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Image dump thread XXXI
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(03-03-2026, 11:48 AM)robkelk Wrote: This is what I, as an amateur speculative fiction writer, call "bullshit". Per the words of a guy I know: "The answer is not to not provide numbers. It is to find your most autistic critics and provide them early access in exchange for doing the math." ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
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(04-18-2026, 08:04 AM)Norgarth Wrote: Hey, ignoring the one in the right-hand column was what got Al Capone sent to Alcatraz.
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Rob Kelk Sticks and stones can break your bones, But words can break your heart. Boycotting ALL products from the USA as long as that country's leader continues to lie about my native country. Government of Canada: How to immigrate to Canada Government of Canada: Claiming refugee protection (asylum) from within Canada ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
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Apropos of nothing, Zzyzx, CA is about four-and-a-half miles from I-15.
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Rob Kelk Sticks and stones can break your bones, But words can break your heart. Boycotting ALL products from the USA as long as that country's leader continues to lie about my native country. Government of Canada: How to immigrate to Canada Government of Canada: Claiming refugee protection (asylum) from within Canada ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
RE: Image dump thread XXXI
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(04-22-2026, 04:44 AM)Norgarth Wrote: Can't say as I'm too surprised by the first. That is, after all, what "hippopotamus" literally means. And bats are called "flying mice" in multiple languages. German comes immediately to mind.
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I have been Roland, Beowulf, Achilles, Gilgamesh, Clark Kent, Mary Sue, DJ Croft, Skysaber. I have been called a hundred names and will be called a thousand more before the sun grows dim and cold.... (04-22-2026, 09:47 AM)Bob Schroeck Wrote:(04-22-2026, 04:44 AM)Norgarth Wrote: German has several (near-)matches Flusspferd - Riverhorse - Hippo Schwertwal/Killerwal - Swordwhale/Killerwhale - Orca Tintenfisch - Inkfish - Squid/Cuttlefish Faultier - Lazyanimal - Sloth - Schnabeltier - Beakanimal - Platypus Fledermaus - Flatter? mouse - Bat Schildkroete - Shieldtoad - Turtle Waschbaer - Washbear - Racoon The "Igel" - Hedgehog is a non-match
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(04-22-2026, 02:43 PM)aku Wrote:(04-22-2026, 09:47 AM)Bob Schroeck Wrote:(04-22-2026, 04:44 AM)Norgarth Wrote: We could just continue with English, by translating Greek and Latin roots. porcupine = spine pig hippopotamus = river horse platypus = flat foot sloth = slow opossum = white dog (via Powhatan) seahorse sea lion mudhen catfish clownfish raccoon dog prairie dog Naming things is hard, sometimes you just do something easy.
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(04-26-2026, 09:22 AM)Norgarth Wrote: You finally got around to that, did you? So much for you being a procrastinator. (04-26-2026, 09:22 AM)Norgarth Wrote: You put too much effort into being lazy. Your opponent wins.
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