In article <e012pm$1vuc$1@digitaldaemon.com>, Deewiant says...
>
>lanael wrote:
>> In article <dvpbnj$nvj$1@digitaldaemon.com>, Wang Zhen says...
>>> Kyle Furlong wrote:
>>>> Does anyone else think that D-man needs to retire? I think some cute animal or other recognizable mascot would suit better.
>> 
>> http://www.tiscali.co.uk/reference/dictionaries/animals/data/content_d.html
>> 
>> a Duck ?  too stupid.
>> a Diplodocus ? too heavy.
>> a Dingo ? too australian.
>> a Dobermann ? too agressive.
>> a Donkey ? already used.
>> a Dolphin ? already used.
>> 
>> pff..
>> 
>> 
>
>How about a Dragon? Power, at least, comes across... might be "too aggressive", though. And the fantasy realm might not sit well with some people...

That's kind-of a natural in the CS community for a language developed by a
compiler developer too ('The Dragon Book') ;)

lanael schrieb am 2006-03-24:
> In article <dvpbnj$nvj$1@digitaldaemon.com>, Wang Zhen says...
>>
>>Kyle Furlong wrote:
>>> Does anyone else think that D-man needs to retire? I think some cute animal or other recognizable mascot would suit better.
>>
>
> http://www.tiscali.co.uk/reference/dictionaries/animals/data/content_d.html
>
> a Duck ?  too stupid.
> a Diplodocus ? too heavy.
> a Dingo ? too australian.
> a Dobermann ? too agressive.
> a Donkey ? already used.
> a Dolphin ? already used.
>
> pff..

a Dachshund ? - won't fly with the Americans
a Dahlia ? - a plant, an unusall choice
a Daisy ? - too negative
a Dalmatian ?
a Dandelion ? - might be too weak
a Dashou ? - D-man on the rocks :D
a Deamon ? - religious problems
a Deer ? - Bambi? no thanks
a Deliquent ? - too negative, design is culture dependend
a Dervish ? - religious problems
a Devil ? - religious problems
a Dissident ? - what kind of design?
a Divvy ? - what kind of marketing is that?
a Dodo ? - is stupid D dead?
a Dogfish ?
a Dogwood ?
a Doll ? - too toylike
a Dolmen ?
a Dominatrix ? - (no comments)
a Donjon ? - too static
a Doo-Doo ? - is D so bad?
a Dormouse ?
a Dracula ? - TM
a Drag Queen ? - too detailed
a Dragon ? - interpretation and design is culture dependend
a Driver ? - too mechanical
a Drone ? - too negative
a Drum ? - too noisy
a Duckweed ?
a Durex ? - no memory leaks, please
a Dwarft ?

Does da dishy D dascot dealy dave do degin dith D!?

Don Quixote

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> a Dolmen ?

Hmm... I don't know why, but I like it :)

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> Does da dishy D dascot dealy dave do degin dith D!?
>
err... no.

Anyway, I'm writing a game with a D as the controlable character.( Currently, it's a red D sprite ). I was thinking to call him Dee ( or Dude ).
If another mascot is chosen, I'll have to change the name and the sprite of this game. So I'm pretty interested in a change of the D mascot (if any) !

"lanael" <no@mail.never> wrote in message news:mn.c4837d63f136c6bb.35838@mail.never...
> Anyway, I'm writing a game with a D as the controlable character.(
> Currently, it's a red D sprite ). I was thinking to call him Dee ( or
> Dude ).
> If another mascot is chosen, I'll have to change the name and the sprite
> of this game. So I'm pretty interested in a change of the D mascot (if
> any) !

Maybe we should just rename D-man to "Dude".

> Maybe we should just rename D-man to "Dude".

Yep, Dude is fine for me. And it looks like I'm not the only one.

Though I'm no 3D artist, I've just had fun making a 3D Dude, so if you have a vrml plugin, here it is :
http://lanael.free.fr/dude.wrl

(enjoy, even if this is a quick and dirty 3D model by an average programmer ! :)  )