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Nomenclature

https://slrpnk.net/post/34367450

Feb 20 at 7:18pmWeb
Show threadLembot_0006Feb 20
O-o-o, so sciency!
Show threadWarl0k3Feb 20
Are there really herpetologists saying “don’t say snek”?
Show threadBillyClarkFeb 20

That would surprise me, also. But it takes all kinds. Maybe the average ornithologist tends to think that birds are “cute”, while the average herpetologist tends to think that reptiles are “cool”? I’m sure that whatever the group as a whole tends to think, there will be many counterexamples.

I was just thinking about chess, and how one of the most famous chess players, Hikaru Nakamura often refers to chess pieces as “juicers”, for whatever reason… maybe the shape? Lots of people have nicknames for different pieces, like “ops” for “bishops”, etcetera. But then there are some who take themselves entirely seriously, and never joke around.

Show threadRebekahWSDFeb 20
I only know one and he seemed to find it amusing but ultimately didn’t really care.
Show threadsp3ctr4lFeb 20
According to my ssss-sources, the preferred nomenclature is ‘danger noodle’.
Show threadRisingSwellFeb 21
Danger noodle is for non venemous and nope rope is for venemous
Show threadtheedqueenFeb 21
I thought danger noodle is for venomous, nope rope for constructors, and snek for anything else
Show threadsp3ctr4lFeb 22

If you steppy on snek, its just ‘what the heck?’

If you hug a nope rope, you’re probly dead, dope.

If you kiss a danger noodle, you’ll need a special kit and kaboodle.

Show threadViperActualFeb 21
I’m not a hero, but I sometimes refer to them as a snekeroni
Show threadSPRUNTFeb 20
I was expecting the last frame to say “American Borb”.
Show threadcattywampasFeb 20

Bord

Show threadcoolmanFeb 20
Buort
Show threadhenfredemarsFeb 20
I’m really digging BLORB.
Show threadEtherWhackFeb 20
The eye really sells it
Show threadsp3ctr4lFeb 20
… Can we get a Blorb with an Orb, pondering?
Show threadKokusnussRitterFeb 21
yes, I will sketch that. If i forget about it, please ping me here
Show threadsp3ctr4lFeb 21

Huzzah!

Probst! … … ?

Is… does it make sense to say ‘Probst’ outside of a drinking context?

… its been a long time since I’ve gone drinking with Germans, lol.

Show threadKokusnussRitterFeb 21

They do ponder. The orb let’s them know, that you are indeed right, and “Prost” only is said when drinking. The orb has not yet told them how to translate “cheers” into German.

Show threadsp3ctr4lFeb 21

Ah, I love them!

Good work!

Show threadbrbpostingFeb 21

Clearly a rare sighting

Show threadGandalf the GorsedFeb 20
Bouba and blouba
Show threadRolderFeb 20

My interpretation:

Bird: The standard Birb: Bird being silly Borb: bird but fat Blorb: Bird but holy damn he’s even fatter

Show threadWhiskyTangoFoxtrotFeb 21
I think borb is just a species with fluffy feathers. Blorb is fat, though.
Show threadDerpenheimFeb 21
blorbo: GYATT
Show threadsp3ctr4lFeb 20

Good lord the blorb.

What a well fed pigeon.

Man, I dunno if you’ve heard,

BUT THE BIRD IS THE WORD

BA BA BA BA BA BA OOH MAH MOW MOW

OOH MOW MAH MOW

WELL DON’T YOU KNOW, ABOUT THE BIRD

WELL EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT THE BIRD IS THE WORD

Show threadInnerScientistFeb 20
Pondering my blorb
Show threadAoxoMoxoAFeb 21
Birb’s aren’t real
Show threadOpenStarsFeb 21
Get with the times - apparently we are past that, and it is borbs that aren’t real
Show threadooternessFeb 21
Just so everyone knows, birb, borb, and floof are official terms recognized by the Audubon Society.
When Is a Bird a ‘Birb’? An Extremely Important Guide

The internet meme has been around for seven years now, so it's high time we establish some ground rules.

Audubon
Show threadDeebsterFeb 21
Brilliant articles, thanks - written by someone completely conversant in both birds and internet culture, with a sense of humour but also communicating bird facts and including citations for things like why round things are cuter.
Show threadnewtraditionalistsFeb 21
This is what we need more of in the world. Blorbs for president of earth!!
Show threadSlurpingPusFeb 21

Maximum borb.