The arrogance of humanity is absolutely stunning. They're still running around naming every species they run into
*Every* species comes up with names for those they encounter--even if they do eventually adopt the culture's own name. In terms of sheer arrogance, I think the Borg, with their penchant for classifying other species with only a number and suitability for assimilation, take the prize.
And then there are highly secretive groups such as the Romulans who prefer *not* to divulge their own names for themselves but prefer to use the ones bestowed upon them by others.
'Deolus ludens' for the Q Continuum strikes me as quite appropriate, actually, especially in light of your recorded interactions with humanity. Somehow, I suspect that you wouldn't be satisfied with *any* name conferred upon you by Humans (unless it were a personalized form of adress by *one* particular Human?)
And as far as the 'little' moniker rankling, well, I seem to recall at least one other occasion when you were also obsessed with 'size'...
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branchandroot
It's not just Humans
Date: 2003-08-08 07:33 am (UTC)*Every* species comes up with names for those they encounter--even if they do eventually adopt the culture's own name. In terms of sheer arrogance, I think the Borg, with their penchant for classifying other species with only a number and suitability for assimilation, take the prize.
And then there are highly secretive groups such as the Romulans who prefer *not* to divulge their own names for themselves but prefer to use the ones bestowed upon them by others.
'Deolus ludens' for the Q Continuum strikes me as quite appropriate, actually, especially in light of your recorded interactions with humanity. Somehow, I suspect that you wouldn't be satisfied with *any* name conferred upon you by Humans (unless it were a personalized form of adress by *one* particular Human?)
And as far as the 'little' moniker rankling, well, I seem to recall at least one other occasion when you were also obsessed with 'size'...