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Post by Ritzie/Admin on Oct 20, 2004 0:06:02 GMT -8
Here I recieved a e-mail from someone from Turkey, that thought that "Mongolian" gerbils were gerbils with Down Syndrome!!!!  Strange! Isn't it? |
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Post by j on Oct 20, 2004 0:16:56 GMT -8
LOL. What an idiot.
Scary to think that guy is actually a doctor somewhere.
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Post by andrea on Oct 20, 2004 0:18:31 GMT -8
What???. How strange, be careful its not a random virus email.
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Post by dapple on Oct 20, 2004 0:49:00 GMT -8
Perhaps maybe their English is just that bad? Odd to say the least
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Post by lol on Oct 20, 2004 4:34:52 GMT -8
lol ok I googled "mongolian" out of curiosity. Apparently "Mongolian" is a slang term for retarded/down syndrome because Mongol or Mongolian people (er never heard of them..but ok) supposedly look like they have downsyndrome because of their eyes or something.. So guess they use that slang term "mongolian" wherever he's from and he heard of a "mongolian gerbil" and assumed we're all here breeding and keeping retarded gerbils as pets. Pfft. He should've looked at pics. Theres nothing retarded about how they look. |
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Post by doomgerbiluk on Oct 20, 2004 7:39:39 GMT -8
true
mongols or downs syndrome individuals have a chromosone problem
how strange that someoen might make such a mistake
a wind-up maybe??
The phrase mongol for people with the syndrome is now considered insulting and is best not used
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Post by sandy2 on Oct 20, 2004 10:18:52 GMT -8
Out of curiosity, did you reply to him? He just doesn't know anything about gerbils. Scary to think of a guy like that getting his hands on any. though...
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Post by Kenshin on Oct 20, 2004 11:59:50 GMT -8
Uh.. that's bothering.. Hm.. I feel sorry for those Mongolian Warrior's then in ancient time's then... I thought Mongolian was a term for *Fighter* or something in category... oh well I do know gerbil's ARENT supposed to be the brightest of the batch I heard that if you give them a big bowl of water, they will stick their head in and not bring it out until they drown, But I have NO idea if that is true or not, Either way, Gerbil's rock. Hopefully some stupid president like Kerry won't ban animals lol
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Post by sweetie on Oct 20, 2004 17:30:05 GMT -8
WOW,
Easy to get confused!! The English language is difficult and each word some times has several meanings!! I hope some one lets him know the difference before he starts experimenting on the poor little guys!
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Post by andrea on Oct 20, 2004 23:36:47 GMT -8
bloody english ;D lol why does our language have to be so complicated..
Did you reply to him Peter?
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Post by lydia on Oct 21, 2004 15:28:17 GMT -8
Uh.. that's bothering.. Hm.. I feel sorry for those Mongolian Warrior's then in ancient time's then... I thought Mongolian was a term for *Fighter* or something in category... oh well I do know gerbil's ARENT supposed to be the brightest of the batch I heard that if you give them a big bowl of water, they will stick their head in and not bring it out until they drown, But I have NO idea if that is true or not, Either way, Gerbil's rock. Hopefully some stupid president like Kerry won't ban animals lol Um no,gerbils will not stick any part of their body into a big bowl of water. They may bury the bowl and water,but will not drown themselves. Young pups of any species,if they fall into a bowl,will drown if they can't get out,but it isn't through lack of trying to get out. Lyd |
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Post by j on Oct 21, 2004 17:22:25 GMT -8
I do know gerbil's ARENT supposed to be the brightest of the batch I heard that if you give them a big bowl of water, they will stick their head in and not bring it out until they drown I don't know about that far with a bowl of water.. But once I had the top off the tank and a cup of water near it. Gerbil was hanging out, off the top edge by her feet getting ready to jump into the cup. Luckilly I caught her and knocked over the water just in time. Her stomach ended up soaked though. |
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Post by sandy2 on Oct 22, 2004 12:04:44 GMT -8
I beg to differ--gerbils ARE bright, but they won't run the stupid mazes that rodent intelligence investigators give them. Well, I think that shows just how intelligent they are. I mean, would you run through a maze for a bunch of crazy scientists? Usually they just climb over the top and explore. We all know how curious gerbils are!
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Post by doomgerbiluk on Oct 22, 2004 13:19:08 GMT -8
gerbils are desert animals, they are designed for open spaces, stying in the open is the way to see danger, which comes from above
mazes are for wallhuggers, animals whose homes are one big maze and for whom keeping under cover is the way to stay alive, hence rats and mice are good at mazes
It's not about intelligence but about mindset
and mongolians are Meriones unguiculatis which I believe means warrior of tooth and claw.
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Post by lydia on Oct 22, 2004 13:47:23 GMT -8
So the gerbils intelligence was decided on a maze test, ;D LOL.
I agree with Sandy here,they are too intelligent to do the maze.
Lyd
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