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Posted By: Wordwind Ostrich Question - 04/07/02 01:08 AM
Well, nobody knows what that instrument is called that holds horses by the nose. So here's an ostrich question:

Do ostriches really bury their heads in the sand? And, if so, does this behavior have a name? I think such a term would be useful. Denial comes to mind, but that ain't the term.

Beast regards,
WildeWind

Posted By: Sparteye Re: Ostrich Question - 04/08/02 04:09 PM
Do ostriches really bury their heads in the sand?

No. http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mostrich.html

Posted By: ladymoon Re: Ostrich Question - 04/08/02 10:22 PM
In school we were told ostriches didn't really bury their head in the sand, it just looked like it when they put their head down. And I never thought I'd use that piece of information twice.
If someone can make up a word that means get hit with a fish, I'm sure someone has one for bury your head.

Posted By: Wordwind Re: Ostrich Question - 04/08/02 10:27 PM
If someone can make up a word that means get hit with a fish, I'm sure someone has one for bury your head.

Well, cornobbled is fish, so ostriduggled is bird.

Bird regards,
WordWidgeon yeah, I still think it's a duck

Posted By: ladymoon Re: ostriduggled - 04/08/02 10:48 PM
Now use it correctly in a sentence.

Posted By: Keiva Re: Ostrich Question - 04/09/02 02:38 AM
a word ... for bury your head.

to chamberlain


Posted By: Wordwind Re: Ostrich Question - 04/09/02 10:39 AM
Well, to chamberlain is better than to chamberpot!

Ostriduggled in a sentence:

"Embarrassed by his linguistic fauxpas, tsuwm ostriduggled his poor head in a stack of lexicons."

How's dat?

Beast regards,
WildeWind

Posted By: stales Re: Horses Noses - 04/09/02 02:46 PM
> nobody knows what that instrument is called that holds horses by the nose

Hey! - I do! - it's a "twitch". Didn't see where you asked the question.

Phew - zootsuit mustn't have been looking, she woulda stole my thunder!

stales

Posted By: Wordwind Re: Horses Noses - 04/09/02 03:09 PM
Thanks, Stales. Twitch was exactly what I was looking for...under the Cape Buffaloed thread.

Best regards,
Wordwind

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