black hat Posted May 11, 2006 Report Share Posted May 11, 2006 hi all reading forum any referance to foxes is "charlie"why is thisand where is it oregines Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poacher Posted May 11, 2006 Report Share Posted May 11, 2006 Fox terminology is different from that used for most canids. Male foxes are known as dogs, tods or reynard, females are referred to as vixens, and their young are called kits or cubs, as well as pups. A group of foxes is a skulk. The eponymous name 'Charlie' is derived from Charles James FOX who was a disliked landowner in the eighteenth century. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
black hat Posted May 11, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2006 cheer very interesting!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnGalway Posted May 11, 2006 Report Share Posted May 11, 2006 (edited) . Edited September 4, 2009 by JohnGalway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poacher Posted May 11, 2006 Report Share Posted May 11, 2006 Other useless facts Magpie The prefix "mag-" is short for "Margaret." Known for its noisy chattering, the bird acquired its name as an allusion to nagging. It could have also been named after "Maggot" because it stole eggs and nestlings from other birds. The suffix "-pie" may be a reference to its mixed colors. "Pied" is commonly used to describe black and white color patterns in animals. Crow Traditionally, the collective noun for a group of crows is a murder. However, in practice most people, and especially scientists, use the more generic term flock. Vermin is a pejorative term given to animals which are considered by users of the word to be pests or nuisances, most associated with the carrying of disease. Disease-carrying rodents and insects are the usual case but the term is also applied to larger animals, on the basis that they exist out of balance with a desired environment, consuming excessive resources. Pigeons, which have been widely introduced in urban environments, may be considered vermin, or, pejoratively, "flying rats." Pigeon A "pigeon" is an English slang word to refer to an uneducated, naive, or unsophisticated person: one that is easily deceived or cheated by underhanded means. To be referred to as a "pigeon" or a "dupe" suggests unwariness in the person deluded - especially used in the slang language of gambling - Etymology: French, from Middle French duppe can anyone tell i'm bored Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the lizard Posted May 12, 2006 Report Share Posted May 12, 2006 Hi Poacher, it's good to see Etymology being discussed on PW Forum. So what's next - logic, metaphysics, or maybe a discussion of Godel's Incompleteness Theorem ? the Lizard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-G Posted May 12, 2006 Report Share Posted May 12, 2006 Blimey - all that from a poacher - whats the world coming too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnGalway Posted May 12, 2006 Report Share Posted May 12, 2006 (edited) . Edited September 4, 2009 by JohnGalway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invector Posted May 12, 2006 Report Share Posted May 12, 2006 That bloke Charles James Fox was a homosexual, hence ginger beer. That's why some of us call the fox GINGER!!! I'm really up on this etymology! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkshire Pudding Posted May 13, 2006 Report Share Posted May 13, 2006 That bloke Charles James Fox was a homosexual, hence ginger beer. That's why some of us call the fox GINGER!!! I'm really up on this etymology! Narnas Ginger beer is rhyming slang mate . It's got ****** all to do with a cjf being a homo . all the best yis yp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invector Posted May 13, 2006 Report Share Posted May 13, 2006 Wassup, can't you take a joke. Some people eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkshire Pudding Posted May 13, 2006 Report Share Posted May 13, 2006 You've ********* missed it mate all the best yis yp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
il cacciatore Posted May 13, 2006 Report Share Posted May 13, 2006 Charlies in the trees. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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