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05-16-2013, 10:09 AM
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Apis is Latin, melisson is Greek. And since "hetero" and "homo" are also Greek, I followed the precedent. If it were Latin, "homosexual" would mean "sexually attracted to humans".
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05-16-2013, 11:03 AM
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=I I still prefer my one.
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I would have rendered it "apisexual".

Of course, in Greek mythology Apis was the King of Argos, so take from that what you will.
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Or we could use Apis from Egyptian mythology. He was green, dude. Nothing to do with bees though, shame.
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Actually, given that they're in the series 'Anthophila', it could be an Anthophilaphilia.

But that's enough of that. Back on topic, please.
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The 2nd sentence (i.e. the one before the 2nd ./?/!) of page 25 of the 2nd nearest book (no magazines etc.) to you will determine your firstborn/firstadopted child's occupation. Discount books without page numbers or fewer than 2 sentences on that page from your count.
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Then, without slowing, it unfolds a dozen legs from its serpentine body and runs forward to strike.
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For example, I work with one team that requires two months of mean time between failure (MTBF) testing before releasing their product, which includes both hardware and software.
The book is Agile Estimating and Planning, sitting on our producer's desk. So my first child will be an Agile producer. Kind of determined without even having to open the book, really.
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Naturally, members of the Veiled Alliance (and anyone else suspicious of arcane magic) regard dragonborn with suspicion.
Destined for great things, it seems.
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"I was stiff with long sitting, and bewildered with the noise."

I can get behind that.
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Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Novels and Stories, Vol. 1

It was precious dirty and lonely.

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"It was from this gruelling race that one of the finest sports cars ever made was born - the Jaguar 3.8 Litre E-Type"

Yeah I'm not even goona bother stating which book this is from...
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Is it a book about driving?
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No.
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Yes, it was a christmas present.
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