2.08.2005

Can't we all just understand why we don't get along?

Since no one's doing anything worth noting today, we'll have to come up with some shit on our own. Which is fine. We're curious about the world, so we're going to find other sites to clarify some differences you might not be aware of.

Q) What's the difference between a midget and a dwarf?
A) Well, reader, according to druginfo.net (and we're just going to quote here—we stopped "paraphrasing" the moment we finished our last paper in college, 3,000 years ago), Dwarfism is usually a genetic condition related to one of the chondrodystrophies such as achondroplastic dwarfism. This category included individuals with normal body proportions, but with the characteristic ocular or palate changes. There are about 30 different types of congenital dwarfism. A pygmy is an anthropological term referring to a race in Southern Africa, all of whom are of small stature. It is occasionally used to indicate small size, but the accurate use is only in relation to one particular race of individuals. A midget is a loose term referring to an individual -usually in the lower 10% of height for age and not reaching further height. This individuals can be treated with growth hormone if caught in time.

Visual aid:
Midget vs. dwarf



Q) What's the difference between goat cheese and feta cheese?
A) Good question, gourmand. The answer, provided by a one Sgt. Tibbs from futurelooks.com is goat cheese is made purely with goat's milk, while feta is made with a blend of goat's milk and sheep's milk in Europe. But in North America, it's mostly made with a blend of goat's milk and cow's milk.

Q) For the love of God, what's the difference between an alligator and a crocodile?
A) Calm down. This one's easy. Well, easy enough for Yahoo. The full article is here, but the main difference, at least physically, is that an alligator's teeth are hidden when his mouth is closed, whereas a crocodile's teeth are always visible. A sub-question in this category might be, Q) Why does Yahoo spell the possessive "its," "it's"? A) Because some people don't know English all that well. Q) Why is the alligator referred to as the aforementioned "it"? Animals do have sexes. A) They sure do! An animal whose sex is unknown should always be referred to as "he" or "him." Q) Why isn't the reader from Bayonne asking herself what she's doing in Bayonne rather than asking about alligators and crocodiles? A) I don't know. Now shut the fuck up.

Visual aid:
Alligator vs. crocodile

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