I think "bird listers" is a more accurate description, or "blisters" for
short.
Paul Fennell
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-----Original Message-----
From: Con Boekel
Sent: Sunday, 4 November 2007 7:17 PM
Cc:
Subject: COGites
Dear listers (written with some trepidation, but, being somewhat old
fashioned in these matters, I do like to salute the readers of my posts)
It had not occurred to me that some of the listers were not COG members.
As Geoffrey quite rightly points out, it would be rude of me to imply or
expect that all listers were 'Cogites', 'Cogsters' or 'Coggers'. Is
'listers' safe?
Con
Geoffrey Dabb wrote:
>
> Perhaps 'Non-orchid-growing COG members'.
>
> However, there is an issue whether anything of the sort is appropriate
> or polite. Many subscribers to this list are not COG members, whether
> non-orchid-growing or otherwise; whether they are in the majority is
> one of those questions that might be asked but almost certainly left
> unanswered.
>
> *From:* Philip Veerman
> *Sent:* Sunday, 4 November 2007 4:13 PM
> *To:* Con Boekel
> *Cc:*
> *Subject:* [canberrabirds] COGites
>
> Con,
>
> I use COGites or even COGnoscenti if I want to be complimentary. I
> think I learned that one from Henry Nix. See /Canberra Bird Notes/
> 9(2):44, of April 1984 for a poem on that subject and Black-eared Cuckoos.
>
> Philip
>
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