Given the likely reception that newbies get on r-help, those two classifications, i.e. a reptile which is cold-blooeded animal or an insect which is an annoying pest, are not altogether off the mark but to really capture the experience, Don Rickles should be the mascot.
Spencer Graves <spencer.graves <at> pdf.com> writes: : : I prefer not to consider the implications of associating ourselves : with something extinct. Beyond that, I'm more into reptiles that : insects. On the other hand, I don't care much. I'm happy with the : status quo and would be happy with whatever others decide. : : Best Wishes, : spencer graves : : Robert Gentleman wrote: : : > : > On Dec 6, 2004, at 3:15 PM, Richard A. O'Keefe wrote: : > : >> Thomas Yee <t.yee <at> auckland.ac.nz> wrote: : >> ps. Ross has Maori origins, so a native NZ animal is a better idea : >> than usual. : >> : >> The native animals of New Zealand include no mammals except for : >> - marine mammals in the coastal waters, such as the Hector's dolphin : >> - a few species of bat which got blown over from Australia. : >> Otherwise, there are birds, reptiles, insects, and a few oddballs. : >> The most notable oddballs would be Tuataras, famous for their third : >> eye. : >> We have some onychophorans, of which it has been said that : >> "Contemporary Onychophorans are able to predate organisms several times : >> larger than themselves" (take _that_, SAS!).... : >> Wetas are quite interesting; they are basically grasshoppers some of : >> which : >> played the ecological role of (and are about the same size as) mice. : >> : > : > Hi, : > We had a brief discussion and narrowed it to two, coincidentally : > among those named by Richard. The tuatara (there is some charm in : > associating a software product with what is essentially a slow moving : > dinosaur) and the weta (for those unaware, one might also describe it : > as a grasshopper designed by the Pentagon - these have some serious : > armor plating and a ferocious grip). Of course this is one of many : > views, kiwis, kokakos etc have lots of charm as well - and I think : > New Zealand might lay some claim to the giant squid. No need to stick : > with non-extinct things either - I suspect the dodo is up for grabs. : > And on the NZ front the Moa or the Haast eagle. : > : > Ross and Robert : > : >> I suspect that only birds have the "cuddly" appeal required of a : >> mascot. : >> Perhaps it's worth pointing out that Kiwis are a kind of Ratite. : >> : >> ______________________________________________ : >> R-help <at> stat.math.ethz.ch mailing list : >> https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help : >> PLEASE do read the posting guide! : >> http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html : >> : >> : > +----------------------------------------------------------------------- : > ----+ : > | Robert Gentleman phone: (206) 667-7700 | : > | Head, Program in Computational Biology : > fax: | : > | Division of Public Health Sciences office: : > M2-B865 | : > | Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center email: : > rgentlem <at> fhcrc.org | : > +----------------------------------------------------------------------- : > ----+ : > : > ______________________________________________ : > R-help <at> stat.math.ethz.ch mailing list : > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help : > PLEASE do read the posting guide! : > http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html : ______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide! http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html
