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How do you tell the sex of an ant?

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  • M Mark_Wallace

    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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    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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      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
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        Johnny J. wrote:

        why do you think they call it importANT?

        Because they're foreign?

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          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
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            The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
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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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              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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                • M Mark_Wallace

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

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

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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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                  • D DRHuff

                    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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                    Mark_Wallace
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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
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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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                      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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                        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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