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July 10th, 2009

Marie Nicholaevna Romanova

Imagines Fortuitae cum Maria!

"Imagines Fortuitae cum Maria!"
"Random Images with Mashka!"

Very nice:

Imagines! )
Haruhiismus

Ergo Koolaidum!

"Ergo Koolaidum!"
"Therefore Koolaidum!"

The International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes is the institution that deals with the naming of new species of bacteria and other single-celled organisms. They have their International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes (formerly the International Code of Nomenclature of Bacteria), which governs the naming rules.

They have a PDF of a particular part of their Code of Nomenclature:

International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes: Appendix 9: Orthography

Here is an interesting part:

G. Names originating from languages other than Latin or Greek

[...]

(4) National foods or fermentation products (e.g. sake, tofu, miso, yogurt, kvas, kefir, pombe, pulque, aiva etc.) often do not have equivalent Latin names and if typical microorganisms found in them or causing their fermentations are described, they may be named after them. These names cannot be used unaltered just as specific epithets in the form of nominative substantives in apposition . They are properly latinized by forming a neuter substantive from them by adding -um (e.g. sakeum, tofuum, kefirum, pombeum etc.) and the use of the genitive of that (ending: -i) in the specific epithet (e.g. sakei, tofui, kefiri, pombei etc.).

How about if typical microorganisms are found in Kool-Aid?

The name would be rendered as koolaidum, genitive singular koolaidi!

Hilarious!
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Haruhiismus

Micurua Esse Uxor Eius Debet?!

"Micurua Esse Uxor Eius Debet?!"
"Mikuru Should Be His Wife?!"

Old article:

Japanese cartoon lovers petition for a right to marry their favourite characters

I know all of us have a favourite cartoon character, but how would you like to marry one? Taichi Takashita, a man from Japan, fell in love with a famous Japanese cartoon character Mikuru Asahina and wants to marry her.

Does that guy realize that Mikuru is an anime character? That won't stop him, I'm sure.

Bonus!

Official SanCom "Mai Waifu" Topic

LWotP: uxor -oris f. "wife."
Haruhiismus

6,000 Annos Erat?

"6,000 Annos Erat?"
"It Existed for 6,000 Years?"

Weird:

Pellicula )

It's not carbon dating, Keith.

LWotP: annus -i m. "year."
Haruhiismus

Dictum Huxleyi

"Dictum Huxleyi"
"A Huxley Quotation"

Excellent quotation:

If we must play the theological game, let us never forget that it is a game. Religion, it seems to me, can survive only as a consciously accepted system of make-believe...
- Aldous Huxley

I love it!
Legio Antianorum Delenda Est

Anime Sugit?

"Anime Sugit?"
"Anime Sucks?"

Well, most of it, according to this:

... )

I can just imagine some of those people thinking "I'm so cool! Most anime sucks!"
Haruhiismus

Memoria Anniversaria Uniennis Situs Atheist Nexus

"Memoria Anniversaria Uniennis Situs Atheist Nexus"
"The One-Year Anniversary of Atheist Nexus"

Congratulations to them!

Haruhiismus

Laophoria Atheistica Halifacii?

"Laophoria Atheistica Halifacii?"
"Atheist Buses in Halifax?"

I hope so!

http://atheistbus.ca/

Atheist Ads on the Horizon in Halifax

A few months ago, you may recall that our ad was rejected by Metro Transit in Halifax due to its supposed controversial nature. You may also recall that a case was put forward under the Supreme Court of Canada with regards to British Columbia transit officials refusing to carry political messages on the side of their buses, and that this would be a guiding case for our atheist ads.

I'm going to keep a close eye on this!
Hotaru Tomoe

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