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pinr
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 Posted: Mon May 01, 2006 2:27 am Post subject: Larry the Cow |
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Whatever happened to Larry the Cow? I'm sure there used to be a poster of him here:
http://www.gentoo.org/main/en/about.xml
But alas he is no longer there. Is he still the official Gentoo mascot? |
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brims
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PaulBredbury
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| Posted: Mon May 01, 2006 2:53 am Post subject: |
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Larry is alive inside every Gentoo PC 
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pinr
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| Posted: Mon May 01, 2006 3:13 am Post subject: |
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| PaulBredbury wrote: | Larry is alive inside every Gentoo PC
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Yes now I see him ummm or is he a she I'm not sure I always thought Larry was a male name whereas cows are female. |
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PaulBredbury
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| Posted: Mon May 01, 2006 3:20 am Post subject: |
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| pinr wrote: | | whereas cows are female. |
Not true (yes, I really have nothing better to do with my time than research bovine references). |
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tsunam
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If you want larry to stay around and be prevalent. I'd suggest that you talk with curtis about it. He's in charge of the website design. I'd like him and the little alien guy stay around as well.
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kill[h]er
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| Posted: Mon May 01, 2006 11:52 am Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | Not true (yes, I really have nothing better to do with my time than research bovine references). |
How is it not true? From the page you linked:
| Quote: | | Today "cow" is frequently used incorrectly as a gender-neutral term, although it is meant to be used solely to mean female (females of other animals, such as whales or elephants, are also called cows). To refer to a specific number of these animals without specifying their gender, it must be stated as (for example) "ten head of cattle." |
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pinr
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| Posted: Mon May 01, 2006 2:21 pm Post subject: |
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| PaulBredbury wrote: | | pinr wrote: | | whereas cows are female. |
Not true |
Well where I come from (England) the term "cow" is commonly used to refer to the female of the species whilst the male is called a "bull".
cow (ANIMAL) Show phonetics
noun [C]
1 a large female farm animal kept to produce meat and milk:
a dairy cow
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=17835&dict=CALD
So I think "Larry the Bull Calf" would have been much more appropriate! |
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at240
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| Posted: Mon May 01, 2006 2:30 pm Post subject: |
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| He's been put out to graze, obviously! Personally, I hope he doesn't get nuked and replaced with something more sleek in the name of professionalism or some such garbage... |
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brims
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| Posted: Mon May 01, 2006 10:36 pm Post subject: |
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| at240 wrote: | | He's been put out to graze, obviously! Personally, I hope he doesn't get nuked and replaced with something more sleek in the name of professionalism or some such garbage... |
I'll second that, Larry is hardcore. I'd rather have Larry than Tux wearing a hat or something.
EDIT: Or a nameless mascot that can be refered to as daemon...
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mikegpitt
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| Posted: Tue May 02, 2006 12:56 am Post subject: |
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| at240 wrote: | | He's been put out to graze, obviously! Personally, I hope he doesn't get nuked and replaced with something more sleek in the name of professionalism or some such garbage... |
I'm all for professionalism, when it fits the bill. Gentoo is a community distribution, and in many respects caters to hobbyists, so the look and feel should represent a more friendly environment. So... keep larry, and the little alien dude!
(not that I thought they were going anywhere) |
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sean345
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| Posted: Tue May 02, 2006 2:52 am Post subject: |
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| at240 wrote: | | He's been put out to graze, obviously! Personally, I hope he doesn't get nuked and replaced with something more sleek in the name of professionalism or some such garbage... |
Agreed. Plus, the page looks better with images and text.
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Al Azifer
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| Posted: Wed May 03, 2006 12:15 pm Post subject: |
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Long Live Larry the Cow!
He has never left my desktop, at least. Always as a wallpaper! |
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zigver
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| Posted: Wed May 03, 2006 5:30 pm Post subject: |
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| pinr wrote: | Well where I come from (England) the term "cow" is commonly used to refer to the female of the species whilst the male is called a "bull".
cow (ANIMAL) Show phonetics
noun [C]
1 a large female farm animal kept to produce meat and milk:
a dairy cow
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=17835&dict=CALD
So I think "Larry the Bull Calf" would have been much more appropriate! |
That's the way it is where I come from (California, where we have "happy cows"), too. The thought of milking Larry at the crack of dawn is a bit odd. |
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alienjon
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| Posted: Wed May 03, 2006 6:03 pm Post subject: |
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Larry is alive inside every Gentoo PC
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Wow... Thats all I have to say about that...
Shouldn't our mascot be a gentoo penguin, though? |
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Peach
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96140
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| Posted: Sun May 07, 2006 12:13 pm Post subject: |
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| alienjon wrote: | | Shouldn't our mascot be a gentoo penguin, though? |
Not necessarily. Every other distribution uses penguins -- often without their consent. The poor flightless waterfowl are given no respite from the rigors of involuntary servitude. Every day the abuse grows worse.
But Gentoo, on the otherhand, has a willing mascot. A mascot so tough he volunteered to do the job. He's been with us since Gentoo's inception, and has never complained. He's a standard bearer.
Show your support for Larry over on the gentoo-dev thread. Loyal supporters only! |
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PaveQ
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| Posted: Sun May 07, 2006 1:52 pm Post subject: |
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How about debian, is their mascot cow too? 
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John R. Graham
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| Posted: Sun May 07, 2006 3:01 pm Post subject: |
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Larrry put out to pasture? Say it ain't so!  |
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sugar
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| Posted: Sun May 07, 2006 9:35 pm Post subject: |
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Debian doesn't have a mascot. I like larry, though.
According to the wikipedia, Knurt is also a mascot. Does no one care about Knurt?
http://www.gentoo.org/images/gridtest.gif |
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mark_alec
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| Posted: Mon May 08, 2006 1:37 pm Post subject: |
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| PaveQ wrote: | How about debian, is their mascot cow too?
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Looks more like a GNU to me, not a cow like larry. |
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96140
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| Posted: Mon May 08, 2006 2:25 pm Post subject: |
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Larry's now back on /main/en/about.  |
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missme
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| Posted: Mon May 08, 2006 3:44 pm Post subject: mooooooooooooo |
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i like cows  |
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pinr
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| Posted: Mon May 08, 2006 4:20 pm Post subject: |
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| nightmorph wrote: | | Larry's now back on /main/en/about. |
Great! welcome home Larry |
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