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Re: And the Reason is...? Oh, sorry about that.
Posted By: poena.dare #CP#Date: 12/22/02 11:07 p.m.

In Response To: Re: And the Reason is...? *NM* *NM* (Aaron Davies)

Oh, sorry, I thought most people would remember this....

For the Marathon manual:

You fly in zero gravity towards the locker holding your Battle Armor. You haven't worn it since you had to hunt down some Chockisens which were harassing the work teams on the fringe of the colony, almost three years ago, but training is something that you never forget.

I'm not necessarily saying that Chockisens were the intelligent inhabitats of the planet the colony was founded on, but I'm sure leaning that way. In my mind I see some sort of proto-intelligent race. Also, consider that their name is capitalized. We don't write "...had to hunt down some Tigers..." We do write "...had to hunt down some Hamishes..."

Obviously, Chockisens were dangerous enough to require the protection of Battle Armor. So I would think they were 1) numerous, 2) massive, or 3) cunning.

The term "harrasing" suggests to me an intelligent intent. Similarly, "you had to hunt down," makes me think of a threat that was smart enough to retreat and hide. I don't believe that dumb, dangerous animals would both harass and hide.

By maybe I'm stretching things here. It seems like an elegant answer to me. Your mileage may vary.

Of course, it has crossed my mind that this was probably a Bungie play on the word "chicken;" considering how Bungie had fun with flaming and exploding ones in Myth TFL.

So there you have it. If Chockisens are the name of the original planetary inhabitants, then the planet would be named Chock, Chockis, Chockisa, Chockisy, Chockise, etc. I did a little web research on the subject of population-name-from-place-name, but found nothing to suggest there were fixed rules to how you do it. A variety of citizens of cities, states, and countires have their place name plus "-ian," "-on," "-an," and an occasional "-ite." "-en" is pretty rare, but it's out there. It's probably based on what sounds right to the ear and some obscure rules of Latin that nobody can quite remember... as if it were from an old dream...

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(Marathon) Trivia Me Thispoena.dare #CP# 12/19/02 5:00 a.m.
     Re: (Marathon) Trivia Me ThisTodd 12/20/02 4:03 a.m.
           urgh, This is why I stopped doing this *NM*Alfred Mordeir 12/20/02 5:12 p.m.
                 Answer on Sunday - Stay Tuned *NM*poena.dare #CP# 12/20/02 6:14 p.m.
     (Marathon) Trivia Me This, Come On Guyspoena.dare #CP# 12/20/02 9:10 a.m.
           Re: (Marathon) Trivia Me This, Come On GuysTru7h 12/20/02 9:19 a.m.
           Re: (Marathon) Trivia Me This, Come On GuysElliott 12/20/02 10:29 a.m.
           Re: (Marathon) Trivia Me This, Come On GuysHamish Sinclair 12/20/02 10:46 a.m.
     Re: (Marathon) Trivia Me ThisPillar 12/20/02 10:23 a.m.
     Re: (Marathon) Trivia Me ThisHamish Sinclair 12/20/02 10:45 a.m.
           Re: (Marathon) Trivia Me ThisJamie K. G. 12/21/02 1:24 p.m.
           18 Hours Leftpoena.dare #CP# 12/21/02 8:44 p.m.
                 Re: 18 Hours LeftHamish Sinclair 12/22/02 6:32 a.m.
                       Re: 18 Hours Leftpoena.dare #CP# 12/22/02 11:44 a.m.
                             And the Answer is...poena.dare #CP# 12/22/02 8:15 p.m.
                                   Re: And the Reason is...? *NM* *NM*Aaron Davies 12/22/02 10:27 p.m.
                                         Re: And the Reason is...? Oh, sorry about that.poena.dare #CP# 12/22/02 11:07 p.m.
                                               Re: And the Reason is...? Oh, sorry about that.Hamish Sinclair 12/22/02 11:39 p.m.
                                                     Re: And the Reason is...? Oh, sorry about that.Vid Boi 12/23/02 6:31 a.m.
                                               Good explanation, but...ReB 12/23/02 5:40 a.m.
                                                     Re: Good explanation, but...poena.dare #CP# 12/23/02 8:06 a.m.
                                                           Re: Good explanation, but...ReB 12/23/02 10:06 a.m.
                                                                 Re: Good explanation, but... Aha!poena.dare #CP# 12/23/02 11:14 a.m.
                                                                       Re: Good explanation, but... Aha!ReB 12/23/02 12:02 p.m.
                                   Re: And the Answer is...Hamish Sinclair 12/22/02 10:37 p.m.
                                         And the Debate is...Elliott 12/23/02 8:52 a.m.
                                         Re: And the Answer is...Tru7h 12/23/02 2:43 p.m.
                                               Re: And the Answer is... SevenReB 12/23/02 4:04 p.m.
                                                     Re: And the Answer is... SevenElliott 12/23/02 11:16 p.m.
                                                           Re: And the Answer is... SevenAgent Shem 12/24/02 4:37 a.m.
                                                                 Re: And the Answer is... SevenElliott 12/25/02 8:42 p.m.
     Re: (Marathon) Trivia Me Thisarchon 12/21/02 2:00 p.m.



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