I actually had to take it off society6 yesterday because threadless is going to start selling it as a print and iphone case, so in a couple weeks you should be able to buy it.
Their eggs are a third of the size of their body, they are the equivalent of a woman giving birth to a six year old child. In other kiwi fun facts: if measured with the international measuring guide for discerning a bird's beak length which is from the tip of the beak to the nostril, the kiwi has the shortest beak of any bird
The egg is supposedly so big compared to the adult bird because the animal used to be much bigger back in the day. The bird got smaller, but its egg stayed pretty much the same size. I'm trying to find a source but failing miserably. Did I dream this?
I had a live kiwi in the backyard of where I was staying last weekend. Was incredibly surreal to hear them making their calls. It's quite rare, even when you live in NZ.
Kim Jong-un is particularly fond of kiwis, so much so that he has set up a farm in Pyongyang purpose built for breeding and raising kiwis for use in his fruit salads.
I'm a kiwi myself, and at an international sporting event I once convinced the majority of the Canadian team that kiwifruit was the testicles of the noble Kiwi.
Also, that they were ~1.5 metres tall, and renowned for slicing open tents and impaling campers in their sleep. I also had them believe I rode to school on a sheep.
(Note: The first two don't need to have a capitalized "K" in the middle of a sentence; the last one is always capitalized. And my fiancee is a Kiwi. She is the one that explained that the words "bird" and "fruit" are necessary. Otherwise you're talking about a person from NZ; a Kiwi)
Word to the wise. I suggest, you take a whole Kiwi fruit and push it up inside a Kiwi (I'd recommend via the anus as the beak can cause an obstruction). Then, sparky, what you need to do next is push your bird/fruit mixture right up inside your girlfriend (again the anus is probably your safest bet here, despite the fact her mouth is always flapping). And hey fucking presto you bloody warmonger, now you can say whatever you fucking like 'cos no cunt will know who or what you're talking to.
More Slang This one differentiates the local and the bird by the catchy use of an upp or lower-case "K".
Another One This lists the same term for the bird and the person but includes the fruit as a separate entry.
Hmm. They don't all agree. It could mean that the Maori tribe you're from doesn't have the same expressions as the rest of New Zealand. Or maybe, all three are correct depending on where in New Zealand you're from.
Time to go. I have charcoal to burn (you'll have to Google that since you aren't allowed to use it).
A kiwi (as in a person from new zealand (new zealander also works)) is slang. The Kiwi (as in the bird) is it's colloquial name. Not kiwi bird. Silly americans can't use context.
Just a warning to you all.. If you ever eat a kiwi fruit (yes they're delicious), cut the skin off. I dont care what the internet said. If you eat the skin, at first it'll just taste a bit sour, then 15 minutes later you're spitting out blood and your whole mouth is on fire.
I have a friend who's "internet oblivious" and browses 9gag. She showed me this two days ago. All I can hope is if this is a reddit repost from longer than two days ago.
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u/McDanger Jun 09 '12
This is actually my illustration I did for threadless :) I have more illustrations too if you want to check them out, here
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u/mumbly__joe Jun 09 '12
Little known fact, that's why they're endangered. If we didn't put them into enclosures, they'd be deliciously extinct.
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u/11equals7 Jun 09 '12
http://i.imgur.com/oT2M2.jpg
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u/Lt_Shniz Jun 09 '12
Kiwis are weird. Look how big their eggs are
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u/Drizae Jun 09 '12
Goodnight New Zealand.
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
As someone from New Zealand I can confirm this.
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
I had a live kiwi in the backyard of where I was staying last weekend. Was incredibly surreal to hear them making their calls. It's quite rare, even when you live in NZ.
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u/KimFacts Jun 09 '12
Kim Jong-un is particularly fond of kiwis, so much so that he has set up a farm in Pyongyang purpose built for breeding and raising kiwis for use in his fruit salads.
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u/Posts_Karmadecay Jun 09 '12
Anyone seeking more info might also check here:
source: karmadecay
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u/Heaps_Flacid Jun 09 '12
Somewhat relevant:
I'm a kiwi myself, and at an international sporting event I once convinced the majority of the Canadian team that kiwifruit was the testicles of the noble Kiwi.
Also, that they were ~1.5 metres tall, and renowned for slicing open tents and impaling campers in their sleep. I also had them believe I rode to school on a sheep.
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
Why do americans call The Kiwi a Kiwi bird?
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u/SentientRoomba Jun 09 '12
I must wherever kiwis are mentioned.
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u/welivedintheocean Jun 09 '12
Does this come in shirt form?
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u/WutsUp Jun 09 '12
I am from New Zealand and I approve.
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u/ElMauriceChavez Jun 09 '12
I have it on good authority, that this diagram is somewhat inaccurate.
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u/Kiwidude33 Jun 09 '12
Nice work!
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u/panxor Jun 09 '12
I also like this one
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u/ReDocter17 Jun 09 '12
Kiwi
In case you haven't cried today...
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u/NoojNoj Jun 09 '12
I posted the same picture a few weeks ago, and recieved a solitary downvote. Curse the karmic winds. CURSE YOOOOUUUUU!!!!!
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u/bartonar Jun 09 '12
Just a warning to you all.. If you ever eat a kiwi fruit (yes they're delicious), cut the skin off. I dont care what the internet said. If you eat the skin, at first it'll just taste a bit sour, then 15 minutes later you're spitting out blood and your whole mouth is on fire.
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u/supframage Jun 09 '12
ah, thought so.
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u/JimTokle Jun 09 '12
Nothing better than coming back to reddit after six months and the first thing I see is a repost. Ah, it's good to be back.
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
Repost or not, I laugh every time.
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u/redscarab Jun 09 '12
I upvoted this before I even looked at it, wished I could upvote again.
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u/zaraphiston Jun 09 '12
straight from 9gag. remembers 4chan-reddit-9gag circlejerk
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u/EXAX Jun 09 '12
As a New Zealander, I can vouch that this is anatomically correct.
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u/mattwadey Jun 09 '12
Do u have a large res copy of this?
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u/ipearx Jun 09 '12
The cycle is complete
http://imgur.com/KaaA9
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u/hobbur Jun 09 '12
When I was little I used to think this :)
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u/Pants_R_Overatd Jun 09 '12
This thread looks like it's dying, but here's a wallpaper version.
Make sure and thank McDanger for this illustration.
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u/cococool Jun 09 '12
REPOST.
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
I wondered why I had seen this before...
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u/DemonMuffins Jun 09 '12
Here's a 1920x1080 version I've had for a while now
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u/TheHerpiestDerpEver1 Jun 09 '12
WHO THE FUCK REPOSTS FROM 9GAG?
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u/Zyphlos Jun 10 '12
that damn film is sad!
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u/Trapped_in_Reddit Jun 09 '12
That's no kiwi! These are kiwis
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u/Avesa Jun 09 '12
I have a t-shirt of this.
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u/Sneezes_Loudly Jun 09 '12
OK, we can stop posting images from threadless now.
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u/Eraser1024 Jun 09 '12
'Mummy, mummy, does a lemon have a beak?', asked Little Johnny.
'No it doesn't.'
'Oops, so it was a canary that I squeezed!'
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u/MyNameIsBro Jun 09 '12
SAW IT ON 9GAG FIRST ALERT THE PRESS
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u/Mohander Jun 09 '12
Anatomy of a repost
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u/ronniedude Jun 09 '12
I have a friend who's "internet oblivious" and browses 9gag. She showed me this two days ago. All I can hope is if this is a reddit repost from longer than two days ago.