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21 Jan 2006, 00:30
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What is a Ziz
Ok so i look at the new stats and scroll up and down not paying much attention like normal (those of u that have been unfortunate to have me in ur gal know what i mean ). Then i thought ok nothing stands out in the races i was looking to play. Moved up and read through the Terran ship stats a little bit then looked at the names was looking down them seeing creatures from mythology then i saw the Ziz i have never heard of a mythical creature called a Ziz and so decided to google Ziz to see what it was. I did not have much luck it just seemed to throw random images with the word Ziz in to me.
So i thought i'd come here and ask what is a Ziz other than a terran DE class Pod?
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21 Jan 2006, 00:33
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Re: What is a Ziz
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Ziz
A bird mentioned in the book of Psalms, the ziz is a bird of enormous size, much like the roc. It can block out the sun with its wings and has incredible strength. It is said that it was created to protect all the small birds, and without its protection, these birds would have died a long time ago. The ziz is said to be kosher by the Jews. It is supposed to be one of the things served at the messianic banquet at the end of days along with the behemoth and the leviathan.
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21 Jan 2006, 00:34
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Re: What is a Ziz
Oh ok fair enough, thanks for fast responce
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21 Jan 2006, 00:35
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Re: What is a Ziz
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Originally Posted by Dryph
i saw the Ziz i have never heard of a mythical creature called a Ziz and so decided to google Ziz to see what it was. I did not have much luck it just seemed to throw random images with the word Ziz in to me.
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I googled ziz and it was the third link
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21 Jan 2006, 00:38
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Re: What is a Ziz
hehe i googled pics and all the birds that came up didn't look particularly big.
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21 Jan 2006, 01:05
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Re: What is a Ziz
incorrect. Ziz is that sticky goo that collects in the corner of your eyes that you have to dig out when you wake up in the morning.
hope this helps
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21 Jan 2006, 01:25
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Re: What is a Ziz
it's still a silly name regardless of what it means :P
20 zizzes?
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21 Jan 2006, 01:33
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Re: What is a Ziz
/me nods
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21 Jan 2006, 01:37
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Re: What is a Ziz
I'm guessing that the plural of Ziz is also Ziz, much like fish and sheep.
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21 Jan 2006, 04:00
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Re: What is a Ziz
i like it, its a bit different ;o
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21 Jan 2006, 11:11
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Re: What is a Ziz
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I'm guessing that the plural of Ziz is also Ziz, much like fish and sheep.
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You're clever: If I have 3 of them, do I have Moose, mooses or meese?
And sure, ziz as a creature is alright, but the name sounds stupid. If I go terran, I'll be embarrassed to field a fleet with ziz in it. And barghests? Pfffft. Shame on you jester, you war criminal.
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21 Jan 2006, 11:28
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Re: What is a Ziz
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And sure, ziz as a creature is alright, but the name sounds stupid. If I go terran, I'll be embarrassed to field a fleet with ziz in it. And barghests? Pfffft. Shame on you jester, you war criminal.
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I get why people have a problem with Ziz, but I don't get what's wrong with Barghest.
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21 Jan 2006, 13:05
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Re: What is a Ziz
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I get why people have a problem with Ziz, but I don't get what's wrong with Barghest.
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same here.. but neither will get changed anyways ... so suppose we'll have to live with it :/
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21 Jan 2006, 13:43
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Re: What is a Ziz
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same here.. but neither will get changed anyways ... so suppose we'll have to live with it :/
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21 Jan 2006, 16:02
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Re: What is a Ziz
i like them
its a little different
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21 Jan 2006, 23:52
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Re: What is a Ziz
Won't Ziz inevitably lead to confusion with Zik?
What's next? the Zix?
(there's bound to be a country out there somewhere that has the z near to the k on the keyboard)
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22 Jan 2006, 00:27
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Re: What is a Ziz
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Won't Ziz inevitably lead to confusion with Zik?
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i don't think Ziz will get mixed up....here is my reason....
you can't launch a Zik at someone....but i guess what you meant was the spelling...which would lead to some confusion so i would agree with you...
down on the name Ziz because it could confuse people
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22 Jan 2006, 00:39
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Re: What is a Ziz
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it's still a silly name regardless of what it means :P
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what would be a better name for this ship, that would fit its class
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22 Jan 2006, 02:54
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Re: What is a Ziz
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what would be a better name for this ship, that would fit its class
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"Terran Destroyer Pod"
springs to mind.
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22 Jan 2006, 04:36
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Re: What is a Ziz
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I get why people have a problem with Ziz, but I don't get what's wrong with Barghest.
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22 Jan 2006, 13:45
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Re: What is a Ziz
well what is a Barghest ?...kind of looks like Barghost to me....which may not be confusing at all
you guys do think of some unique names....
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22 Jan 2006, 14:03
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Re: What is a Ziz
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well what is a Barghest ?...kind of looks like Barghost to me....which may not be confusing at all
you guys do think of some unique names....
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Barghest
by Micha F. Lindemans
A monstrous dog with huge teeth and claws from the area around Yorkshire, northern England. It only appears at night. People believe that anyone who sees the dog clearly will die soon after the encounter. In Wales, they have the red-eyed Gwyllgi, the Dog of Darkness. On the Isle of Man it is called Mauthe Dog. (See also: Black Dogs.)
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22 Jan 2006, 14:58
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Re: What is a Ziz
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i like them
its a little different
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22 Jan 2006, 15:06
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ok...the barghest sound pretty cool...
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22 Jan 2006, 16:26
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Re: What is a Ziz
I like Ziz :-(
But I guess I'm biased...
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22 Jan 2006, 17:35
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Re: What is a Ziz
Jiz ftw
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22 Jan 2006, 20:03
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Re: What is a Ziz
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what would be a better name for this ship
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how about Centaur
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any of a race of creatures fabled to be half man and half horse and to live in the mountains of Thessaly
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22 Jan 2006, 21:55
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Re: What is a Ziz
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Yes, yes you do.
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You better, or I'll have to edit the bcalc stats AGAIN
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23 Jan 2006, 00:48
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Re: What is a Ziz
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alittle off topic but when will the round 16 battle calc be built....
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As you can read here the vision bcalc has allready been updated
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23 Jan 2006, 01:05
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Re: What is a Ziz
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sweet i was looking for that....thanks..
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