Who the hell thought naming these guys "Boobies" was a good idea

[LynneSin]

Poor birds - their only claim to fame is being named after a female mammary gland of lust

[Orrex]

1. Sure, but "Blue-footed Boobies" has panache like no other bird in the kingdom

Except maybe "Yellow Bellied Sapsucker."

[Javaman]

2. Or maybe the titmouse...nt

[jobycom]

5. I think yellow bellied sapsucker is the best of all animal names. nt

[masshole]

3. "gland of lust"

:rofl:

[skygazer]

4. Well, at least they're not Dodos

Silly name AND extinct - bummer. :(

[El Fuego]

6. Wow, that's a great pair

of seabirds.

[reyd reid reed]

7. Heh...last week, my daughter wore a pair of bright blue pants

that were so long they covered her feet. I told her she looked like a blue-footed booby, which led to looking them up. Turns out they're called 'boobies' after the Spanish term 'bobo', which means 'stupid fellow' because, on land, they're kinda clumsy.

[Debi]

8. Aaarrggghhh - dupe n/t

[Debi]

9. Don't you mean 'gland of life' - don't want to offend all the breast-feeders out there n/t