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Stupid names for things
Aug 7^th, 2024 at 11:18am

So the Wollemi Pine isn't a Pine, its a Conifer.

The Blue Groper is not a Groper but a Wrasse.

Seems there are a lot of incorrectly named and poorly named things out there.

A Tiger is a Tiger. But a Tiger can also be a Shark as in Tiger Shark too. Ever see a large feline predator called a Shark Cat?

How many stupid named things can you post that have had you shaking your head?

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Laugh till you cry Gold Member Offline Posts: 16555 In your happy place Gender:	Re: Stupid names for things Reply #1 - Aug 7^th, 2024 at 11:35am JSin is a thing. A very shriveled, desiccated thing that is fast losing its thingyness. Is JSin consuming itself with burning hate? Will be the boy spontaneously combust? Does a pile of feces burn that easily? JSin is burning with hate. Hate of his insignificance and ineffectualness.
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Jasin Gold Member Offline Posts: 47295 Gender:	Re: Stupid names for things Reply #2 - Aug 7^th, 2024 at 11:40am ZZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzz zzzzzzzzz
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Laugh till you cry Gold Member Offline Posts: 16555 In your happy place Gender:	Re: Stupid names for things Reply #3 - Aug 7^th, 2024 at 12:13pm JSin'a aspirations are to hate himsef more at the end of the day than he did at the start.
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chimera Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 10782 armidale Gender:	Re: Stupid names for things Reply #4 - Aug 7^th, 2024 at 2:24pm possum is borrowed from American opposum of a different mammal order. Ant eater echidna is from the Greek snake-woman instead of echina 'spiky hedgehog'. 'Honourable member' is a politician.
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Grappler Truth Teller Feller Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 83590 Proud pre-1850's NO Voter Gender:	Re: Stupid names for things Reply #5 - Aug 7^th, 2024 at 7:15pm chimera wrote on Aug 7^th, 2024 at 2:24pm: possum is borrowed from American opposum of a different mammal order. Ant eater echidna is from the Greek snake-woman instead of echina 'spiky hedgehog'. 'Honourable member' is a politician. I thought an honourable member was a married dick .....
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Re: Stupid names for things
Reply #6 - Aug 7^th, 2024 at 7:29pm

Grappler Truth Teller Feller wrote on Aug 7^th, 2024 at 7:15pm:

chimera wrote on Aug 7^th, 2024 at 2:24pm:

possum is borrowed from American opposum of a different mammal order. Ant eater echidna is from the Greek snake-woman instead of echina 'spiky hedgehog'. 'Honourable member' is a politician.

I thought an honourable member was a married dick .....

Nobody would question the non-married Grappler's expertise and experience in married dick. Chimera?

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chimera Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 10782 armidale Gender:	Re: Stupid names for things Reply #7 - Aug 7^th, 2024 at 7:33pm Grappler Truth Teller Feller wrote on Aug 7^th, 2024 at 7:15pm: honourable member was a married Some have dishonourable discharges in Sen Reynold's embrace.
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Laugh till you cry Gold Member Offline Posts: 16555 In your happy place Gender:	Re: Stupid names for things Reply #8 - Aug 7^th, 2024 at 7:44pm chimera wrote on Aug 7^th, 2024 at 7:33pm: Grappler Truth Teller Feller wrote on Aug 7^th, 2024 at 7:15pm: honourable member was a married Some have dishonourable discharges in Sen Reynold's embrace. Chimera is a semen harvester?
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Reply #9 - Aug 8^th, 2024 at 3:43pm

chimera wrote on Aug 7^th, 2024 at 2:24pm:

possum is borrowed from American opposum of a different mammal order. Ant eater echidna is from the Greek snake-woman instead of echina 'spiky hedgehog'. 'Honourable member' is a politician.

That's a good one. Didn't know that one.

I'm glad they ditched the New 'Holland' name here.
This continent ain't nothing like Holland at all!

As for Australasia as in Austral (South) asia (Asia).
This continent in the region of Sahul in not even remotely part of 'Asia'. Geographically, geologicially, flora and fauna and more - all very 'unasian' indeed. If this is 'South'Asia, then should Asia thus become North Asia or Borealasia??

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Jasin Gold Member Offline Posts: 47295 Gender:	Re: Stupid names for things Reply #11 - Aug 10^th, 2024 at 3:53pm That's a good one Tallowood
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