Myth Conceptions

[bri_himself]

'Countdown' keeps teaching me new words, and today it's 'simurg':

simorg; simurg; simurgh - (n.) a monstrous bird of Persian fable

Simurgs look like this:

Comments

[spiralsheep]

I learn something new every day.

I only knew about the Roc.

[phantomlimb]

A roc or rukh (from Persian رخ rokh) is a mythical white bird of enormous size and strength that is reputed to have been able to lift and eat elephants.

why would a bird want to eat an elephant?

[spiralsheep]

why would a bird want to eat an elephant?

Because it's hungry? ;-)

[phantomlimb]

birds should stick to worms. i think it's wrong that we encourage birds to have ideas above their own station.

[phantomlimb]

that time when 'penis' came up..
huh. huh huh. huhuhhuhuhuhhuh. huhuhh.

[bri_himself]

Apparently naughty words show up a lot on the show.

I bet the old folks are scandalised.

[phantomlimb]

it'll put 'em off their tea and biscuits alright!

[velvetunicorn]

countdown makes me feel like an idiot. especially the numbers

[bri_himself]

The numbers round is my big weakness. I'm almost totally innumerate, which is probably why I find maths geeks so damned appealing.

I do okay at the letters, though. I got an eight this week!

[velvetunicorn]

congrats!

in class this year someone was trying to show off how they can add numbers in their head and it was taking forever! Seriously, it was painful.

When she finally got the answer (and it was wrong) I said, "You're a regular Carol Vorderman." No one knew who the hell I was talking about.

*sigh*

But it would've been so funny if they did!

[bri_himself]

The same thing happened at work when I mentioned Voltaire.

I wonder what would happen if they had a baby...