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And Rosta scripsit:
> I would have stuck with Mister, but Nick & John say that to them,
> Mr Bird is the massification of all birds -- as if you gather them
> all together and mash them up till the individual birds are
> unrecognizable. Since their view is a long-standing one in the
> lojbo community, I can't just say they're plain wrong. So I use
> a new term that hopefully I can claim ownership of.
Indeed, it dates back to a 70's article by JCB called "The Creatures Of Lo[i]".
--
John Cowan http://www.ccil.org/~cowan <jcowan@hidden.email>
You tollerday donsk? N. You tolkatiff scowegian? Nn.
You spigotty anglease? Nnn. You phonio saxo? Nnnn.
Clear all so! `Tis a Jute.... (Finnegans Wake 16.5)