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Topic Started: Dec 25 2006, 06:23 PM (1,503 Views)
Thalia
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But there's the rub! Eight toed sloths aren't slothful at all! They're so active, their hearts eventually beat too fast and they die!

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Michel
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Which is why we should save them as soon as possible!
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Edwardted
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What do you mean theres the rub.

and if it wasn't slothful why is it called a sloth.
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Thalia
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It's a quote, stupid. And they're called sloths because they are of the same Genus as slothful sloths, but are not actually slothful.

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Well thats stupid. why classify something as a sloth if its not slothful? the scientists or whoever handle the genus stuffs should either change the eight toed sloth's name or change the definition of slothful.
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Thalia
Jan 14 2007, 06:04 AM
It's a quote, stupid.

As moderation, I should warn you for flaming. Tsk tsk...
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Thalia
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That wasn't flaming. Do you want me to apologize anyway?

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Not really, it doesn't matter too much, as it's really only the first time.
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Michel is moderation? Since when?
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Since a bit ago. Where have you been?
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The fact that eight-toed sloths are considered sloths has nothing to do with the fact that they are slothful, but that they look like sloths. On another note, hello, as I just registered today.
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Let me guess....Peter? But eight toed sloths don't even look like sloths, they look like large chipmunks with eight toes.
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Jan 14 2007, 09:09 PM
Since a bit ago. Where have you been?

Um. I was lost in deep thought. =)

Since when did scientists classify things on appearance.
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Since BCE, when early scientists classified organisms on if they flew, where they lived, etc.
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I want to thank you, Michel, for using BCE, rather than BC. That's one of my pet peeves, there are all these people who don't believe in Christ, and then they teach you BC in school, in the media, even (at points) in Hebrew School.

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