Llamas
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Well now we're just going to create a race of Llamamen. And then where will we be? Earwormed by that Steve Wright in the Afternoon jingle off of the '90s:
"Llamaman, llamaman
Does whatever a llama can
He can bleat, he can trot
Has whatever a llama's got..."
"Llamaman, llamaman
Does whatever a llama can
He can bleat, he can trot
Has whatever a llama's got..."
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Ha! But she's Belgian! An EU Llama, oh the ignominy.
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Camelid family domain antibodies are a well known thing in the biotech world. But we don't need to bleed millions of llamas - gene sequencing and GMP recombinant protein manufacture are mature technologies.
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Alpaca your coat, it’s time for you to go!Martin Y wrote: ↑Sun May 17, 2020 12:13 pmWell now we're just going to create a race of Llamamen. And then where will we be? Earwormed by that Steve Wright in the Afternoon jingle off of the '90s:
"Llamaman, llamaman
Does whatever a llama can
He can bleat, he can trot
Has whatever a llama's got..."
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As long as its llamas they are going to bleed and not lamas.
The one L lama, he's a priest
The two L llama, he's a beast
And I will bet my silk pyjama
There isn't any three L lllama.
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Isn't Llamaman a place in Wales?
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The original pronunciation of the two L llama would be more faithfully rendered as 'yama' in English, as it comes from a Quechuan word via Spanish (and AIUI the two languages roughly share spelling conventions).Herainestold wrote: ↑Sun May 17, 2020 6:36 pmAs long as its llamas they are going to bleed and not lamas.
The one L lama, he's a priest
The two L llama, he's a beast
And I will bet my silk pyjama
There isn't any three L lllama.
-- O. Nash
So we could solve the problem by de-Anglicising the pronunciation or fixing the spelling.
Alternatively, the scientific name is Lama glama, so we could use Lama (with appropriate capitalization), as the priestly kind is only capitalised when part of a title.
That said, context generally provides valuable clues as to the type of llama/lama/Lama being discussed. I've rarely been confused.
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This is my favourite image in a paper - surprised llama vs giant syringe
Unfortunately I can't seem to view the original images to see it in all it's glory. It had me in stitches when I was reading the paper (yes I know it's sad).
Oooo, tracked it down - how can I upload images?
Unfortunately I can't seem to view the original images to see it in all it's glory. It had me in stitches when I was reading the paper (yes I know it's sad).
Oooo, tracked it down - how can I upload images?
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Well in the meantime I think Italy is bleeding ex-covid-sufferers dry and lots of antivax morons are all like bIg pHaRmA wAnT tO sElL tHe vAcCiNe wHeN pLaSmA iS fReE despite monoclonal antibodies being a thing.
having that swing is a necessary but not sufficient condition for it meaning a thing
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Right. I am now going to invent a llama and turkey dish, perhaps some kind of turkey escalope with llama milk cheese, purely so it can be called lama glama dindon.Bird on a Fire wrote: ↑Mon May 18, 2020 2:27 pmAlternatively, the scientific name is Lama glama, so ...
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Llamamen is just down the valley from Machynlleth, near the Centre for Alternative Technology.Martin Y wrote: ↑Sun May 17, 2020 12:13 pmWell now we're just going to create a race of Llamamen. And then where will we be? Earwormed by that Steve Wright in the Afternoon jingle off of the '90s:
"Llamaman, llamaman
Does whatever a llama can
He can bleat, he can trot
Has whatever a llama's got..."
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It's this to link to an image hosted elsewhere:
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[img]https://scrutable.science/download/file.php?id=1002[/img]
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Like this?
It had me amused anyway - was looking for methods of surface modification of fluorescent nanoparticles and found a surprised llama.
It had me amused anyway - was looking for methods of surface modification of fluorescent nanoparticles and found a surprised llama.
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And thanks jdc - had never gotten to look at the options below...