Re: Eidolon

From: nick <nickaikman_at_hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2011 18:43:52 -0000

Presumably John, you're not into Germanic black metal music?

Glad you didn't name the model after a type of Malaysian fruit bat!

Nick.

--- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com, "Rock" <john_kagan@...> wrote:
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> --- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com, "John Barker" <john.barker783@> wrote:
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> > I was doing a crossword today and came across the word 'Eidolon'. It was the first time I realized it was a word and not just a made up name for an F1D, so I just wanted to congratulate John Kagan, not just for breaking records but for a great command of the English language!
> > John Barker - England
> >
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> I don't know about command of the language, but it was fun finding that name. It was a nice fit for a record-setting F1D - obscure, with two appropriate meanings:
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> ei·do·lon&#8194;[ahy-doh-luhn]
> –noun
> 1. a phantom; apparition.
> 2. an ideal.
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> I like the name I found for my hour record model, too:
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> Safat - A mythical bird that never lands
>
> There's a part about egg shells that cause insanity if eaten, which vaguely reminds me of my mental state after dealing with 46" of broken spars and bracing wire for a weekend.
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