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in reply to a message by Nanaea
You mean those annoying calls at work WEREN'T you guys? Oh, crap...how do I explain this to the Marketing VP? (Like every other smokestack in the US right now, we need all the customers we can get...say, Nan: is your library looking to replace its CURRENT 3-ton forklift trucks?)
Am I being a cranky old fart? Yeah. Sorry, but seeing you two immerse yourselves in anagrammed Iroquoian twin names cranked out by some software package is like pulling thru McDonald's and finding Stephen Hawking at the window saying "You want to super-size that?" Oy! Such a waste of brilliant originality!
I fear that Mr. Love is perilously close to scraping the bottom of the AnagrAmphora. Witness: Earleen (unless you're a cute blonde Mandrell, ferget it), Flexi (dryer hose?), Trannie ("gearbox" in yesteryear Midwest teen slang), and AFONI! (Admittedly, this last would be a great name for an industrial sales rep. "Happy to meet ya, Dave! I'm Afoni!" You soytainly are...)
Am I being a cranky old fart? Yeah. Sorry, but seeing you two immerse yourselves in anagrammed Iroquoian twin names cranked out by some software package is like pulling thru McDonald's and finding Stephen Hawking at the window saying "You want to super-size that?" Oy! Such a waste of brilliant originality!
I fear that Mr. Love is perilously close to scraping the bottom of the AnagrAmphora. Witness: Earleen (unless you're a cute blonde Mandrell, ferget it), Flexi (dryer hose?), Trannie ("gearbox" in yesteryear Midwest teen slang), and AFONI! (Admittedly, this last would be a great name for an industrial sales rep. "Happy to meet ya, Dave! I'm Afoni!" You soytainly are...)
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Thanks for the Hawking comparison, it was most flattering!
By the way, our favorite living genius is an avid fan of Bart Simpides.
"The Simpsons are often cited as an example of the dumbing down of the media, but in fact they are the cleverest show on American television (not that there's much competition). I have seen for myself how much care they take with scripts, and they all have a moral. I like Lisa the best." Stephen Hawking
By the way, our favorite living genius is an avid fan of Bart Simpides.
"The Simpsons are often cited as an example of the dumbing down of the media, but in fact they are the cleverest show on American television (not that there's much competition). I have seen for myself how much care they take with scripts, and they all have a moral. I like Lisa the best." Stephen Hawking
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Is Hawking hawking my favorite, too?
Hey, does Hawking say anything about *Frasier*? That's my favorite teevee show.
-- Nanaea
Hey, does Hawking say anything about *Frasier*? That's my favorite teevee show.
-- Nanaea
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Hey, guys, sorta speaking of Hawking, have you anagramed Alnitak, Anilam, or Mintaka? (I think that's how the names for the stars of Orion's belt are spelled.) They are Arabic names. Just curious. :P
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Alnitak - Kat Lina
Alnitah - Lia Tanh
Anilam - Animal, Malina, Lamina, Manila
Alnilam - Manilla
Ainilam - Iliamna, I'm a nail, I, animal
Alnihan - Annilah
Mintaka - I'm a tank, Mina Kat
Mintika - I'm a knit, Tai Mink,
Alnitah - Lia Tanh
Anilam - Animal, Malina, Lamina, Manila
Alnilam - Manilla
Ainilam - Iliamna, I'm a nail, I, animal
Alnihan - Annilah
Mintaka - I'm a tank, Mina Kat
Mintika - I'm a knit, Tai Mink,
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This looks like a job for.... Super Anagram-man!
P.L. is the one to ask about anagramming those star names for you, as he's the expert.
I checked my Star Names book for you and, yep, you got all three of those names right. The book offers a few variations on the names, though.
"Alnitak" (the lowest star in Orion's Belt) is also sometimes called "Alnitah". The original Arabic name for this star was: "Al Nitak", meaning "The Girdle".
"Anilam" (the middle star) is also called "Alnilam", "Ainilam", and "Alnihan". The original Arabic name for this star was either "Al Nitham" or "Al Nathm", both meaning "The String of Pearls".
"Mintaka" (the highest star) is sometimes called "Mintika". The original Arabic name for this star was "Al Mintakah", meaning "The Belt".
So, P.L. has a lot of names there to anagram for you! If he can get to it, that is. I only just found out today that his baby daughter Nephele has had a nasty cold all this past weekend and that P.L.'s been getting very little sleep (which may explain some understandable crankiness :)
P.L., if you're reading this, I'm sending a "get well" pressie in the snail mail to you for little Nephele. Nothing big, just a little something that'll look pretty on her. :)
Phyllis, you send little Nephele some positive energy. :)
-- Nanaea
P.L. is the one to ask about anagramming those star names for you, as he's the expert.
I checked my Star Names book for you and, yep, you got all three of those names right. The book offers a few variations on the names, though.
"Alnitak" (the lowest star in Orion's Belt) is also sometimes called "Alnitah". The original Arabic name for this star was: "Al Nitak", meaning "The Girdle".
"Anilam" (the middle star) is also called "Alnilam", "Ainilam", and "Alnihan". The original Arabic name for this star was either "Al Nitham" or "Al Nathm", both meaning "The String of Pearls".
"Mintaka" (the highest star) is sometimes called "Mintika". The original Arabic name for this star was "Al Mintakah", meaning "The Belt".
So, P.L. has a lot of names there to anagram for you! If he can get to it, that is. I only just found out today that his baby daughter Nephele has had a nasty cold all this past weekend and that P.L.'s been getting very little sleep (which may explain some understandable crankiness :)
P.L., if you're reading this, I'm sending a "get well" pressie in the snail mail to you for little Nephele. Nothing big, just a little something that'll look pretty on her. :)
Phyllis, you send little Nephele some positive energy. :)
-- Nanaea
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You mean those annoying calls at work WEREN'T you guys? Oh, crap...how do I explain this to the Marketing VP? (Like every other smokestack in the US right now, we need all the customers we can get...say, Nan: is your library looking to replace its CURRENT 3-ton forklift trucks?)
@@@@ Wow, you've got a 3-ton forklift truck for sale? I'm thinking very hard here, but perhaps we MAY be able to incorporate something like that into our children's storyhours. Scooping the wee rugrats up in one of those suckas and going for a mad spin ("Wheeeeee!") through the Reference Department would sure make an interesting change.
Am I being a cranky old fart?
@@@@ No!
Yeah.
@@@@ I said noooooo! :)
Sorry, but seeing you two immerse yourselves in anagrammed Iroquoian twin names cranked out by some software package is like pulling thru McDonald's and finding Stephen Hawking at the window saying "You want to super-size that?" Oy! Such a waste of brilliant originality!
@@@@ Oh come now, Daividh. There's more to anagramming than that -- don't be such a sceptic. We are discovering the Secrets of the Universe! One of these days, the Kabalarians, themselves, shall seek us out for our wisdom. (Huh uh uhhhh huh huh.)
I fear that Mr. Love is perilously close to scraping the bottom of the AnagrAmphora. Witness: Earleen (unless you're a cute blonde Mandrell, ferget it), Flexi (dryer hose?), Trannie ("gearbox" in yesteryear Midwest teen slang), and AFONI! (Admittedly, this last would be a great name for an industrial sales rep. "Happy to meet ya, Dave! I'm Afoni!" You soytainly are...)
@@@@ These are names for the New Millennium! Get in line or be left behin'! Or *be* a behin'! (Huhuhhhhhhhhh!) :)
-- Nanaea
Thinking of naming my next pair of minpin pups "Seraphine & Hesperian".
@@@@ Wow, you've got a 3-ton forklift truck for sale? I'm thinking very hard here, but perhaps we MAY be able to incorporate something like that into our children's storyhours. Scooping the wee rugrats up in one of those suckas and going for a mad spin ("Wheeeeee!") through the Reference Department would sure make an interesting change.
Am I being a cranky old fart?
@@@@ No!
Yeah.
@@@@ I said noooooo! :)
Sorry, but seeing you two immerse yourselves in anagrammed Iroquoian twin names cranked out by some software package is like pulling thru McDonald's and finding Stephen Hawking at the window saying "You want to super-size that?" Oy! Such a waste of brilliant originality!
@@@@ Oh come now, Daividh. There's more to anagramming than that -- don't be such a sceptic. We are discovering the Secrets of the Universe! One of these days, the Kabalarians, themselves, shall seek us out for our wisdom. (Huh uh uhhhh huh huh.)
I fear that Mr. Love is perilously close to scraping the bottom of the AnagrAmphora. Witness: Earleen (unless you're a cute blonde Mandrell, ferget it), Flexi (dryer hose?), Trannie ("gearbox" in yesteryear Midwest teen slang), and AFONI! (Admittedly, this last would be a great name for an industrial sales rep. "Happy to meet ya, Dave! I'm Afoni!" You soytainly are...)
@@@@ These are names for the New Millennium! Get in line or be left behin'! Or *be* a behin'! (Huhuhhhhhhhhh!) :)
-- Nanaea
Thinking of naming my next pair of minpin pups "Seraphine & Hesperian".
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