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sibelian

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24. It is a special Mexican crystal cave.

Reply to Scuba (Reply #19)

Wed Oct 2, 2013, 12:52 PM

Oct 2013

very pretty!

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This is a cave. [View all] sibelian Oct 2013 OP

LOL BumRushDaShow Oct 2013 #1

I can never remember Union Scribe Oct 2013 #2

The way I remember it is stalacTites, with a T, come down from the Top... SidDithers Oct 2013 #3

That's good! Union Scribe Oct 2013 #9

The mighty stands and the tights fall HangOnKids Oct 2013 #16

StalaCtites grow from the Ceiling MattBaggins Oct 2013 #48

StalacTITES have to hold on TIGHT to the ceiling Nye Bevan Oct 2013 #7

Ah I like that too! Union Scribe Oct 2013 #12

stalaCtite = Ceiling, stalaGmite = Ground (nt) Recursion Oct 2013 #10

Between these three I can't lose Union Scribe Oct 2013 #14

I was taught this trick to remember them: MoonRiver Oct 2013 #17

Might make it to the ceiling seveneyes Oct 2013 #35

If a stalagtite and a stalagmite meet in the middle, Aristus Oct 2013 #39

OMG! MoonRiver Oct 2013 #40

Well, I always remember it from the shape of the "T" in stalacTites and the "M" in stalagMites sibelian Oct 2013 #18

"C" for ceiling, "G" for ground. Scuba Oct 2013 #19

It is a special Mexican crystal cave. sibelian Oct 2013 #24

Sure is, very cool. Scuba Oct 2013 #26

When the mites go up, the tites (tights) come down. Sheepshank Oct 2013 #38

THose are neither. They are crystals. SharonAnn Oct 2013 #44

You're some smart cookies Union Scribe Oct 2013 #47

*snort* dorkzilla Oct 2013 #4

Getting a little ... *rocky*.... around here. sibelian Oct 2013 #8

That's Walt and Jesse in there, isn't it? LiberalLoner Oct 2013 #5

Ahhahahahahahaha- I thought the same thing!! n/t dorkzilla Oct 2013 #13

thats not a cave kydo Oct 2013 #6

Is that where the president is going? Puzzledtraveller Oct 2013 #11

To his Fortress of Solitude! sibelian Oct 2013 #15

Whew, I was afraid you were talking about somebody's bunghole mindwalker_i Oct 2013 #20

A.k.a. Bill Kristol's mouth Dash87 Oct 2013 #23

Damn it I was too slow... Dash87 Oct 2013 #21

Yeah and a troll was just sent packing back to their cave. Rex Oct 2013 #22

oo! Where? sibelian Oct 2013 #25

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=3766940 Rex Oct 2013 #27

Hmph! sibelian Oct 2013 #28

On a positive note...'cave' joke threads are popping up! Rex Oct 2013 #30

Not only ... but also ... muriel_volestrangler Oct 2013 #32

Probably one and the same. Rex Oct 2013 #33

Difficult to deny that... sibelian Oct 2013 #37

That is a lair! Agschmid Oct 2013 #29

... sibelian Oct 2013 #31

Lairs. Rex Oct 2013 #34

Is that Aaron Eckhart? Orrex Oct 2013 #36

The only reason I clicked this OP was to post a photo of a real cave Coyotl Oct 2013 #41

Well then you must! sibelian Oct 2013 #42

This is the cave where Boner should go to detox Coyotl Oct 2013 #45

Wow! where's that? sibelian Oct 2013 #49

China, Gansu Province, Dunhuang Mogao Caves Coyotl Oct 2013 #50

Then why don't I see Boehner hanging from the ceiling? n/t Orsino Oct 2013 #43

Because Capt. Kirk has him in a choke hold.. Goalie49009 Oct 2013 #46