Onos/gorge Misnomer?
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<div class="IPBDescription">names reversed? has this been discussed?</div> Main Entry: 2gorge
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): gorged; gorg·ing
Date: 14th century
intransitive senses : to eat greedily or to repletion
Main Entry: onus
Pronunciation: 'O-n&s
Function: noun
Etymology: -- more at ONEROUS
Date: circa 1640
1 [Latin] a : BURDEN b : a disagreeable necessity : OBLIGATION
GORGE means to eat greedily, which is what an ONOS does to marines.
ONUS, which ONOS has always reminded me of, means a burden to bear; the GORGE bears the disagreeable necessity of building RTs and hives when his teamies get to go around killing...
it also used to confuse me when people talked about 'fatties' -- as you can fit at least 2 or 3 gorges inside an onos... why isn't teh onos teh fatty? though gorges are fat in a cuter sense... :>
at least fades, lerks, and skulks are aptly named...
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): gorged; gorg·ing
Date: 14th century
intransitive senses : to eat greedily or to repletion
Main Entry: onus
Pronunciation: 'O-n&s
Function: noun
Etymology: -- more at ONEROUS
Date: circa 1640
1 [Latin] a : BURDEN b : a disagreeable necessity : OBLIGATION
GORGE means to eat greedily, which is what an ONOS does to marines.
ONUS, which ONOS has always reminded me of, means a burden to bear; the GORGE bears the disagreeable necessity of building RTs and hives when his teamies get to go around killing...
it also used to confuse me when people talked about 'fatties' -- as you can fit at least 2 or 3 gorges inside an onos... why isn't teh onos teh fatty? though gorges are fat in a cuter sense... :>
at least fades, lerks, and skulks are aptly named...
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Cept, hmmm maybe there is another meaning for gorge.
ill check my 30lb dictionary. and find out. <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
no really.. why would you do this lol do you think that deeply about it?
Can't fault that reasoning....
Can't fault that reasoning....<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
...and I'm sure 'lerk' doesn't remind you of 'lurk' ...
seriously, the fade blinks (fades) in and out of rooms, slicing people up
the lerk lurks in vents and behind corners gassing, etc
the skulk... skulks... I'll post the definitions of skulk, lurk, and fade too if you make me =P I'm not looking very deeply into anything; there's a direct correlation between alien species and the English definitions of their names, except for the onos and gorge...
Can't fault that reasoning....<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
...and I'm sure 'lerk' doesn't remind you of 'lurk' ...
seriously, the fade blinks (fades) in and out of rooms, slicing people up
the lerk lurks in vents and behind corners gassing, etc
the skulk... skulks... I'll post the definitions of skulk, lurk, and fade too if you make me =P I'm not looking very deeply into anything; there's a direct correlation between alien species and the English definitions of their names, except for the onos and gorge... <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
Well the Gorge used to gorge, it used to recieve 3x the res of the others, effectively gorging on the res.
this point is well taken :> and the onos didn't used to gorge itself on players, either... I'm not seriously suggesting that they switch their names, just trying to incite a conversation on something I think is interesting :>
gorge--> a large mass--- a certain seam on a collar---a canyon--- a large meal---to devour.
gorges are fat...not as big as an onos. but fat...maybe giving it the name gorge was actually suppose to be funny.
dunno ask the person that came up with the names. <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->
"Gorging" is eating a lot.
"Lurking" is lying in wait, hidden.
"Fading" is appearing and disappearing.
"Onerous" is burdensome and unpleasant.
So...
Skulk = something that hangs around in shadows and causes trouble
Gorge = something really fat
Lerk = something that hides in vents and strikes when you don't expect
Fade = something that comes and goes without warning
Onos = something big and heavy you'd like to avoid
Make sense?
Gorge = something really fat
Lerk = something that hides in vents and strikes when you don't expect
Fade = something that comes and goes without warning
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works for me. I shall stop discussing it and go devour some players now.
<!--emo&::gorge::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/pudgy.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='pudgy.gif'><!--endemo--> see the belly?
<!--emo&::onos::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tiny.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tiny.gif'><!--endemo--> no belly.
Samwise put it best, though.
you make a compelling argument, I wonder what flayra has to say on this matter <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->
maybe you should post it in the going to be reopened discussion forums
Gorg:n. name of dog-sized species of alien coined when TSA marines observed it building a structure. It was disgorging a large lump of biomass, hence gorg
comes from 1.x where gorge received more than his share of res
onos = ? but probably 'oh no' plural <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif'><!--endemo-->
Onos aren't wider than they are tall <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->
The ACTUAL original explenation of onos is that the only thing that was recieved over radio comunications during the first onos attack was a series of people screaming OH NO and then the line going dead <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->
lame aint it <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->
and yah, gorge = puggy he is teh FATTAH!!!! <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->
you make a compelling argument, I wonder what flayra has to say on this matter <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->
maybe you should post it in the going to be reopened discussion forums <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
*sniff* thanks, TAK -- at least <i>someone</i> didn't tear me down... now I shall go sob myself to sleep...
:'(
comes from 1.x where gorge received more than his share of res
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I recommend you read the manual. If you did, you'd find that Ulatoh is correct <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
lol heehee
rawr! <!--emo&::onos::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tiny.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tiny.gif'><!--endemo-->