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Old 30-08-2011, 18:26   #31
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Just remember that what ever you name her, you may be saying over the radio as you enter a foreign country or are looking desperately for help. Suddenly "cute" names likes "Son's Tuition" or "Bonnie's Diamond" sound a little silly...
Ha Ha. I gave serious thought to letting my boat speak for itself by naming it "Blow Me" (sailboat, get it?). Then I thought about screaming the name into the VHF as I was sinking and I decided that nobody would come and save me.

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Varanus?
you have no idea how much you have nailed it!!!

in the last 25 years iv discovered 9 ssp sub-species and 2 new specie of varanus...plus I have captive bred more then 20 species of varanus.

I have been numerous times in the jungles of Africa and Indonaisia to study varanus...in 1993 I was in Borundy studying varanus ornatus when the crazy génocyde started.

ps. in german they say (waranus) coincidence a friend called his beneteau (war eagle)

my name is Steeve Blain
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Old 30-08-2011, 19:10   #33
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Re: Can't Commit to Name . . .

I also like Acanthosaurus this ssp I discovered in 2003 Viet nam.


also Gonocephalus a colorfull lizard I fund on Java Indonaisia

nice names but too long
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Old 30-08-2011, 19:14   #34
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Ha Ha. I gave serious thought to letting my boat speak for itself by naming it "Blow Me" (sailboat, get it?). Then I thought about screaming the name into the VHF as I was sinking and I decided that nobody would come and save me.

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Old 30-08-2011, 19:45   #35
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Re: Can't Commit to Name . . .

Varanus sounds a little (ahem) wierd.....

"Leapin Lizard"
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treat for the eye!
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Old 30-08-2011, 19:48   #37
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Varanus sounds a little (ahem) wierd.....

"Leapin Lizard"
I agree it is not appealing to me either...but it fits with my life
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Old 30-08-2011, 19:50   #38
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wow--he is gorgeous!
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Old 30-08-2011, 19:51   #39
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in the last 25 years iv discovered 9 ssp sub-species and 2 new specie of varanus...plus I have captive bred more then 20 species of varanus.
That being the case, I'm changing my vote to Varanus blainii.
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Re: Can't Commit to Name . . .

Waranus sounds more elegant. Just make sure your graphic designer doesn't put in an extra space after the "r".
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the girlfriend wants northern man, I like both!!
I would have thought this would have settled the question once and for all.

That aside I like "Varanus" or something similar but perhaps I am used to the name as Varanus Island is the site of a significant off-shore gas field in this part of the world. And yes, it does have a lot of lizards.
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Old 30-08-2011, 21:20   #42
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Re: Can't Commit to Name . . .

If you need an icon, talk to David in the old island
although ,
is it any older than the other old islands..?
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ps. in german they say (waranus) coincidence a friend called his beneteau (war eagle)
"Waranus"? that sounds to me a bit Geordie (one of the English Northern Hill tribes). "War" = "Your"
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Can't Comit
I thought this sounds good too but the wife and/or girlfriend might take this as a bad omen.
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treat for the eye!
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I think you need to find a new avenue for inspiration.
This one sounds like the worst combination of VDs
But he's a handsome fellow...
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