Miracles of Evolutionary Biology
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The natural rivalry between dolphins and unicorns has been well documented in scientific journals, and many know of the aggressive and vengeful nature of the so-called unicorn of the sea, the narwhal. But what happens when the twain meet?
Am I missing the point?
posted by dhartung at 6:03 PM on June 4, 2007 [1 favorite]
posted by dhartung at 6:03 PM on June 4, 2007 [1 favorite]
I didna watch the video, but is it not similar to when matter and antimatter meet? Something like a flash and a bang and they both disappear in a cloud of smoke?
Wait. That might be Siegfried and Roy.
posted by exlotuseater at 6:04 PM on June 4, 2007
Wait. That might be Siegfried and Roy.
posted by exlotuseater at 6:04 PM on June 4, 2007
If anyone is wondering, the narwhal really exists. There just seems to be a lot of cartoons in this thread.
posted by fire&wings at 6:22 PM on June 4, 2007
posted by fire&wings at 6:22 PM on June 4, 2007
This post rules and Krrrlson is a legend among Slavs!
posted by East Manitoba Regional Junior Kabaddi Champion '94 at 6:22 PM on June 4, 2007
posted by East Manitoba Regional Junior Kabaddi Champion '94 at 6:22 PM on June 4, 2007
Zomgs, that video was awesome! Narwhales with laser eyes, unicorns summoning untold magical forces. Epic battles mixed with humor!
I never imagined what conflict between these two kinds of beast might be like, much less armies of each. I think I don't need to anymore.
posted by Mister Cheese at 6:22 PM on June 4, 2007
I never imagined what conflict between these two kinds of beast might be like, much less armies of each. I think I don't need to anymore.
posted by Mister Cheese at 6:22 PM on June 4, 2007
That cartoon is glorious.
posted by Sticherbeast at 7:18 PM on June 4, 2007
posted by Sticherbeast at 7:18 PM on June 4, 2007
But what happens when the twain meet?
There's a twain wreck, silly.
posted by SPrintF at 7:22 PM on June 4, 2007 [8 favorites]
There's a twain wreck, silly.
posted by SPrintF at 7:22 PM on June 4, 2007 [8 favorites]
Here's another cartoon. youtube. South Park.
If I Could Swim with the Dolphins!
posted by longsleeves at 7:35 PM on June 4, 2007
If I Could Swim with the Dolphins!
posted by longsleeves at 7:35 PM on June 4, 2007
"ah, crap."
posted by boo_radley at 7:42 PM on June 4, 2007
posted by boo_radley at 7:42 PM on June 4, 2007
Oh my! I have the narwhal playset in my cube! I impale the narwhal's enemies (especially the koala) daily. Great fun. I got mine in Seattle at the best toy store ever, Archie McPhee's.
posted by fieldtrip at 8:49 PM on June 4, 2007
posted by fieldtrip at 8:49 PM on June 4, 2007
narwhal is one of very few animals that start with "n". there's also something called a nilgai.
posted by bruce at 8:55 PM on June 4, 2007
posted by bruce at 8:55 PM on June 4, 2007
Narwhals would win that battle because they're, uh, real. [I also have the Avenging Narwhal. Best thing about my trip to Seattle.]
posted by lunalaguna at 8:58 PM on June 4, 2007
posted by lunalaguna at 8:58 PM on June 4, 2007
bruce: also the nant. Whom we have many things to thank for. Thanks, nants. thnants.
posted by boo_radley at 9:10 PM on June 4, 2007
posted by boo_radley at 9:10 PM on June 4, 2007
Nice post. I really like that youtube video. And the avenging narwhal is awesome.
posted by pombe at 9:15 PM on June 4, 2007
posted by pombe at 9:15 PM on June 4, 2007
Can I get that first link on a really tight girly-fit t-shirt? That would be great.
posted by peep at 9:48 PM on June 4, 2007
posted by peep at 9:48 PM on June 4, 2007
narwhal is one of very few animals that start with "n". there's also something called a nilgai.
This is really shaking me to my core. I can't believe I never noticed this before. What happened to all the "n" animals?
posted by Kraftmatic Adjustable Cheese at 10:02 PM on June 4, 2007
This is really shaking me to my core. I can't believe I never noticed this before. What happened to all the "n" animals?
posted by Kraftmatic Adjustable Cheese at 10:02 PM on June 4, 2007
That cartoon right there is a whole pantsload of awesome. "Or have the Gods sent a plague upon your cellphone?" Heh.
posted by LeeJay at 10:32 PM on June 4, 2007
posted by LeeJay at 10:32 PM on June 4, 2007
What happened to all the "n" animals?
Nautilus and the newt. But I can't think of any others.
posted by YoBananaBoy at 11:19 PM on June 4, 2007
Nautilus and the newt. But I can't think of any others.
posted by YoBananaBoy at 11:19 PM on June 4, 2007
narwhal, nilgai (fancy pants name for a kind of antelope in India)
nematode
Huh. I think you're onto something.
posted by porpoise at 11:46 PM on June 4, 2007
nematode
Huh. I think you're onto something.
posted by porpoise at 11:46 PM on June 4, 2007
another "n" animal: i was in a furniture store and saw something called "nubuck". then there's the mysterious "nauga" which has given so much of its hide, but which i have never seen on a restaurant menu.
posted by bruce at 12:57 AM on June 5, 2007
posted by bruce at 12:57 AM on June 5, 2007
That movie was great. Damn those talented CalArts kids!
posted by soundofsuburbia at 1:27 AM on June 5, 2007
posted by soundofsuburbia at 1:27 AM on June 5, 2007
Great action figures. I will have to get them for my daughter.
I'm still waiting for some 'My Dinner with Andre' action figures, though.
posted by MtDewd at 5:16 AM on June 5, 2007
I'm still waiting for some 'My Dinner with Andre' action figures, though.
posted by MtDewd at 5:16 AM on June 5, 2007
There's the nutria.
As for the rest, I think Noah figured he had enough animals to represent the letter N and he left the rest behind. By the time he got to X (Xantus) and Z (Zebra and Zorilla) he was just worn out.
posted by onhazier at 6:24 AM on June 5, 2007
As for the rest, I think Noah figured he had enough animals to represent the letter N and he left the rest behind. By the time he got to X (Xantus) and Z (Zebra and Zorilla) he was just worn out.
posted by onhazier at 6:24 AM on June 5, 2007
New World monkeys.
And how can we forget Great Morgenstern's Nasobame (Nasobema lyricum)?
Along on its proboscis
there goes the nasobame
accompanied by its young one.
It is not found in Brehm
It is not found in Meyer
Nor in the Brockhaus anywhere.
'Twas only through my lyre
we know it had been there.
Thenceforth on its probosces
(above I've said the same)
accompanied by its offspring
there goes the nasobame.
BTW, have you ever noticed that very few drugs begin with the letter 'J'?
posted by Slithy_Tove at 7:08 AM on June 5, 2007
And how can we forget Great Morgenstern's Nasobame (Nasobema lyricum)?
Along on its proboscis
there goes the nasobame
accompanied by its young one.
It is not found in Brehm
It is not found in Meyer
Nor in the Brockhaus anywhere.
'Twas only through my lyre
we know it had been there.
Thenceforth on its probosces
(above I've said the same)
accompanied by its offspring
there goes the nasobame.
BTW, have you ever noticed that very few drugs begin with the letter 'J'?
posted by Slithy_Tove at 7:08 AM on June 5, 2007
The Smithsonian Museum of Natural History has a narwhal tusk, and I was able to fondle it once. Quite impressive.
posted by MrMoonPie at 8:29 AM on June 5, 2007
posted by MrMoonPie at 8:29 AM on June 5, 2007
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