(third post of the day!)ever heard of the animal called platypus? it's the most problematic animal ive ever heard. i will never forget this animal. HAHA XD.

okay..let's see how wikipedia would define the animal platypus:

The Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) is a semi-aquatic mammal endemic to eastern Australia, including Tasmania. Together with the four species of echidna, it is one of the five extant species of monotremes, the only mammals that lay eggs instead of giving birth to live young. It is the sole living representative of its family (Ornithorhynchidae) and genus (Ornithorhynchus), though a number of related species have been found in the fossil record.

The bizarre appearance of this egg-laying, venomous, duck-billed, beaver-tailed, otter-footed mammal baffled European naturalists when they first encountered it, with some considering it an elaborate fraud. It is one of the few venomous mammals; the male Platypus has a spur on the hind foot that delivers a venom capable of causing severe pain to humans. The unique features of the Platypus make it an important subject in the study of evolutionary biology and a recognisable and iconic symbol of Australia; it has appeared as a mascot at national events and is featured on the reverse of the Australian 20 cent coin.

now, let's see. ever heard of the idiomatic expression Procrustes bed? as my prof explained it:

"ganto yan. kasi si procrustes may bed (sa mythology), tapos yung masyadong malaki para sa higaan, puputulin nya yung sobra para magkasya. pag masyado namang maliit, isstretch nya yung katawan. naiimagine nyo naba yung kilikili ng taong tnotorture nya? ganyan sya magtorture. ngayon, naging idiom yan. yung pagseset mo ng definite standards, or sa case natin ay genre. for example, may friend ka. e ang standard mo ng FRIEND, itetext ka ng goodnight arawaraw. kailangan dalawa yung smiley. pagyun isa lang yung smiley, hindi mo na sya friend. yun ang procrustes bed."
Prof DA

at first i did not get the relation between the platypus and the bed of procrustes. it was then he explained about the real problem about the platypus. here's what a platypus looks like:



see that? at this era (in which we are in now), the platypus is classified as a mammal. why? it has mammary glands! interestingly, the platypus also lays egss. it is covered with fur, has web feet (like birds), and has a duck's bill. so the scientists before used to debate about whether the platypus was a mammal or a bird. i mean, they pondered day and night whether or not the platypus is a mammal. or a bird.

one guy, though, made lots of research about the platypus, formulated his ideas, and came up with a report which he shared in front of many people. he said lots of things which only meant one thing: he wanted to kill all platypuses to end all the arguments.

what the heck, right? and read the part of wikipedia's article. they even thought the platypus was a fraud. HAHA! poor platypus! that was when i got all the ideas together. it was the bed of procrustes. :D see, just because they find it hard to classify the platypus, they wanted to get rid the stupid platypuses. if it doesnt fit, they chop it down. got it? interesting. :D

but what struck me really are the poor scientists. i mean all those scientists who argued. they thought too much about platypuses when they can think about ways on how to make their lives better. theres more to life than classifying animals and stuff. their job is rather pointless for me.

buuut..if classifying animals is what they really want to do forever, then i say they go ahead. im just saying they must have time for God, too. well, God is not an animal and he doesnt have a classification to the animal kingdom. but we dont just cut him off our life. and we dont want to present an argument like that. we cant cut him off because he's right there and theres nothing you can do about it.

so stop thinking about pointless things. God matters the most.

God bless you pretty fellas! :D

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