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Inspired by this MeTa, we're going to play a little game. Because I say so, dammit. I call it Hypernymania.
One player describes a reasonably well-known (think Botticelli rules, loosely) Mechazen or Mefite as a hypernym; i.e. by a term that semantically encompasses the username but does not directly name it.
For example:
"brain structure" --> cortex
"cleaning product" --> cillit bang
I'm sure you guys can be more creative than this, so hey. If you guess right, you're next.
(Before I go let me say this was really fun, and I enjoyed both solving others' posts and thinking up my own, especially the unsolved "J on MC" one, which was admittedly obscure, but had me rapping old-school in my cubicle. Thank you, fellow mechanisms).
Hmm, it's been an hour and it looks like the one about a Yorkshireman pointing out the authentic captain is going unsolved... any objections to me saying the answer?
"A mutinous Yorkshireman points out the authentic commander."
"Mutinous" suggests the Mutiny on HMS Bounty, famously commanded by Captain Bligh. The stereotypical Yorkshireman uses "E!" as an expression of surprise. Therefore, on sighting the "authentic" (i.e. real) Captain, a Yorkshireman would perhaps say "E! The real Bligh!".
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