gdp's Comments

Listverse : 10 Curious Tales and Oddities From History

Mon, 17 Jan 2011 17:25:05 +0000

I've got it in a book here (which won't help anyone wishing to verify anything) but the dark day in #3 corresponds with a massive forest fire in central ontario. ( see http://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/WF05095.htm). Now - imagine the size of a fire which produces so much smoke that it darkens New England!!! That is absolutely insane and terrifying!! This list was great! I'd enjoy a part 2 (and 3 and 4...) Thank you so much! :)

Listverse : 10 Curious Tales and Oddities From History

Mon, 17 Jan 2011 17:14:25 +0000

I'm working on finding the source so I'll repost in a little bit but I'm almost 100% certain that there was a massive forest fire in either michigan or wisconsin and part of canada around that time - don't quote me yet though.

Listverse : 10 Deadly Tricksters of the Animal World

Sat, 15 Jan 2011 16:46:53 +0000

I really liked this list. Thank you. :)

Listverse : 10 Questions To Make You Think

Mon, 10 Jan 2011 16:53:36 +0000

Seventy-Eighth!!

Listverse : 10 Birds With Truly Odd Defenses

Tue, 28 Dec 2010 16:47:17 +0000

Good list! I enjoyed it.

Listverse : 10 Notorious Cases of Product Tampering

Tue, 28 Dec 2010 16:40:25 +0000

These two are still here, hopefully they have it fixed. I've had the problem occasionally too since the makeover. I'd like to think it's a random glitch. :)

Listverse : 10 Notorious Cases of Product Tampering

Tue, 28 Dec 2010 16:38:54 +0000

I won't miss, my aim is good.

Listverse : 10 Notorious Cases of Product Tampering

Tue, 28 Dec 2010 16:36:55 +0000

They probably made off with dozens of dollars!

Listverse : 10 Notorious Cases of Product Tampering

Tue, 28 Dec 2010 16:34:53 +0000

I always thought that was stupid. Who would want to waste perfectly good LSD? It's not like it's addictive and they'll come back for more. On the other hand, selling heroin patches down by the schoolyard..... (I have school-age kids and a sense of humor, :P to naysayers) (bonus edit - heroin patches down by the schoolyard - isn't that a Paul Simon song? I need to write this!)

Listverse : 10 Notorious Cases of Product Tampering

Tue, 28 Dec 2010 16:32:46 +0000

"What the deuce? These crackers have already been spread with some type of delicious cheese!!"

Listverse : 10 Biblical Facts That Everyone Gets Wrong

Fri, 17 Dec 2010 16:38:26 +0000

It's hard to open it and read it when one is throwing it at people. :)

Listverse : 10 Biblical Facts That Everyone Gets Wrong

Fri, 17 Dec 2010 16:36:43 +0000

The word "whale" is the greek "κῆτος" - which translates as any big fish (whale, sea monster, etc). At the time, a distinction was not made between mammals and fish, if it lived in the water and it was big, it was kētos.

Listverse : 10 Biblical Facts That Everyone Gets Wrong

Fri, 17 Dec 2010 16:20:42 +0000

Online you can find "bible in a year" schedules that help break it down into manageable pieces. There are different types, some that lay it out chronologically, some that just go cover to cover. I kinda skipped Chronicles, though, it's like reading a phone book. Reading pieces in context really help with understanding the meaning and helps you see how much stuff some of those "thumpers" get wrong. :)

Listverse : 10 Biblical Facts That Everyone Gets Wrong

Fri, 17 Dec 2010 16:16:52 +0000

We know he died when he was 33 1/2 and we know the date for that so he was probably born in September or October. :) Good list. :)

Listverse : Site Update: November 2010

Mon, 29 Nov 2010 07:16:16 +0000

I didn't get a private message but that may also be me just not knowing how to check it. I didn't see a message in my email saying it, though. I'll look again. If worse comes to worse, do you have an account at reddit.com? I have the same user name there and I know that the private messaging works. :)

Listverse : Site Update: November 2010

Sun, 21 Nov 2010 21:47:03 +0000

I've been happy with it and I'm Lutheran, we're supposed to fear and hate change!** It still loads a little slower than the old site did but it's only like a few seconds and it's still a little laggy when I scroll but it's not that big of a deal. If I didn't have 1456 open tabs right now it would probably be quicker. **My pastor told this joke at the end of a sermon: How many Lutherans does it take to change a light bulb? None - Lutherans hate change. He also had lots of good jokes about our awesome potlucks and casseroles. What is life without a sense of humor? :)

Listverse : 12 Little Known Turning Points of World War II

Fri, 19 Nov 2010 08:22:07 +0000

History nerd, here. I'll share this with my 11-year-old. He's quite the WWII buff. :)

Listverse : 10 Ancient Methods of Birth Control

Sun, 14 Nov 2010 09:35:23 +0000

I finally stayed up late enough to see the list get posted! What an interesting topic, my compliments to the author. :) Goodnight now, or good morning.... or rather, how about "Good day to you!"

Listverse : 10 More Infamous Fauxtos

Sat, 13 Nov 2010 18:08:35 +0000

This list was great, I loved being able to compare the original to the fake. Encore! Encore!

Listverse : 10 Animals You Wouldn't Believe People Eat

Thu, 11 Nov 2010 17:22:55 +0000

I've been asking this for years. I've been to stupid parties with "rich people food" that had NOTHING edible except the chips. :)