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2007-10-09 -Short Attention Span Theater-

Strange but True: The Largest Organism on Earth Is a Fungus

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Posted by anonymous5089 2007-10-09 10:09|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 oOne of the greatest pleasures on the net are the words "It's old." Notwithstanding that, it is an awesome story.

Just a slight nit-pick: when did the word "ginormous" become ok to use? They actually use that word in the article, and it isn't from a quote. I HATE neologisms.

Posted by Mark E. 2007-10-09 11:40|| 2007-10-09 11:40|| Front Page Top

#2 Aaaaahhh! It's the Blob!

Posted by Mike 2007-10-09 12:39|| 2007-10-09 12:39|| Front Page Top

#3 #2 Aaaaahhh! It's the Blob!

Nonsense, it's just a fungus. THIS is the blob (or a shoggoth, perhaps).

Posted by anonymous5089 2007-10-09 12:48|| 2007-10-09 12:48|| Front Page Top

#4 Kill it or tax it.

Posted by wxjames 2007-10-09 15:47|| 2007-10-09 15:47|| Front Page Top

#5 There's a fungus among us.

COME ON, SOMEBODY HAD TO SAY IT.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-10-09 15:55|| 2007-10-09 15:55|| Front Page Top

#6 From a5089's link:

The mass is too big to be a whale skin and does not have the right texture or smell, she said.

I really, really do not want to know how she's so sure of that.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-10-09 15:58|| 2007-10-09 15:58|| Front Page Top

#7 So they're saying all liberals are connected into a single organism somehow?

Posted by jds 2007-10-09 16:07|| 2007-10-09 16:07|| Front Page Top

#8 There's a fungus amungus.

Posted by mcsegeek1 2007-10-09 18:49|| 2007-10-09 18:49|| Front Page Top

#9 But does it go good on steak?

Posted by DarthVader">DarthVader 2007-10-09 20:08|| 2007-10-09 20:08|| Front Page Top

#10 sounds like an Air America affiliate

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2007-10-09 20:36|| 2007-10-09 20:36|| Front Page Top

#11 Another old [but still fun] artiikle > goes to show why some Netters are complaining the Net has been running low/empty on news since last week.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2007-10-09 21:55|| 2007-10-09 21:55|| Front Page Top

#12 I thought it was that kangaroo pouch thing growing out of Rosie O'Donnel's front......

Posted by Broadhead6 2007-10-09 22:00|| 2007-10-09 22:00|| Front Page Top

#13 Ewwwwwwwww ...

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