Re: CRAP Poll: My Mouse Is...

On Sun, 2 Jun 2024 19:10:05 -0000 (UTC), candycanearter07
<candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> wrote:
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Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote at 20:57 this Friday (GMT):

On Thu, 30 May 2024 14:23:11 -0400, Xocyll <Xocyll@gmx.com> wrote:
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Steven Thomsen-Jones <pika.banyan7805@eagereverest.com> looked up from
reading the entrails of the porn spammer to utter  "The Augury is good,
the signs say:
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*I understand the correct pluralisation of mouse for computers is
'mouses' rather than mice, as that only applies to the animal. Not sure
anyone cares about that though :D

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Next up, someone will insist it's really Mousii.

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I always call them 'mooses'. One mouse, many mooses. No, it doesnt'
really make much sense. But I'm odd that way. ;-)

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Neat. I don't think I've ever seen a moose before.

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We're getting a bit far afield from the topic (but what the hell, how
much can you actually talk about computing pointing devices anyway?
;-) but moose are really a sight to see. Typically the word 'majestic'
is used in regard to elk, but I don't think it really applies. They
gawky, ungainly, and sort of silly looking animals. But damn, if they
aren't BIG! Not so much in terms of mass but, rather, it's surprising
how tall they are. They aren't, actually, much taller than people but
they have such long, skinny legs that a lot of their body is held up
much higher above the ground than other, similar ungulants like deer
or horses. It makes them FEEL much larger and taller than they really
are.
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In my (admittedly limited) experience, they're also incredibly shy
creatures which, given their size, feels weird and uncharacteristic.
You'd think a creature that big would be more aggressive and less
self-effacing! That behavior, combined with their long faces and
almost rabbit-like ears, is why they seem so amusing in nature. Still,
I wouldn't want to be on the bad side of one of those critters.
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But beyond that first impression, moose aren't really that
interesting. They're essentially deer, except without the fun flighty
nature. They move ponderously (although they can get up to a
not-insignicant speed eventually, and all that mass moving at thirty
kmh isn't anything to laugh at. They'll wreck your car if you hit
one... or they hit you!).
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But seeing one come out of the woods on a foggy morn... that stays
with you. It's sort of like seeing Bigfoot; a preposperous shape that
you aren't sure is real, that disappears in an instant if you try to
get near it.
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Very weird animals all around, and quite memorable.

We now return you to the scheduled discussion about computer mice. I
think they're going on about colors of the LED and how it DPI now.