On Tue, 30 Dec 2014 12:50:11 -0600
"Timothy Pearson" <kb9vqf@...> wrote:

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> > On Tue, 30 Dec 2014 11:35:45 +0900
> > Michele Calgaro <michele.calgaro@...> wrote:
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> >> On 12/30/2014 10:12 AM, Alexandre wrote:
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> >> >> What about a bee or an ant? They are both efficient and productive
> >> animals, which was go perfectly with the TDE.
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> >> > I'll look at these possibilities! I did some test with the salamander,
> >> and I'm not too sure about it. It is a
> >> > little bit disguisting...
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> >> > -Alexandre
> >> I am also a bit perplex by the salamander....
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> > Legendarily, the salamander is associated with elemental fire.
> > ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salamander_%28legendary_creature%29 )
> > Depictions of it in that capacity often don't resemble the real
> > animal all that much.
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> > E. Liddell
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> No one liked the heron idea?  (*honest* beedback would be appreciated)

There's nothing wrong with the heron either; I think we're just still at
the "flinging ideas around" stage.

> I'm not sure the salamander is a good choice; OpenSUSE got away with an
> iguana but most of the other reptiles are bound to induce revulsion in a
> non-negligable portion of the populous.  I'm not sure about a bee for the
> same reasons; it seems most people can identify with mammals and birds but
> not so much with insects, arachnids, and reptiles.

The more discussion we have about this, the more I think there there's
*something* potentially objectionable about *any* animal we could pick.

E. Liddell