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

From: JOG <jog_at_cs.nott.ac.uk>
Date: 8 Mar 2006 12:52:16 -0800
Message-ID: <1141851136.310438.297490_at_e56g2000cwe.googlegroups.com>


x wrote:
> "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. :-)

Is this information better stored in RM or MV? </hides> Received on Wed Mar 08 2006 - 21:52:16 CET

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