sauder@nbs-amrf.UUCP (Jeff Sauder) (02/05/86)
Not having seen too much discussion on net.rumor in the last month
or so, I am still unsure as to whether I am posting this to the
correct category. Sure, what I heard is a rumor, but is this group
for certain kinds of rumors? Anyway, the rumor I heard is that one
can cause a seagull to explode by throwing alka seltzer in the air
and having the gull swoop down and eat the alka seltzer. The
reasoning behind this is the following: seagulls' stomachs do not
allow for the release of gas (belching), thus anything that
releases air bubbles will swell the stomach to the point where it
bursts. Now don't tell me I'm gross and don't tell me to go out
and try this, and then report back to the net.
--
Jeff Sauder {seismo,umcp-cs}!nbs-amrf!sauderbeguelin@sigi.UUCP (Adam Beguelin) (02/06/86)
I have a freind who resides in Boca Raton FL and he claims to have done this as a child. He claims that it works. (He says that it was quite amusing at the time.) However I don't think it probably would be a good idea if you want to stay out of trouble with the Humane Society. Adam Beguelin Univ. of Colorado beguelin@boulder boulder!beguelin
dipirro@amber.DEC (I'm not overweight. I'm just too short.) (02/07/86)
>Not having seen too much discussion on net.rumor in the last month >or so, I am still unsure as to whether I am posting this to the >correct category. Sure, what I heard is a rumor, but is this group >for certain kinds of rumors? Anyway, the rumor I heard is that one >can cause a seagull to explode by throwing alka seltzer in the air >and having the gull swoop down and eat the alka seltzer. The >reasoning behind this is the following: seagulls' stomachs do not >allow for the release of gas (belching), thus anything that >releases air bubbles will swell the stomach to the point where it >bursts. Now don't tell me I'm gross and don't tell me to go out >and try this, and then report back to the net. I heard this rumor years ago. In fact, I know some people that claim to have tried this and that it works (they wish to remain nameless due to the $50 fine for killing seagulls). I am still skeptical though. If it was that easy, seagulls probably would have evolved some alka seltzer defense system. However, I have noticed many seagull carcasses on the local beaches recently which look as though they have been exploded from within. I've also been told that if humans eat nothing but dried fruit for a month and then drink a tall glass of water, then humans will explode. I also know some people that look as though they've tried this, but it didn't quite work. Steve DiPirro Digital Equipment Corp.
david@ukma.UUCP (David Herron, NPR Lover) (02/08/86)
In article <130@nbs-amrf.UUCP> sauder@nbs-amrf.UUCP (Jeff Sauder) writes: > > seagull to explode by throwing alka seltzer in the air >and having the gull swoop down and eat the alka seltzer. Hhmmmm.... this reminds me of something some friends and I did at a summer camp looooong ago. We were out in the country, in a field which was lit by a lamp up on a telephone pole. We could see these bats flying around the pole ya see. And we had this package of bread. So we started throwing pieces of bread up in the air and the bats would dive down to catch them. That continued for awhile then we thought of throwing gravel in the air and seeing what happened. Well, the bats didn't continue diving for very long..... -- David Herron, cbosgd!ukma!david, david@UKMA.BITNET, david@uky.csnet. ^ Notice new and improved address---| "'New and improved' is a misnomer" -- David Herron, 1986
wjr@frog.UUCP (STella Calvert) (02/10/86)
In article <130@nbs-amrf.UUCP> sauder@nbs-amrf.UUCP (Jeff Sauder) writes: >can cause a seagull to explode by throwing alka seltzer in the air Don't know about seagulls. However, a long time ago, the university I was living near had a higher penalty for molesting (chasing, teasing) the DUCKS than for raping the female students (university regulations, the state and city laws were reasonable.) I also had a small hoard of Fizzies (a tablet that made carbonated beverages when you plopped them in water -- do they still make Fizzies? I haven't seen 'em in years). And I am _certain_ that ducks can belch. Depending on the flavor of Fizzie, they burp in a variety of different colors. As funny as the time a Catholic friend of mine was playing priest with some of the other neighborhood Catholics, and used Fizzies for hosts. And if you're out there, Linda, thanks for discovering Fizzies! (Another good use for Fizzies is to make a bottle of dummy pills if you have a roommate that swipes your painkillers to get high. Alkaseltzers just aren't as pretty. Sigh!) About seagulls, I half-remember that they feed their kids by bleching up slightly-used fish. Which implies that they can too belch. But I won't take the chance of killing a gull to satisfy my curiosity. If I'd heard this rumor, I'd've been afraid to provide the Fizzies to the duck molesters. So thanks for not telling me until now! BTW, I'm heard it's now equally illegal to molest ducks and rape co-eds on that campus. Equality, ain't it wunnerful? STella Calvert Every man and every woman is a star. Guest on: ...!decvax!frog!wjr
carl@proper.UUCP (Carl Greenberg) (02/11/86)
I never could get them to eat enough Alka Seltzer back when I went to Wood Middle School in Alameda.. We had a great time trying to get them to explode, too... I remember all the talk about salting slugs- so I helped my friend's little brother celebrate "be cruel to snails week" and salted them... Didn't do a heck of a lot, tho. You had any luck with other creatures? Firecrackers are getting weaker with faster fuses every year, don't make very good bombs nowadays. M-80's cost too much.. Maybe we should find various ways of exploding the merchandise in a pet store and then digitise our findings to the net :-)! Anyone ever toss Alka Seltzer in a fish tank? Carl Greenberg P.S. Snorting Alka Seltzer was kind of "in" at the time there, too...
pmw@psueea.UUCP (Patrick Walsh) (02/14/86)
the shuttle jokes were in so much better taste :-) don't you think so
bangs@h-sc1.UUCP (alex bangs) (02/14/86)
***
Another cute animal trick you can do with cats:
There is a thing called spray catnip. Spray it on your cat's tail and which
her run in circles (yes I did this, but when I was young and didn't know
better). Or even better the time I sprayed the cat repellant on the cat box.
(didn't get much effect). (Send all SPCA flames to /dev/null).
(P.S. I love cats [really!] )
--
Alex L. Bangs Harvard University net: bangs@h-sc4.UUCP
bangs@h-sc4.HARVARD.EDUweemba@brahms.BERKELEY.EDU (Matthew P. Wiener) (02/14/86)
In article <130@nbs-amrf.UUCP> sauder@nbs-amrf.UUCP (Jeff Sauder) writes: > Anyway, the rumor I heard is that one >can cause a seagull to explode by throwing alka seltzer in the air >and having the gull swoop down and eat the alka seltzer. The >reasoning behind this is the following: seagulls' stomachs do not >allow for the release of gas (belching), thus anything that >releases air bubbles will swell the stomach to the point where it >bursts. Now don't tell me I'm gross and don't tell me to go out >and try this, and then report back to the net. You're gross and go try it and report back to the net, please! For example, mosquitos have no mechanism to stop drinking your blood, except by pulling out. If you prevent the latter by tightening your skin so as to trap the mosquito's probicis, the little creature will keep sucking until it blows up. This is not a rumor. This is a gross experiment I used to do all the time as a little kid and am now reporting to the net years later. If I can do it, so can you! This is net.rumor, so I'll mention before anyone tries the above, that I've heard that mosquitos can spread AIDS. ucbvax!brahms!weemba Matthew P Wiener/UCB Math Dept/Berkeley CA 94720
mwtilden@watmath.UUCP (M.W. Tilden, Hardware) (02/16/86)
In article <942@h-sc1.UUCP> bangs@h-sc1.UUCP (alex bangs) writes: >*** >(P.S. I love cats [really!] ) >-- Me too, but it's so hard to find a restaurant that cooks them properly... MT.
oyster@uwmacc.UUCP (Vicious Oyster) (02/18/86)
<An Alka Seltzer for the line-eater> >Don't know about seagulls. However, a long time ago, the university I >was living near had a higher penalty for molesting (chasing, teasing) >the DUCKS than for raping the female students (university regulations, >the state and city laws were reasonable.)... >BTW, I'm heard it's now equally illegal to molest ducks and rape >co-eds on that campus. Equality, ain't it wunnerful? > At the university I'm living near, it's illegal to molest women, and the same women who are protected by the law molest the ducks. It seems some of them (the women, not the ducks) try to force human sexual values on the ducks, by trying to prevent nature from taking it's course. "Look!" they cry, "That evil male duck is raping the innocent yet superior female duck! Stop him!" I'm still amazed at what one can find on a campus filled with supposedly intelligent people...
m1b@rayssd.UUCP (M. Joseph Barone) (02/19/86)
> However, I have noticed many seagull carcasses on the local beaches recently > which look as though they have been exploded from within. > > Steve DiPirro > Digital Equipment Corp. That's not from Alka Seltzer, though; this can only portend that the aliens from the movie 'Alien' are real and are invading Earth. But remember, this is still just a rumor. Joe Barone, {allegra, decvax!brunix, linus, ccice5}!rayssd!m1b Raytheon Co, Submarine Signal Div., 1847 West Main Rd, Portsmouth, RI 02871
carl@proper.UUCP (Carl Greenberg) (02/20/86)
In article <640@frog.UUCP> wjr@x.UUCP (STella Calvert) writes: >In article <130@nbs-amrf.UUCP> sauder@nbs-amrf.UUCP (Jeff Sauder) writes: >>can cause a seagull to explode by throwing alka seltzer in the air > >About seagulls, I half-remember that they feed their kids by bleching >up slightly-used fish. Which implies that they can too belch. The day I discover I can vacate my digestive tract by drinking a can of Coke, I'm gonna digitise the result and send it to you in net mail. >BTW, I'm heard it's now equally illegal to molest ducks and rape >co-eds on that campus. Equality, ain't it wunnerful? I don't know. Which has a higher priority, molesting ducks or raping co-eds? Carl Greenberg