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Sep 2006
12:52 PM EDT
   

27 Things That Are Not What They Seem 1. A firefly is not a fly - it's a beetle. 2. A prairie dog is not a dog - it's a rodent. 3. India ink is not from India - it's from China and Egypt. 4. A horned toad is not a toad - it's a lizard. 5. A lead pencil contains no lead - it contains graphite. 6. A Douglas fir tree is not a fir - it's a pine. 7. A silkworm is not a worm - it's a caterpillar. 8. A peanut is not a nut - it's a legume. 9. A panda bear is not a bear - it's a raccoon relative. 10. A cor anglais, or English horn, is not English and not a horn - it's an alto oboe from France. 11. A guinea pig is not from Guinea and is not a pig - it's from South America and it's a rodent. 12. Shortbread is not a bread - it's a thick biscuit. 13. Dresden china is not made in Dresden - it's made in Meissen. 14. A shooting star is not a star - it's a meteor. 15. A funny bone is not a bone - it's the spot where the ulnar nerve touches the humerus. 16. Chop suey is not a native Chinese dish - it was invented by Chinese immigrants in California. 17. A bald eagle is not bald - it's got flat white feathers on its head and neck when mature, dark feathers when young. 18. A banana tree is not a tree - it's a herb. 19. A cucumber is not a vegetable - it's a fruit. 20. A jackrabbit is not a rabbit - it's a hare. 21. A piece of catgut is not from a cat - it's usually made from sheep intestines. 22. A Mexican jumping bean is not a bean - it's a seed with a larva inside. 23. A Turkish bath is not Turkish - it's Roman. 24. A koala bear is not a bear - it's a marsupial. 25. A sweetbread is not bread - it's from a calf's or lamb's pancreas or thymus. 26. Bombay duck is not a duck - it's a dried fish 27. A prairie oyster is not an oyster - it's a calf's testicle - I.W., W.D.
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    About Me: I stay at home to raise my daughter. And to do freelance graphic arts work. Right now the photo restoration and painting seems to be hot!

    Interests: I love the Lord! He is good! I know I am a blessed woman with all that He has done for me. Everyday I see it in my family!

    Favorite Music: Most of the stuff I listen to is a mix of various types of Christian music and some music from other lands!

    Favorite Movies: Ever After, Narnia, Pirates of the Carb.

    Favorite Television: The Office, My Name is Earl, Whose Line is it Anyway?

    Favorite Books: The Bible! Devotionals, Secrets of the Vine, Left Behind Series, Narnia Chronicles (my husband and I read them to our daughter)