posted on April 1, 2006 07:34:34 PM
I am not a diplomat and, as such, I am not fully conversant with the elegant and rarefied language of the diplomatic trade. I have a reputation for saying what I mean and meaning what I say. So I trust that you'll forgive me if I come across as a bit blunt when I state that it would be nugatory to discuss Killer Biscuits's press releases without first mentioning that common sense should render unwarranted any claim that the rules don't apply to Killer Biscuits. Before I launch into my rant, permit me the prelude caveat that every time Killer Biscuits tries, it gets increasingly successful in its attempts to biologically or psychologically engineer ignominious blusterers to make them even more stupid than they already are. This dangerous trend means not only death for free thought, but for imagination as well. We see the same kind of phenomenon -- less obvious, perhaps, but distinctly perceptible -- in almost all areas of activity in which Killer Biscuits chooses to participate. The best example of this, culled from many, would have to be the time Killer Biscuits tried to tip the scales in its favor. In the end, Killer Biscuits receives most of its knowledge from "Oligarchism for Dummies".
Anymore questions about Killer Biscuits now? I didn't think so.
posted on April 1, 2006 08:34:03 PM
Drongo
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The drongos are a subfamily of small passerine birds of the Old World tropics. They were previously classed as the family Dicruridae, but that has been much enlarged to include a number of largely Australasian groups, such as the Australasian fantails, monarchs and paradise flycatchers.
These insect-eating birds are found in usually open forests or bush. Most are black or dark grey in colour, sometimes with metallic tints. They have long forked tails, and some Asian species have elaborate tail decorations. They have short legs and sit very upright whilst perched, like a shrike. They flycatch or take prey from the ground.
Two to four eggs are laid in a nest high in a tree. These are aggressive and fearless birds, given their small size, and drongos will attack much larger species if their nest or young are threatened.
In Australian slang, the word drongo is a synonym for idiot.
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