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[challenge entry] I might have been a bit pissed when I wrote this down,
but someone in the pub told me Europe is the only continent without a dessert.


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(I helped save b3ta! supermoore: HUNG, Sat 25 Oct 2003, 23:35, archived)
# And of course there's the great Antarctic desert too
(It doesn't always sting when you piSSSS., Sat 25 Oct 2003, 23:36, archived)
# does ur name refer to the
weebl cartoon with badgers in?
(Johnny2 Harrumph!, Sat 25 Oct 2003, 23:37, archived)
# That did occur to me,
but then it occured to me that I didn't care.

If I were to fight my corner, which I'm not, I'd probably point out that the definition of desert is probably applicable to any very large wasteland devoid of vegetation.
(I helped save b3ta! supermoore: HUNG, Sat 25 Oct 2003, 23:38, archived)
# rainfall also plays a part
Which is, I believe, why Europe is devoid of such an area.
(I helped save b3ta! verbal, Sat 25 Oct 2003, 23:39, archived)
# Dictionary.com agrees with you
des·ert1 P Pronunciation Key (dzrt)
n.
A barren or desolate area, especially:
-A dry, often sandy region of little rainfall, extreme temperatures, and sparse vegetation.
-A region of permanent cold that is largely or entirely devoid of life.
-An apparently lifeless area of water.
(I helped save b3ta! dogsbollocks, Sat 25 Oct 2003, 23:41, archived)
# Ah, vindication.
There's nothing quite like being right is there?
(I helped save b3ta! supermoore: HUNG, Sat 25 Oct 2003, 23:41, archived)
# It's more satisfying when the other person is so sure they're right
that they're willing to bet vast sums of money on it.
(I helped save b3ta! dogsbollocks, Sat 25 Oct 2003, 23:42, archived)
# The Antarctic of course is choc full of fucking penguins
Desert my arse.
(It doesn't always sting when you piSSSS., Sat 25 Oct 2003, 23:48, archived)
# Only the coastal regions,
thicky.
(I helped save b3ta! supermoore: HUNG, Sat 25 Oct 2003, 23:50, archived)
# Is there a number of organisms per square inch rule do you think?
I feel sure you'd know.
(It doesn't always sting when you piSSSS., Sat 25 Oct 2003, 23:52, archived)
# I read that as coMer
and got confused.
(I helped save b3ta! TV's Nosemonkey, Sat 25 Oct 2003, 23:42, archived)
# I'm with you on this, actually
for I have heard various clever people on the telly refer to Antarctica as desert.
(I helped save b3ta! HP hasn't been here in aaaaaages, Sat 25 Oct 2003, 23:45, archived)
# douglas adams was a bit pissed in europe when he had the hitchhikers idea
houplah to u
(Johnny2 Harrumph!, Sat 25 Oct 2003, 23:36, archived)
#
*ponders*
that just might be true.

Which is a good thing.
(I helped save b3ta! verbal, Sat 25 Oct 2003, 23:36, archived)
# ouch
woo!
(I helped save b3ta! Dr. Kitteny Berk almost certainly drunk, Sat 25 Oct 2003, 23:36, archived)
# so ur a doctor
who can give a prince albert
(Johnny2 Harrumph!, Sat 25 Oct 2003, 23:40, archived)
# i can
give any piercing
(I helped save b3ta! Dr. Kitteny Berk almost certainly drunk, Sat 25 Oct 2003, 23:41, archived)