The animal design within the brain in the second-to-last panel is based upon the White Mare of Uffington, a 370-foot design etched on a British hillside in the first century BCE.
I've found that when speaking with people it is often best just to state your species, rather than the phenomona, as you put it. :) It just seems easier to understand.
But then there's the concern over stereotypes and preconceptions that go with species. Stating a species that is majestic or grand also tends to sound a bit like bragging.
There's three sides to every coin, I guess. Personal word usage is one that each person probably has to come to terms with.
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Date: 2005-10-25 01:16 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-10-25 01:32 am (UTC)There's three sides to every coin, I guess. Personal word usage is one that each person probably has to come to terms with.
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Date: 2005-10-25 03:01 am (UTC)And that's why I'm explaining things with pictures! :)