Another one- * Pulque (pronounced pool KAY and a drink with a fascinating history) This was the drink before tequila became popular, and is still drunk today, but doesn't have the popularity that Tequila has (kinda like Michael isn't as popular as Vicky ;). Fermented from the same Agaves that Tequila comes from, this drink is believed to be over 2,000 years old. The myth and history of this drink is fascinating. "The pulque gods wore a half moon made of bone in their nose and their faces were painted black and red representing the light and dark side of the lunarscape and reflected their status as lunar beings." Representing "a star" that died and was reborn daily (the moon) explains why the gods represented life and death in nature. I read this shortly after seeing your male figure, and it seemed to fit. Or at least worthy of mentioning here. Pulque was used by royalty and priests to celebrate great victory and "was served as a ritual intoxicant presumably to increase the priest's enthusiasm over the imminent sacrifice and to ease the sacrifants impending demise." Sacrifice?! Woah, back up there. Then light and dark side of the moon? Death and daily rebirth? All adds to an interesting namesake. Woah, okay this is a long enough post. I'll stop my long-windedness.

Oooooers, love the figures! And I just have to post some entries to this contest since I love words and I live in the desert region that grow the Agaves that produce Tequila. * Mexcalmetl (a play on max kill plus metal) The native name of the variety of plants that produce Tequila and Mezcal. Mexcalmetl and Tequila has an interesting ring to it. * Maguey Another name for Agave, which is the common name of the succulents that Tequila comes from. I'm not as crazy about this name either.

What an intriguing thread! :) I think I'll just have to post something. I'm usually very very quiet here, but this brought me out of my shell. :) Kudos, Ron!

From the help entry for TriTeq in the online game I help create:
"The human megaconglomerate that owns most of the important industries of the known (read: game) universe. Its rival is SeetKorp, another megaconglomerate established by the Altair race."

Well, that entry was written by someone else, not me! laugh In reality, TriTeq is a combination of my spouse's and my online names. We needed a name for a corporation for an online area we were writing together back when we first met online, and we started using TriTeq as our inside joke. Well, over time and as we developed and wrote the background information for our game, we started using the name more and more (yes, we were too lazy to invent other companies!) until it turned into a megacorporation! :)

I use the name here because it has a unique presence, it's relatively androgynous, and I like the techy feel that it has. Plus, it reminds me of my spouse whom I met online almost 9 years ago, and how much of our relationship is supporting each other in our creative endeavors.
Cheers! smile

Also, if you are capturing just a dialog box in a program, and are using Windows, try holding down the Alt key + Printscreen. It should capture only the dialog window that is in the foreground. I'm not sure if holding the Option key + Printscreen works on a Mac.