08-21-2001, 11:32 AM
|
#1 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Pacoima, ca USA
Posts: 5,755
| "Greek" guys & gals
A quickie post here. Since fencers are (with some exceptions -- 355) intelligent folks, I need some help with the Greek alphabet (all you pledges, sytart dredging your memories)
I've got 7 kittens that need names. What are teh first 7 or so letters (in order) if teh Greek alphabet? I know it starts Alpha, Beta, etc, but after that, I'm lost.
Thanks | 
| | | And now for this message... |
| |
08-21-2001, 11:42 AM
|
#2 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: The great U.S.ofA.
Posts: 1,362
| Sorry Sam I wish I could help ya. Although I only know like two (Besides the ones you named.) and they are way down the list. (Not to mention you use em in physics.)
__________________
"Wars may be fought with weapons, but they are won by men. It is the spirit of men who follow and of the man who leads that gains the victory." - George S. Patton
| |
| | |
08-21-2001, 11:47 AM
|
#3 | | Senior Member
Join Date: May 2000 Location: The Reflecting God
Posts: 3,863
| If my pledge brainwashing serves me correct:
alpha
beta
gamma
delta
epsilon
zeta eta theta iota kappa lamda mu nu xi omicron pi rho sigma tau upsilon phi chi psi omega
BURP!
[ 08-21-2001: Message edited by: latenight ]
__________________
"Orgy-loving, sin-tastic epeeists will all go down to the fiery underworld!!!!!" | |
| | |
08-21-2001, 12:35 PM
|
#4 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: The great U.S.ofA.
Posts: 1,362
| Wow! What are you some greek Scolar? (I know i spelled it wrong.)
__________________
"Wars may be fought with weapons, but they are won by men. It is the spirit of men who follow and of the man who leads that gains the victory." - George S. Patton
| |
| | |
08-21-2001, 01:09 PM
|
#5 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: London, England is my primary residence, Then Arconia.
Posts: 292
| Pretty good. Now use all of them in a sentence.
AH!
You can't! Not so clever now, are we? 
hahahaha!
Steve.
__________________
I'll shut up now.
| |
| | |
08-21-2001, 02:44 PM
|
#6 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Pacoima, ca USA
Posts: 5,755
| Quote:
Originally posted by latenight:
<STRONG>If my pledge brainwashing serves me correct:
alpha
beta
gamma
delta
epsilon
zeta eta theta iota kappa lamda mu nu xi omicron pi rho sigma tau upsilon phi chi psi omega
BURP!
[ 08-21-2001: Message edited by: latenight ]</STRONG>
| Pretty good. Now use all of them in a sentence.
Actually, Steve...I think he just did 
Thanks for the help, guys! I (and the kittens) appreciate it. | |
| | |
08-21-2001, 10:46 PM
|
#7 | | Immortal
Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Heidelberg, GE
Posts: 5,380
| Sam,
You are NOT going to name your kittens after the letters in the Greek alphabet, are you?
Jeeze. Why don't you use the names of the reindeer in "The Night before Christmas?" Or something.....
It's like calling them One, Two, Three, Four...
Regards, Mark Ray
(Whose Border Collies are named Turbo and Merlin)
__________________
Why sabre? Because you don't take heads with the point.
| |
| | |
08-22-2001, 06:16 AM
|
#8 | | Senior Member
Join Date: May 2000 Location: The Reflecting God
Posts: 3,863
| One of our pledge things was to be able to recite the Greek alpahabet at least 10 times on a burning match. We then had a contest with the pledges of a sorority to see who could do it faster. Of course the alcohol made everyone slur the letters. Very funny.
__________________
"Orgy-loving, sin-tastic epeeists will all go down to the fiery underworld!!!!!" | |
| | |
08-22-2001, 06:52 AM
|
#9 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Pacoima, ca USA
Posts: 5,755
| Quote:
Originally posted by sabreur:
<STRONG>Sam,
You are NOT going to name your kittens after the letters in the Greek alphabet, are you?
Jeeze. Why don't you use the names of the reindeer in "The Night before Christmas?" Or something.....
It's like calling them One, Two, Three, Four...
Regards, Mark Ray
(Whose Border Collies are named Turbo and Merlin) </STRONG>
| Mark, I've already gone the numeric route (although we did it in Spanish). The problem is, 5 of the 7 are black...we can't really tell them apart! Besides, I've fostered over 300 cats & kittens since I started in rescue, and sometimes it's difficult to find a name.
Although, someone once said that for people who don't drink, we've named a LOT of kitties after booze! | |
| | |
08-22-2001, 09:54 AM
|
#10 | | Senior Member
Join Date: May 2001 Location: (near Chicago)IL, USA
Posts: 532
| Sam get a baby name book.
Did you try planets and their moons?
Or how about space missions and satellites?
Stars...Greek Gods..Roman Gods.....sealife?
hehehe....
OH! How about characters in fantasy stories... or scifi stories........
This WAY too much fun!
[ 08-22-2001: Message edited by: DamedEscrime ]
[ 08-22-2001: Message edited by: DamedEscrime ]
__________________
CAUTION: The heart is a fragile thing. Handle with care.
| |
| | |
08-22-2001, 09:59 AM
|
#11 | | Senior Member
Join Date: May 2001 Location: (near Chicago)IL, USA
Posts: 532
| Oh just one more...the LA Phonebook must have lots of names in it. teehee.
__________________
CAUTION: The heart is a fragile thing. Handle with care.
| |
| | |
08-22-2001, 10:29 AM
|
#12 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Pacoima, ca USA
Posts: 5,755
| The only reason I'm going with the Greek alphabet is because they're just now developing individual personalities, but it's STILL damn difficult to tell them apart. Otherwise, I'd go with your suggestions (I'll keep 'em mind fo rthe future, tho'). Sometimes it takes awhile for the perfect name to crop up; I don't wanna slap on a meaningless name unless I have to, and this time, I have to . They're probably going to go up for adoption this weekend anyway, and I don't think it'll take that long for them to go out. The new owners often change the names anyway. Thge names we give them is just to keep track of everyone, and it gives us something to talk about. We're still laughing about something a kitten did 4 years ago! I'll always remember Flower because she jumped from the top of the cat tree in the den and caught the top of a hanging lamp for a second. Here eyes bugged out of her head and she never tried teh jump again.
Poor baby! | |
| | |
08-22-2001, 01:43 PM
|
#13 | | Senior Member
Join Date: May 2001 Location: (near Chicago)IL, USA
Posts: 532
| SAM!
I W A S J O K I N G !
I think its sweet that you want to take care of all those little ones.
__________________
CAUTION: The heart is a fragile thing. Handle with care.
| |
| | | Thread Tools | | | | Display Modes |  Linear Mode | 
Posting Rules
| You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off | | | All times are GMT -4. The time now is 11:52 AM. |
