Comments on: Butterfly answer, plus a little controversy :-)

By: leoNard

leoNard — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 21:23:36 +0000

[moth]-balls and myth busters...giant-leopard-moth..............horse FLY :P

By: neuroway

neuroway — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 09:06:50 +0000

“We have a saying in the Desert, if you will cook the meal with words, I will promise an ocean of butter. Thou shalt have the horses in the morning.”
– Lew Wallace – Ben Hur (1827-1905) :cool:

By: rijk

rijk — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 19:03:10 +0000

Bee blunt!

By: michael r

michael r — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 08:46:23 +0000

u can teach us how to swear in russian lol

By: michael r

michael r — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 08:46:23 +0000

u can teach us how to swear in russian lol

By: michael r

michael r — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 08:44:14 +0000

u can say whatever u want lol

By: leonard

leonard — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 10:32:44 +0000

The wand strikes. Random lesson…Jars of dried butter, without the flies…Iron Butterfly – “Don’t Look Down on Me” 1967…

What suxcs about Wisconsin in the winter, is that the butterflys are in a better [climate] :?: :cry: :wink: :roll:

By: leonard

leonard — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 05:05:29 +0000

Say anything you want. I’ll just have to wear boots, when chasing butterflies. Language makes understanding standing under the thunder. Say it, not spray it…profanity must pray or the be the prey for the day. Eggs are (caboodle) togethered with similar opinions and feelings in a group. As always…good job Marina —Hot.For.Words :roll:

By: fatbuffalo

fatbuffalo — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 12:12:01 +0000

wow , you are having fun with yourself
Slang are a part of English , and your job enables you to use them instead of the noisy bleeps
Butterfly shit … holy shit :shock:

By: oster

oster — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 10:26:37 +0000

I’m inclined toward the association with butter and the name “botervlieg” in Dutch; butter churning was done in spring when butterflies came out, and I think it’s possible that butterflies would be attracted to the salt (and maybe trace minerals) which was added to butter, which they need for reproduction. Butterflies will also extract sodium and other minerals from dung, which is readily available in the pastures of dairy farms.

My feeling is that “butterfly” is one of those common names which comes from obvious, unique behaviors, and “butter-like excrement” is not very obvious because of the short time which butterflies will excrete anything, and that their excrement does not usually have the appearance of butter.