*Every* species comes up with names for those they encounter--even if they do eventually adopt the culture's own name.
I wouldn't say every, Kathy. Mine doesn't. We call other species what they call themselves.
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.
Yes, the Borg are obnoxious like that. At least they gave us an adjective or two to go along with our number. I'm also pleased that not only are we not on their "assimilate" list, we are actually on their "run away real fast when you see this" list.
Terrorizing the Borg is not just fun, it's an important civic duty. They are arrogant enough to get it into their head to try to study us if we don't keep 'em scared.
Somehow, I suspect that you wouldn't be satisfied with *any* name conferred upon you by Humans
Not if it had a word like "deolus" in it. I mean, doesn't it sound like a fungal infection?
Besides, I gave you people a perfectly good name to use. One syllable, one letter, easy to say and even easier to spell. I don't see why you had to go make up one of your own. I mean I go to all the trouble to come up with a name for us that you can pronounce and that would, as closely as possible in your language, translate what we are, so you go and decide we're the little playing gods instead?
That being said, after having thought about it, I suppose the "ludens" part is one of the more appropriate things you could have come up with.
(unless it were a personalized form of adress by *one* particular Human?)
Why do you think I'm that picky? There's certainly more than one Human I'd accept personalized forms of address from... :-)
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'...
Hmmph. I'm still taller than him. And more omnipotent.
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Re: It's not just Humans
Date: 2003-08-08 02:20 pm (UTC)I wouldn't say every, Kathy. Mine doesn't. We call other species what they call themselves.
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.
Yes, the Borg are obnoxious like that. At least they gave us an adjective or two to go along with our number. I'm also pleased that not only are we not on their "assimilate" list, we are actually on their "run away real fast when you see this" list.
Terrorizing the Borg is not just fun, it's an important civic duty. They are arrogant enough to get it into their head to try to study us if we don't keep 'em scared.
Somehow, I suspect that you wouldn't be satisfied with *any* name conferred upon you by Humans
Not if it had a word like "deolus" in it. I mean, doesn't it sound like a fungal infection?
Besides, I gave you people a perfectly good name to use. One syllable, one letter, easy to say and even easier to spell. I don't see why you had to go make up one of your own. I mean I go to all the trouble to come up with a name for us that you can pronounce and that would, as closely as possible in your language, translate what we are, so you go and decide we're the little playing gods instead?
That being said, after having thought about it, I suppose the "ludens" part is one of the more appropriate things you could have come up with.
(unless it were a personalized form of adress by *one* particular Human?)
Why do you think I'm that picky? There's certainly more than one Human I'd accept personalized forms of address from... :-)
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'...
Hmmph. I'm still taller than him. And more omnipotent.