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I agree with horshamhobo, if only because the answer is a whole number: 24 out of every 25 seeds will germinate. 5 out of every 6 germinated seeds grow into plants. 5 out of every 6 is 20 out of every 24 So 20 out of every 25 seeds becomes a plant. That's 80% of the original 14000, or...

That's a bit arrogant isn't it? :o :o :o I thought pride was a sin in your religion.

What is it with you humans? Why do you really care two pins whether I exist or not - because I can tell you that I certainly don't care two pins whether you continue to exist or not. You're not the only vaguely intelligent form of life in my universe you know. I made the thing as an...

You presume wrong: http://www.diynot.com/forums/general-discussion/barrstards.346145/page-2#2598373 Unless, that is, you meant religious in this context: '- the most religious moment of our lives, of which all other mystical kicks are mere translations." Although in my opinion that...

Oddly enough, I can relate to that - but in a different context. :) :) :) Maybe you can relate to this: Sounds remarkably similar doesn't it. I wonder what a psychologist would have to say. :?: :?: :?:

Sad but essentially true. :( :( :(

MALE V FEMALE ON A DATE ********************** MALE PROCEDURE: 1. Get best suit out of wardrobe. 2. Discover that the waistband has shrunk three inches since you last wore it. :? :? :? 3. Rush out to 24 hour supermarket for a new one. Not bad at £39.99p. :D :D :D 4...

That's an observable fact but it tells us more about homo sapiens than it does about the origins of the universe. An alien observer would no doubt find it interesting - and maybe even amusing. :) :) :) PS: No explanation of my first point then? But don't worry about it; I wasn't really...

(My italics) No argument there. So explain, if you can, why so many of you (religious) types have put so much effort over the centuries into trying to deprive the rest of us of one of them? :evil: :evil: :evil: PS: For what it's worth, I could come up with a half-decent theory - but it...

Alternatively, a pair of xxxxxxxx's who were smart enough to sneak off and mate somewhere out of sight of the biggest, fittest, healthiest xxxxxxx might just come out on top. :idea: :idea: :idea: I thought that was the accepted theory. Evolution proceeds by a series of mistakes. Most...

Yorath: You obviously replied a touch hastily.

Oops, oops and thrice oops! :oops: :oops: :oops: You're quite right. I guess it was just too good a comedy opportunity to turn down. :) :) :)

I thought Samson was famous for bringing a temple down by pushing two pillars apart so maybe he was a structural engineer. :idea: :idea: :idea:

A lion against an unarmed human? It's no contest really, not out in the open. It's a problem our ancient ancestors had to face when they ventured out onto the plains. Basically, we were cat food. :shock: :shock: :shock: Having said that, there's something in a lion's mentality that...

I don't know whether anybody's told you this but, in this country at least, the rule of law takes priority over the word of God - or any other supernatural entity she might try to call as a witness. :) :) :) That's always been a problem - but isn't that why we have twelve of them? Better...

If I read your post right, as in "What does ... mean", those three dots aren't parentheses; they're an ellipsis. It's used in formal writing to show that something has been omitted from a quote, usually because the quote would otherwise be too long and the omitted material wasn't relevant...

You wake up in the middle of the night. It's dark; so dark that you can't make out the shadowy figure of an intruder in your bedroom. Maybe you're still half asleep too. You live in a country where violence is commonplace and burglars regularly carry knives or guns or both. This is no time...

If my memory is correct, when the decision was originally made to abolish capital punishment, we were informed that it would be replaced by life imprisonment. If only that were true. :( :( :(

What's more, if taken to its logical conclusion (as per the movies), that kind of lazy justice where you let a penal institution run itself leads to the worst offenders effectively getting the lightest sentences. When they were on the outside they tortured and killed for fun. :twisted...

southpaw: Sometimes one utters things hastily, provoking angry warmongering