# Llama Attack!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/llama-attack/350462>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [March 29, 2006, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/llama-attack/350462 "2006-03-29T20:54:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2006, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/llama-attack/350462/1 "2006-03-29T20:54:49Z")

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Look out! There are llamas!

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**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2006, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/llama-attack/350462/2 "2006-03-29T20:56:46Z")

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Cuidado!

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**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2006, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/llama-attack/350462/3 "2006-03-29T20:56:56Z")

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Interesting.

I have a question…

In Welsh, would that be pronounced, “Klama”?

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**Author:** ![Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Man_With_a_Cat)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2006, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/llama-attack/350462/4 "2006-03-29T21:04:23Z")

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“The llama, she is angry. She will rampage and frighten the sheep”

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**Author:** ![scr4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@scr4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scr4)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2006, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/llama-attack/350462/5 "2006-03-29T21:05:44Z")

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_Here’s a llama  
there’s a llama  
and another little llama  
fuzzy llama  
funny llama  
llama llama  
duck._

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**Author:** ![Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Man_With_a_Cat)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2006, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/llama-attack/350462/6 "2006-03-29T21:07:46Z")

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> [@scr4](#):
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> _Here’s a llama  
> there’s a llama  
> and another little llama  
> fuzzy llama  
> funny llama  
> llama llama  
> duck._

Heh. While I’m copying and pasting the link, you [steal my thunder??](http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/llama.php)

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**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2006, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/llama-attack/350462/7 "2006-03-29T21:09:23Z")

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Badger badger!

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**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2006, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/llama-attack/350462/8 "2006-03-29T21:10:28Z")

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[Llama Attack!](http://www.anna2peru.org.uk/uploaded_images/DSC00423-707336.JPG)

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**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2006, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/llama-attack/350462/9 "2006-03-29T21:23:35Z")

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How do you know they’re not alpacas? Or vicunas? r camels on a strict diet?

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**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2006, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/llama-attack/350462/10 "2006-03-29T21:25:28Z")

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I’m gonna ride my llama  
From Peru to Texarkana  
I wanna ride him good  
In my old neighborhood

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**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2006, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/llama-attack/350462/11 "2006-03-29T21:31:50Z")

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> [@CalMeacham](#):
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> r camels on a strict diet?

No, alpaca sandwich for them or maybe some nice cud.

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**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2006, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/llama-attack/350462/12 "2006-03-29T21:46:44Z")

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Know your Llama.

[http://www.bar-q-diamond.com/Information/llamafacts.htm](http://www.bar-q-diamond.com/Information/llamafacts.htm)

And Vicunas, Alpacas and Guanacos:

> [@](#):
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> Llamas (Lama glama) and alpacas (Lama pacos) are members of the Camelid family and have similarities to their distant cousins the camels. Other South American camelids include the vicuna (Lama vicunga) and guanaco (Lama guanicoe).

I still wonder why Salvadorians (like me) call themselves Guanacos, that species was never in Central America.

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**Author:** ![Lady\_Venom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9fc348/32.png) [@Lady\_Venom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lady_Venom)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2006, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/llama-attack/350462/13 "2006-03-29T21:49:20Z")

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[Llama? Where? I don’t see a llama](http://www.albumtown.com/showpic.php?aid=24681&pid=960726&uuid=19612)

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**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2006, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/llama-attack/350462/14 "2006-03-29T21:56:36Z")

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> [@CalMeacham](#):
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> How do you know they’re not alpacas or vicunas?

Llamas lie? Unlikely.

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**Author:** ![YaWanna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/bbce88/32.png) [@YaWanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YaWanna)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2006, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/llama-attack/350462/15 "2006-03-29T22:09:30Z")

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Is Ralph the Wonder Llama amongst them?

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**Author:** ![wheelie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b4bc9f/32.png) [@wheelie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wheelie)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2006, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/llama-attack/350462/16 "2006-03-29T22:20:31Z")

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La llama es a quadraped que vive en los ríos grandes como el Amazon.  
Tiene dos oídos, un corazón, una frente, y un pico para comer la  
miel. También se proporciona las aletas, para la natación.  
Las llamas son más grandes que ranas.  
Las llamas son, sin embargo, muy peligrosas.

Así pues, si usted ve uno donde la gente está nadando, usted debe  
gritar fuera de “¡Mirada hacia fuera, allí es llamas!”

¡Cuidado, cuidado, cuidado, cuidado, las llamas!

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**Author:** ![Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Man_With_a_Cat)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2006, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/llama-attack/350462/17 "2006-03-29T23:48:21Z")

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Como se llama?

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**Author:** ![Rysdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7cd45c/32.png) [@Rysdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysdad)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2006, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/llama-attack/350462/18 "2006-03-30T00:14:33Z")

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Rrama llama dding ddong.

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**Author:** ![OttoDaFe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ottodafe/32/356_2.png) [@OttoDaFe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OttoDaFe)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2006, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/llama-attack/350462/19 "2006-03-30T00:30:44Z")

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> [@wheelie](#):
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> La llama es a quadraped que vive en los ríos grandes como el Amazon.  
> Tiene dos oídos, un corazón, una frente, y un pico para comer la  
> miel. También se proporciona las aletas, para la natación.  
> Las llamas son más grandes que ranas.  
> Las llamas son, sin embargo, muy peligrosas.
> 
> Así pues, si usted ve uno donde la gente está nadando, usted debe  
> gritar fuera de “¡Mirada hacia fuera, allí es llamas!”
> 
> ¡Cuidado, cuidado, cuidado, cuidado, las llamas!

Vrooom . . . vrooom . . . vrooom . . . _BANG_

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**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2006, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/llama-attack/350462/20 "2006-03-30T01:02:04Z")

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You should check the [Daily Llama](http://www.dailyllama.com/) for updates.

Be especially afraid of the MEXICAN WHOOPING LLAMAS.

Jim

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