Word fun by TeelaBrown

FIREFLY EPISODE DISCUSSIONS

Word fun

POSTED BY: TEELABROWN
UPDATED: Saturday, December 20, 2003 04:17
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Tuesday, December 16, 2003 5:55 PM

Okay, an interlude on words.

As we all know (Or I hope we all know), 'verse is the Firefly word for its universe. Well, if you know or have an interest in roots of words, you might know that the suffix -verse means "views" or "points of views".

Doesn't that kind of apply to Firefly in the fact that there are many views and points of views in the show?

Interesting, huh?

Keep flyin'!

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"Freedom is the Freedom to say that 2+2 makes 4. If that is granted, all else follws"-Winston, 1984
Keep flyin', and remember, THEY can't take the sky from US!

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Tuesday, December 16, 2003 6:13 PM

SUCCATASH

We also know that "Mal" means "bad."

Hmm, according to my research, "Badger" comes from:

Onward into the wonderful world of badgers. I don't usually do this, but the definition of "badger" in the Oxford English Dictionary is so cool I'm going to quote the whole thing: "A plantigrade quadruped (Meles vulgaris), intermediate between the weasels and the bears, found in Europe and Middle Asia; it is a nocturnal, hibernating animal, feeding on small mammals, game, eggs, fruit, and roots, and digging for itself a burrow, which it defends fiercely against attack, biting and maiming dogs with its powerful jaws." But they make great pets, I'm sure. The word "badger," which appeared in the 16th century, is of uncertain origin, but it most likely came from the white stripe, or "badge," borne by the critter on its forehead.
http://www.nps.gov/wica/Badger.htm
http://www.word-detective.com/071503.html

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Saturday, December 20, 2003 4:17 AM

TEELABROWN

Um, yeah, that sums up Badger.

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"Freedom is the Freedom to say that 2+2 makes 4. If that is granted, all else follws"-Winston, 1984
Keep flyin', and remember, THEY can't take the sky from US!

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