But will it encourage gerbil-eating? Whoops! Never mind--we don't want to
restart THAT thread again!
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From: Julian and Jackie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2000 12:54 PM
Subject: Re: NGS AGM
> g. m. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
>
> >I like the name Argente Nutmeg better than Saffron. Was Saffron chosen
> >because its sorta like a spice, like Nutmeg is a spice.
>
> As it is genetically a yellow nutmeg the name Saffron did seem neat to
> some people. Certainly Saffron makes it clear it is a yellow gerbil.
>
> Argente technically means that there is a silver element to the hair.
> Argente Nutmegs do not have that, and they don't look anything like
> nutmegs.
>
> Personally I would like to see Saffron given a chance as it is far
> better descriptively than the alternatives and it is an attractive name.
>
>
> --
> Julian
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