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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Farnboro John" data-source="post: 3602104" data-attributes="member: 36432">Lawks there are some grumpy miseries in the world. I enjoy the variety of handles people pick for themselves on this and other forums I visit. I wish I could have thought of a really good one for myself.... Owen's "Pariah" is a classic, giving you fair warning while also indicating he can take a wryly humorous look at himself. I'm fairly sure McMadd is not actually the character from Blackadder and Cathy is not actually a Peewit (Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) (note usage of capitals) (also note lack of unnecessary qualifier for Lapwing, being the original English bird to which the name was applied, cf Robin, Nightingale, Reed Warbler etc: it's only subsequently named similar birds that need a qualifier)). Anybody who feels superior because they use their own name, because they use scientific names (even if they forget to call them that) or because they never make jokes, needs to get out more.John</blockquote>