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Seen today on the web:
"I'd rather be locked in a room with an unkindness of ravens than with a murder of crows."
I like how the birds have particular names for groups. I know other animals have unique group names - I wonder if a simple google search could pull some up?
(And seriously, "murder of crows" is a spectacular phrase, like "unkindness of ravens". I wonder how those names came about?)
Aha, found a name site (still looking for some history behind these):
http://rinkworks.com/words/collective.shtml
I love the internet:
http://www.worldwidewords.org/articles/collectives.htm
Though I don't know how right the sources are, they're free, so I'll take 'em!
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Oh yeah. This is an awesome flash music video:
http://www.ateaseweb.com/extra/creep/
Normally I'd get all fancy and code, but not today! Ha! Take that!
*crickets*
Well then, visit this place, too:
http://granfaro.blogspot.com/2005/04/622-music-videos-various-from-perfect.html
(edit: well, on a revisit, this place now has a porn ad popup that I can't get to close - can't even Alt-F4, crap! End task here I come - hope I don't have to restart...hope this didn't let any net critters onto my computer...we'll see!)
(update - I was able to end task the window. so far all appears fine.)
OK. I'm done. At least till the next edit.
"I'd rather be locked in a room with an unkindness of ravens than with a murder of crows."
I like how the birds have particular names for groups. I know other animals have unique group names - I wonder if a simple google search could pull some up?
(And seriously, "murder of crows" is a spectacular phrase, like "unkindness of ravens". I wonder how those names came about?)
Aha, found a name site (still looking for some history behind these):
http://rinkworks.com/words/collective.shtml
I love the internet:
http://www.worldwidewords.org/articles/collectives.htm
Though I don't know how right the sources are, they're free, so I'll take 'em!
_____________________________________
Oh yeah. This is an awesome flash music video:
http://www.ateaseweb.com/extra/creep/
Normally I'd get all fancy and code, but not today! Ha! Take that!
*crickets*
Well then, visit this place, too:
http://granfaro.blogspot.com/2005/04/622-music-videos-various-from-perfect.html
(edit: well, on a revisit, this place now has a porn ad popup that I can't get to close - can't even Alt-F4, crap! End task here I come - hope I don't have to restart...hope this didn't let any net critters onto my computer...we'll see!)
(update - I was able to end task the window. so far all appears fine.)
OK. I'm done. At least till the next edit.