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Am I a Prion?

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Main Forum' started by cgraham, Jan 13, 2006.

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  1. Jack 06

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    Priang-alang-a-ding-dongs? B)
     
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    You're correct :D
     
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    oh oh did you see my signature?!!!!
     
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    Prions...

    It just sounds like something out of a James Bond film.

    You know...

    Villain: "You're too late, Mr. Bond! I've released my army of Prions on the leaders of the Free World!"

    Bond: "Oh. Well, in that case, I'll just have sex with your attractive mistress."
     
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  5. Jack 06

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    Pri-huggers?
     
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  6. Jack 06

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    Priusgenitor(s) earliest forefathers


    prima Danna(s) go figure

    Priuservative(s) (Prius + conservatives [bastardization of "conservationists"])

    Pri-Camryan(s) Prius owners who really wanted a Camry Hybrid
     
    #26 Jack 06, Jan 14, 2006
  7. cgraham

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    Jack 06, you are getting a little carried away, aren't you? :wacko: Good! :)

    "Priusgenitor" -- Owner of a Classic?

    What else ya got???

    C
     
    #27 cgraham, Jan 14, 2006
  8. parrot_lady

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    Priuservative-- using your prius in place of preseratives? or using it to preserve the dead? :lol:
     
    #28 parrot_lady, Jan 14, 2006
  9. galaxee

    galaxee mostly benevolent

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    prions do tend to aggregate.... :eek:
     
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    Maybe some Preparation H might help clear up those Prioids. :D

    If we were putting all of this to a vote, I am casting mine for Priuscenti. Even though it sounds a bit snooty it's not as vunerable to insulting variations as most of the others are.
    Currently, I just refer to myself as a Prius enthusiast. No problems there, I think. :)
     
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    How bout Priusiast? (Prius + enthusist) .... or Priusian
     
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  12. cgraham

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    Cool, Galaxie, now you are getting into the _weird_ properties of Prions, and their human counterparts. :wacko:


    Slortz, re Priuscenti: it's clever. However Cognoscenti: "A person with superior, usually specialized knowledge or highly refined taste; a connoisseur" In the OP I meant "Prius Fan" to imply a Prius owner or wannabe. Cognoscenti does not imply ownership.

    However I would not argue that there are probably few Priuscenti who are not owners or waiting to be one. The term might better be applied to Senior Posters. :lol:

    AuntBee - how about Prithuser?

    Inspired by other posts I thought of:

    Priowner
    Prioner
    Prisoner (of your Prius infatuation), pronounced Pri-zoner (are we in the zone, or
    what?)
    Priciest. (No incest jokes, please).

    Let imagination soar!

    C
     
    #32 cgraham, Jan 15, 2006
  13. AuntBee

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    CGraham--I like "Priowner." Hey does anyone out there know the origin of or why they named it "Prius?" (There's usually some story behind car names... I was a Mazda owner for over ten years before I knew it was named after a Hindu god (Ahura Mazda). Just wondering...
     
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    Driver of a Prius: Prionaut
     
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    "to go before"
     
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    Bill Merchant absit invidia

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    And a salute to Albert Hofmann, who just turned 100, on his finding the lysergic version first.
     
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    It took a little research to make sense of THAT one. I mixed with the wrong crowd, in the 60's I guess.

    You are evidently still using, Bill! :lol:
     
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  18. Bill Merchant

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    Actually, no. Prions affect the central nervous system too, though.
     
    #38 Bill Merchant, Jan 22, 2006
  19. cgraham

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    Right!

    Prius owners tend to be pretty heady about their great vehicle. Prion is a metaphor for that condition. :)

    C
     
    #39 cgraham, Jan 22, 2006
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