Re: An Open Source Project.
 

Uh Huh
Get The Picture
Lay It On The Line
A Cloud Of Dust
A Flash Of Light
Up In Smoke
Never Say Never.....

Re: An Open Source Project.
 

The Other Half
The Better Half
A Silent Partner
The computer I use crashes every time I post instead of just browsing. So I will
Take A Break
And See What
Comes To Mind....

Re: An Open Source Project.
 

Look here. http://www.info.gov.hk/mardep/sdfiles/shipreg.htm
http://www.webcom.com/~amraam/shipind.html
http://www.nvr.navy.mil/nvrships/name.htm

[This message has been edited by Atrocities (edited 27 August 2001).]

Re: An Open Source Project.
 

I've thought of quite a few more myself. There seem to be many of these metaphors. It's interesting that there seem to be so many for birds. Maybe we'll really get to 100.

Cock of the Walk
Early Bird
Firebug
Homing Pigeon
Old Coot
Snake in the Grass
Watchdog
Wise Old Owl

Edit: And I just rememebered 'early bird'! http://www.shrapnelgames.com/ubb/ima...ons/icon12.gif

[This message has been edited by Baron Munchausen (edited 27 August 2001).]

Re: An Open Source Project.
 

Dahlai Llama http://www.shrapnelgames.com/ubb/ima...ons/icon10.gif
Early Bird [edit: BM and I must be psychic!]
Road Hog
Corn Dog http://www.shrapnelgames.com/ubb/ima...ons/icon10.gif
Alley Cat

[This message has been edited by dmm (edited 27 August 2001).]

Re: An Open Source Project.
 

I don't know why, but "Desert Rat" keeps coming to mind.

Re: An Open Source Project.
 

Don't forget Desert Eagle. (Ah, Counter Strike...)

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Assume you have a 1kg squirrel
E=mc^2
E=1kg(3x10^8m/s)^2=9x10^16J
which, if I'm not mistaken, is equivilent to roughly a 50 megaton nuclear bomb.
Fear the squirrel.

Re: An Open Source Project.
 

desert fox.



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Re: An Open Source Project.
 

A lot of these names are actually names of real creatures, though. There is a rodent called a "Desert Rat" for example. And the "Door Mouse" is a bad pun on "Dormouse" a real creature. I don't know of any metaphor in English that uses "Door Mouse" -- do you? These names might cause conflicts with other lists of actual ceatures.

Re: An Open Source Project.
 

"Desert Rats" is also the name of a Shrapnel game. It kept flashing on and off, on and off, in the banner ad. After a while it took over my brain and forced me to post it on your topic.