Eellogofusciouhipoppokunurious et Emoticons

Eellogofusciouhipoppokunurious

This is an adjective and it is pronounced: ‘ee-logo-fyu-sio-hypo-poku-nu-ri-uss’.

When I first came across it, it meant ‘dubious very good’, as in the object it was describing was ‘good’, though it was ambiguous whether it was so good as to be declared ‘very good’. To apply this to an independent clause, ‘The cheesecake was eellogofusciouhipoppokunurious,’ meaning ‘she was uncertain whether the cheesecake was good or very good’ which shows that even though it is a very long word, it is shorter than the explanation.

However, later definitions of eellogofusciouhipoppokunurious render it decidedly as either ‘good’ or ‘very good’, with both camps strongly disagreeing. This is quite humorous, because it is indeed dubious to the wider community whether or not eellogofusciouhipoppokunurious is good or very good!

Emoticons

Some people are opposed to their use in ‘correct written language’.

Firstly, they are used in electronic mode only, and electronic mode is the spontaneous nature of spoken mode in the medium of written mode. Electronic mode is like a transcript, almost, with emoticons acting as descriptions of their face or general emotions. So electronic mode shouldn’t be judged by the same rules as written language.

Secondly, as emoticons demonstrate emotion, and because punctuation also shows emotion in written mode, I shall argue for the ‘properness’ of emoticons by suggesting that emoticons are punctuation. For example, ‘?’ and ‘!’ show curiosity and excitement respectively, so one of the roles of punctuation is already emotion-depicted.

Also, emoticons are already used like punctuation: ‘oh dear :’( ’. One might object that the sadness was already shown with the ‘oh dear’, but in language, everything is reflective. In French, for example, everything in the sentence becomes negative. When reading a question, one can tell it is a question because of the use of words such as ‘who’, ‘where’ and ‘how’. It is an established part of all languages to use several devices to establish the emotion of the sentence.

Emoticons function like punctuation and are commonly used as punctuation; thus, I conclude that emoticons are punctuations. Further, as punctuation makes for correct language, and emoticons are punctuation, emoticons are correct in language.

Animals

I love all life, but my favourite Kingdom is definitely the animal one. It does make me feel bad, deciding to have a favourite, because it's all so special. Anyone can touch any life form and know, if the person is an evolutionist, that, at some distant point, your ancestors were siblings, and, before that, the same being.

Ever heard of a Walking Leg Sausage or a Walking Cactus? Well, neither are what they say they are. The first is a millipede and the second is an extinct animal that was thought to be a cactus when it was discovered. I encountered them both on the same day on a news website. Very curious.

By far, my favourite animals are giraffes, peafowls, spider monkeys and red foxes.
   I’ve no idea where my love for giraffes came from, even though they have been my favourite animals for my entire life, though it is most evident that they are. Pictures, models, going to zoos specifically with giraffes… For two Christmases in a row, I got a sponsorship pack from Born Free. I was very happy to sponsor a giraffe family, and they were Baringos which was ever so delightful. There are several subspecies of giraffe. My favourite are the Baringos, named after an impressive lake in their vicinity, though Baringos are better known as Rothschild’s Giraffes. There have been several genetic studies into the Baringos, and their genetic pattern is so distinct from all other giraffe subspecies that they could legitimately be declared their own species. This would mean that the Giraffidae family would have three species: the giraffe, the Baringo, and the okapi.
   Blue/Indian peafowls were originally the only ones that I knew existed. They are very beautiful, and from a young age I was correcting people with the ‘tail’. The long, beautiful feathers are the train, and the tail is short and supports the train. In my early teens, I discovered the Congo peafowl which are coloured darkly, with the male bein black and the female brown. Then I discovered the green/Javen peafowl. My goodness. Stunning. Unlike the other two species, the male and female are very similarly coloured, though the female still lacks the elegant train. The male also has iridescent feathers that appear scale-like on its neck.
   Spider monkeys are a residue from my childhood likes. I loved the idea of having a tail, and long, flexible tails were the most delightful, because that way they would be multipurpose. Naturally, New World monkeys were desirable. Spider monkeys were selected because of a sweet antidote: when I was a baby, I had black spikey hair, and when we went to a zoo, the spider monkeys had just given birth, and these babies likewise had spikey black hair.
   People often pull faces when I say red foxes are one of my favourite animals. Their intelligent, flexible to fit in best with their environment, resourceful, and I think beautiful. Their proportions are pleasing. In Japan, they are very important, especially in relation to Inari, the chief kami that is represented by the fox. Their social structure is very interesting as well. The pups may stay with the parents to assist with the next litter. Group sizes swell and fall in relation to the availability of food.

My favourite place for animals is Marwell (http://www.marwell.org.uk/default.asp?css=1).
   All the animals had reams and reams of space to move, which was absolutely wonderful to see. It had giraffes and okapis, which pleased me greatly. When we got to the snow leopard, it was sitting all nice and proud on a rock. After a while, she went into the cave and paraded out her three cubs. It was a magical moment, truly. As expected, there was a chorus of ‘ahh’ and even some amazed giggling.
   The meerkats weren’t overfed, which was a great shock. Every captive meerkat I’ve seen has been overweight. The problem is that meerkats are desert creatures, which means that they aren’t use to having large amounts of food regularly. Animal keepers in general seem not to take into account the consequences of an animal’s habitat, which means that quite a lot of animals are overfed. Thankfully, Marwell doesn’t overfeed its animals.

More on Yazidism

Scholars claim that the Yazidis were the followers of the sixth caliph, Yazid, though Yazdids reject this. Indeed, being from the Persian word ‘ized’, angel, seems much more likely, especially as Yazidis worship seven angels. These angels are worshipped via sanjaq, seven bronze, iron or copper figures in the form of peacocks.

Literature of the religion is mostly banned. With this, it has been a lot easier for the practices and beliefs of the various villages, which are very isolated from each other, to vary greatly. Indeed, as in my previous Yazidi post which stated that Malak Taus was praised for His explanation for not bowing to Adam, other Yazidis believe that Malak Taus cried in penance for not bowing to Adam and collected the tears for seven thousand years. These tears were used to extinguish the fires of Hell. This variability also explains why all aspects of Lalish Temple have several interpretations.

Other important beliefs are as followed. Baptism and circumcision are performed; there is adherence to a caste system in same villages. Blue cannot be worn. Words associated with the Devil cannot be spoken. Villages have shrines dedicated to a saint, and often this saint wil also be a Sufi saint. A worshipper may bow in the direction of sunrise or kiss where the morning light meets the ground.  

Metempsychosis, the transmigration of the soul, is very important. This reincarnation allows the soul to gradually become more purified.