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The trouble with fish is that they're not named in any
order -
look:
trout
barracuda
goldfish
minnow
angelfish
I propose that all fish are named alphabetically, like
this:
angelfish
barracuda
goldfish
etc.
may be a problem with language IE Latin
http://www.amazon.c...G#reader_0395910919
index not so helpful [dentworth, Oct 23 2009]
Kilgore Trout
http://en.wikipedia.../wiki/Kilgore_Trout
[normzone, Oct 23 2009]
bfp
barrafunha
[jaksplat, Oct 26 2009]
Alphabetical Fish
http://www.halfbake...tical_20Fish:t=Fish
[Ling, Oct 26 2009]
[link]
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it wouldn't link but the index is totally alphie. |
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psst.*** idischler, this is Ian**** |
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Oh silly me. this is an echo! |
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Surely it is the internal letter order that is inconsistent? They should be renamed |
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aaabcdrru
aefghilns
dfghiols
imnnow
orttu
etc... |
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I got one word for you: humuhumunukunukuapuaa. |
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May I suggest an amendment - Rename the fish alphabetically in order of size - a minow would be named "abberdashel", while the great blue whale would be named a "zelluxemberallipod" |
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You could also name them according to the wavelength of light they mostly reflect (colour)... OR, according to their level in the food chain... OR the depth at which they are commonly found... etc etc. [+] |
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//I propose that all fish are named alphabetically, like this// |
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Aaron
Andrew
Aubrey
...
Zacharia
Zebedee |
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I propose that we allow them to name themselves. |
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Bubbles04527 those are cool lookin |
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The seeming randomness of fish names is somewhat misleading. Fish are actually named alphabetically in order of size (so the angelfish is smaller than the whale shark for instance). The problem is that the sequence has been mucked up by some species becoming extinct (the tiny aardvark fish and the gigantic zeppelin fish are prime examples) whilst others have suddenly been discovered. |
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This is true. Also, Whitebait is, in fact, the surname. In full, it is Alan Whitebait. |
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[calum], all fish are actually named like that. In our nearest river are Frederick Pike, and Suzanne Trout and Oriflamme Trout, and Zebedee McFlutterkin Asporgia Trout |
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Don't forget Kilgore Trout. |
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Let's not forget the Underwater Idol judge, Salmon Cowrie. That
guy's got a tough shell. |
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[marked-for-deletion] fish |
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I think this idea is a Red Herring ... |
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I wish I had enough votes to push this positive before it gets deleted. |
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And an anno bun for [RayfordSteele]. |
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Isn't this a debate for another plaice? |
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There's something a bit arty and surreel about the idea. You never know, in future decades when grammar has given way to OCD, a piece by Tindale, in his "What the hell are you talking about Tindale ?" phase, might well be worth a fortune. |
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I like the idea, though it needs a little work. First, we have to genetically engineer fish so they can talk in our language. |
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Then they can tell us what they're really called... like Chewmollusc Winklepicker, or Manyteeth Swallowminnow. |
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// a bit arty and surreel //
You never know, in future decades when spelling has given way to OCD, a piece by Tindale, in his "What the hell are you talking about Tindale ?" phase, might well be worth a fortune. |
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Surreel: (noun) An especially large rotary device attached to a particularly massive fishing rod at the butt, for winding up or letting out huge lengths of fishing line. |
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Has anyone given any thought to the sheer scale of this ide? |
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[tatterdemalion], I just had a blinding revelation. Your scheme is nothing less than an algorithm for discovering and/or inventing previously unknown species of fish. For example, the imnnop is by definition fairly similar to the imnnow. Halfway inbetween the aaabcdrru and the aefghilns is the elusive and strange acdefgnpt. etc... |
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[Jutta] I did not realise that //fish// was a sufficient reason to m-f-d. |
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Whales are actually mammals. |
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[pocmloc] apparently, it is now. |
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//Has anyone given any thought to the sheer scale of this ide// |
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I had, but then I realised that whole taxonomic families are often renamed if it is found that a member of that family was described prior to the primary exemplar of the family, and given a different appellation. Biologists make no bones about the whole process, ensuring the entire family tails into line. There's a large and consistent school of thought surrounding the whole field. |
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Now I sushi what you mean, but you sashimi'd it before I did. |
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I contest the MFD, on the basis this is a truly succulent idea. |
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[IT] could have a separate tie for each day of the month... Angelfish, Betta, Cichlid, Diamondfish, etc. |
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You may be this idea's sole defender. |
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You're just fishing for puns. Want to try some more, eh? |
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Re: jutta's [mfd] - I say the piper calls the tuna. |
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[-] copycat, name, unfunny. |
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Fishbone #1
Fishbone #2
Fisbone #3
etc. |
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Let's all name people alphabetically, using every possible name from every language in the order that gives the best fit to alphabetical order when averaged across all languages and writing systems. |
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Ah, but what did I actually do? Which moved? The fish,
or the names? Did I rearrange the fish, so their names
were alphabetical, or did I keep the fish where they
were, and change their labels around? Did my trout make
way for an angelfish, or did my trout become called an
angelfish? |
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//Did my trout make way for an angelfish// |
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Its in the cup on the left. |
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Surely if you renamed fish in alphabetical order, they'd be fhis? |
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I'm seeing an (F^2) / 2 implementation. |
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Far better this than to rename fish phonetically. |
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Angelfish becomes Esnedjelghoti. Just too confusing, I say. |
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I believe they should be numbered and colour coded as in :
1 fish
2 fish
red fish
blue fish |
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