I used to work at a company involved in breast cancer screening, and one of the skills I learned on that job was how to say the word "breast" without ever giggling. It was a small startup so we had some interesting people, including a woman who, when discussing how the machine worked, would just grab one of her own breasts through her shirt and start poking it.
At work, I have built a tool that creates Linux images on demand. Long story short, I decided to give them a human readable alias. Told my colleagues that image aliases are generated from a pool of hand-picked bird names, and did not elaborate further.
I am looking forward to see the face of the first person to discover rough-faced-shag or cock-tailed-tyrant :^)
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rizzothesmall@sh.itjust.works · 23 pts · 215d
Reminds me of when my late FIL happily announced he had seen "some great tits in the garden earlier today"
I could not contain the giggles and was considered most immature. Everyone else was trying not to laugh as well tho.
ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works · 9 pts · 215d
I used to work at a company involved in breast cancer screening, and one of the skills I learned on that job was how to say the word "breast" without ever giggling. It was a small startup so we had some interesting people, including a woman who, when discussing how the machine worked, would just grab one of her own breasts through her shirt and start poking it.
Whostosay@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 215d
Sounds like they need to hear a gritty fart
SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 19 pts · 215d
Somebody is doing something and that something is naming birds awesome names.
kora@sh.itjust.works · 18 pts · 215d
At work, I have built a tool that creates Linux images on demand. Long story short, I decided to give them a human readable alias. Told my colleagues that image aliases are generated from a pool of hand-picked bird names, and did not elaborate further.
I am looking forward to see the face of the first person to discover
rough-faced-shagorcock-tailed-tyrant:^)fonix232@fedia.io · 7 pts · 215d
Rough-faced shag? Sounds like an average Friday, innit
blimthepixie@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 14 pts · 215d
Chupacabra is a bird?!
Nioxic@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 8 pts · 215d
Meanwhile, bird names in Danish (translated to english):
Sun black (black bird)
Ice bird (king fisher)
Red chest
Perl owl
Night owl
Blue chest
Gray fly snapper
White chested fly snapper
Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 215d
It's on the list of epstein file distractions. It's way down there, but don't worry, it's on the list.
aeiou@piefed.social · 6 pts · 215d
Don't forget the Pendulous Tit
finallymadeanaccount@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 215d
I done had me a case of the hoary puffleg the other night, dagnabbit.
sik0fewl@piefed.ca · 3 pts · 215d
Ackshully… https://americanornithology.org/american-ornithological-society-will-change-the-english-names-of-bird-species-named-after-people/
abrake@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 215d
I hope they change Say's Phoebe just because
it's annoying to say,no one understands when you say its name, its name easily leads to confusion.stiffyGlitch@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 214d
I shall name this bird.... dick-faced horny tit swallower!
toeblast96@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 215d
bogsucker
cattywampas@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 215d
Taxonomists: hold my Astragalus tastybeeriensis