Message Forum: Re: Okay, I give up.

Re: Okay, I give up.

Posted By: Lirelyn, on host 216.2.233.98
Date: Tuesday, April 27, 2004, at 18:45:27
In Reply To: Re: Okay, I give up. posted by Grishny on Tuesday, April 27, 2004, at 05:07:50:

> > > > Why's it called Pips?
> > >
> > > "Pips" are what they call the dots on a die.
> >
> > It's also the term used to describe the suit symbols on playing cards. So "Pips" handily refers to cards, dice, *and* dominos, which is exactly the kind of word I needed.
>
> Aren't pips also a term for the decorations indicative of rank on a naval officer's collar? Or was that just on Star Trek: TNG?
>
> Gri"reformed Trekkie"shny

Yes they are. They are also the seeds of an orange or similar fruit (learned from the Sherlock Holmes story), and a lily-of-the-valley root (learned from the Merriam-Webster online dictionary).

Lire"one of those words"lyn

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Message:	> > > > > Why's it called Pips? > > > > > > > > "Pips" are what they call the dots on a die. > > > > > > It's also the term used to describe the suit symbols on playing cards. So "Pips" handily refers to cards, dice, and dominos, which is exactly the kind of word I needed. > > > > Aren't pips also a term for the decorations indicative of rank on a naval officer's collar? Or was that just on Star Trek: TNG? > > > > Gri"reformed Trekkie"shny > > > Yes they are. They are also the seeds of an orange or similar fruit (learned from the Sherlock Holmes story), and a lily-of-the-valley root (learned from the Merriam-Webster online dictionary). > > Lire"one of those words"lyn
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