[Texas] [dfwPython] t-shirt design "Nerdus Texicanus Pythonicus"

Kat M. kat at flexiblecreations.com
Mon May 24 03:35:52 CEST 2010


And there you go... glad this worked out!  : )

Kat

On Sun, May 23, 2010 at 8:32 PM, Ralph Green <sfreader at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> Howdy,
>  I like the symmetry better the second way, but it is a minor point.
> If you like the first way better, I will go along with that.
>  Texana is usually at the end, because in real biology, you specify
> major and go down to minor differentiating groups.  So, if we want to be
> most accurate, we have to decide which is the major group we are in and
> which trait divides it.  I probably agree Nerdus Pythonicus Texana is
> what you come up with there.
> Ralph
>
>
> On Sun, 2010-05-23 at 20:22 -0500, Kat M. wrote:
> > Well, at least that won't have the word 'anus' in it...  ; )
> >
> > I checked online and usually 'Texana' is at the end of a genus' name -
> > I tried both and it seemed better at the end like:
> >
> > Nerdus Pythonicus Texana
> >
> > instead of Nerdus Texana Pythonicus
> >
> > Does anyone mind if I do it the first way?
> >
> > K
> >
> > On Sun, May 23, 2010 at 8:12 PM, Brad Allen <bradallen137 at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >         Ralph has explained to me that Texicanus sounds like it is
> >         derived
> >         from "texican" which has sometimes been used in a derogatory
> >         way. He
> >         has suggested that we could replace "Texicanus" with "Texana"
> >         and
> >         nobody would take that the wrong way.
> >
> >         Could you make that change, Kat?
> >
> >         On Sun, May 23, 2010 at 7:56 PM, Kat M.
> >         <kat at flexiblecreations.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> >         > Ralph,
> >         > It's not even latin, its a parody of latin - its meant to be
> >         a light-hearted
> >         > 'impression' of latin - no one ever meant for anyone to
> >         translate it...  I
> >         > feel like you've missed the point, i.e. it never really had
> >         one... ; )
> >         >
> >         > Kat
> >         >
> >         > On Sun, May 23, 2010 at 7:32 PM, Ralph Green
> >         <sfreader at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> >         >>
> >         >> Brad,
> >         >>  You went on irc to ask for comments and there have been 2
> >         people
> >         >> comment there.  The Latin is poorly chosen and should be
> >         changed.
> >         >>
> >         >> On Sun, 2010-05-23 at 19:26 -0500, Brad Allen wrote:
> >         >> > Really, why? Do you have any edits to recommend?
> >         >> >
> >         >> > On Sun, May 23, 2010 at 7:13 PM, Ralph Green
> >         <sfreader at sbcglobal.net>
> >         >> > wrote:
> >         >> > > I hope not
> >         >> > >
> >         >> > > On Sun, 2010-05-23 at 17:34 -0500, Brad Allen wrote:
> >         >> > >> Ok, Kat has sent a new version, which I've uploaded to
> >         the same wiki
> >         >> > >> page. I think this will be the final version.
> >         >> > >
> >         >> > >
> >         >> > >
> >         >>
> >         >
> >         >
> >
> >
>
>
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