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Sunday, April 20, 2025

More "What A's NOT For...Still" Letters O Through R


Overlapping otters...? 



 















O...? No, Ogma,* O's NOT for four 
overlapping otters: Only 
one, one-octave (often oily) 
orange ocarina: 

















*To this legendary Irish chieftain, according to tradition, is ascribed the invention of Ogham writing c. 1875 BC. 


Pharaoh's playful daughters...? 



 
 














P...? Nope, Parley,* P's NOT for four 
Pharaoh's playful daughters: Pin plu-
poorly pleated pants, please, posh pa-
trician Palestrina! 



 













*Mormon Parley P. Pratt co-develops Deseret alphabet c. 1855. 


Quiv'rin' quiff'd Qaddafis...? 



 
 














Q, Quijada*...? No, NOT for four 
quiv'rin' quiff'd Quaddafis. Quare 
quereris, quaint quizzical quin-
duplicated quadrupeds...? 





 











*John Quijada creates experimental constructed language Ithkull between 1978 and 2023. 


Raga-riffin' Rafis...? 


 
 















R, Ron Read...?* No, R's NOT for four 
rag-recordin' Rafis.** Rarer,
really: raging, ruffl'd, rather 
rakish rude Rhode (Ryeland...?) Reds: 



 













*Ronald Kingsley Read shares prize awarded to four contestants designing Shavian alphabet in 1959. 
**Mohammad Rafi, called The Greatest Voice in Hindi Cinema, was for over 30 years a world-famous Bollywood playback singer 

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