I suppose Grip was a high-octane raven driven by achievement based on the phrases that appealed to him. His owner certainly was a high-octane writer. The reason I'm using high-octane tonight is I just read in the Random archives the history behind high-octane, which isn't supercharged at all, but apparently is simply a rating to show effectiveness of preventing engine knocks.

Grip's name is interesting, isn't it, wwh? Do you suppose he was called Grip simply because he could grip well?