Geoducks, and other pointless animals

TPD

Wikipedia

http://www.dec.state.ak.us/EH/images/lab/geoduck.jpeg
http://www.themeparkreview.com/forum/files/geoduck-jockey-lrg_987.jpg

What the hell was God thinking?

Why, oh why, would an 'intelligent designer' create something as foul as a geoduck. And then give it the second longest lifespan of any creature?

Anyway, based on the pointlessness of geoducks, God doesnt exist.

To turn this into a discussion rather than just a statement, what other equally pointless animals are there? Bonus points for ones I havent heard of.

RedXIV

Wasps. seriously, what the hell is the point of a wasp?

humanji

TPD wrote:

What the hell was God thinking?

Comedy value?

TPD

humanji wrote: »

Comedy value?

Plague of locusts is comedy value, geoducks are just wrong.

Pighead

Monkeys. They're just creepy.

thelordofcheese

Aww, i was kinda hoping it was going to be about this guy.

Rhyme

humanji wrote: »

Comedy value?

Mmmm... Platypus.

TPD

Pighead wrote: »

Monkeys. They're just creepy.

I could see an argument arising if a certain someone pokes their head into this topic...

dsmythy

RedXIV wrote: »

Wasps. seriously, what the hell is the point of a wasp?

To control the numbers of pest insects.

Sherifu

TPD wrote: »

I could see an argument arising if a certain someone pokes their head into this topic...

Don't fudge the issue.

TPD

Sherifu wrote: »

Don't fudge the issue.

Why the fudge not?

Seonad

Pighead wrote: »

Monkeys.

That's an odd one to pick...

Karlusss

What the hell is the point in a human, to a wasp?

We murder them in their hundreds, every summer.


Geoducks are a bit mad though, I was expecting a pokemon.

Ruu_Old

Kiwis, flamin' useless.

Pighead

Seonad wrote: »

That's an odd one to pick...

One mans oddity is another mans normality. One mans junk is another mans treasure. One mans pleasure is another mans pain etc etc. Basically what Pighead is trying to say here is: Mind your own business you cheeky cow.

TomCo

Pighead wrote: »

One mans junk is another mans treasure.

I prefer to keep my junk to myself, thanks.

Seonad

Pighead wrote: »

One mans oddity is another mans normality. One mans junk is another mans treasure. One mans pleasure is another mans pain etc etc. Basically what Pighead is trying to say here is: Mind your own business you cheeky cow.

I was thinking more from an evolutionary perspective. I didn't think civility was too much to ask for, perhaps I should have observed your namesake more closely:(

biko

Ruu wrote: »

Kiwis, flamin' useless.

Don't forget Australians

Thomas_S_Hunterson

Not as pointless as you might think....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5_tSPkVpJI

Overheal

:pac::pac::pac::pac::pac::pac::pac:


Go, Geoducks go,
Through the mud and the sand,
let's go.
Siphon high, squirt it out,
swivel all about,
let it all hang out.

Go, Geoducks go,
Stretch your necks when the tide
is low
Siphon high, squirt it out,
swivel all about,
let it all hang out.

Jay P

Jellyfish. I mean wtf? They don't do anything except sting people, and provide fuel for a jellyfish fight (the little round soft ones with the purple in them). They don't even have eyes. Stupid *continues mumbling*

Pighead

Seonad wrote: »

I was thinking more from an evolutionary perspective. I didn't think civility was too much to ask for, perhaps I should have observed your namesake more closely:(

Listen Seonad, lets start again. Pighead apologises for his rudeness and quite frankly appalling behaviour earlier on. And you were right monkey was a strange choice. Pighead loves monkeys damn it. Put it down to the weather or the hunger or something. Lets be friends.

Seonad

Mm hmm...fine.

I don't need to be placated though. You are entitled to your (hasty) opinion

Pighead

Seonad wrote: »

Mm hmm...fine.

I don't need to be placated though. You are entitled to your (hasty) opinion

Listen babes, Pigheads placating nobody here. It takes a big strong handsome virile man to admit when he was wrong and Pigheads all of those things and more so an apology was called for.

Anyway whats with the username, bit rubbish isn't it?

humanji

Rhyme wrote: »

Mmmm... Platypus.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nc2JBtrPpIk

Seonad

Pighead wrote: »

Listen babes, Pigheads placating nobody here. It takes a big strong handsome virile man to admit when he was wrong and Pigheads all of those things and more so an apology was called for.

Anyway whats with the username, bit rubbish isn't it?

Big strong handsome virile man?
Are you promoting yourself for some reason Pighead? Because I have little interest in your virility.:p Let's be friends? Sure why not? Except for your attack on my user name which happens to also be my name, a fact I'd say you are well aware of.
Perhaps you just want to have me retaliate. I know an excuse to talk to someone when I see it. Are you lonely Pighead? Now that we're friends feel free to drop me a pm for a chat:rolleyes:

TPD wrote: »

what other equally pointless animals are there?

Perhaps I should backtrack a bit, I never gave my own pointless animal...I can't think of a single one. If you remove a "pointless animal" from the food chain, it should have no effect.

Pighead

Seonad wrote: »

Big strong handsome virile man?
Are you promoting yourself for some reason Pighead? Because I have little interest in your virility.:p Let's be friends? Sure why not? Except for your attack on my user name which happens to also be my name, a fact I'd say you are well aware of.
Perhaps you just want to have me retaliate. I know an excuse to talk to someone when I see it. Are you lonely Pighead? Now that we're friends feel free to drop me a pm for a chat:rolleyes:

Pighead once again apologises Seonad. Once again he's made a mess of things. Honestly thought you were an emo and had muddled up the letters of Sad One to arrive at Seonad.

Knowing now that it is your real name and therefore you are not an emo makes the name a hundred thousand times better. Seonad. Yes it really does sound lovely. PM sent by the way. Friends again?
Yours Pighead the Lonely.

KnifeWRENCH

Sea monkeys and sea cucumbers. Why?
At microscopic levels Ameobas are pretty pointless: all they do is give people dysentery (unless there's an amazing use for them I haven't heard of)

flanum

looks like my lad in a chicks hand (minus the glorious purple helmet).

TPD

flanum wrote: »

looks like my lad in a chicks hand (minus the glorious purple helmet).

Your lad comes with a wee jockey riding it? Class!

flanum

TPD wrote: »

Your lad comes with a wee jockey riding it? Class!

No my lad comes when YOREMA is riding it!

Daftendirekt

Geoducks are the new kittens. They're just that cute.

Capt'n Midnight

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_Isopod

magnetic bacteria
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnetotactic_bacteria

why sea cucumbers ?
IIRC the ones on the ocean floor have more biomass than any other type of animal

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fainting_goat
- just how the hell did that evolve ?

Dave!

flanum wrote: »

No my lad comes when YOREMA is riding it!

You're my new hero.

Geoducks are pretty awesome.

bitemybanger

Anybody else think the human race has no other point on earth other than to destroy it?

Pompey Magnus

Calumn Best, what was God thinking?

Dave!

bitemybanger wrote: »

Anybody else think the human race has no other point on earth other than to destroy it?

Pretty sure nothing has any 'point' on the earth

It's just there