tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post4281787788020873849..comments2024-03-25T15:07:41.959+00:00Comments on Nigeness: Disturbing Images, and a Victory for FootballNigehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13314891387515045404noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-13730450639314576292008-06-25T03:46:00.000+01:002008-06-25T03:46:00.000+01:00Ah, boys -- I spent five lovely hours today on a r...Ah, boys -- I spent five lovely hours today on a raft, negotiating white (okay, white-ish) river water while mountains scrolled past on either side. Even the 75-year-old grandmother plied her paddle for the family bonding experience. <BR/><BR/>Forget reading papers: Get out in nature, Nige! That's what you love; 'tis obvious to all of us who love you.....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-74990711069580492682008-06-23T20:32:00.000+01:002008-06-23T20:32:00.000+01:00That exchange was a lot more interesting than Jon ...That exchange was a lot more interesting than Jon Snow on Channel 4 news....Richard Havershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309594787689405779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-64465115129905572722008-06-23T19:02:00.000+01:002008-06-23T19:02:00.000+01:00I'm touched and flattered, Richard. Odd about the ...I'm touched and flattered, Richard. Odd about the snout - it's a whole family of moths here in Blighty. Americans, eh...Nigehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13314891387515045404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-52477821900592687112008-06-23T18:58:00.000+01:002008-06-23T18:58:00.000+01:00Nige, you've just changed the direction of my book...Nige, you've just changed the direction of my book and, therefore, literary history. I'll look into the the 'Powdered Quaker', the 'Coxcomb Prominent' and the 'Nonconformist moth'. It's a welcome development. I think the word 'moth' is actually funnier than 'butterfly'. The word is so brief with a delicious comic lisp.<BR/><BR/>I understood that the snout was a type of butterfly but this is the one and only subject in which I have no expertise. I found it <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snout_butterfly" REL="nofollow">here</A>.<BR/><BR/>On the day the book finds a publisher, I'm naming you my resident moth expert.Uncle Dick Madeleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01124053234469634414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-91744672276230891562008-06-23T15:36:00.000+01:002008-06-23T15:36:00.000+01:00The Nonconformist moth, the Cudweed Shark, the Old...The Nonconformist moth, the Cudweed Shark, the Old Lady, the Mother Shipton...Nigehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13314891387515045404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-58055409667384996872008-06-23T15:23:00.000+01:002008-06-23T15:23:00.000+01:00I don't think there are any funny butterfly names,...I don't think there are any funny butterfly names, Richard - certainly not among the English ones. In naming moths, though, they got desperate - the Dismal Moth, the Suspected Moth, the Powdered Quaker, the Clouded Drab, the Mere Wainscot, the Coxcomb Prominent... Snouts are moths, aren't they?Nigehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13314891387515045404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-17131365868826197672008-06-23T13:09:00.000+01:002008-06-23T13:09:00.000+01:00Mmm... Moths might work. I'd have to do a slight r...Mmm... Moths might work. I'd have to do a slight rewrite but they might work...Uncle Dick Madeleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01124053234469634414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-66397699709740374602008-06-23T12:48:00.000+01:002008-06-23T12:48:00.000+01:00Setaceous Hebrew Character (a moth) always made me...Setaceous Hebrew Character (a moth) always made me laugh. I'll have a think...Nigehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13314891387515045404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-21633418355692979922008-06-23T11:18:00.000+01:002008-06-23T11:18:00.000+01:00A wise sentiment, Nige, but while you're sounding ...A wise sentiment, Nige, but while you're sounding so glum, let me pick you mind about something much more uplifting. <BR/><BR/>What do you think is the funniest butterfly name? I'm writing something about butterflies and need a good example. I'm tempted to use one of the North American snout butterflies but think there must be one better. In the words of Princess Leia: Nigeness, you're my only hope.Uncle Dick Madeleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01124053234469634414noreply@blogger.com