The best anagram will always be: mother in law = woman hitler
I opened my bridegroom's speech with that one. Those who may recall my ex's exploits from a old classic thread may observe I probably earned them with that...
In the early 1970s, Sir Peter Scott and Robert Rines tried to prove the existence of the Loch Ness Monster, and allegedly got sonar readings, and also two pictures of flippers. Not the whole thing, but a flipper—although most scientists, be it said, thought it was a rock or something other than evidence for Nessie.
Scott and Rines wanted to seek legal protection for the monster, but found that only a validly named biological species could be protected under British conservation law at the time. They proposed the formal scientific name Nessiteras rhombopteryx. "Teras" is Greek for "monster", and "rhombopteryx" means "rhombus-shaped fin; diamond-shaped fin". So Nessiteras rhombopteryx means "Ness monster with diamond-shaped fins." Here's the article where they proposed the name, in 1975: http://www.nature.com/nature/jou...
And then someone showed that Nessiteras rhombopteryx was an anagram for "Monster hoax by Sir Peter S."
Rines countered by pointing out that the name was also an anagram for "Yes, both pix are monsters. R."
I don't think either anagram was actually intended when Scott and Rines came up with the name. (The name isn't scientifically valid, anyway, because no physical specimen has ever been found.) Arguably, the whole thing is just a distraction from Scott's long and distinguished career in wildlife conservation. But there you have it.”
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El volcanic midwinter
Also Cricket Shot = Trescothick
You can close this now, admin.
Paul Merson - Lump on arse
Fabrizio Ravanelli - Evil Brazilian afro
Gareth Southgate - Huge treat to shag
Anyone know who this is? Said to be an Addicks supporter.
”Here's one that requires a little backstory:
In the early 1970s, Sir Peter Scott and Robert Rines tried to prove the existence of the Loch Ness Monster, and allegedly got sonar readings, and also two pictures of flippers. Not the whole thing, but a flipper—although most scientists, be it said, thought it was a rock or something other than evidence for Nessie.
Scott and Rines wanted to seek legal protection for the monster, but found that only a validly named biological species could be protected under British conservation law at the time. They proposed the formal scientific name Nessiteras rhombopteryx. "Teras" is Greek for "monster", and "rhombopteryx" means "rhombus-shaped fin; diamond-shaped fin". So Nessiteras rhombopteryx means "Ness monster with diamond-shaped fins." Here's the article where they proposed the name, in 1975: http://www.nature.com/nature/jou...
And then someone showed that Nessiteras rhombopteryx was an anagram for "Monster hoax by Sir Peter S."
Rines countered by pointing out that the name was also an anagram for "Yes, both pix are monsters. R."
I don't think either anagram was actually intended when Scott and Rines came up with the name. (The name isn't scientifically valid, anyway, because no physical specimen has ever been found.) Arguably, the whole thing is just a distraction from Scott's long and distinguished career in wildlife conservation. But there you have it.”
Matt Southall is a thieving cnut.