This thread can never be hijacked

[marki]

Why you ask? It has no central topic so feel free to add lib :D.


Mark

[jjjnettie]

Can't think of anything to say Mark.

[spacezebra]

Lets talk about coffee, women in astronomy, who needs sleep and pink scopes.

Cheers Petra d.

[marki]

Thats ok JJJ I only put this here to stop us ruining the other thread :). Some people may accuse us of diluting the content.

Mark

[jjjnettie]

I got my new passport today.
I'm off to Fiji in 10 days.
This was issued today with an updated warning this afternoon.
http://www.smartraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Fiji

[marki]

Thats a great start Petra . Personally I am still stuck on the coffee myself.:D

[marki]

Never sure what to make of these warnings. It seems they always come out well after the danger has passed.

[jjjnettie]

:lol:
That's right.
The story so far.
Kerrie and I were going to use our menagerie of critters to manufacture kopi luwak.
The monies raised would presumably be used to buy more astro gear.

[spacezebra]

Hey JJJ

Take care over there, and be safe.

Cheers Petra d.

[marki]

I remember they made a big noise about it over here a while ago. Still if you have to dig it out of the excrement you would want to charge $50 for a cup.

[jjjnettie]

My sister works for a certain government dept in Canberra. They won't let her travel if it's not safe. :)

[Jen]

:D:poke::poke::poke::D

:drink::party::party::party::drink:

:tasdevil::tasdevil::tasdevil:

Hope you all have a great weekend :astron::astron:
:gamer:
:rockband:
:face:

[marki]

Hey this could turn out to be the most disjointed thread ever :D

[spacezebra]

JJJ

Are you seriously going over? - please, please take care!

Cheers Petra d.

[jjjnettie]

You'd have to be a coffee geek to the extreme wouldn't you.

But, when you think about where eggs come from, and we've all had to wash poop off our eggs before cooking them up and eating them. :P

[spacezebra]

Did you know?

There are three main species of zebra. They are the Plains Zebra, the Mountain Zebra and Grevy's Zebra. The Plains Zebra is also known as the common zebra.

Grevy's Zebras are thought to be the oldest type of zebra. They are also the biggest.

Every zebra has a unique pattern of stripes.

Grevy's Zebras are endangered due to poachers and loss of habitat.

Zebras have excellent eyesight, hearing and a keen sense of smell. It is believed that zebras see in color.

Zebras are smaller than a horse. They have a short mane and large ears.

Like horses (http://www.associatedcontent.com/topic/4299/horses.html) a male zebra is called a stallion. A female zebra is referred to as a mare.

Zebras will kick and bite when attacked. A kick from a zebra can be fatal.

Zebras sleep (http://www.associatedcontent.com/theme/1681/sleep.html) standing up. They will only sleep (http://www.associatedcontent.com/theme/1681/sleep.html) when neighbors are around to warn them of predators. If there are no neighbors present in the area one member of the zebra family will remain awake to stand watch while the others sleep.

Zebras are capable of running up to 40 miles per hour.

Zebras communicate with each other through a high-pitched barking vocalization. Zebras make a whinny sound similar to a donkey.

The average lifespan of zebras are 20 to 30 years in the wild although they may live up to 40 years in captivity.

The Quagga Zebra, a subspecies of the Plains Zebra is now extinct.

Zebras feed mainly on grasses but also eat shrubs, twigs, leaves and bark. They are quite dependent on water and need to drink daily.

Female zebras can produce one foal per year. A single young weighing 65 to 75 pounds is born after a gestation period of one year.

The Mountain Zebra is the smallest species of zebra.

Zebra foals are born brown and white instead of black and white.

The different species of zebras do not interbreed.

The Mountain Zebra is currently protected is national parks (http://www.associatedcontent.com/theme/582/parks.html) but remains listed as endangered.


Sorry Petra d.:D

[marki]

When I was at Uni a mate and myself used to work part time in the Royal Perth Hospital poo lab . I don't think I will ever recover from that one.:sadeyes:

[marki]

What the :screwy:. Where did the african stripey horse stuff come from??

[astroron]

Very informative ,thanks:thumbsup:

[spacezebra]

Could not find a suitable thread to put this in and then I found this one! I was very lucky I found this thread.

It just came out, love zebra's!

Cheers Petra d.

[astroron]

You said it :thumbsup:

[marki]

Hey Ron

This has got to have the best reply rate ever, 21 views and 20 posts :D.

[jjjnettie]

The more ancient breeds of horses/ponies will sometimes throwback and have faint stripes on their lower shoulders and legs.

[astroron]

Mark Just see how far it goes;)

[marki]

Well the biologists all us it all started in Africa so theres bound to be a link genetically.

[marki]

At this point I am laughing so much I near wet myself. Buggered if I can work out whats going on :).

[jjjnettie]

So what were you doing in the poop lab Mark?
Can't have been very pleasent work.

[astroron]

I will see where it goes in the morning:zzz::zzz::zzz::zzz::thumbsu p:

[MrB]

Hey Petra, do you like zebra's? :D Good read, thanks.

Great thread Mark, has a nice social feel about it. Kinda reminds me of my days in IRC chat.

I just scored the entire Star Trek Next Gen dvd collection(7 seasons) for $200 on ebay, been waiting months for a bargain to pop up.
Works out to just over $1 per episode... pretty cheap entertainment :)
I'm chuffed.
Heh, just had to tell someone. ;)

[marki]

Usually maggots, bacteria the black plague etc. Somebody has to analyse the stool samples taken. It's definately not a morning job thats for sure. I imagine it has a lot to do with my distaste for that very expensive coffee.

[marki]

Thats what the threads for :D.

[MrB]

So, does Vicks spread under the nose on the top-lip really work?

[marki]

It contains menthol, camphor, thymol, eucalyptus oil and turpentine so I reckon it's got a good chance of killing most things:D

[jjjnettie]

Back to the coffee.
Once it's been "harvested" there is still the hard outer shell to be removed, so I reckon there'd be little contamination of the actual bean.

[MrB]

RE: Vicks, have seen it done on TV when Police, etc. have to deal with smelly situations, thought maybe it was "Hollywood".

[MrB]

jjj, what is it supposed to do to the coffee? I've never heard of it. :shrug:

[jjjnettie]

Blowed if I know Simon. :shrug:
All I know is that there are people out there willing to pay $50 a cup for coffee made from beans that have been through the digestive system of a cat.:screwy:
The worlds a funny old place isn't it.

[marki]

It doesn't take away the yuk factor I'm afraid. It may be delicious but not if you know where its come from.

[jjjnettie]

:lol:
I agree.
The process can't have any benefit to the actual coffee. All that happens is that the outer cherry is digested, leaving, as I said before, the raw bean within its husk.

[marki]

So that leaves the real dilema. What is so exotic about coffee that comes from a cats bum :P:D

[MrB]

To use the current teenie catchword... Random.
Time for me to get some sleep.

[MrB]

Why are cats eating whole coffee kernels anyway?
And who was the first to see the after effect and think "hmmmm"?
I'll never get to sleep with those questions floating around in my mind!
'night guys, looking forward to seeing how many pages are here in the morn.

[marki]

Bloody random alright. I mean who would want to collect the beans (cept JJJ and Kerrie). You would be up to your elbows in dung all day.

[marki]

I was asking myself that very same question I mean who tried it first?

[jjjnettie]

Apparently in the wild the civit used to eat only the ripest of the cherries, so the resulting beans would be the best quality.
Also there is the rarity factor too.
How many poos does it take to make one cup of coffee?

[MrB]

I think maybe it was this guy...

[jjjnettie]

Found this on Wikipedia.

Kopi Muncak (also Kopi Muntjak) is a similar type of coffee produced from the feces of several species of barking deer, or Muntjac, that are found throughout Southeast Asia. Unlike civet or "weasel" coffee, this type is usually not produced from captive deer and most commonly collected in the wild, especially in Malaysia and in the Indonesian Archipelago.

Now we have Deer Dung Coffee.

[jjjnettie]

And this

Further research by Dr. Massimo Marcone at the University of Guelph (CA) has shown that the digestive juices of the civet actually penetrate the beans and change the proteins, resulting in their unique flavor

So it does affect the flavour. ewwww

[marki]

That would depend on how many beans per poo. You still haven't said how you intend to get your animals to consume the berries in the first place. I now have this image of you two trying to shovel the berries down your pets throat. Will they recieve any benefits from your coffee empire???

[jjjnettie]

Time for me to hit the sack Mark.
Got a big day ahead of me.
We've set up our little coffee van at the Kilcoy Show and it's usually quite full on. (we make very good coffee)
G'night/g'morning

[marki]

Barking dear :rofl::rofl::rofl:Perhaps the dog theory is not so far out after all.

[jjjnettie]

:rofl: Well there's 43 beans to every cup. I reckon that would be the cats limit for one day. But the horses, they'll eat at least a couple of kilos a day.
My old gelding gets to eat any stale left over beans. Loves em. But don't ride him afterwards.;)

[jjjnettie]

It's been a great night, thanks Mark.

[marki]

Cheers JJJ, have a good day :thumbsup:

[iceman]

Sorry, this thread is just spam. Locking.