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The common names game

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Topic: The common names game
Posted By: administrator
Subject: The common names game
Date Posted: 19 Apr 2007 at 4:05pm

Just a bit of fun this, but lets see if it works! On many forums I've seen threads where you have to put up a song lyric and the next person has to follow on using one or more words from the lyrics to post another and so on.

It is easier to do than explain, but let's try this with common names, any common name, fauna or flora, UK or otherwise is allowed.

So I'm going to start with

Great Crested Newt

So the next person then has to come up with a common name for a species that contains at least one of these words.

Rules, there have to be some so here they are:

Each player can only add one new common name at a time, then has to wait for another forum user to post before adding another.

No using the exact same common name twice - anyone doing this can be laughed at and ridiculed by all the other players

Well that is it, have a go and lets see how many pages we can make it run to without a repetition or getting completly stuck!




Replies:
Posted By: *SNAKE*
Date Posted: 19 Apr 2007 at 4:19pm
Great-crested Grebe

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PAUL SMITH     


Posted By: *SNAKE*
Date Posted: 19 Apr 2007 at 6:43pm
got me there tony

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PAUL SMITH     


Posted By: Vicar
Date Posted: 19 Apr 2007 at 7:01pm
Rofl, chaos after only 3 posts !

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Steve Langham - Chairman     mailto:steve@surrey-arg.org.uk">
Surrey Amphibian & Reptile Group


Posted By: Robert V
Date Posted: 20 Apr 2007 at 1:15am

 Hey, I can do this!

Grass snake

R



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RobV


Posted By: Robert V
Date Posted: 20 Apr 2007 at 1:15am

And

Boa Constrictor snake



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RobV


Posted By: Robert V
Date Posted: 20 Apr 2007 at 1:16am

and then

cobra snake



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RobV


Posted By: Robert V
Date Posted: 20 Apr 2007 at 1:17am

Mmmmm, ermmmm,....I know

Corn Snake....

there.....That was easy. Whats the next game?

R



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RobV


Posted By: Alan Hyde
Date Posted: 20 Apr 2007 at 4:08am

Great Crested Newt

Great CrestedGrebe

Little Grebe



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Posted By: martin g
Date Posted: 20 Apr 2007 at 4:54am

 

 

Lets get this back on track..........corn snake

ribbon-footed corn fly



Posted By: Alan Hyde
Date Posted: 20 Apr 2007 at 5:16am
already did that Martin.

Little Grebe

Cheers,
Al

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Posted By: Alan Hyde
Date Posted: 20 Apr 2007 at 9:11am
Long Eared Owl

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Posted By: administrator
Date Posted: 20 Apr 2007 at 12:33pm

ROB - the rules... oh well what the heck -

Lesser Horseshoe Bat

(quick edit to add the lesser)



Posted By: Alan Hyde
Date Posted: 20 Apr 2007 at 1:36pm
Long Tailed Tit

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Posted By: Robert V
Date Posted: 20 Apr 2007 at 2:38pm

 

Red tailed rat Snake...... Aaaaargggghhh! Mum the b*st*rd just bit me!

R



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RobV


Posted By: Alan Hyde
Date Posted: 20 Apr 2007 at 3:44pm
Red Rumped Swallow

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O-> O+>


Posted By: Alan Hyde
Date Posted: 20 Apr 2007 at 4:09pm
Red Adder

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O-> O+>


Posted By: administrator
Date Posted: 20 Apr 2007 at 5:09pm

VW Beetle

Sorry,

Staghorn Beetle



Posted By: Alan Hyde
Date Posted: 20 Apr 2007 at 5:22pm
Staghorn fungus

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Posted By: Deano
Date Posted: 20 Apr 2007 at 6:53pm
Dung Beetle

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Deano
Better to be lucky than good looking.


Posted By: arvensis
Date Posted: 20 Apr 2007 at 7:45pm
Fly Orchid


Posted By: administrator
Date Posted: 21 Apr 2007 at 1:45am
Bee Orchid


Posted By: Alan Hyde
Date Posted: 21 Apr 2007 at 2:39am
Bee-Eater

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Posted By: administrator
Date Posted: 21 Apr 2007 at 6:35am
Variegated Wolf Snake


Posted By: Alan Hyde
Date Posted: 21 Apr 2007 at 7:08am
Timber wolf

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Posted By: administrator
Date Posted: 21 Apr 2007 at 8:03am
Rock hopper penguin


Posted By: Alan Hyde
Date Posted: 21 Apr 2007 at 8:48am
Emperor scorpion

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Posted By: Robert V
Date Posted: 21 Apr 2007 at 8:55am
Whip scorpion

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RobV


Posted By: Alan Hyde
Date Posted: 21 Apr 2007 at 9:13am
Karoo Whip Snake

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Posted By: administrator
Date Posted: 21 Apr 2007 at 10:20am
swallow-tailed butterfly


Posted By: administrator
Date Posted: 21 Apr 2007 at 10:43am
Long-tailed tit


Posted By: Peter Vaughan
Date Posted: 21 Apr 2007 at 12:24pm
Great tit

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Peter Vaughan


Posted By: administrator
Date Posted: 21 Apr 2007 at 12:42pm
Kori Bustard


Posted By: martin g
Date Posted: 21 Apr 2007 at 1:15pm
Brook salamander


Posted By: Alan Hyde
Date Posted: 21 Apr 2007 at 1:38pm
LOL! Martin ,

Ooh arr but, Robert was joking around and I just took it back to when the game was on track .
No problems either way

You are right! And I'm right too!
Smoke um pipe of peace?

Marbled salamander

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Posted By: administrator
Date Posted: 21 Apr 2007 at 2:11pm

That's it your both banned

Marbled murrelet



Posted By: administrator
Date Posted: 21 Apr 2007 at 2:19pm
Cabbage White


Posted By: Alan Hyde
Date Posted: 21 Apr 2007 at 3:08pm
Originally posted by GemmaJF GemmaJF wrote:

That's it your both banned


Marbled murrelet



Again?

White Faced Saki Monkey

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Posted By: administrator
Date Posted: 21 Apr 2007 at 3:26pm
Vervet Monkey


Posted By: administrator
Date Posted: 21 Apr 2007 at 3:31pm
African green monkey


Posted By: Alan Hyde
Date Posted: 21 Apr 2007 at 3:51pm
Green Lizard

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O-> O+>


Posted By: Alan Hyde
Date Posted: 21 Apr 2007 at 6:50pm
Ocellated Lizard

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O-> O+>


Posted By: *SNAKE*
Date Posted: 21 Apr 2007 at 7:00pm
blue tongued skink

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PAUL SMITH     


Posted By: administrator
Date Posted: 22 Apr 2007 at 4:05am
Writhing shrimp


Posted By: Alan Hyde
Date Posted: 22 Apr 2007 at 5:06am
Japanese Marsh Shrimp

(had to search for that one)

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Posted By: administrator
Date Posted: 22 Apr 2007 at 6:51am
Japanese Mamushi


Posted By: Alan Hyde
Date Posted: 22 Apr 2007 at 9:37am
Crab-eating macaque

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Posted By: Deano
Date Posted: 22 Apr 2007 at 4:05pm
Barbary dove

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Deano
Better to be lucky than good looking.


Posted By: Alan Hyde
Date Posted: 22 Apr 2007 at 5:32pm
Philippine cuckoo dove

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O-> O+>


Posted By: Peter Vaughan
Date Posted: 22 Apr 2007 at 5:58pm
Deidrich's Cuckoo

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Peter Vaughan


Posted By: Peter Vaughan
Date Posted: 22 Apr 2007 at 6:10pm
Hmmmm - strictly speaking that is an animal excretion rather than an organism itself...

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Peter Vaughan


Posted By: *SNAKE*
Date Posted: 23 Apr 2007 at 2:55am
emerald green tree boa

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PAUL SMITH     


Posted By: Alan Hyde
Date Posted: 23 Apr 2007 at 4:01am
Emerald Humming bird

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O-> O+>


Posted By: AGILIS
Date Posted: 23 Apr 2007 at 7:52am
spider eating bird 


Posted By: Deano
Date Posted: 23 Apr 2007 at 9:03am
Humming bird hawk moth

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Deano
Better to be lucky than good looking.


Posted By: Alan Hyde
Date Posted: 23 Apr 2007 at 9:12am
Rufous-thighed hawk

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O-> O+>


Posted By: Deano
Date Posted: 23 Apr 2007 at 9:21am
Rufous sided towhee.

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Deano
Better to be lucky than good looking.


Posted By: Alan Hyde
Date Posted: 23 Apr 2007 at 11:35am
Beaked Whale

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Posted By: Peter Vaughan
Date Posted: 23 Apr 2007 at 2:16pm

Chamomile Shark

(a moth, I don't know if anyone uses it to make infusion beverages...)



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Peter Vaughan


Posted By: Dan Kane
Date Posted: 23 Apr 2007 at 3:09pm
Tiger Shark

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Dan



www.randacumbria.moonfruit.com


Posted By: Alan Hyde
Date Posted: 23 Apr 2007 at 4:29pm
Hi Dan, Good to see new faces in the thread.

Ah yush, My favourite feline

Siberian Tiger!

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Posted By: AGILIS
Date Posted: 24 Apr 2007 at 3:26am
tiger lilly


Posted By: Alan Hyde
Date Posted: 24 Apr 2007 at 4:24am
Tiger Beetle

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Posted By: AGILIS
Date Posted: 24 Apr 2007 at 4:26am
TIGER BALM


Posted By: Deano
Date Posted: 24 Apr 2007 at 5:14am

Not sure about the tiger balm.....Does it calm tigers down?

 Balm Leaved Figwort.



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Deano
Better to be lucky than good looking.


Posted By: AGILIS
Date Posted: 24 Apr 2007 at 6:16am
tiger cat dont think we had that  one ........ hi Deano I think uncle herp in Malaya would know what tiger balm is     keith


Posted By: Dan Kane
Date Posted: 24 Apr 2007 at 12:23pm
Long Nosed Snake

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Dan



www.randacumbria.moonfruit.com


Posted By: Alan Hyde
Date Posted: 24 Apr 2007 at 2:15pm
Leaf-nosed snake

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Posted By: Dan Kane
Date Posted: 24 Apr 2007 at 2:40pm

European Leaf-Toed Gecko



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Dan



www.randacumbria.moonfruit.com


Posted By: Dan Kane
Date Posted: 24 Apr 2007 at 4:41pm
West African Gecko

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Dan



www.randacumbria.moonfruit.com


Posted By: Alan Hyde
Date Posted: 24 Apr 2007 at 4:48pm
West African Gaboon


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Posted By: Alan Hyde
Date Posted: 25 Apr 2007 at 4:07am
African Elephant

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Posted By: Deano
Date Posted: 25 Apr 2007 at 4:28am
Elephant nosed shrew

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Deano
Better to be lucky than good looking.


Posted By: Vicar
Date Posted: 25 Apr 2007 at 7:51am

Northern Hairy-nosed Wombat



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Steve Langham - Chairman     mailto:steve@surrey-arg.org.uk">
Surrey Amphibian & Reptile Group


Posted By: AGILIS
Date Posted: 25 Apr 2007 at 10:59am
southern  hairynosed platypus

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   LOCAL ICYNICAL CELTIC ECO WARRIOR AND FAILED DRUID


Posted By: Dan Kane
Date Posted: 25 Apr 2007 at 2:27pm
Southern Right Whale

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Dan



www.randacumbria.moonfruit.com


Posted By: Peter Vaughan
Date Posted: 25 Apr 2007 at 4:23pm
Blue Whale

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Peter Vaughan


Posted By: st rick
Date Posted: 25 Apr 2007 at 6:21pm
blue-tongued lizard


Posted By: Alan Hyde
Date Posted: 26 Apr 2007 at 3:56am
Blue-winged Parrot

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Posted By: Deano
Date Posted: 26 Apr 2007 at 8:58am
Brown Rat

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Deano
Better to be lucky than good looking.


Posted By: Alan Hyde
Date Posted: 26 Apr 2007 at 9:15am
Bandicoot rat

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O-> O+>


Posted By: Peter Vaughan
Date Posted: 26 Apr 2007 at 9:34am
Rat-tailed maggot

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Peter Vaughan


Posted By: Alan Hyde
Date Posted: 26 Apr 2007 at 10:48am
Sharp-tailed Sparrow

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O-> O+>


Posted By: Dan Kane
Date Posted: 26 Apr 2007 at 3:03pm
Tree Sparrow

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Dan



www.randacumbria.moonfruit.com


Posted By: Alan Hyde
Date Posted: 27 Apr 2007 at 4:09am
Elephant Hawk Moth

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Posted By: Alan Hyde
Date Posted: 27 Apr 2007 at 4:51pm
Oh well, it's very quiet here these past couple of days so i'll play again

White-toothed Shrew

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Posted By: Alan Hyde
Date Posted: 30 Apr 2007 at 4:41pm
White headed marmoset

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Posted By: Dan Kane
Date Posted: 05 May 2007 at 4:04pm
white-tipped reef shark

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Dan



www.randacumbria.moonfruit.com


Posted By: Alan Hyde
Date Posted: 05 May 2007 at 5:38pm
white rhino

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Posted By: Alan Hyde
Date Posted: 05 May 2007 at 8:13pm
Nice! Like an albolabris with melanism

Mangrove monitor

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Posted By: AGILIS
Date Posted: 06 May 2007 at 4:52am
lace monitor

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   LOCAL ICYNICAL CELTIC ECO WARRIOR AND FAILED DRUID


Posted By: AGILIS
Date Posted: 09 May 2007 at 9:03am
lacerta

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   LOCAL ICYNICAL CELTIC ECO WARRIOR AND FAILED DRUID


Posted By: Deano
Date Posted: 09 May 2007 at 5:46pm
Redwing

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Deano
Better to be lucky than good looking.


Posted By: Alan Hyde
Date Posted: 10 May 2007 at 10:50am
Rosy Starling

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O-> O+>


Posted By: Vicar
Date Posted: 10 May 2007 at 11:12am
Rosy Boa (back to herps !)

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Steve Langham - Chairman     mailto:steve@surrey-arg.org.uk">
Surrey Amphibian & Reptile Group


Posted By: wolves121
Date Posted: 10 May 2007 at 3:37pm
Cuban Boa

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seen 328 british sp of birds an 6 sp of brtish reptiles


Posted By: wolves121
Date Posted: 12 May 2007 at 6:24am
cuban tree frog

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seen 328 british sp of birds an 6 sp of brtish reptiles


Posted By: Alan Hyde
Date Posted: 12 May 2007 at 11:11am
Green Tree Python

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Posted By: Alan Hyde
Date Posted: 12 May 2007 at 5:21pm
Black Mamba (As seen on John Noakes 70's field trip )

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Posted By: AGILIS
Date Posted: 14 May 2007 at 3:06am
file fish

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   LOCAL ICYNICAL CELTIC ECO WARRIOR AND FAILED DRUID



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