New bird names according to predictive text (1 Viewer)

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Jhanlon

Well-known member

• Feb 26, 2016

• #1

Rather alarmed to read an email I earlier sent referring to Whom hats. I meant whinchats! Has anyone else's predictive text created some interesting bird names?

 

Nutcracker

Stop Brexit!

• Feb 26, 2016

• #2

Dartboard Warbler

 

MJB

Well-known member

• Feb 26, 2016

• #3

'Zino's Patrol has white underpants':eek!:
MJB

 

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Welsh Peregrine

Well-known member

• Feb 26, 2016

• #4

Old Bird pager messages were great - Isabelline Wheatear in "County Court", a rare duck at Dungeness "undersea", and my favourite, a report of "2 Snoggies" (Branta caerulescens)!

 

Edward

Umimmak

• Feb 26, 2016

• #5

This one gets a bit lost in translation but a birder in Iceland last week reported coming across "11 people crucified together" in a forest near Akureyri when they meant Crossbills, predictive text changing the word "krossnefir" (Crossbills) to "krossfestir" (crucified people").

 

Peter C.

...just zis guy, you know?

• Feb 26, 2016

• #6

Edward said:

This one gets a bit lost in translation but a birder in Iceland last week reported coming across "11 people crucified together" in a forest near Akureyri....

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The Roman army on the rampage again?! :eek!: No idea they'd got so far west.

I hope you at least got roads, viniculture, public health, sanitation.... out of it.

 

Stonefaction

Dundee Birding....(target 150 in 2024).

• Feb 26, 2016

• #7

A recent local bird club grapevine text message reported the presence of some Long Tailed F***s. Oops.

 

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Jhanlon

Well-known member

• Feb 27, 2016

• #8

Some quality ones there! I recall an old pager message describing an 'Iceland goal' but there must have been a fair few mis-types over the years.

 

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David Ferguson

Well-known member

• Feb 28, 2016

• #9

Some years ago, when they were slightly easier to find, every time I typed 'Lady Amhersts's Pheasant' into my field notes using Wordperfect I got the message 'The use of the word "lady" in this context can be considered offensive by some people'. The later versions of the software don't do this, thank goodness, although the opportunities for typing the name of this species are now somewhat diminished.

 

Mike Crawley

Emeritus President at Burnage Rugby Club

• Feb 28, 2016

• #10

Ten minute stink anyone ?

 

Farnboro John

Well-known member

• Feb 28, 2016

• #11

Edward said:

This one gets a bit lost in translation but a birder in Iceland last week reported coming across "11 people crucified together" in a forest near Akureyri when they meant Crossbills, predictive text changing the word "krossnefir" (Crossbills) to "krossfestir" (crucified people").

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I find it remarkable that your language envisages regular use of a special word for crucified people!

John

 

Edward

Umimmak

• Feb 29, 2016

• #12

Farnboro John said:

I find it remarkable that your language envisages regular use of a special word for crucified people!

John

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The birder who reported it was the local church organist if that explains anything...