In a message dated 1/3/2003 9:37:04 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> <snip>
> > So....
> >
> > Why did you name a group of Urs for a chemical
> > company?
>
> I didn't. Chiron was the wise centaur that taught
> Hercules (and somebody else, I think) as a youth.
>
> Would some Galactics consider us a louse of humans? Or
> more of a smorgasbord? ;)
>
> I Think It Should Be A Waltz Of Wallabies Maru
>
Kay Chiron Chiron. Whatever will be will be.
Well, a Synthian would say it's a charlie of humans--if she had a knowledge
of Earth's Goon Show.
An old philosophy Hoom would say a decimal of humans while umbling "using
integer statistics." Meaning they are insignificant no matter what number.
The Soro would probably refuse to use the word "human" and merely use a serf
of semi-sentients.
The Tandu are the ones who would say a breakfast/lunch/dinner of humans
depending upon the time of day.
Now, what really started all of this....
At the very end of part one of the now pushed into the background and perhaps
far future completion high school abduction novel, Dr. Brin has the hero hear
the animal sounds coming from the forest on a planet that is not Earth.
Part one was rather devoid of humor. [Perhaps because it's still in its
infancy?]
So why not have the students name the new animals, and add in the veneral
game.
Ideas so far...
Earth Alien Group name
Wolverine Logan A marvel of logans
White Songbird Honky-tonk A joplin of honky-tonks
A tink of tonks
Trumpeter Swan Flugel An aflac of flugels
Student A: That duck-like animal sounds like a trumpeter swan
Student B: It's more like a flugel horn to me.
Rabbit Hazel A rah of hazels
[In hunting, a peace
sign quotation is a
silent signal for
Hazel Ritz, or a
rah of hazels at
home.]
Hawk Hukster A convention of huksters
[They'll gouge you
every time.]
Deer Neer [nearly deer] A disney of neers
Bear Duzza {Does a bear...] A fuzza of duzza
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And a silly visual...
Bees. If there is something like a bee or hornet's nest, the best
person to get the nest, or the object droped when the nest was
discovered, would be the mascot. It's the most completely
covering outfit there is at the high school.
William Taylor
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(Damn fun football game.)
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