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Pookah posted:In another thread herein, I learned that the majority of European words for 'bear' are euphemisms that tend to translate as 'the brown one' because people were afraid that naming them directly would cause one to appear and eat everyone. Notably, “bear” is a euphemism, from the same root as “brown”. “Ursus” and “arktos” are not euphemisms and reflect the bear’s original name in Proto Indo-European.
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Platystemon posted:Notably, “bear” is a euphemism, from the same root as “brown”. U gonna get et by a 'bear' ( looks shiftily over her shoulder, I mean a brown fella, kinda bitey lad)
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I mean bear worship was (possibly maybe) one of the first religions so saying the actual name is taking the Lord's name in vain.
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Europe also used to have cave lions and cave hyenas not even that long ago (they all loved caves I guess) Nowadays there are 2 or 3 wolves in Flanders, we know each one by name, and it's still an increase of infinity percent compared to the recent past
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Slavs call bears honey eaters. I guess it could also be a euphemism.
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Correct.
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Pookah posted:In another thread herein, I learned that the majority of European words for 'bear' are euphemisms that tend to translate as 'the brown one' because people were afraid that naming them directly would cause one to appear and eat everyone.  the correct term is 'apotropaeic', a specific euphemestic nomenclature given to something unpleasant to fend off disaster. There's a similar thing where in pre-Classical Greece, Apollo was the god of pestilence and disease but he was instead credited with being a major healer as to get on his good side. Eventually that became his primary function. So, too, are references to Hades as 'Plouton' ("the rich one"), where they chose to focus on his positive aspects lest they might anger him by talking of how unpleasant death and the underworld were.
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ultrafilter, I didn't want you to find your special porn surprise like that. How did you get into my stash anyway? i keep it guarded 24/7
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Phlegmish posted:Europe also used to have cave lions and cave hyenas not even that long ago (they all loved caves I guess) Since spain is basically empty, we got a lot of space for wolves  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iberian_wolf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iberian_wolf#/media/File:IberianWolf-Map.png Edit: map unnecesary, sorry, I think I stayed for too long in the map-porn thread Tei has a new favorite as of 18:32 on May 29, 2021 |
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Play Canceled After Actor Breaks Character to Fight an Audience Member
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Pookah posted:In another thread herein, I learned that the majority of European words for 'bear' are euphemisms that tend to translate as 'the brown one' because people were afraid that naming them directly would cause one to appear and eat everyone. I heard the same thing about 'wolf', I think. Might make a lot of sense for humans with lack of ready access to reliable weapons, and before large predators were mostly hunted to extinction in populated areas.
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Pope Hilarius II posted:
This is very cool to learn, thank you!
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weird that a pope should speak in defense of bear cult terminology 
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Pyrrhus watch out!
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Carthag Tuek posted:weird that a pope should speak in defense of bear cult terminology Isn't it more an absence-of-bear cult?
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“allegedly” We have video evidence, but let’s not be hasty here. There are very fine people on many sides.
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Bobby Digital posted:
Everybody laugh. Roll on snare drums. Curtains.
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Bobby Digital posted:
I know this didn't happen in the bible, but it feels like one of those things that would have
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Bobby Digital posted:
did they bang?
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Florida man claims “stand your ground” defense in killing of iguana https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/florida-man-claims-stand-your-ground-defense-iguana-killing-n1269369 CW: animal cruelty. It’s actually pretty awful.
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Bobby Digital posted:
Isn't this customary in rural India? In which case only the timing would be bizarre
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Henchman of Santa posted:Florida man claims “stand your ground” defense in killing of iguana I thought Florida had a bounty system for killing Iguanas cause they’re an invasive species? I mean, I’m not sure that it gives you permission to cruelly beat it for a half hour…
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Are iguanas ever a serious threat to people? I got the impression they just lay there and chill.
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Cartoon Man posted:I thought Florida had a bounty system for killing Iguanas cause they’re an invasive species? I mean, I’m not sure that it gives you permission to cruelly beat it for a half hour… Yeah but quote:Under state law, people are allowed to kill iguanas, an invasive species, in a quick and humane manner. A necropsy, though, showed the iguana had a lacerated liver, broken pelvis and internal bleeding, which were “painful and terrifying” injuries, prosecutors contend. By popular demand posted:Are iguanas ever a serious threat to people? I got the impression they just lay there and chill. The easiest way to get bitten by an iguana is to pick one up on a rare cold morning in South Florida. You might think it’s dead. It’s not. When it warms up, it’s going to be pissed.
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Well yeah I'd be pissed too if a big hairless monkey picked me up while I'm taking a nap.
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They still can’t really hurt you. It’s like being gummed by an annoyed (non-snapping) turtle. Getting tail whipped isn’t the most fun but it’s like getting snapped with a towel. Note: these are personal experiences and iguanas might have some other way to hurt you.
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Iguanas are dicks. They’re way too good at eating foliage. They’re like scaly green bunnies.
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Captain Monkey posted:They still can’t really hurt you. It’s like being gummed by an annoyed (non-snapping) turtle. Emotionally? 
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I just remembered that Sarah Connor never went back for her iguana Pugsley after surviving the first Terminator Maybe he was in the jeep at the end but I didn't see him
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Platystemon posted:Yeah but remember the guy who was in florida during a cold snap, all the iguanas fell from trees, and he was like "hell yeah! free iguanas!" so he was collecting them and storing them in his car then they warmed up and he had a car full of furious iguanas quote:SHAPIRO: Magill says if you meet a semi-frozen iguana, treat it as though it could be alive. He told us this crazy story about a guy in Key Biscayne who was originally from Central America. https://www.npr.org/2018/01/05/576082463/what-to-do-if-you-come-across-a-frozen-iguana
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Phy posted:I just remembered that Sarah Connor never went back for her iguana Pugsley after surviving the first Terminator And now we know why doomsday cannot be avoided, Pugsley made certain of that. Never cross a lizard.
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Captain Monkey posted:They still can’t really hurt you. It’s like being gummed by an annoyed (non-snapping) turtle. Gummed, are you kidding? Not an excuse for animal cruelty, but the guy in this article was bitten before he went off on the iguana, and that bite required 20 medical staples. ZombieLenin has a new favorite as of 17:06 on Jun 4, 2021 |
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ZombieLenin posted:Gummed, are you kidding? And among the reasons you might get bitten, according to that article? Mating Season Iguanas have a breeding season and it's not uncommon your pet is going to try and mate with you. This means that a male iguana will take a bite as it would a female. While this is not a dangerous bite, an iguana may hold onto until he is finished. Pushing him away will make him aggressive and encourage him to bite harder.
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Can't believe I need to tell Florida man half of this but I guess the other half makes sense. As the veterinarians say: use your brain. Use drugs.
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ZombieLenin posted:Gummed, are you kidding? I had a bunch of pet iguanas as a kid. That’s far worse than anything I’ve seen and that sucks.
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