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myLot reputation of 93/100. xboxboy (1813)   ranked 47 out of 2,259 in animals3 years ago

Can someone please explain why a butterfly is called a butterfly when it clearly carrys no dairy product but by it's very nature and style of flight it should be called a flutterby.

Why would it be called a butterfly over flutterby?

Other than god making a typo (no spellcheck back then) why would this of happened?


where's the butter?
 
 
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Sissygrl (5760) response was accepted on 1/27/2008.
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1. myLot reputation of 91/100. Impervious (715)   ranked 2,252 out of 2,259 in animals   3 years ago

That is too good a flutterby, LOL. I guess there is humor in the truth yet.....


myLot reputation of 93/100. xboxboy (1813)   ranked 47 out of 2,259 in animals  3 years ago

it don't make no sense!

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2. myLot reputation of 96/100. Sissygrl (5760)   ranked 204 out of 2,259 in animals   3 years ago

Maybe who ever was documenting the names of the insects and animals was a little bit dislexic? lol. LETS SEE WHAT GOOGLE HAS TO SAY....

lol this question is STRIKINGLY familiar!! aha i found a fairly good answer.. in an answer place.. where someone asked a similar.. Very similar question..*giggle giggle*

A false etymology claims that the word butterfly came from a Spoonerism of “flutterby”; however, the Old English word was buttorfleoge and a similar word occurs in Dutch, apparently because butterflies were thought to steal milk. An alternative folk etymology, current in Great Britain, is that it originated as a contraction of term butter-coloured fly referring to the Brimstone Butterfly, Gonepteryx rhamni, often the first butterfly of Spring. Compare German Schmetterling.


myLot reputation of 93/100. xboxboy (1813)   ranked 47 out of 2,259 in animals  3 years ago

i think i get it! but i now have a headache.


myLot reputation of 96/100. Sissygrl (5760)   ranked 204 out of 2,259 in animals  2 years ago

Thanks for the best response xboxboi:)

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3. myLot reputation of 93/100. Goodie123 (7548)   ranked 155 out of 2,259 in animals   3 years ago

Excellent point Mr X.
I think a butterfly should be called a flutterfly.
But then that does not make sense either because it is not fly.
So it would have to be called a plain old flutterer.

Now on to some serious business my wee laddie.
When are you going to show me the creation your mum is wearing on your wedding day.
I do not wish to turn up in the same creation.


myLot reputation of 93/100. xboxboy (1813)   ranked 47 out of 2,259 in animals  3 years ago

here is mum doing a dress rehearsal.

 

myLot reputation of 93/100. Goodie123 (7548)   ranked 155 out of 2,259 in animals  3 years ago

OMG I am so glad I asked you, that is exactly what I was wearing.
Now I have to find another creation.


myLot reputation of 94/100. dfn12968 (5538)   ranked 161 out of 2,259 in animals  3 years ago

omg...lmao!!


myLot reputation of 93/100. xboxboy (1813)   ranked 47 out of 2,259 in animals  3 years ago

you keep it, i would prefer mum to change!


myLot reputation of 93/100. Goodie123 (7548)   ranked 155 out of 2,259 in animals  3 years ago

No Mr X, I am sure your mum searched high and low for that beautiful creation. She will be so broken hearted if she has to choose another.
Why spoil her day for her. Afterall she is not only losing a son she is gaining another mouth to feed.


myLot reputation of 94/100. dfn12968 (5538)   ranked 161 out of 2,259 in animals  3 years ago

And believe me, this mouth needs to be fed a lot!

As for the dress, since the bride is supposed to be the most beautiful, I'm nixing it all together! I don't want anyone overshadowing me on my wedding day!:-P


myLot reputation of 93/100. Goodie123 (7548)   ranked 155 out of 2,259 in animals  3 years ago

Aw gee D, are you sure you are not jealous, because you will be in white, and MIL will be in such a err yeah creation.


myLot reputation of 92/100. Transdisc (18489)   ranked 2 out of 2,259 in animals  3 years ago

No worries, D. It's just not possible for you to be overshadowed!


myLot reputation of 93/100. Goodie123 (7548)   ranked 155 out of 2,259 in animals  3 years ago

Trans, Mrs Trans could wear one like it also.
Oh what a sight to behold.


myLot reputation of 93/100. xboxboy (1813)   ranked 47 out of 2,259 in animals  3 years ago

i need trans to be the best man.


myLot reputation of 93/100. Goodie123 (7548)   ranked 155 out of 2,259 in animals  3 years ago

thats okay Mrs Trans can be flowergirl.


myLot reputation of 79/100. xboxgirl (251)   ranked 313 out of 2,259 in animals  3 years ago

as much as i would luv to be invited to this extravaganza, as a favor to my friend, dfn, i will not attend even if i was invited.


myLot reputation of 93/100. Goodie123 (7548)   ranked 155 out of 2,259 in animals  3 years ago

Oh please Xboxgirl you must attend.
We will all be glad to meet you.


myLot reputation of 94/100. dfn12968 (5538)   ranked 161 out of 2,259 in animals  3 years ago

Okay, the unspoken problem has just been spoken.

x, i knew you would want the bear to be your best man, but i want him to give the bride away. What shall we do?

xgirl, i was hoping you'd be one of my bridesmaids. i've already asked curlyred, but i can't remember if she's accepted. she's been so busy making that transporter, that i haven't seen her in a while. i'd love to have you both, though.:)


myLot reputation of 93/100. Goodie123 (7548)   ranked 155 out of 2,259 in animals  3 years ago

Oh yes good choice.
Trans to give you away.
Xboxgirl and curlyred as flower girls, Beautiful.


myLot reputation of 79/100. xboxgirl (251)   ranked 313 out of 2,259 in animals  3 years ago

no, dfn, i would not want u to be overshadowed on ur wedding day, and so i will not attend, no matter how much u may want me 2 be there.


myLot reputation of 93/100. Goodie123 (7548)   ranked 155 out of 2,259 in animals  3 years ago

Actually I feel Cheesehater would make an excellent best man, and master of ceromomies.


myLot reputation of 94/100. dfn12968 (5538)   ranked 161 out of 2,259 in animals  3 years ago

xboxgirl, it's okay. if i were to want anyone to overshadow me, it would be you.;)

goodie, cheesehater would be a great MC, but i think he had an aversion to going to the moon, didn't he?


myLot reputation of 93/100. Goodie123 (7548)   ranked 155 out of 2,259 in animals  3 years ago

Ph please Xboxgirl, Please go for D.
2 beautiful people can attend the one wedding.


myLot reputation of 93/100. Goodie123 (7548)   ranked 155 out of 2,259 in animals  3 years ago

Oh D, the wedding is in the UK, the honeymoon is on the moon.
Gee lucky I am your sexytary


myLot reputation of 93/100. Goodie123 (7548)   ranked 155 out of 2,259 in animals  3 years ago

Xboxgirl Please show us a glimpse of your creation you are wearing on the day.
No one wants to over shadow you, so we must make sure our creations are not as beautiful as yours.


myLot reputation of 94/100. dfn12968 (5538)   ranked 161 out of 2,259 in animals  3 years ago

hmmmm.....mine at least has to be equally as beautiful as xgirl's.


myLot reputation of 93/100. Goodie123 (7548)   ranked 155 out of 2,259 in animals  3 years ago

Yes indeed it does, but we will not let xboxgirl know that.
It will be our secret.


myLot reputation of 94/100. dfn12968 (5538)   ranked 161 out of 2,259 in animals  3 years ago

okay.;)

are you sure i'm not getting married on the moon?


myLot reputation of 93/100. Goodie123 (7548)   ranked 155 out of 2,259 in animals  3 years ago

Remember we had to change it because Cheesehater was not to sure of the moon. He does not like cheese remember.
And the groom is wearing his kilt. Now we all know what is worn under kilts do we not. Wink Wink nudge nudge.
So the honeymmom is on the moon.


myLot reputation of 79/100. xboxgirl (251)   ranked 313 out of 2,259 in animals  3 years ago

it is not the beauty of the garment that will overshadow dfn if i were to attend. i could wear a sack and still overshadow her. pleze don't hate me becuz im beautiful. i am trying so hard to be sensitive ms. goodie.


myLot reputation of 93/100. Goodie123 (7548)   ranked 155 out of 2,259 in animals  3 years ago

Oh Xboxgirl sweety I do not hate you, I have actually grown to feel very fond of you.
We will just make sure DFN, wears a paper bag over her head.
Will you show us just a little peek of your creation.
We need to have the background correct for when we take the photos of you.


myLot reputation of 94/100. dfn12968 (5538)   ranked 161 out of 2,259 in animals  3 years ago

She does grown on you, doesn't she, goodie?

I am not wearing a paper bag on my head! xboxgirl! you're beautiful, we know it, everyone knows it. you will always overshadow me in everything you do and everything you are. I have accepted this and still want you to be my friend and still want you in my wedding! Now, stop being stubborn and say yes, because tomorrow I will have my hands full arguing with xboy about whether Transdisc is the best man or father of the bride!

Sheesh, people, the bride is not supposed to have such stress while planning her wedding!


myLot reputation of 93/100. Goodie123 (7548)   ranked 155 out of 2,259 in animals  3 years ago

D:) Please calm down. We do not want a worn out bride.
Just go along with me, of course you are not wearing a paper bag, we have to keep Xboxgirl happy so she will attend.
It is lucky you have me to do your thinking for you. LMAO.


myLot reputation of 94/100. dfn12968 (5538)   ranked 161 out of 2,259 in animals  3 years ago

It is lucky. I'm really tired tonight, Goodie, so forgive my outburst. I didn't go to bed until after 3am, so I'm dragging right now. I am thinking about going to bed now. If I do, I imagine I'll be up around 4am. LOL


myLot reputation of 93/100. Goodie123 (7548)   ranked 155 out of 2,259 in animals  3 years ago

Thats okay you go and have a little sleep.
I might read my book for awhile.


myLot reputation of 94/100. dfn12968 (5538)   ranked 161 out of 2,259 in animals  3 years ago

I think we have been deserted anyway, goodie. The xbox twins are gone and I haven't seen the bear in a good hour at least, so I think I will try to snooze. If I come back in an hour, it's because me trying to go to bed this early is a big fat joke. LOL! I will try, though.:)

Enjoy your book, Goodie...I'll see ya later!


myLot reputation of 93/100. Goodie123 (7548)   ranked 155 out of 2,259 in animals  3 years ago

Night D, try and get a good sleep.


myLot reputation of 94/100. dfn12968 (5538)   ranked 161 out of 2,259 in animals  3 years ago

Yay, Goodie, your star is yellow!!!! That's my favorite color!:) Now I have xboxgirl's new avatar and your yellow star to brighten my day!


myLot reputation of 93/100. Goodie123 (7548)   ranked 155 out of 2,259 in animals  3 years ago

Oh Yah, I wonder when that happened.
Is it 6.00 am for you.


myLot reputation of 94/100. dfn12968 (5538)   ranked 161 out of 2,259 in animals  3 years ago

It is 6:04. I have been up for about an hour. I figured if I went to bed early I'd be up early. I am contemplating going back to bed for a bit, though. It was much cozier there.


myLot reputation of 93/100. Goodie123 (7548)   ranked 155 out of 2,259 in animals  3 years ago

So did you have a good night sleep


myLot reputation of 94/100. dfn12968 (5538)   ranked 161 out of 2,259 in animals  3 years ago

I did.:) I was asleep within seconds of my head hitting the pillow. I was exhausted.


myLot reputation of 93/100. Goodie123 (7548)   ranked 155 out of 2,259 in animals  3 years ago

I am so glad you had a good sleep.
Just think today is friday the whole weekend off.


myLot reputation of 94/100. dfn12968 (5538)   ranked 161 out of 2,259 in animals  3 years ago

I know, I am very much looking forward to that!:)

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4. myLot reputation of 80/100. Rozie37 (7158)   ranked 84 out of 2,259 in animals   3 years ago

I will let you in on a very well known secret. It is not a good idea to question God. The Bible says, let God be true and every man a liar. We all stand guilty before a holy and righteous God.
When I was younger we you to sing a song in church that basically went like this, "God said it, I believe it, and that settles it for me." In other words, whether it makes sense to you are not, because God said it, it is so. If God says that 39+39=1, guess what that means? 39+39=1.
God is the beginning and end of all things and our little opinions don't count for much anyway. It's just like a robot questioning his creator. You can question all you want to, but you don't have the power to change a thing, so why bother?


myLot reputation of 93/100. xboxboy (1813)   ranked 47 out of 2,259 in animals  3 years ago

i ain't going to question god! i m not that brave or stoopid!

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5. myLot reputation of 94/100. dfn12968 (5538)   ranked 161 out of 2,259 in animals   3 years ago

What happened to no discussions for a month, xboy? Your willpower is impressive.;)

You know, this actually was a typo by God. I heard it on the news. He got his keyboard stuck in a cloud, and when he finally got it out, the B and the F had somehow reversed. I was a little skeptical at first myself when I heard it, but the two letters are awfully close together on the keyboard, so I think it's probably a true story. Don't you??


myLot reputation of 93/100. xboxboy (1813)   ranked 47 out of 2,259 in animals  3 years ago

i figured it had to be something like that. i hope he took it back to the store and stood in line for a refund.


myLot reputation of 92/100. Transdisc (18489)   ranked 2 out of 2,259 in animals  3 years ago

Very impressive, D! I am impressed. Really.


myLot reputation of 94/100. dfn12968 (5538)   ranked 161 out of 2,259 in animals  3 years ago

Why, thank you bare bear!:)

x, it's not exactly the store's fault that God got his keyboard stuck in a cloud. That is clearly operator error. We might want to ask xboxgirl what really happened. She seems to have an inside track with the big man's son.


myLot reputation of 93/100. xboxboy (1813)   ranked 47 out of 2,259 in animals  3 years ago

im pretty sure tr....xboxgirl will know the answer right enough!


myLot reputation of 94/100. dfn12968 (5538)   ranked 161 out of 2,259 in animals  3 years ago

I'm pretty sure she will, too. She's a lot smarter than she lets on and I hear she has some very smart relatives, too that I'm sure have rubbed off on her.

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6. myLot reputation of 92/100. Transdisc (18489)   ranked 2 out of 2,259 in animals   3 years ago

I'm afraid that I will offend someone in our wonderful myLot communmity, xboxboy, but I mean no harm.

I think that you bring up an excellent question about the name butterfly. I have often wondered the same thing. I know that these creatures are lovely to look at, but do people ever think about where they land? Don't they eat through their feet, and they land on poo a lot. They are poo eaters.

I wonder if they should be called shitkickingflyers instead?


myLot reputation of 94/100. dfn12968 (5538)   ranked 161 out of 2,259 in animals  3 years ago

I am equally impressed!


myLot reputation of 93/100. xboxboy (1813)   ranked 47 out of 2,259 in animals  3 years ago

i think shitsuckerfly has a more romantic ring to it. but you raise a valid hygeine issue! i will have to stop eating the little fu*kers!


myLot reputation of 92/100. Transdisc (18489)   ranked 2 out of 2,259 in animals  3 years ago

Ah, ever the romantic aren't you, xboy? Now I can see how you hold such an attraction to D and xgirl (I suspect a cat fight is lurking in the wings.)


myLot reputation of 94/100. dfn12968 (5538)   ranked 161 out of 2,259 in animals  3 years ago

no, no, no...i have just asked her to be a bridesmaid. i am not sure if she will accept though.:(


myLot reputation of 94/100. bronie123 (2091)   ranked 492 out of 2,259 in animals  2 years ago

Ohhhhhh f-ing A thats nasty are you sure that a butterfly and not a fly?? God and i love butterflys

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7. myLot reputation of 67/100. Adoniah (2675)   ranked 901 out of 2,259 in animals   3 years ago

Remember something, you cannot blame G'd for the names of the critters because He left that up to man. It is man's fault that it is called a butterfly not G'd's. Reread Genesis 2:19 "whatever the man called each creature, that would be its name."


myLot reputation of 93/100. xboxboy (1813)   ranked 47 out of 2,259 in animals  3 years ago

thank you for letting me know that, must of been that pesky Darwin!

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8. myLot reputation of 79/100. xboxgirl (251)   ranked 313 out of 2,259 in animals   3 years ago

u know i luv you xboxboy, but u might want to get on your knees and ask god this question urself.


myLot reputation of 93/100. Goodie123 (7548)   ranked 155 out of 2,259 in animals  3 years ago

Oh No Xboxgirl you were just starting to grow on me.
And now I read where you want to break up the wedding of this century.
Oh how could you, you wicked little girl.
I hope you get down on your knee's and pray for D's forgiveness.


myLot reputation of 93/100. xboxboy (1813)   ranked 47 out of 2,259 in animals  3 years ago

xboxgirl, maybe you should be my best man and we can spend the night together going through the speeches. or going through you clothes...that you will be wearing.


myLot reputation of 93/100. Goodie123 (7548)   ranked 155 out of 2,259 in animals  3 years ago

Xboxboy you are about to get a good swift kick where the sun dont shine baby.


myLot reputation of 93/100. xboxboy (1813)   ranked 47 out of 2,259 in animals  3 years ago

i mean it in the best possible taste. i am sure we would never be without an ever present julia!


myLot reputation of 94/100. dfn12968 (5538)   ranked 161 out of 2,259 in animals  3 years ago

I'm thinking that was not her point.:-P


myLot reputation of 94/100. AD11RGUY (653)   ranked 1,654 out of 2,259 in animals  3 years ago

I think she was agreeing to his proposition, for he would have to be bare bottomed for proper placement of that kick.


myLot reputation of 92/100. Transdisc (18489)   ranked 2 out of 2,259 in animals  2 years ago

Or bear bottomed.

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9. myLot reputation of 73/100. cecillecarmela (1103)   ranked 1,183 out of 2,259 in animals   3 years ago

anyway, i'm personally not that interested whether the Lord did a typo. I guess the writers are the one to blame, the Gideons, I guess.... But flutterby is such a nice word.:) Can I use it as my pseudonym the next time I publish an article in our school paper?=P


myLot reputation of 93/100. xboxboy (1813)   ranked 47 out of 2,259 in animals  3 years ago

i think that would be a lovely pseudonym! go for it!


myLot reputation of 73/100. cecillecarmela (1103)   ranked 1,183 out of 2,259 in animals  3 years ago

thank you so much!^_^

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10. myLot reputation of 99/100. ElicBxn (15535)   ranked 154 out of 2,259 in animals   3 years ago

Actually, according to a linguist I listened to this year (and I had heard it before) it did used to be flutterby. There is a tongue slip that is called a "Spoonerism" named for a man named Spooner, that used to do this all the time. For example, if he were telling Cinderella, he'd say "sisty uglers" instead of "ugly sisters."

Basically, butterfly is born from this effect. I once tried to call hay bales as I drove by but I kept calling them "hale bays" go figure.


myLot reputation of 93/100. xboxboy (1813)   ranked 47 out of 2,259 in animals  3 years ago

i 've heard of spoonerisms, some of them can be really funny! thanks for the reply blicexn.

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