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Dear Wingate,
You rightly say white ants eat from the inside, often leaving a deceptive outer shell.
Hmm... you asked for a creature that attacks something from the outside first....
Well ... How About.... The... WOODPECKER !
Now just imagine what happens if white ants have been eating away unseen at something, from the inside... and then, along come a hoard of woodpeckers and start chipping away at the outside!!!
Have a Good Day,
David Morgan.
Thank you David for that enlightenment. However, white ants do not play a part in the picture. Termites are the main players.
Michael Klimek has an interesting perspective on the transition of medicine from then to now:
DOCTORS KILL MORE THAN GUNS AND AUTO ACCIDENTS
Medicine Throughout the Ages...
0001 AD - Here, eat this root.
1000 AD - That root is heathen. Here, say this prayer.
1850 AD - That prayer is superstition. Here, swallow this potion.
1940 AD - That potion is snake oil. Here, swallow this pill.
1985 AD - That pill is ineffective. Here, take this antibiotic.
2000 AD - That antibiotic is dangerous. Here, eat this root.
In the state of victoria, crossbows are legal and can be bought over the counter without any licence or identification and by anybody.
Victorians should be warned not to take them interstate, but they arent
Janny
"30 ways to change your life."
Number 24 - Start your own political party
Unhappy with the folk running the show? Stop complaining and begin your own political party. Recent history tells us the fastest way of becoming the founder of a political party is to join an existing party, become disaffected or get kicked out and take your supporters with you. Talk to Pauline Hanson, Don Chipp, and any old DLP members who aren't six feet under. Hard to raise funds for the new movement? Say a few outrageous things and get the media involved; supporters will flock to you. But don't stay awake at night planning how you'll redecorate the Lodge; recent experience shows you're likely to be little more than a flea on the elephant.
Ouch!.. says Wingate.
Felo says…My new year resolution for Australia is to stop the privatisation of our public utilities and to get the Alliance off to a flying start.
Owen says…If there was something I wanted for our country it would be to give innocence back to our children.
Chrissy says…Shut all the schools and turn them into pubs… If that fails, world peace would do fine.
We all do it.
We all enjoy it.
We all live for it.
We all just can't stop the urge.
We all gossip.
A man in Denmark was in the bath and had consumed a large amount of alcohol. He reached for the phone and rang emergency. The drunken sailor told the operator that he was the captain of a ship and it was sinking. They fined him $2000.
Moral? Don't drink and bathe.
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