Stuff that's the same but yet not

pickarooney

Frogs and Toads
Dolphins and Porpoises
Jealousy and Envy
Moths and Butterflies
Seals and Sea-Lions
Turtles and Tortoises
Turnips and Swedes

Adam

Sh1t and spam

utopian

Hay and straw

Shabadu

Hay & Straw are different, only hay can be eaten by animals, straw mainly for flooring & insulation.

.pedantic.

utopian

lose and loose

(hint: it's lose. Learn to spell.)

utopian

Jr.Shabadu wrote:

Hay & Straw are different, only hay can be eaten by animals, straw mainly for flooring & insulation.

.pedantic.

Is the point of the thread not things which are difficult to distinguish and/or frequently-confused? Or do you think a turnip is the same as a swede, and a frog the same as a toad?

Adam

pickarooney wrote:

Frogs and Toads
toads have dry, warty skin, while frogs have smooth, wet skin.


Dolphins and Porpoises

The porpoises have a rounded head, while the dolphins have a protruding snout. They are smaller members of the toothed whale family, to which killer whales and sperm whales belong.

Jealousy and Envy

Jealousy: Definition:

1. [n] zealous vigilance; "cherish their official political freedom with fierce jealousy"-Paul Blanshard

Envy:
Definition:

1. [n] spite and resentment at seeing the success of another (personified as one of the deadly sins)
2. [n] a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something possessed by another
3. [v] be envious of; set one's heart on
4. [v] feel envious towards; admire enviously

Moths and Butterflies

• The most obvious difference is in the feelers, or antennae. A butterfly has a thin straight pair of antennae which ends in a small club, while moths usually have large feathered antennae in the males that help them to sense female pheremones in the air and to steer themselves when they fly in the darkness and thin, straight, unclubbed antennae in the females. Not all moths have the feathering on their antennae, but they all lack the clubbed end of a butterfly. This distinction is the basis for the non-standard taxonomy distinction between Lepidoptera "division" Rhopalocera (clubbed antenae, the butterflies) and "division" Heterocera (unclubbed antennae, the moths).

Seals and Sea-Lions
Seals don't have ear flaps like humans do, instead, they hear through small holes in the sides of their heads. Sea lions have small, furry, external ears that they can seal off when diving to keep the water out.

Front Flippers
A seal's front flippers are more like paws and are used for steering in the water. They are short and have sharp claws to help them haul themselves onto rocks. Sea lions swim using their longer, winglike front flippers to propel themselves through the water.

Rear flippers
Seals swim by moving their rear flippers and lower body in a powerful, side-to-side sculling motion. Seals on land often move on their bellies, bouncing along like giant beachballs with their hind flippers trailing behind them. Sea lions have hind flippers which can be turned underneath the body and used to "walk" (or shuffle, really) on land

Sounds
Seals make a variety of grunts, hisses and little growls. Sea lions bark, sometimes frequently. A sea lion's bark can be heard for a mile or more. Click each picture to hear a sample.


Turtles and Tortoises
Turtle— Spends most of its life in the water. Turtles tend to have webbed feet for swimming. Sea turtles (Cheloniidae family) are especially adapted for an aquatic life, with long feet that form flippers and a streamlined body shape. They rarely leave the ocean, except when the females come ashore to lay their eggs. Other turtles live in fresh water, like ponds and lakes. They swim, but they also climb out onto banks, logs, or rocks to bask in the sun. In cold weather, they may burrow into the mud, where they go into torpor until spring brings warm weather again.

http://www.sandiegozoo.org/animalbytes/images/turtle_tortoise_inset.jpgTortoise[font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]—[/font] A land-dweller that eats low-growing shrubs, grasses, and even cactus. Tortoises do not have webbed feet. Their feet are round and stumpy for walking on land. Tortoises that live in hot, dry habitats use their strong legs to dig burrows. Then, when it’s too hot in the sun, they slip underground.



Turnips and swedes
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1 turnip, white_turnip, Brassica_rapa

widely cultivated plant having a large fleshy edible white or yellow root
swede, Swedish_turnip, rutabaga_plant, Brassica_napus_napobrassica

a cruciferous plant with a thick bulbous edible yellow root

Answer your questions?

Adam

utopian wrote:

Is the point of the thread not things which are difficult to distinguish and/or frequently-confused? Or do you think a turnip is the same as a swede, and a frog the same as a toad?

Bravo!

Shabadu

utopian wrote:

Is the point of the thread not things which are difficult to distinguish and/or frequently-confused? Or do you think a turnip is the same as a swede, and a frog the same as a toad?

Most of Pickarooney's list have similar traits or functions. Hay and straw are used for completely different things, look, feel and smell different. Probably just being boring because my grandad was a farmer. Apologies if you got le hump.

NotMe

Jr.Shabadu wrote:

Most of Pickarooney's list have similar traits or functions. Hay and straw are used for completely different things, look, feel and smell different. Probably just being boring because my grandad was a farmer. Apologies if you got le hump.

Frogs and toads look, feel and smell different too. And they're used for different functions. Trust me, I know.

Capt'n Midnight

Verbal Intercourse and Oral Sex

Guy:Incognito

Horses and Dogs .......................hang on, what are we playing?

NewFrockTuesday

Horses and Dogs .......................hang on, what are we playing?
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brilliant!!

Lafortezza

Hot chicks and ladyboys. It can be confusing sometimes.

karlh

yes and NO

Kingsize

pat kenny & a lump of chipboard??

Gosh

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pickarooney

Cheers fade_to_grey

Mushrooms and toadstools? (I presume NotMe will know this one)

NotMe

pickarooney wrote:

Cheers fade_to_grey

Mushrooms and toadstools? (I presume NotMe will know this one)

No you've completely lost me on this one. I guess they are the same.

nlgbbbblth

SILAGE AND SLURRY

ever tried feeding slurry to animals?

sceptre

Jr.Shabadu wrote:

Most of Pickarooney's list have similar traits or functions. Hay and straw are used for completely different things, look, feel and smell different. Probably just being boring because my grandad was a farmer. Apologies if you got le hump.

Aye, a roll in the straw probably wouldn't be nearly as much fun:)

Capt'n Midnight

Mushrooms and toadstools? (I presume NotMe will know this one)

NotMe wrote:

No you've completely lost me on this one. I guess they are the same.

Mushrooms are a type of toadstool.

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