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[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 32 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Saddam Hussein's hiding place.

[–] fossilesque@mander.xyz 7 points 11 months ago

It's not September 11th yet.

[–] syreus@lemmy.world 24 points 11 months ago

When they say the curry has no bones in it.

[–] rmuk@feddit.uk 7 points 11 months ago

🟥 Discovered Bones ⬜ Undiscovered Bones

Because of the swift and gluttonous bone eating camel slug that has infected almost all camels, many of the camel bones have yet to be discovered. Psychics have been used to fill in where science has failed, though with new methods both for combatting the slugs and looking inside of live camels on the horizon, many are eager to discover the remaining bones.

[–] chuckleslord@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] Psythik@lemmy.world 0 points 11 months ago
[–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Kellogg's abandoned the promotion, with half the camel undiscovered, after a child choked on a metatarsal bone.

[–] chetradley@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

Keep eating kids until you find them all.

[–] Figlizard@thelemmy.club 3 points 11 months ago
[–] hakase@lemmy.zip 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

"Fig. 1.2. Discovered portion of the skeleton of the previously unknown camelid ancestor"

[–] individual@toast.ooo 1 points 11 months ago
[–] StalinIsMaiWaifu@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 11 months ago

Spinosaurus aegyptiacus

[–] RBridger@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 10 months ago

they make a list of all the known bones and then circle the ones that aren't on the list