🚀 go-pugleaf

In article <1992Nov10.190554.11097@sfu.ca> palmer@sfu.ca (Leigh Palmer) writes:

>In the spirit of comfortable zoomorphism which commends these to us, I would
>like to suggest that we henceforth refer to all single-hump curves as "elkian".
>In this suggestion I do not wish to imply that the elk has a hump. The term is,
>rather, eponymous. It honors the famous theoretical paleoherpetologist Anne
>Elk, who is best remembered for her work on the brontosaurus.

Ms. Elk's theory has always struck me as a model of phenomenological
elegance.  Her scrupulousness in matters of scientific priority also
demand that she be given proper credit.  I heartily second this motion.

>Instead of the "dromedary" I would suggest the "parton", and curves with even
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>more humping could be called "newlyweds".
>
>Leigh

We particle types would raise an unholy stink! 
-- 
Matt McIrvin