tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6193495965695124697.post3494720227380085076..comments2024-03-28T03:56:27.275-07:00Comments on The Old Batsman: Pass the thesaurus, I've got woodThe Old Batsmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14376172807195747856noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6193495965695124697.post-48541136867961069842010-02-08T18:05:38.634-08:002010-02-08T18:05:38.634-08:00I should hope so. Serpentine AND splinter-inducing...I should hope so. Serpentine AND splinter-inducing! Mmm, sexy. NOT.reinahttp://longwayoff.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6193495965695124697.post-26705508459766511442010-02-08T15:03:16.611-08:002010-02-08T15:03:16.611-08:00Reina, Bruce, thanks! Now I know. As for the anaco...Reina, Bruce, thanks! Now I know. As for the anaconda - it's probably all talk...The Old Batsmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14376172807195747856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6193495965695124697.post-79759691782365004142010-02-07T23:48:06.665-08:002010-02-07T23:48:06.665-08:00Mjolnir is the name of Thor's hammer.
I'm...Mjolnir is the name of Thor's hammer.<br /><br />I'm surprised it has taken this long to make it to the bat catalogue.Brucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04726071539040610399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6193495965695124697.post-20614734274932818962010-02-07T05:18:04.076-08:002010-02-07T05:18:04.076-08:00A Xiphos is a sword - it's an ancient Greek we...A Xiphos is a sword - it's an ancient Greek weapon, if I remember my Classical Studies coursework correctly - and it's meant to be used with one hand but is double-edged, unlike most one-handed swords. <br /><br />Speaking as a woman, the Willostix Anaconda sounds far more terrifying than sexy. *shudders*reinahttp://longwayoff.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6193495965695124697.post-7432077679167022822010-02-06T04:10:27.175-08:002010-02-06T04:10:27.175-08:00Dear Lord, I'm glad I'm not a batsman!Dear Lord, I'm glad I'm not a batsman!Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02467402376534616886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6193495965695124697.post-82034963431315398222010-02-06T02:13:09.982-08:002010-02-06T02:13:09.982-08:00All are entirely genuine - even the San Andreas Fa...All are entirely genuine - even the San Andreas Fault one... not even Mart could make that one up...<br /><br />Tony, as ever, the man. But what's a Xiphos?The Old Batsmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14376172807195747856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6193495965695124697.post-8097175228370606432010-02-05T18:24:58.177-08:002010-02-05T18:24:58.177-08:00A boomslang is a snake.
The dispholidus typus is ...A boomslang is a snake.<br /><br />The dispholidus typus is a relatively small, venomous colubrid snake native to sub-Saharan Africa.<br /><br />If my memory serves me well.Tony.Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09568222786360226613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6193495965695124697.post-51015310702342240062010-02-05T14:12:36.822-08:002010-02-05T14:12:36.822-08:00Satsuma Castanet sounds like something one of Mart...Satsuma Castanet sounds like something one of Martin Amis's Kieths would drive. In a sweating, swearing funk.Brithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00390560583798960760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6193495965695124697.post-67775689310554752432010-02-05T14:11:19.391-08:002010-02-05T14:11:19.391-08:00Piripiri Naga Jolokia 5 Chilli? You made that up, ...Piripiri Naga Jolokia 5 Chilli? You made that up, surely?<br /><br />'Satsuma Castanet', heh heh.Brithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00390560583798960760noreply@blogger.com