Scatology / Two sets of black-and-white twins!
High-scoring words of the day so far:
FIZZED (1625 points) - against Itamar R. [two 5W, 4L on Z, 2L on F]
SIX (135 points) - against Kareen J. [5W, hook off ZOO for a plural]
I detest ICQ porn bots!
Today's poo nugget - Monday, January 5: Scatology, also known as coprology, is the study of excrement. This word derives from the Greek skatos, meaning feces. Scatology can also refer to sex acts involving excrement, the most famous of which involves two girls and one cup.
From my ArcaMax Weird News:
British couple has 'black-and-white twins' twice
A mixed-race British couple has defied the odds — twice — by producing two sets of twins in which one sibling appears to be black and the other white. Dean Durrant's newborn daughter Miya has dark skin like him. Twin sister Leah has fair skin like her blue-eyed, red-haired mother, Alison Spooner.
Their older siblings Lauren and Hayleigh, born in 2001, also have strikingly different skin tones and eye colors.
"There's no easy way to explain it all. I'm still in shock myself," Durrant, 33, told Sky News on Wednesday.
Both sets of twins are fraternal rather than identical, meaning they are the product of two separately fertilized eggs, so it is not unusual that they don't look alike. Miya's skin color was more influenced by her father's genes, while Leah takes after her mother.
But scientists say it's rare for a couple to have two sets of twins, end even rarer for them to have such different appearances.
"Even non-identical twins aren't that common," Dr. Sarah Jarvis of Britain's Royal College of General Practitioners told Sky. "Non-identical twins from mixed parents, of different races, less common still. To have two eggs fertilized and come out different colors, less common still. So, to have it happen twice must be one in millions."
The phenomenon is so uncommon that there are no statistics to illustrate its probability, although it is thought likely to become more common because of the growing number of mixed-race couples.
The twins were born prematurely in November in Frimley, southern England, and spent several weeks in the hospital. They are now at home with their parents in Fleet, 40 miles (60 kilometers) southwest of London.
FIZZED (1625 points) - against Itamar R. [two 5W, 4L on Z, 2L on F]
SIX (135 points) - against Kareen J. [5W, hook off ZOO for a plural]
I detest ICQ porn bots!
Today's poo nugget - Monday, January 5: Scatology, also known as coprology, is the study of excrement. This word derives from the Greek skatos, meaning feces. Scatology can also refer to sex acts involving excrement, the most famous of which involves two girls and one cup.
From my ArcaMax Weird News:
British couple has 'black-and-white twins' twice
A mixed-race British couple has defied the odds — twice — by producing two sets of twins in which one sibling appears to be black and the other white. Dean Durrant's newborn daughter Miya has dark skin like him. Twin sister Leah has fair skin like her blue-eyed, red-haired mother, Alison Spooner.
Their older siblings Lauren and Hayleigh, born in 2001, also have strikingly different skin tones and eye colors.
"There's no easy way to explain it all. I'm still in shock myself," Durrant, 33, told Sky News on Wednesday.
Both sets of twins are fraternal rather than identical, meaning they are the product of two separately fertilized eggs, so it is not unusual that they don't look alike. Miya's skin color was more influenced by her father's genes, while Leah takes after her mother.
But scientists say it's rare for a couple to have two sets of twins, end even rarer for them to have such different appearances.
"Even non-identical twins aren't that common," Dr. Sarah Jarvis of Britain's Royal College of General Practitioners told Sky. "Non-identical twins from mixed parents, of different races, less common still. To have two eggs fertilized and come out different colors, less common still. So, to have it happen twice must be one in millions."
The phenomenon is so uncommon that there are no statistics to illustrate its probability, although it is thought likely to become more common because of the growing number of mixed-race couples.
The twins were born prematurely in November in Frimley, southern England, and spent several weeks in the hospital. They are now at home with their parents in Fleet, 40 miles (60 kilometers) southwest of London.
You Are Copper |
 You are provocative and challenging. You help people realize who they really are. You live a very balanced life. You always take time for love and art. You are both a powerful and generous person. You always have time to give back. People find you to be incredibly ethical and loyal. |
You Are Charming |
 You are witty, funny, and very talkative, at least when you're at the top of your game. You can be quite moody as well. It's likely that you will have two or three children. You can conceive pretty easily. You are not easily moved. You are very stoic, and not thought of as an emotional person. You are a bit lazy. You sometimes don't shower or brush your teeth all day. You are quite conservative. You are neither a flirter or a flaunter. |
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