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Saturday 27th September 2003, 21:02
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Flowerpot Man
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Mothagrams!
Seven British Moths from 2,400 plus species are hidden in the following anagrams. There's a theme as well!
1. Fight swots. 2. Think highbrow, mad mum. 3. A well-worn monster's spiel? 4. Lucid megapode. 5. Gee! A crackpot! 6. Pish! Lax lemon. 7. Rats! Brisk slogan. Good luck!  james and geraldine
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Saturday 27th September 2003, 22:00
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Grumpy Git
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God, I struggled with a couple of these! Especially the last one - which book were you using for the names?
1. Ghost Swift. 2. Hummingbird Hawkmoth 3. Lesser Swallow Prominent 4. Clouded Magpie. 5. Great Peacock 6. Small Phoenix. 7. Blair’s Knotgrass. (I've never heard of this one - but it's all that would fit) |
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Saturday 27th September 2003, 22:25
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Saturday 27th September 2003, 22:53
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Flowerpot Man
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Well done CJW! Charles is going to be hacked off again...
 We were quite pleased with the theme - did you spot it? The source we used for all the names was the systematic list in this excellent website discovered tonight:- www.ukmoths.force9.co.uk. By the way they are looking for lots of photo contributions to complete their pictorial moth galleries - might be of interest to BF moth photographers. We had to laugh too Michael when we saw our leader's name in the frame.   james and geraldine
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Sunday 28th September 2003, 00:07
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Well done, indeed, CJ. No, I'm not hacked off at all, I would never have attempted them myself, not having collected moths since high school, and knowing zip about British moths anyway. But don't look for anagrammed palindromes until I find out what machinery you guys use to make these. I haven't the time or patience to do it on the back of an envelope....
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... al with-oute, the mewe is peynted grene, In which were peynted alle thise false foules, As beth thise tidifs, tercelets, and oules,... and pyes.... Kantorilode: Birds of Japan . |
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Sunday 28th September 2003, 00:15
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Grumpy Git
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I'm still not happy with this Blair's Knotgrass, James. There's a Blair's Shoulder knot that I'm familiar with (having written a short paper on the northerly spread of the species back in the 90's), but I can't find any reference to this knotgrass species - it's doesn't seem to be on Ian's website that you used.
Blair's Shoulder knot would have maintained your bird theme though. |
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Sunday 28th September 2003, 00:21
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Flowerpot Man
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Hi Charles,
Try www.anagramgenius.com - I hope I haven't divulged a trade secret. I don't want to be expelled from the BF anagrammers secret inner circle.  james
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Sunday 28th September 2003, 00:38
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Flowerpot Man
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Hi CJW,
You're quite right - many apologies - mixed the species' names up in my excitement. So you get 1,000 bonus points for unscrambling a non-existent species and a zillion points for having written a short paper on the one it should have been! Wow - I'm seriously impressed. You're like the Sherlock Holmes de nos jours - he was always writing monographs in amazingly erudite fashion. james
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Sunday 28th September 2003, 00:47
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Yes you have, and Birdman and Grousemore will vilify you. But we have all sworn a solemn oath to SOLVE the anagrams manually.
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... al with-oute, the mewe is peynted grene, In which were peynted alle thise false foules, As beth thise tidifs, tercelets, and oules,... and pyes.... Kantorilode: Birds of Japan . |
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Sunday 28th September 2003, 01:02
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Damn,another "Secreted Rat" (anag) bites the dust!
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Sunday 28th September 2003, 01:15
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Flowerpot Man
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Hi Charles,
I've only worked out how to create the anagrams with that programme. I solved Birdman's without artificial aids (discounting pencil and paper) and hereby solemnly swear that I will always keep to that straight, narrow and manual path. james
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Sunday 28th September 2003, 01:24
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Flowerpot Man
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Hi Grousemore,
I just typed 'Mr. A.N. Saga' into google and there it was... sorry! james
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Sunday 28th September 2003, 01:28
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Now that CJ has 'discovered' Blair's Knotgrass, would anyone care to provide a suitable Latin name and species characteristics?
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Sunday 28th September 2003, 01:48
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Grumpy Git
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Hmm, suggestions in a PM?
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Sunday 28th September 2003, 02:20
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Pardon; to get back to my topic for a moment--
Palindromes make poor anagrams. To wit: 1. A raw, odd crow. 2. Extant axes, so on. PS: Did you guys buy that software just to do this?
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... al with-oute, the mewe is peynted grene, In which were peynted alle thise false foules, As beth thise tidifs, tercelets, and oules,... and pyes.... Kantorilode: Birds of Japan . Last edited by Charles Harper : Sunday 28th September 2003 at 02:22. |
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Sunday 28th September 2003, 02:40
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Hi James,
Knot, I wonder where that idea came from today  AND YOU MEAN there is no moth with Little Gull in it's name  Don't Labour the point Chris... sigh
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Sunday 28th September 2003, 02:47
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I've got a free 'trial' version. Do you think I'm that mad as to buy it!!!!!
1. Draw! O coward Still working on the 2nd one. james
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Geraldine  If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music he hears, however measured or far away. |
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Sunday 28th September 2003, 02:51
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2. Sex at noon taxes!
These are very good Charles.
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Geraldine If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music he hears, however measured or far away. |
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Sunday 28th September 2003, 08:33
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Grumpy Git
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Now just hold on a cotton-picking minute here. I sat down with a pen and paper and sweated over them for 15 minutes, when you guys used some computer software to produce the list of 'mothagrams' - and even then you managed to produce a made-up species. Some people have no morals.
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Sunday 28th September 2003, 12:03
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No-body told me that morals were a prerequisite!
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Sunday 28th September 2003, 14:05
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Flowerpot Man
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Hi CJW,
Even chessmasters play computers. Think of it as you beating the machine! But if you really think it's unethical we'll take another oath to create only 'real' anagrams in future.  james
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Sunday 28th September 2003, 14:09
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Régisseur
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A wide choice financially, as well. Does Homer ever stand up?
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Sunday 28th September 2003, 15:21
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Flowerpot Man
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Sort of...
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Sunday 28th September 2003, 15:25
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