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ML1 Send message Joined: 25 Nov 01 Posts: 21111 Credit: 7,508,002 RAC: 20 |
Sadly aptly for present world news riding on the back of the multifarious consequences of covid: Wikipedia: Paper tiger There is also this connection from many years ago that was often used as a test print to really test out your printer capabilities: See new freedom: Mageia Linux Take a look for yourself: Linux Format The Future is what We all make IT (GPLv3) |
Admiral Gloval Send message Joined: 31 Mar 13 Posts: 21203 Credit: 5,308,449 RAC: 0 |
Enigma - Nygma Edward Nygma - Enigma The Riddler. |
Wiggo Send message Joined: 24 Jan 00 Posts: 36595 Credit: 261,360,520 RAC: 489 |
Richard Cypher was the main character in the "The Sword of Truth" series by Terry Goodkind. Cheers. |
Carlos Send message Joined: 9 Jun 99 Posts: 30564 Credit: 57,275,487 RAC: 157 |
In case you want to play the name the shape game. Here is a list for your perusal. |
ML1 Send message Joined: 25 Nov 01 Posts: 21111 Credit: 7,508,002 RAC: 20 |
And for regular and semi-regular solids and others, a good list is on: Virtual Polyhedra The Encyclopedia of Polyhedra By George W. Hart That includes beautifully crafted 3-d models also. Enjoy! See new freedom: Mageia Linux Take a look for yourself: Linux Format The Future is what We all make IT (GPLv3) |
ML1 Send message Joined: 25 Nov 01 Posts: 21111 Credit: 7,508,002 RAC: 20 |
Just to note that titanium as compared to other metals is not heavy! See new freedom: Mageia Linux Take a look for yourself: Linux Format The Future is what We all make IT (GPLv3) |
W-K 666 Send message Joined: 18 May 99 Posts: 19364 Credit: 40,757,560 RAC: 67 |
Carnival. Just a few days I came across the origins of word Carnival. Carni from the medieval Latin carnem levare or carnelevarium, which means to take away or remove meat. (where we get the word carnivorous from) & vale from the latin for farewell Which is why the Germans end the Carnival season on Shrove Tuesday. The day Christians should say farewell to meat before the time of abstinence during Lent |
ML1 Send message Joined: 25 Nov 01 Posts: 21111 Credit: 7,508,002 RAC: 20 |
Muscles -> Titin The full chemical name of the human canonical form of titin, which starts methionyl... and ends ...isoleucine, contains 189,819 letters... More 'fun' chemical names can be found on: List of chemical compounds with unusual names Enjoy! Stay strong!! Note #1: I've just discovered that a post is limited to a maximum 64000 ASCII/utf8 characters... So only about one third of the full name can be posted! Note #2: Does this deserve another rule for the thread??! :-) Note #3: Oooops! Too long to fit and abbreviations don't count! :-o See new freedom: Mageia Linux Take a look for yourself: Linux Format The Future is what We all make IT (GPLv3) |
ML1 Send message Joined: 25 Nov 01 Posts: 21111 Credit: 7,508,002 RAC: 20 |
Arnold Schwarzenegger Perhaps the embodiment of the limit of how much titin can be wrought?! See new freedom: Mageia Linux Take a look for yourself: Linux Format The Future is what We all make IT (GPLv3) |
ML1 Send message Joined: 25 Nov 01 Posts: 21111 Credit: 7,508,002 RAC: 20 |
Halcyon See new freedom: Mageia Linux Take a look for yourself: Linux Format The Future is what We all make IT (GPLv3) |
Carlos Send message Joined: 9 Jun 99 Posts: 30564 Credit: 57,275,487 RAC: 157 |
The Bangles, Manic Monday |
ML1 Send message Joined: 25 Nov 01 Posts: 21111 Credit: 7,508,002 RAC: 20 |
Mattresses, Sqornshellous Zeta, and Zem: See: The mattress globbered Enjoy your good night of dreams! See new freedom: Mageia Linux Take a look for yourself: Linux Format The Future is what We all make IT (GPLv3) |
ML1 Send message Joined: 25 Nov 01 Posts: 21111 Credit: 7,508,002 RAC: 20 |
ZETA Fusion Reactor See new freedom: Mageia Linux Take a look for yourself: Linux Format The Future is what We all make IT (GPLv3) |
Carlos Send message Joined: 9 Jun 99 Posts: 30564 Credit: 57,275,487 RAC: 157 |
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Gary Charpentier Send message Joined: 25 Dec 00 Posts: 30980 Credit: 53,134,872 RAC: 32 |
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ML1 Send message Joined: 25 Nov 01 Posts: 21111 Credit: 7,508,002 RAC: 20 |
Just in case the connection is arrested: arrest (a rest) -> restful, resting, hence sleepy. :-P :-) See new freedom: Mageia Linux Take a look for yourself: Linux Format The Future is what We all make IT (GPLv3) |
Carlos Send message Joined: 9 Jun 99 Posts: 30564 Credit: 57,275,487 RAC: 157 |
As in the 12 Dwarfs Sleepy, Grumpy, Doc .... |
Mike Send message Joined: 17 Feb 01 Posts: 34365 Credit: 79,922,639 RAC: 80 |
grabber ---> video A video grabber is a digital tool to convert old video tapes to the computer in digital formats. With each crime and every kindness we birth our future. |
ML1 Send message Joined: 25 Nov 01 Posts: 21111 Credit: 7,508,002 RAC: 20 |
Apple: Johnny Appleseed: Man Behind the Legend Quite the legend throughout hard times... See new freedom: Mageia Linux Take a look for yourself: Linux Format The Future is what We all make IT (GPLv3) |
Carlos Send message Joined: 9 Jun 99 Posts: 30564 Credit: 57,275,487 RAC: 157 |
Ok this is a commonly used term TGIF I claim that this falls under "-Abbreviations are allowed (but must be a word in its own right)" But it is also an Acronym. Acronyms are not allowed. GrammarBook.com Calls this an Initialism. It also says that initialisms and acronyms are two types of abbreviations that are used to shorten phrases. Initialisms are abbreviations that are pronounced one letter at a time. It points out that true Acronyms are abbreviations that are pronounced as words. For example, you say NASA not "N". "A ", "S", "A" or Asap, not "A", "S", "A", "P". TGIF is spoken as "T", "G", "I", "F" not Tgif So it is an Initialism and thus allowed. |
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