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How do you tell the sex of an ant?

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  • J Johnny J

    You drop it in water! If it sinks: Girl ant! If it floats: .... :doh: Ba-Tish!

    Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
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    Mark_Wallace
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    That won't work in the US because of their Monty-Pythonesque pronunciation of "buoy" (which makes me chuckle every time I hear it -- especially when it issues forth from the mouths of uniformed-up, important-looking naval ship captains).

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    • J Johnny J

      Of course - why do you think they call it importANT? :doh:

      Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
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      :thumbsup:

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        That won't work in the US because of their Monty-Pythonesque pronunciation of "buoy" (which makes me chuckle every time I hear it -- especially when it issues forth from the mouths of uniformed-up, important-looking naval ship captains).

        I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

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        MarkTJohnson
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        Yes, we call them "boo-ees" but items that float are "boy-ant"

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          Yes, we call them "boo-ees" but items that float are "boy-ant"

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          Mark_Wallace
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          MarkTJohnson wrote:

          Yes, we call them "boo-ees" but items that float are "boy-ant"

          Really? That's a shame, "Boo-ee-ant" would amuse me no end. :( Can't you talk to someone about it?

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          • J Johnny J

            Of course - why do you think they call it importANT? :doh:

            Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
            Anonymous
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            The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
            Winston Churchill, 1944
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            Never argue with a fool. Onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.
            Mark Twain

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            Johnny J. wrote:

            why do you think they call it importANT?

            Because they're foreign?

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            • M MarkTJohnson

              Yes, we call them "boo-ees" but items that float are "boy-ant"

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              PIEBALDconsult
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              MarkTJohnson wrote:

              we call them "boo-ees"

              Except for when we talk about "buoys and gulls".

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              • J Johnny J

                You drop it in water! If it sinks: Girl ant! If it floats: .... :doh: Ba-Tish!

                Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
                Anonymous
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                The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
                Winston Churchill, 1944
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                Never argue with a fool. Onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.
                Mark Twain

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                Amit Joshi CP
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                I use bit different technique: I drop it in water! If SHE sinks: Female ant If HE sinks: Male Ant

                Amit Joshi Value of the value is valued only if its value is valued.

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                • M Mark_Wallace

                  MarkTJohnson wrote:

                  Yes, we call them "boo-ees" but items that float are "boy-ant"

                  Really? That's a shame, "Boo-ee-ant" would amuse me no end. :( Can't you talk to someone about it?

                  I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

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                  MarkTJohnson
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                  I'll get right on that. Hey, Murica, this guy wants us to say Boo-ee-ant!

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                    I'll get right on that. Hey, Murica, this guy wants us to say Boo-ee-ant!

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                    Mark_Wallace
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                    Cheers, Mate.  I'll await the obvious outcome.

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                      Cheers, Mate.  I'll await the obvious outcome.

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                      DRHuff
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                      Please wait in the "foy-er"!

                      If you can't laugh at yourself - ask me and I will do it for you.

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                        Please wait in the "foy-er"!

                        If you can't laugh at yourself - ask me and I will do it for you.

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                        Oh buoy, the puns are getting worse. That one went down like a lead balloon.

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                        • J Johnny J

                          You drop it in water! If it sinks: Girl ant! If it floats: .... :doh: Ba-Tish!

                          Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
                          Anonymous
                          -----
                          The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
                          Winston Churchill, 1944
                          -----
                          Never argue with a fool. Onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.
                          Mark Twain

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                          Sander Rossel
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                          Witch ant?

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                            Witch ant?

                            Best, Sander sanderrossel.com Migrating Applications to the Cloud with Azure arrgh.js - Bringing LINQ to JavaScript Object-Oriented Programming in C# Succinctly

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                            Johnny J
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                            Only the females... :doh:

                            Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
                            Anonymous
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                            The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
                            Winston Churchill, 1944
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                            Never argue with a fool. Onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.
                            Mark Twain

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