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[Ianflow]

I have seen all sorts of names for things here
Cotton Candy, Circus Tents, Clowns, you name it!

I haven't seen one for Forgotten Beasts
My proposition is we make one! (And I mean, we don't call Clowns by the name they are normally in the game, so why not Forgotten Beasts?)

My idea: Lost Pets

When the most popular one has been found, it will be put here:

[Suspense]

(And I mean, we don't call Clowns by the name they are normally in the game, so why not Forgotten Beasts?)

Because all those euphemisms are silly and annoying?  Is that a good enough reason?
(Not spoiling stuff for new players is not a good enough reason for the nicknames.  The forum has spoiler tags for a reason.)

[Valikdu]

My proposition is we make one!

Yeah, because the "clown" stuff isn't silly enough.

[wierd]

I'm sorry, but every time I call in the clowns, I laugh hysterically at the mental image of the deadly gas/liquid/powder being sprayed coming out of a daisy lapel, followed by a bicycle horn honking.

[Urist McDruid]

I think that they are actually pretty helpful, and lots of FUN!

[Aviator CJ]

I usually abbreviate Forgotten Beast to FB. Which then makes me think of FaceBook. Could we get an euphemism out of that do you think?

[Mooglit]

'Your fortress has received 1 Like!'
'Someone has posted to your fortress' timeline!'

 -I'm in ur fort. eetin ur dorfs. lol. (The circus likes this comment.)

[weenog]

What's wrong with Uninvited Guest?

[WealthyRadish]

I've personally been trying to push demons as gummy bears and slade as licorice.

I feel that spoiler tags aren't effective, as people always fail to use them properly. I gave this example in another thread, but the title of the spoiler really needs to give some indication about what's being spoiled to prevent someone from clicking (which is very difficult anyway). E.g.,

Spoiler: Don't click here if you haven't dug past the stuff that's after the other stuff, as that stuff is a big deal and I don't want to give it away (click to show/hide)

Dumbledore dies.

Anyway, on topic, I think Uninvited Guest works well, but also applies to Titans (and could be misconstrued as any invasion), so something more specific would be ideal.

[dwarfhoplite]

Visitors with capital V.

[TruePikachu]

Landlord

[Mooglit]

In keeping with the circus theme, even if they aren't strictly related;

Carnies.

For carnie-stalls~ They're there on your way to the big top, offering things to do and cheap prizes before the main-event.

[Danielle]

Funny Babies.

[Helgrin]

I think the reason people give nicknames to clowns and not FB's is because of the difficulty there is in finding the circus. 90% of forts are going to make it to the first cavern level, unless it's an above ground fort, so most people will find FB's fairly early in playing DF. It would take quite a while to bring the circus to town if you aren't looking for it.

[Mesa]

Big and Scary. (or BS/BaS, if you will)