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- the_d, on 10/12/2007, -1/+47A moth that drinks the tears from sleeping birds.
This is going to fuel emo kids' poems for a long time. - DeathJux, on 10/12/2007, -1/+45http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v105/IconsDeBoheme/drinkinurtearz.jpg
- ttiwguitar, on 10/12/2007, -0/+33Gypsy! Give me your tears! If you will not give them to me, I will take them from you!
- nixonrichard, on 10/12/2007, -2/+29Mm, your tears are so yummy and sweet!
Oh, the tears of unfathomable sadness! My-yummy!
Mm-yummy, you guys! - liah, on 10/12/2007, -1/+24It was only a matter of time..
- mediaphile, on 10/12/2007, -1/+19Dear Madagascan Moths,
Please stay the ***** away from my eyes.
Thank you in advance,
Mediaphile - FacesMan, on 10/12/2007, -0/+15Damn, that makes me cringe.
- ArchieAndrews, on 10/12/2007, -1/+14Not quite accurate. They don't pierce the eyelids, the probe is inserted under the eyelids.
- benitojuarez, on 10/12/2007, -4/+12i used my penis to pierce your sisters vagina....does that work?
- PrincessZelda, on 10/12/2007, -1/+8Eric Cartman unavailable for comment.
- TechScribe, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7Doves cry.
- dpcamp, on 10/12/2007, -2/+7I believe mother or aunt would also be acceptable.
- kingfoot, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5or an interpretive dance.
- mediaphile, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5you were beat by about 14 minutes. helps to read the thread before you post.
- swooshonln, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Scott Tennerman is a cry baby
- wozley, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Probably one of the most creepy things ever. If I were a bird, I would not sleep.
- dielawn, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5dugg for being the species that will take over the planet in 5000 years
- liah, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4It almost sounds like a bad heavy metal song title/lyric-- "Moths drink tears from the eyes of sleeping birds".
- SilleeString, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3The closeup of the probe is what did it for me...jeez...
- Tycho7, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3I was thinking more along the lines of a Panic! at the Disco song title.
- isage, on 10/12/2007, -2/+5Title is accurate since pierce is a synonym of penetrate. Check the dictionary.
- asauterChicago, on 10/12/2007, -2/+5"A species of moth drinks tears from the eyes of sleeping birds" and strangely, sleeping emo kids.
- ArchieAndrews, on 10/12/2007, -2/+5Please link me a definition of pierce that doesn't involve "making a new hole". I can't find one.
- Zomar, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Imagine waking up to that...
on second thought... I'd rather not. - Cornloaf, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3And the caption under the picture says :
The moth uses its barbed proboscis (close-up below) to penetrate the eyelid of sleeping birds and drink tears - isage, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3Main Entry: pierce
transitive verb
1 a : to run into or through as a pointed weapon does : STAB b : to enter or thrust into sharply or painfully
2 : to make a hole through : PERFORATE
3 : to force or make a way into or through
I believe 1a and 3 above make "pierce" acceptable. A word can have many interpretations, but you cannot exclude it simply because one meaning may disagree with another :)
@benitojuarez
Your sentence makes no sense since, your penis isn't big enough to penetrate or pierce a bird, let alone a human ;) - kosmoX, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3It stands no chance against that blender.
- benitojuarez, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3I seen these moths back in 1986 in ranger rick magazine. They arent new at all.
- Endeavour3d, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2You could just wear sunglasses...
- Blakechi, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Apparently they don't feast on tears from doves (Think Prince & The Revolution)
Ha! Sometimes I just plain amuse myself.... - whisperedlie, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3those moths are *****.
- armbar, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Remove "plain" from that last sentence, and you've got it right.
- esaun, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2hope your not a Buddhist, buddy.
- akzidenzgrotesk, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1i think im going to have nightmares about that thing. *shudder*
it is pretty cool though. - Krispy, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Madagascar For Tearless Birds is currently accepting worldwide donations of Visine: Tears.
- monkeyvoodoo, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1"[...]is the first time moths have been seen feeding on the tears of birds."
You don't say. - MemoryDump, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2slow news day eh? (and I guess I'm bored at work)
I can't believe I just read that article. - Killerah, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1That's hardcore! Anything that feeds on tears is freakin sweet, and that harpoon just adds to the effect.
- boyasunder, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1But... what does it sound like?
- Warblade, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1@NixonRichard
Thank you. I'm glad I wasn't the first one to think of that episode. - whespe, on 10/12/2007, -3/+4"with the tip of their proboscises inserted under the bird’s eyelid, drinking avidly "
dumbass title made me read the article to realize its nothing special... - graphmac1, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Wierd!!
- isage, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1Yes, I'm so jealous that he made out with you instead ;)
- artgon, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1That's nothing compared to what Chuck Norris would do...
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0 sleeping birds using a fearsome proboscis shaped like a harpoon, scientists have revealed.
I laughed at this, I think using the word "Fearsome" in this sentance is a sign of a writer trying desperatly to attract attention. - Junkyarddawg, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Yet another reason not to sleep on the beach when backpacking in Madagascar.
- crypto55, on 10/12/2007, -2/+2Just another one of Chuck Norris' experiments run amok...
- benitojuarez, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1@isage
You're just angry that the captain of the football team wouldnt make out with you in the locker room. Don't use me as a soundboard for your self recriminations. - Fearnight, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1Birds can cry?
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