Sandy huh? Hmmm… I would have gone with Andrew Gogglesworth McDune, but okay.
Rev. BigDumbChimpsays
Bestiality post!
Sicko
StevoRsays
Really? I think in the Aussie vernacular “Rocky” would be the obvious chocie of nym!
(Just to muddy the waters!)
StevoRsays
@1. pentatomid :
Sandy huh? Hmmm… I would have gone with Andrew Gogglesworth McDune,
McDune – is that a meat dune with nice buns?
(Is there any sort of dune besides a sand dune btw?)
StevoRsays
.. And as soon as I click submit for that I think of the dunes on Titan. Made of complex tholins / ethane / organics~ish / who knows what exactly but NOT silicon rich material. Durnnit. Murphy’s law.
My spawn turns two tomorrow. She surprised me the other day by correctly identifying a drawing of an octopus. I’d never heard her say it before. It was a little drawing on the back of one of her books, where they advertise other books by the same publisher. She just spontaneously pointed to it and said “opopus!” I assume it’s something she learned at day care.
What? Good heavens no. It’s just that he’s from the McDune clan of the Lommel Sahara*.
busterggisays
Does he say, “Arf!”?
andusaysays
Isn’t Sandy the name of Little Orphan Annie’s dog? I see a revision in the Play and movie. Annie’s Squid. Definitely make it more interesting.
andusaysays
Buster beat me to it!
Randomfactorsays
(Is there any sort of dune besides a sand dune btw?)
An explorer who lived on the moon
with the help of the juice of the prune
two flexible trowels
and some badly-stained towels
created his very own Dune.
(Not mine, from a years-ago contest. But I can take some credit, so I expropriate gleefully.)
.. And as soon as I click submit for that I think of the dunes on Titan. Made of complex tholins / ethane / organics~ish / who knows what exactly but NOT silicon rich material. Durnnit. Murphy’s law.
Sand needn’t be silicon-rich. So I don’t know if the dunes on Titan are composed of particles that are “sand sized” or not.
Silt dunes are mentioned on earth, and Googling shows that dunes on Mars are sometimes called “silt dunes,” which sounds correct, since I doubt that sand is at all abundant on Mars, while small silt-sized particles are. A quick search didn’t find “silt dunes” on Titan, but those could, for all I know, also be silt dunes.
Isn’t particle size the main classification criteria for sand (and distinguishing criteria with gravel, silt, and clay)? The exact composition doesn’t actually matter, other than originating from some sort of rock from some sort of erosive process?
“pay no attention to the lack of granular appearance, I’m just part of this here sand hill. just laying here, like the other rocks, waiting for dinner . . . “
Sandy huh? Hmmm… I would have gone with Andrew Gogglesworth McDune, but okay.
Bestiality post!
Sicko
Really? I think in the Aussie vernacular “Rocky” would be the obvious chocie of nym!
(Just to muddy the waters!)
@1. pentatomid :
McDune – is that a meat dune with nice buns?
(Is there any sort of dune besides a sand dune btw?)
.. And as soon as I click submit for that I think of the dunes on Titan. Made of complex tholins / ethane / organics~ish / who knows what exactly but NOT silicon rich material. Durnnit. Murphy’s law.
My spawn turns two tomorrow. She surprised me the other day by correctly identifying a drawing of an octopus. I’d never heard her say it before. It was a little drawing on the back of one of her books, where they advertise other books by the same publisher. She just spontaneously pointed to it and said “opopus!” I assume it’s something she learned at day care.
What? Good heavens no. It’s just that he’s from the McDune clan of the Lommel Sahara*.
Does he say, “Arf!”?
Isn’t Sandy the name of Little Orphan Annie’s dog? I see a revision in the Play and movie. Annie’s Squid. Definitely make it more interesting.
Buster beat me to it!
(Is there any sort of dune besides a sand dune btw?)
An explorer who lived on the moon
with the help of the juice of the prune
two flexible trowels
and some badly-stained towels
created his very own Dune.
(Not mine, from a years-ago contest. But I can take some credit, so I expropriate gleefully.)
Sand needn’t be silicon-rich. So I don’t know if the dunes on Titan are composed of particles that are “sand sized” or not.
Silt dunes are mentioned on earth, and Googling shows that dunes on Mars are sometimes called “silt dunes,” which sounds correct, since I doubt that sand is at all abundant on Mars, while small silt-sized particles are. A quick search didn’t find “silt dunes” on Titan, but those could, for all I know, also be silt dunes.
Glen Davidson
@ 11. Randomfactor : Love it. Cheers!
@12. Glen Davidson :
It needn’t?
Okay, that’s news to me. I thought being silicate was part of the definition.
Guess that’s my something new learnt for today – cheers.
Yes, coral sands aren’t rare, and gypsum sand exists at White Sands NM.
Glen Davidson
Isn’t particle size the main classification criteria for sand (and distinguishing criteria with gravel, silt, and clay)? The exact composition doesn’t actually matter, other than originating from some sort of rock from some sort of erosive process?
Indeed. Sand only indicates a certain range in particle size.
Glen @ #15
Ah yes the White Sands of NM. Visited there way back in 1979. The stuff looks like snow and is Soooo white. Blindingly so. The kids loved it.
Badboy!!
Sandy… Is this a relative?
“Spitting Image – Randy Andy” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwexhQ-92ws
“pay no attention to the lack of granular appearance, I’m just part of this here sand hill. just laying here, like the other rocks, waiting for dinner . . . “
LoL!
Sandy. That’s awesome!
That is soooooooo cute.
Are they good sauteed in olive oil?
“Oh, I get it. She’s Sandy. That’s her name, and she’s also covered in… yes!” – SpongeBob SquarePants
Lorna Dune? :,(
StevoR
Yes, sand is defined entirely by grain size. your standard modern western table salt is sand.
Here’s an example of a chart:
http://www.pilbarageology.com.au/product_images/p/392/untitled__17034_zoom.JPG
A soil size chart beyond sand:
http://www.ext.colostate.edu/mg/gardennotes/214.html
A go-to site for things arenaceous:
http://throughthesandglass.typepad.com/through_the_sandglass/
Really? I think he looks more like a Peter, or maybe a Gregg. :-)
I’m gonna love him, and hug him, and pet him, and call him
GeorgeSandy.