Re: OT - Dragoncountries (was: Declarative constraints in practical terms)

"mAsterdam" <mAsterdam_at_vrijdag.org> wrote in message news:440deb3d$0$24373$e4fe514c_at_news.xs4all.nl...
> Icelanders sometimes call their island 'my dragon'
> (because of the shape).

http://www.freewebs.com/theharrypotterandhogwartssite/Not.html

Dragon = Draco.
 Dra-co [2] (dray'koh) also <Dra-con>(-kon) n.

1. fl. late 7th century B.C., Athenian lawgiver: noted for the severity of his code of laws.

In Romanian Draco is Dracu=the devil.

Dra-co [1] (dray'koh) n. gen. <Dra-co-nis>(dray koh'nis, druh-)

1. the Dragon, a northern circumpolar constellation between Ursa Major and Cepheus. [< L < Gk drákon DRAGON]

Tau-rus [1] (tôr'uhs) n. gen. <Tau-ri>(tôr'ie) for 1

1. the Bull, a zodiacal constellation between Gemini and Aries, containing the bright star Aldebaran.

"Romanian Longhorn, dwells in Romania. It has dark green scales, and gold horns (very valuable.)It eats mammals and its eggs are brown [shit :-)] and gold."

We also call some childrens "dracusori" (little devils). We give a hard time to teachers when in school. They must make the cross sign three times, spit in the chest, cross the fingers and say "help me God" before entering a class. :-) Received on Wed Mar 08 2006 - 12:30:01 CET