[Icehouse] Volcano terminology

[Carlton Noles]

Actually I like Pele's blessing. Though if going for volcano names
don't leave out Krakatoa! That would be fun just to shout gloatingly
as you perform the move.

Krakatoa!
Krakatoa!
Krakatoa!

Whee!

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On 10/30/06, kerry_and_ryan at att.net <kerry_and_ryan at att.net> wrote:
> If you cause an eruption and score ZERO pieces, either you need a bit more practice or your opponent is quite crafty indeed.
>
> A single capture might be considered the default.  I normally spend most of my time looking for the Double Whammy.  The triple capture happens so seldom that the wife and I haven't bothered coming up with a special name for it -- we've merely extrapolated the two-piece capture term to Triple Whammy.  Unfortunately that lacks the added punch that one wants for the granddaddy of all moves.
>
> Grand Slam sounds pretty good.  Seven at One Blow is pretty darn cool since it's an allusion to a previous work AND perfectly describes the move.  Unfortunately SaOB doesn't really sound like a single unit.  I could see getting a Grand Slam, but getting a Seven at One Blow sounds awkward.  Having "seven" immediately following "a" (or some other number or article) just doesn't do it for me.
>
> If voting were to start right now, I'd go with Grand Slam, but I'd rather wait and see what else people have/can come up with.
>
> Hmmm... Maybe we could name it after the biggest, or otherwise notable, volcanic eruption.  How does a Mt. St. Helens, Vesuvius, AEtna, or Kilauea sound?  I rather like Kilauea for the initial <kill> syllable.  "Aha!  Thank you for setting up a Kilauea."
>
> No... wait... How about naming all the different "sized" eruptions after Hawaiian islands, which, as we all know, were formed by volcanic action.
>   Triple capture = Hawaii (aka The Big Island)
>   Double capture = Maui or Oahu
>   Single capture = Molokai or Lanai
>   Zero capture =   Molokini (a small unihabited atoll just off Maui)
>                    or perhaps some other, non-island name term.
>
>
> Ryan
>
>  -------------- Original message ----------------------
> From: "Elliott C. Evans" <eeyore at ee0r.com>
> > ...
> > My first though was "grand slam", but I have to admit "seven at
> > one blow" has appeal.
> >
> > Other ideas?
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