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I've been reading the boards for a little while now and I keep seeing the term OBT. What does that stand for? I tried the search function but it was no help
That or people just start calling them by their correct name.becca81 said:or... "Orange Bitey Thing"
This should really be in big letters across the top of the forum. That, or have a "find out what OBT means" button on the search page.
As my dad always said, "Wish in one hand and crap in the other and see which one gets full first."BileDrunk said:That or people just start calling them by their correct name.
It sometimes stands for "orange baboon tarantula"? I'd always thought it was an "orange bitey thing" exclusive acronym, maybe because "orange baboon tarantula" is such a bad common name.Code Monkey said:As my dad always said, "Wish in one hand and crap in the other and see which one gets full first."
I don't have any saved emails or correspondence to back up my 'older' memory, but if I am remembering correctly OBT originated from an early 1998/99 email list or from discussions on Doug's Bulletin Board. It meant "orange bitey thing" at that time. This was prior to this forum, the ATS yahoo group, Spidertalk,Petbugs, etc. Mark Kent, Mike "Troll" Dame, and numerous others I can't remember were active at that time. Johndefour said:It sometimes stands for "orange baboon tarantula"? I'd always thought it was an "orange bitey thing" exclusive acronym, maybe because "orange baboon tarantula" is such a bad common name.
Steve
Orange Bitey Thing is the original as best I know as well. What is more interesting is why it overtook Pterror for the bastardised common name for the Usambara. I remember that Pterrors used to be the most frequently used "common name" and then all of a sudden somebody realised Orange Bitey Thing was more attractive. It's one of those knowledge as virus type things that fascinate me.tarantulakeeper said:I don't have any saved emails or correspondence to back up my 'older' memory, but if I am remembering correctly OBT originated from an early 1998/99 email list or from discussions on Doug's Bulletin Board. It meant "orange bitey thing" at that time. This was prior to this forum, the ATS yahoo group, Spidertalk,Petbugs, etc. Mark Kent, Mike "Troll" Dame, and numerous others I can't remember were active at that time. John
Just for S&G's, I did a search to find the earliest use of the term "Orange Bitey Thing" on this site (back to 2002) and guess who came up?Code Monkey said:Orange Bitey Thing is the original as best I know as well. What is more interesting is why it overtook Pterror for the bastardised common name for the Usambara. I remember that Pterrors used to be the most frequently used "common name" and then all of a sudden somebody realised Orange Bitey Thing was more attractive. It's one of those knowledge as virus type things that fascinate me.
Not that I wouldn't want credit for something that became so wide spread, but I can't take credit for something that I was just parrotting myself.caligulathegod said:Just for S&G's, I did a search to find the earliest use of the term "Orange Bitey Thing" on this site (back to 2002) and guess who came up?
Code Monkey said:Not that I wouldn't want credit for something that became so wide spread, but I can't take credit for something that I was just parrotting myself.
OBT is easier to type and spell (heh) has been my best guess for why Pterror was superceded.rgfx said:I think pterror is a MUCH better common name than OBT.
Plus, you can use it in spoken conversation, avoiding the confusion of the presumably silent 'P'. Incidentally, I used one of those in 'presumably', just in case anyone is reading this to their cat. 'Terror' is a pain to say anyway. Something about those double r's irrrrritates me.Code Monkey said:OBT is easier to type and spell (heh) has been my best guess for why Pterror was superceded.