Three-fer Thursday

Three-fer Thursday
by Czarobski (2013-01-03 11:56:14)

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1. For those who have seen Silver Linings Playbook, are the rumors of Robert De Niro's return to acting true? That would be nice, as once upon the time he was a pretty decent actor.

2. Sci-Fi Book Nerds: Which of these three classics should I read next?

Haldeman: The Forever War
Bester: The Stars My Destination
Simmons: Hyperion

(note: I am leaning toward Bester but as part of a New Year's resolution I now require anonymous internet confirmation before proceeding with even the most mundane decision making tasks in my life.)

3. For board zoologists/ultimate fighting fans, what is the smallest animal that by itself could kill a healthy adult human in an octagonal caged environment? I am excluding those creatures that can kill by venom, poison, or disease transmission (mosquitoes, bats, venereal possums, etc).

Replies:

3 -- so is Ebola out? * - milhouse 2013-01-03 23:12:06
# 3: Killer Rabbit * - HennaOrNo 2013-01-03 15:41:31
- Jimmy Carter agrees. * - LocalSubAlum 2013-01-03 16:46:48
3. Tasmanian Devil - sdhleftleft 2013-01-03 15:23:22
Second thought on 3: Brain eating worms. - anthro_domer 2013-01-03 14:27:52
- Why? - Porpoiseboy 2013-01-03 14:55:39
  - I quite appreciate anthro's commitment to the absurd - Czarobski 2013-01-03 16:37:31
    - I'm insulted you think I have to search the internet for - anthro_domer 2013-01-03 17:18:06
- There's always the Wrath of Khan bugs. * - yooper 2013-01-03 14:38:48
  - those scared the hell out of me when i was a kid * - DBCooper 2013-01-03 15:18:42
A small chimp would be in the running for #3 * - tenn_subway 2013-01-03 13:43:45
- That was my first thought as well - SnakeOil4Cheap 2013-01-03 14:08:31
  - Other primates are a tough matchup for humans - BrianBoru 2013-01-03 15:16:03
    - Baboons are pretty nasty too. They're under 100 lbs. - anthro_domer 2013-01-03 15:35:07
      - Chimps all the way. Highest power-to-weight ratio - Wooderson 2013-01-03 16:15:08
        Chimps, if I remember correctly, have 4-5x as much - anthro_domer 2013-01-03 17:21:47
        There is absolutely no proof - Son of Galway 2013-01-03 17:11:06
2: Forever War, then Hyperion. - milhouse 2013-01-03 13:29:49
#3 Can the Octagon be filled with water? - lambconnection 2013-01-03 13:28:59
Forever War. Hyperion was boring and meh. * - Wooderson 2013-01-03 13:00:07
#3 - Komodo Dragon? - bucket 2013-01-03 12:43:57
- They are 10 feet long and weigh 200 pounds. - shadyirish 2013-01-03 12:51:50
  - hm. I always thought they were smaller. Cheerfully withdrawn * - bucket 2013-01-03 13:39:36
- they use venom - DBCooper 2013-01-03 12:47:06
  - Wow, I still believed the bacteria myth until now. * - bigjinx74 2013-01-03 13:44:08
    - It's not a myth - SnakeOil4Cheap 2013-01-03 14:00:57
#3 Honey Badger * - Nitschke 2013-01-03 12:41:56
On 3, I vote for the koala. Check out the claws: - Giggity_Giggity 2013-01-03 12:41:29
- Oh they'd kill you - SnakeOil4Cheap 2013-01-03 13:57:50
- The koala would then spit on you, walk away... - dbldomer7375 2013-01-03 13:24:55
2. Have I mentioned that Simmons was my teacher? - GailStanwyck 2013-01-03 12:29:26
have not read other two, but I enjoyed The Forever War * - jreednd 2013-01-03 12:28:10
Jugular Rat. * - Buck Mulligan 2013-01-03 12:25:39
- Is that a term of art - irishcrusader 2013-01-03 12:33:31
  - "Term of art" is a term of art. - captaineclectic 2013-01-03 13:28:41
- The Vorpal Bunny from the Holy Grail. * - Marine Domer 2013-01-03 12:30:43
Three answers. - Porpoiseboy 2013-01-03 12:18:58
Hyperion. R2D2 makes a good case... - captaineclectic 2013-01-03 12:11:24
- I was leaning towards osprey originally. - R2D2isAMeanDrunk 2013-01-03 12:14:10
  - The problem with taking on on Osprey... - NDanaJones 2013-01-03 14:35:44
  - To me, it's that he said "could," not "would likely." - captaineclectic 2013-01-03 12:16:50
  - There is no way a bird is killing Papanov Ember. * - bigjinx74 2013-01-03 12:15:44
    - It depends. If he's all ripped and vascular, - GailStanwyck 2013-01-03 12:30:12
      - Each 10% of body fat is like +2 to AC * - Karl(1of1) 2013-01-03 12:57:17
i've been told that a husky is a vicious animal, ok? * - cujaysfan 2013-01-03 12:10:03
#3 - Ocelot * - NDBass 2013-01-03 12:09:15
- "OH MY GOD, I'VE NEVER SEEN AN OCELOT" * - drbravo2 2013-01-03 15:36:53
2: I'm not sure it has to be next, but you should read - anthro_domer 2013-01-03 12:06:12
#3 By weight, I'd say an eagle. - R2D2isAMeanDrunk 2013-01-03 12:03:09
- How accurate are we assuming the bird is? - pmcdnd96 2013-01-03 12:17:28
  - As accurate as anyone is in a combat situation. - R2D2isAMeanDrunk 2013-01-03 12:58:37
Platypus? * - WrathofSorin 2013-01-03 12:03:05
- A Perry the Platypus?!? * - KelleyCook 2013-01-03 13:46:26
- Venomous so DQ'd * - R2D2isAMeanDrunk 2013-01-03 12:03:40
On #3 I'd say a Pit Bull, the dog not the douchebag. * - bigjinx74 2013-01-03 11:59:30
- Death by Bud Light commercials - S---Alley2 2013-01-03 15:01:50

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