Stick486 Posted September 10, 2016 Report Share Posted September 10, 2016 http://www.foxnews.com/science/2016/09/09/scientists-name-new-species-blood-fluke-after-president-obama.html Link to comment
Stick486 Posted September 10, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2016 1 hour ago, Gene Howe said: Fitting. somebody doesn't seem to following the guide lines... Quote Bullard said that since scientific names are permanent and part of the record, and also because of “common decency,” it isn’t recommended that scientists name new species in an insulting or mocking way. Link to comment
Chips N Dust Posted September 10, 2016 Report Share Posted September 10, 2016 6 minutes ago, Stick486 said: 7 minutes ago, Stick486 said: somebody doesn't seem to following the guide lines... "... in an insulting or mocking way." To the newly discovered fluke worm Link to comment
Stick486 Posted September 10, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2016 26 minutes ago, Chips N Dust said: DING!!! lights came on... you are on to something... Link to comment
lew Posted September 10, 2016 Report Share Posted September 10, 2016 "it isn’t recommended that scientists name new species in an insulting or mocking way" Link to comment
HandyDan Posted September 10, 2016 Report Share Posted September 10, 2016 I am a little slow sometimes. Which is the insulting part? Worm? or Parasite? Link to comment
Stick486 Posted September 10, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2016 4 minutes ago, HandyDan said: I am a little slow sometimes. Which is the insulting part? Worm? or Parasite? insulting the worm/parasite... Link to comment
Stick486 Posted September 10, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2016 5 minutes ago, HandyDan said: I am a little slow sometimes. Which is the insulting part? Worm? or Parasite? or not insulting.. just descriptive.... Link to comment
lew Posted September 10, 2016 Report Share Posted September 10, 2016 Ohh.... I thought it insulted the worm. Link to comment
Stick486 Posted September 10, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2016 any way you look at it the parasite gets the short end of the stick... Link to comment
Gene Howe Posted September 10, 2016 Report Share Posted September 10, 2016 A "parastic worm". Another fitting term. Link to comment
Grandpadave52 Posted September 10, 2016 Report Share Posted September 10, 2016 A worm by any other name is still a worm...just saying. Link to comment
schnewj Posted September 10, 2016 Report Share Posted September 10, 2016 Well, and to think that I had to walk away from the computer this morning so I wouldn't write something to get me in trouble! I think that you guys are doing that poor flatworm a disservice. He didn't choose the name. He was probably more than happy to have everyone just keep calling him Bob! Link to comment
Gene Howe Posted September 10, 2016 Report Share Posted September 10, 2016 1 hour ago, schnewj said: Well, and to think that I had to walk away from the computer this morning so I wouldn't write something to get me in trouble! I think that you guys are doing that poor flatworm a disservice. He didn't choose the name. He was probably more than happy to have everyone just keep calling him Bob! Link to comment
Gene Howe Posted September 10, 2016 Report Share Posted September 10, 2016 "Ahhh my namesake" Link to comment
schnewj Posted September 11, 2016 Report Share Posted September 11, 2016 Hey, wait a minute...is that flatworm in this country illegally? It came from Malaysia, does it have a passport? If it does, how did they get its fingerprints? How did it get across the border? Was it quarantined before it was allowed out for the photo op? I have a million questions and nobody seems to want to answer any of them! Hmmm! Is the fifth cousin, twice removed a coyote for the cartel? Link to comment
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