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When we were wildlife #74

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nmifsud opened this issue Nov 29, 2020 · 0 comments
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When we were wildlife #74

nmifsud opened this issue Nov 29, 2020 · 0 comments

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nmifsud commented Nov 29, 2020

Contextualising Homo sapiens.

Code. Example output (50,865 words).

A little idea that was waiting for the right database. With credit to @hugovk and his code written for #72.

Before kindling or kine, there were Mount Kahuzi African Climbing Mice.
Before Skate punk, there were Zambales Forest Mice.
Before Mountain running, there were Giant Root Rats.
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Before Teaching English as a Foreign Language, there were Pere David’s Deer.
Before Darkstep, there were Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mice.
Before Aerobic gymnastics, there were Afghan Voles.
Before Street hockey, there were Common Minke Whales.
Before Muay Thai, there were Yalden’s Vlei Rats.
Before Drag boat racing, there were South China Field Mice.
Before Avant-garde jazz, there were Northern Akodonts.
Before Caesars Entertainment Corporation, there were Baturite Porcupines.
And we were wildlife, too.

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