Nicknames?

James Wynn · 11 Dec 2002, 17:33 · from urth-v0212.mbox · original

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From: "James Wynn" <crushtv at HotPOP.com>
Subject: RE: (urth) Nicknames?
Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2002 11:33:06 -0600
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>>"ArchD'Ikon Zibethicus" <zibethicus at hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>Ummm...I just joined...are we supposed to be using Vironseque
>>nicknames?  Will my existing name do - it is that of an animal...

>William Ansley [mailto:wansley at warwick.net] wrote:
>I certainly do not speak in any official capacity for the list, but
>there is no requirement to use a "Vironesque" nickname unless you
>want to; I have never used one. Your existing name is perfect,
>actually. _Ondatra zibethicus_ or the  Common Muskrat - you fit right
>in with Nutria and alga.

> I am looking forward to hearing what you have to say. You can't be
>any crazier than the last few people who have joined the discussion.
><G>

Crush offers:
I second William's optimism and if you want a Vironese nickname  I can also
suggest that you merely shorten your last name to Zibeth or even Zibet which
are other names for the civit cat.

Heck you could even use "Musk" in that case which is also synonymous with
"civit" (as president of the crazies, I felt obliged to offer that one ;-D).

-- Crush

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