[sek929]

Gotta say I knew what it was called as well, also that thingy that takes care of blocking your lungs or esophagus is called the epiglottis.

I did well in anatomy class.

[Tiresias]

All I can say is that you people are not representative of the average person and reader of Gary Larson.

There are lots of body parts (many are features of the surface anatomy of the body that we see every day) which people generally don't know the technical term for. Lacrimal caruncle, iliac furrow, natal cleft, gluteal crease, tragus, thenar and lunula are some examples. Uvula is another.

[Oisín]

Originally Posted by toothpick_charlie 

Are you saying you thought I was much older until you saw my photo (in other words, that my posts read like those of a sexagenarian) or that you were surprised to see from my photo that I am about 30-40 years older than you thought?!

I'm no teenager, but I sure as hell don't look older than 40!

The former. In your picture, you look just a bit older than me, so about late twenties; yet, I’d always placed you somewhere in the 50–65 age range. So yes, your posts read like those of a sexagenarian.

Someone here (perhaps dcmacdaddy or OlePigeon?) said the same thing about me once, incidentally.

Lacrimal caruncle, iliac furrow, natal cleft, gluteal crease, tragus, thenar and lunula are some examples.

I know none of these, though I can guess at their general location in the body (at least some of them): lachrymal caruncle must be in the eyes; iliac furrow must be around the pelvis somewhere; natal cleft—actually, I did know that one, the popularly termed ‘arsecrack’; gluteal crease must also be buttock-related; tragus and thenar, no idea; lunular must be something half-moon-shaped, but what exactly it is, I don’t know.

How’d I do?

Originally Posted by sek929

also that thingy that takes care of blocking your lungs or esophagus is called the epiglottis.

I did well in anatomy class.

And the one a bit farther down, which takes care of blocking the air stream to/from your lungs via your vocal chords is the glottis, which blocks the air stream by pressing together the arytenoid cartilages. And if you

I did terribly in anatomy class—but I do know my phonetics.

(Actually, I never took an anatomy class, but I’m sure I’d do terribly if I did.)

Edit: “And if you” what? I just noticed I’d left half a sentence in here. I have no idea what I might at some point have wanted to say, so it probably wasn’t important. Huh.

[Tiresias]

Originally Posted by Oisín 

I know none of these, though I can guess at their general location in the body (at least some of them): lachrymal caruncle must be in the eyes; iliac furrow must be around the pelvis somewhere; natal cleft—actually, I did know that one, the popularly termed ‘arsecrack’; gluteal crease must also be buttock-related; tragus and thenar, no idea; lunular must be something half-moon-shaped, but what exactly it is, I don’t know.

Well done.

The lacrimal caruncle is the little red, fleshy protuberance in the corner of your eye; the iliac furrow (also called Apollo's belt) is either of two grooves that run from the hipbone to the groin (mostly a feature of the male anatomy, particularly prominent in guys who work out a lot, and loved by women—and some men—who refer to it lovingly but crudely as a "highway to heaven"); the gluteal crease is the horizontal crease under each of the buttocks; the tragus is the little triangular protuberance of the external ear; the thenar is the fleshy ball of your palm at the base of your thumb; the lunula is the half-moon-shaped white part of your fingernail.

If your guesswork was based entirely on cognates and etymology, I'd say that you know your cognates and your etymology.

One of my favourites, which I forgot to mention, is the "philtrum": the vertical groove under the nose running down to the top lip. The Greeks (God knows why) thought this was the most erogenous part of the human body, hence the word's connection to "philtre" or "love potion".

[Oisín]

Originally Posted by toothpick_charlie

If your guesswork was based entirely on cognates and etymology, I'd say that you know your cognates and your etymology.

It was. And without sounding too much like a pompous git, I’d say I have a fairly decent grasp of both.

(I actually guessed at the gluteal crease—I couldn’t think of any other ‘creases’ that would relate to the buttocks, apart from the natal cleft, which had already been mentioned)

[- - e r i k - -]

This reminded me that I've actually seen the whole of "Monster House". Scary.

[mattyb]

Originally Posted by Laminar 

I knew what it was.

Your lies will be remembered.

Originally Posted by toothpick_charlie 

Secret aspiration: Get paid for my work, rather than work for my pay.

Let me know when this happens, I'll join you.

[Penguirl]

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[Laminar]

Originally Posted by Penguirl 

Car: 1978 Ford POS (LTD). Don't laugh too hard.

I actually think it would be fun someday to drop a big block and some forced induction into one of those and have a fantastic sleeper.

Interesting fact: I live in a garage.

Me too!

[Penguirl]

Originally Posted by Laminar 

Originally Posted by Penguirl 

Car: 1978 Ford POS (LTD). Don't laugh too hard.

I actually think it would be fun someday to drop a big block and some forced induction into one of those and have a fantastic sleeper.

That sounds fun, however I don't think you could call this a sleeper. More like a nightmare.

Originally Posted by Laminar

Originally Posted by Penguirl

Interesting fact: I live in a garage.

Me too!

It's good to know I'm not the only one

[Face Ache]

Originally Posted by Penguirl 

Secret aspiration: To survive transition.

Have you had the final operation yet?

[Penguirl]

Originally Posted by Face Ache 

Have you had the final operation yet?

{blushes}But sir, we have only just met!{/blush}

[ApertureValue]

I'll update mine a little, since I'm using a new login:

First Name: Nigel
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Favorite book: Any of the three Dune prequels
Superman or Batman? Batman. I never really got into Superman.
Rock star or Billionaire: A billionaire rock star
Believe in aliens: Yes
Believe in ghosts: Sure
Car: 2000 Jeep Wrangler
Mac: MacBook Pro 2.66GHz
Deep dark secret: I hate most vegetables
Secret aspiration: To be an actor
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Do you consider yourself a geek? Absolutely

[mattyb]

ApertureValue, you liked the Dune prequels ?????? I loved the Dune series but HATED the prequels.

[ApertureValue]

Originally Posted by mattyb 

ApertureValue, you liked the Dune prequels ?????? I loved the Dune series but HATED the prequels.

Yeah, I actually liked them better than Frank's original Dune novel. My father in law insisted I read his collection, including Dune when it was time for it, and swore that I would like them. I really did like them quite a bit. I haven't been able to put my finger on it, but the prequels just read "easier" in my opinion...I was able to just breeze through them while getting all of the plot elements, well, um, "easier."

::shrug::

[Laminar]

Originally Posted by ApertureValue 

I'll update mine a little, since I'm using a new login:

What's your old login?

[turtle777]

Originally Posted by Laminar 

What's your old login?

iranfromthezoo ?

-t

[Dakar V]

I knew this guy reeked of former member.

[ApertureValue]

Originally Posted by Laminar 

What's your old login?

I actually have two: nigeljedi from 2001 (I believe) and harbinger75 from a bit later on. I really hate those names nowadays, so I wanted something different.

The first one is just, well, cheesy this many years later and the second one feels like I had to slap a number on the end because "harbinger" was already taken. I hate those kinds of usernames (PimpDaddyExcellence1793753967947, for example).

[turtle777]

Ok, so we have TWO firefighters here at 'NN. I feel safer now

-t