Re: Pterodactyl is a dog

[Laura Conrad <lconrad@world.std.com>]

>>>>> "Hrvoje" == Hrvoje Niksic <hniksic@iskon.hr> writes:

    Hrvoje> Lloyd Zusman <ljz@asfast.com> writes:
    >> Yes, that's literally correct; however, "seeing pink elephants" is a
    >> traditional English equivalent that fits more or less along the same
    >> metaphorical lines.  On the other hand, the "pink elephants"
    >> expression also often has the connotation that the person in
    >> question might very well have been drunk, which might not be
    >> included in the meaning of the "seeing white mice" ... ???

    Hrvoje> It might not have anything to do with German, but here
    Hrvoje> they say that alcoholics in the final stages of /delirium
    Hrvoje> tremens/ see white mice as part of their hallucinations.
    Hrvoje> So for me "seeing white mice" definitely has to do with
    Hrvoje> drunkenness.

This seems wierd to me, since I've seen white mice frequently when
cold sober, and certainly nowhere near delirium tremens.  But they're
probably just as genetically engineered as the pink elephants would
be.



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