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[short_dwarf]

Fourth Winter

Dead Dwarves:26
Total Dwarfs:46
Nobles:2

 God i hate Elephants. I lost 11 dwarfs becuase 3 elephants got lost into my fortress. I lost my new Elite marksdwarf and all of my military. I am beginning to expand hallways and build rooms for workshops and food. My first tower caps sprung up and had to be used by a carpenter who just happened to go possessed just. But i had 3 to spare for beds. Food is steady now. This fortress will be able to survive and i will end the results here and decide on whether i should put this in the wiki.

[OldMiner]

quote:Originally posted by short_dwarf:
<STRONG>Third Winter
...and a bull. Bull? This is a male cow right?</STRONG>

Theoretically, female cattle are cows, male cattle are bulls, and the singular of cattle...  Er.  My dictionary says cattle only works as a plural.  There is never a single bovine apparently.  So...err.  You actually bought two female cattle, in two installments.  The second of which is yet to occur.

[Slartibartfast]

quote:Originally posted by OldMiner:
<STRONG>

Theoretically, female cattle are cows, male cattle are bulls, and the singular of cattle...  Er.  My dictionary says cattle only works as a plural.  There is never a single bovine apparently.  So...err.  You actually bought two female cattle, in two installments.  The second of which is yet to occur.</STRONG>

I refer you to the intellectual might of one Cecil Adams Check out the answer to the two latest questions there

Specificially notice the "neat" part, which according to Dictionary.com is:
"an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox."

[ January 22, 2007: Message edited by: Slartibartfast ]

[ January 22, 2007: Message edited by: Slartibartfast ]