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August 23, 2006 7:30 PM   Subscribe

Free Your Imagination : from the furry "Yeti crab" to the almiqui, animals discovered and rediscovered this millenium.
posted by anjamu (17 comments total) 5 users marked this as a favorite
 
The almiqui looks like a properly-sized "Rodent of Unusual Size" from The Princess Bride.
posted by Kraftmatic Adjustable Cheese at 7:46 PM on August 23, 2006


I bet a pygmy elephant would come in handy.
posted by amro at 7:57 PM on August 23, 2006


The yeti crab previously mentioned here.
posted by furtive at 8:10 PM on August 23, 2006


Then there's the dearly departed chupacabra del norte.
posted by rob511 at 8:17 PM on August 23, 2006


Sweet! Thank you, anjamu!
posted by owhydididoit at 8:25 PM on August 23, 2006


The almiqui is now my favorite movie. Or it will be once I learn how to pronounce the name.
posted by Citizen Premier at 9:16 PM on August 23, 2006


uh......"favorite animal." That's what I get for looking at the tv as I type...
posted by Citizen Premier at 9:16 PM on August 23, 2006


al-ME-kee. Or that's how I'd say it.

I want a pygmy elephant of my own.
posted by anjamu at 9:49 PM on August 23, 2006


excellent find, thank you anjamu!
posted by madamjujujive at 11:13 PM on August 23, 2006


Great post. Thanks.
posted by sellout at 11:23 PM on August 23, 2006


I could totally take on that whale in a fight... seriously teeth don't scare me, in open water, him with teeth, me with, well, with feet... forget it.
posted by jacob hauser at 12:14 AM on August 24, 2006


Or that's how I'd say it.

But it turns out you'd say it wrong. About five seconds' worth of googling turned up this story, which says: "almiqui (pronounced ahl-mee-KEE)." I'm not blaming you for not knowing how an extremely obscure word is pronounced, but I'll never understand why people feel they can answer language questions by wild guessing—it happens all the time on AskMeFi. Look it up or wait for someone who knows to come along, is my advice. (I'm sure someone will take this as condescending, but it's not meant to be. If you can think of a way to say the same thing in a different way that would keep you from having that reaction, please let me know.)
posted by languagehat at 5:19 AM on August 24, 2006


Oh, and great post!
posted by languagehat at 5:20 AM on August 24, 2006


Good lord, that almiqui looks like an Edward Gorey drawing.
posted by quite unimportant at 5:55 AM on August 24, 2006


But it turns out you'd say it wrong.

You're absolutely correct.

Without getting too defensive, though, I do speak Spanish quite competently, so this was a lot less "wild guess" and a lot more "mistake" on my part. I said it correctly to myself, and then proceeded to type the opposite of what I heard. Luckily, you caught me, and so poor Citizen Premier won't be forever mispronouncing almiquí.

And don't worry, you weren't condescending. Mostly I'm just embarrassed to be caught in such a mistake; (certain) language questions are actually some of the few I can consider from an informed perspective. Ooof.
posted by anjamu at 10:25 AM on August 24, 2006


Ah, well, I've made plenty of such mistakes myself—thanks for being so gracious about my correction!
posted by languagehat at 12:29 PM on August 24, 2006


The Almiqui.

The Sneak.

Concidence?
posted by darksasami at 3:16 PM on August 24, 2006


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