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[tesco samoa]

desert fox.



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[Baron Munchausen]

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.

[dmm]

"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.

[dmm]

Ships in the dreaded Elvis fleet:
Rockin' Robin
You-Aint-Nuttin-But-A Hound Dog


Other ships:
Wise *** (a crappy ship for trading with the AI)
Kiss *** (for gifting to a human player threatening your annihilation)

[dmm]

The Monkey Business (Gary Hart, captain)
Monkey's Uncle
Monkey See, Monkey Do
Busy Beaver
Mother Hen (support ship)
Blind Bat (no sensors)
Beached Whale (no engines)
Raging Bull
Fish Out of Water (no life support)
Fish N Chips (computer-controlled)
800-Pound Gorilla
Squirrely (minister-controlled)
Dead Duck (shot-up ship for trading to AI)
Peking Duck (long range sensors [GET IT? ])
Naked Jaybird (no armor)
Happy Clam (only a "shell" of a ship; sits in orbit to placate population)

[Alpha Kodiak]

It's scary what happens when you keep a notepad open to write down thoughts while at work....

On a Lark
Frog Prince
Lord of the Flies
Silence of the Lambs
Flea Market
Flea Circus
Top Cat
Dog and Pony Show
Dog House
Dogfight
Cat Fight
Old Crow
Pink Panther
Super Fly
Bantam Weight
Pork Chop Hill
Horse Sense
Mark of the Beast
Four Horsemen
Italian Stallion
Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
Cat O' Nine Tales
Bull Pen
Fly Weight
Mad Dog
Hot Dog
Dirty Dog
Red Dog
Cuckoo's Nest
Crow's Nest
Hair of the Dog
Glue Factory
Not Cricket
Roach Trap
Roach Clip
Roach Coach
Blood Sucker
Pigs in a Blanket
Jail Bird
Sing like a Canary
For the Birds
Golden Goose
Loaded for Bear
Bear with me
Grin and Bear It
Laughing Stock
Spruce Goose
Gossamer Condor
Tiger in the Tank
Cat and Mouse
Wild Weasel
Horse of a Different Color
Flea Flicker
Dyna Soar
Jackrabbit Start
As the Crow Flies
Lonesome Dove
Ugly Duckling

How's that for a day's worth of random programmer thoughts?

[dmm]

Eating Crow
A Bird in the Hand
Mad as a Hornet
Sitting in the Catbird's Seat