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nekopurrpurr wrote:I don't think they have pink meat. It's just their feather due to the fact thhat they eat the algae that turn feathers pink.

The legs are metal rods. Totally inedible.

Thank you Mr. Science.

spilzer wrote:My question is what happened to the flamingo's legs? Everyone knows that the drumsticks are the best part of the bird!

Take a closer look in the upper left background....saw...two legs.....

The Flamingo looks mighty angry at being roasted over an open fire. At least it isn't a chestnut.

So tempting. Particularly since I have these on my lawn already.

I find this shirt quite disturbing...

nekopurrpurr wrote:I don't think they have pink meat. It's just their feather due to the fact thhat they eat the algae that turn feathers pink.

The legs are metal rods. Totally inedible.

It was a joke.

Besides, these flamingos don't even HAVE meat. They're a painted representation on a shirt of a plastic lawn ornament (usually containing metal rods on the bottom that are inserted into the ground to represent the legs) that represents an actual flamingo.

As to the reason for an actual flamingo's colors, you are partially correct:
Flamingos are pink or orange or white depending on what they eat. Flamingos eat algae and crustaceans that contain pigments called carotenoids. For the most part, these pigments are found in the brine shrimp and blue-green algae that the birds eat. Enzymes in the liver break down the carotenoids into the pink and orange pigment molecules deposited in the feathers, bill, and legs of the flamingos. Flamingos that eat mostly algae are more deeply colored than birds that eat the small animals that feed off of algae. Captive flamingos are feed a special diet that includes prawns (a pigmented crustacean) or additives such as beta-carotene or canthaxanthin, otherwise they would be white or pale pink. Young flamingos have gray plumage that changes color according to their diet.

Looks like the flamingo is cooked to medium rare, since it still looks plenty pink...

The permalink is broken. It links to http://shirt.woot.com/shirts/shirts/gnome-garden which has 2 'shirts' in it. It should be http://shirt.woot.com/shirts/gnome-garden


Come on Woot, how hard is it to get a link right? :P

At least this gnome wasn't packing a rocket launcher!

Garden Defense!

dotvincent wrote:So tempting. Particularly since I have these on my lawn already.

Where did you find this or did you make it? I love it

Pfft... That gnome is a total amateur. Everybody knows that, for best results, you huff burning plastic fumes in an enclosed space! You know, like a garage or a garden shed!

I beg your pardon -
I never promised you a gnome garden.

magyargirl wrote:I beg your pardon -
I never promised you a gnome garden.

Gnomely, I find a lot of gnome shirts trite. This one however, had me laughing so hard I had to buy 2! ;)

I always knew Gnomes were evil. Now we have proof.

Umm...either there are site problems or there is a NEW new shirt cap of 1387.

I just got the daily digest so I know what the shirt is supposed to be... for tomorrow. It's the 2nd place winner. Seems like everything is broken with Woot tonight.

The burning flesh of flamingos: It disables proper Woot functioning. Who knew?

Hmmm...copyright problems with the Peanuts shirt? What's going on? @_@

Sounds like maybe the real 1st place might have had copyright issues or something?

Alright, who let the monkeys out? Evidently they broke the woot.

Hey, woot staff! Can we get an update? Pretty please?

Maybe Texas blew up?

August 18, 2011. (MST, FYI...) A day which will live in infamy.

the main site isn't refreshed either.

bassanimation wrote:Hmmm...copyright problems with the Peanuts shirt? What's going on? @_@

According to the Digest, the Peanuts shirt took 2nd place. It's not even supposed to be tonight's shirt.

woot went off on vacation + didn't leave a forwarding address? Or program auto posting? Strange days...

BlackShield wrote:Maybe Texas blew up?

I can personally put this theory out of its misery. :P We're still here.

thewronggrape wrote:According to the Digest, the Peanuts shirt took 2nd place. It's not even supposed to be tonight's shirt.

Okay, are you just messing with us, or do you actually know this? What is this digest of which you speak?

If nothing else, this is likely to be the most commented on thread of the week, owing to the fact that it has broken woot.

thewronggrape wrote:According to the Digest, the Peanuts shirt took 2nd place. It's not even supposed to be tonight's shirt.

I see the Digest, but it says 1st place on the Peanuts shirt. @_@ LAND OF CONFUSION! Where is Phil Collins when you need him?

Another post about the unusual lack of update.

bluejester wrote:Okay, are you just messing with us, or do you actually know this? What is this digest of which you speak?

Daily Digest

thewronggrape wrote:According to the Digest, the Peanuts shirt took 2nd place. It's not even supposed to be tonight's shirt.

True, but the badge says it's 1st place and the wording says 2nd.

BlackShield wrote:Maybe Texas blew up?

Nope, I live three miles from "Ye Old Woot Factory" and I'm still here.

Hey I think this is supposed to be plugged in?

bluejester wrote:Okay, are you just messing with us, or do you actually know this? What is this digest of which you speak?

The daily email - it says 2nd place in text, but has the ist place winner symbol next to the shirt.

Cats and dogs will proceed to live together in...3...2....1.... *mass hysteria*

and we're back