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What is not what its name implies? - ZeldaClassicEXPERT - 06-13-2016
What have you or anyone else or both heard is not what its name implies? Three examples I know are a football is not a foot, a computer virus is not a computer and a strawberry is neither a berry nor a straw.
RE: What is not what its name implies? - TomGuycott - 06-13-2016
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RE: What is not what its name implies? - miyabi95_ - 06-13-2016
super mario maker...
why make another mario? someone already made one.
RE: What is not what its name implies? - Koh - 06-13-2016
A modern feminist. Some are males...
RE: What is not what its name implies? - Hiynastrike - 06-13-2016
What are Yoshies? Why would an entire species have the name of a Asian person?
Like you don't see a new species of rodent called Gregs
RE: What is not what its name implies? - psychospacecow - 06-13-2016
(06-13-2016, 08:10 PM)Hiynastrike Wrote: What are Yoshies? Why would an entire species have the name of a Asian person?
Like you don't see a new species of rodent called Gregs
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_organisms_named_after_famous_people
actually...
RE: What is not what its name implies? - DarkGrievous7145 - 06-13-2016
jellyfish is neither made of jelly nor is it a fish (technically...)
The bird of paradise flower is obviously not a bird.
Black-eyed suzans do not have a literal black eye, and generally speaking, don't resemble any women by the name "Susan".
Those are just a few that come to mind
RE: What is not what its name implies? - BullockDS - 06-14-2016
Ladies and gentlemen, may I provide for your delectation: the mountain chicken!
![[Image: mountainchickenfrog.jpg]](https://www.zsl.org/sites/default/files/image/2014-02/mountainchickenfrog.jpg)
RE: What is not what its name implies? - puggsoy - 06-14-2016
I'm disappointed every time Steam fails to emit actual steam from my PC
RE: What is not what its name implies? - psychospacecow - 06-14-2016
Hungary is in fact not a feeling but a country. Turkey isn't actually a country made of North American bird.
RE: What is not what its name implies? - miyabi95_ - 06-14-2016
the red panda is in fact not related to the typical giant panda. the flying fox isn't really a fox, and a hummingbird doesn't hum itself, but you have to be up super close to hear the buzzing sound emitted by its wings.
safe to say that scientists and zoologists are the best at coming up with these contradictory names.
RE: What is not what its name implies? - Hiynastrike - 06-14-2016
so "tele" means to move something, so if Televisions moves visions to places and Teleports are a port that moves things. What the frick is a telephone?
RE: What is not what its name implies? - puggsoy - 06-14-2016
A telephone is a thing that "moves" phonemes, I assume.
RE: What is not what its name implies? - adrianozumb - 06-14-2016
Penguin is neither a pen nor a guin.
RE: What is not what its name implies? - Kosheh - 06-14-2016
(06-13-2016, 04:54 PM)Koh Wrote: A modern feminist. Some are males...
STOP
A vagina isn't required attire in order to desire/want equality between the sexes in our society.
I know who you're trying to put on blast here (radical feminists) but your statement kinda makes you look like an asshole right now, lmao
I think my favorite example is "hot dog" it's not really hot, nor is it an actual dog. O_O