General Knowledge!

[BFM_Xtr3me]

nope, he played in 13 All-Star games

he is the 1st pick in the 1969 draft, and was pick for the 1970 all-stars

[BFM_Kiwi]

Carl Malone?

[BFM_Xtr3me]

no, me thinks this has just turned into a guessing game

[BFM_Donut]

I'm thinking Kareem Abdul Jabbar.

Donut

[BFM_Xtr3me]

yes, you are right Donut,
he has played in 18 All-Star Games and was selected for 19,

your turn!

[BFM_Donut]

Name this common household insect that:

* Is globally distributed

* Can go for a year without eating

* Is considered a pest because of its eating habits, but is neither poisonous, venomous, nor a transmitter of human disease

* Has existed essentially unchanged for 300 million years, meaning it had already been roaming the planet for 70 million years at the time of the first dinosaurs

Donut

[jim360]

cockroach.

[BFM_Donut]

cockroach.

Not the one I was looking for. Although cockroach ancestors were around as early as 300 million years ago, anatomically modern cockroaches have been around less than half that long. The insect I'm going for has existed in pretty much its modern form throughout that time.

Also, cockroaches are suspected of being involved in passively transmitting at least some human diseases, while my mystery insect is not.

Finally, cockroaches give me the creeps. But I think these mystery insects are kinda cute. :-)

Donut

[BFM_Elkric]

Silverfish.

[BFM_Donut]

Silverfish.

Silverfish is correct! Congratulations, Elkric!

Donut

[BFM_Elkric]

In Greek Mythology...

What is the name of the deity who is the personification of Earth?

[jim360]

Gaia?

[BFM_Elkric]

Gaia?

Correct.

[jim360]

And who was her husband?

[Marty]

Cronos?

EDIT: Ach! That's wrong...I knew what the husband was the God of, but couldn't remember the name...