal-facts/#comment-1853270 Nice article, but not very well researched. - The chameleon claim is wrong. They do change color according to their environment (I've seen it several times in real life). That doesn't necessarily mean, that they don't communicate emotion in that way as well. - Second: The picture shows an emu not an ostrich. - Third: The bumblebee-picture actually shows bees, which are even harder to confuse that emus an ostriches. Nice article, but not very well researched.

- The chameleon claim is wrong. They do change color according to their environment (I’ve seen it several times in real life). That doesn’t necessarily mean, that they don’t communicate emotion in that way as well.

- Second: The picture shows an emu not an ostrich.

- Third: The bumblebee-picture actually shows bees, which are even harder to confuse that emus an ostriches.

]]> By: Alex http://www.neatorama.com/2009/09/03/the-6-most-frequently-quoted-bullshit-animal-facts/comment-page-1/#comment-1853228 Alex Fri, 04 Sep 2009 06:12:16 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/09/03/the-6-most-frequently-quoted-bullshit-animal-facts/#comment-1853228 I'm in awe of Cracked - they've managed to grow extremely large in a very, very short period of time. I’m in awe of Cracked – they’ve managed to grow extremely large in a very, very short period of time.

]]> By: Metis http://www.neatorama.com/2009/09/03/the-6-most-frequently-quoted-bullshit-animal-facts/comment-page-1/#comment-1853220 Metis Fri, 04 Sep 2009 05:25:24 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/09/03/the-6-most-frequently-quoted-bullshit-animal-facts/#comment-1853220 Haha. Looks like my first comment was flagged for inappropriate language. Haha. Looks like my first comment was flagged for inappropriate language.

]]> By: Metis http://www.neatorama.com/2009/09/03/the-6-most-frequently-quoted-bullshit-animal-facts/comment-page-1/#comment-1853219 Metis Fri, 04 Sep 2009 05:23:34 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/09/03/the-6-most-frequently-quoted-bullshit-animal-facts/#comment-1853219 While I agree that Cracked's articles are usually interesting, they ARE Cracked's. This makes quite a few that the queuebot has let through. Not to mention I didn't neatorama was the type of site to use the word "bullshit". While I agree that Cracked’s articles are usually interesting, they ARE Cracked’s. This makes quite a few that the queuebot has let through. Not to mention I didn’t neatorama was the type of site to use the word “bullshit”.

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