+The HERB5 Posted December 5, 2005 Share Posted December 5, 2005 What came first muggles or muggles ? I knew there were muggles in Harry Potter, but it didn't occur to me which came first. Quote Link to comment
+Kitty Hawk Posted December 5, 2005 Share Posted December 5, 2005 Muggles came first. Quote Link to comment
Nediam Posted December 5, 2005 Share Posted December 5, 2005 (edited) I would guess that the muggles in Harry Potter came first. I've had a quick search on the forums and the earliest mention of muggles I can find is this one by BigDoggie from 2nd April 2002. Edited December 5, 2005 by nediam Quote Link to comment
alistair_uk Posted December 5, 2005 Share Posted December 5, 2005 Muggles came first. I think it was muggles and not muggles. Quote Link to comment
+Kitty Hawk Posted December 5, 2005 Share Posted December 5, 2005 (edited) Sorry, my first answer was flippant, I have looked up the exact answer: History of Man SPECIES TIME PERIOD Ardipithicus ramidus 5 to 4 million years ago Australopithecus anamensis 4.2 to 3.9 million years ago Australopithecus afarensis 4 to 2.7 million years ago Australopithecus africanus 3 to 2 million years ago Australopithecus robustus 2.2 to 1.6 million years ago Homo habilis 2.2 to 1.6 million years ago Homo erectus 2.0 to 0.4 million years ago Homo sapiens archaic 400 to 200 thousand years ago Homo sapiens neandertalensis 200 to 30 thousand years ago Homo sapiens muggulus 30 thousand years ago to present day Homo sapiens magus scorcerus 5000 years ago to present day Homo sapiens oculus tupperus 5 years ago to present day Edited December 5, 2005 by Kitty Hawk Quote Link to comment
+The HERB5 Posted December 5, 2005 Author Share Posted December 5, 2005 Just been Googling. There has already been a lawsuit, muggles date back to 1984. This predates geocaching and Harry Potter, this could run and run..... http://www.realmuggles.com Quote Link to comment
+third-degree-witch Posted December 5, 2005 Share Posted December 5, 2005 So does this mean we, As cachers could be sued for using the 'M' word ? Quote Link to comment
+Kitty Hawk Posted December 5, 2005 Share Posted December 5, 2005 (edited) BTW - does anyone else think that Hermione and Will Young look the same? (apart from the hair). Edited December 5, 2005 by Kitty Hawk Quote Link to comment
+The Golem Posted December 5, 2005 Share Posted December 5, 2005 (edited) not sure...what do you think? Edited December 5, 2005 by The Golem Quote Link to comment
+adambro Posted December 5, 2005 Share Posted December 5, 2005 I know which I think is more attractive! Quote Link to comment
+BlueDeuce Posted December 5, 2005 Share Posted December 5, 2005 I know which I think is more attractive! ahhh, do tell. Cuz I ain't attracted to either one. Quote Link to comment
+adambro Posted December 5, 2005 Share Posted December 5, 2005 Just remember, everything is relative. Quote Link to comment
+Renegade Knight Posted December 5, 2005 Share Posted December 5, 2005 Just been Googling. There has already been a lawsuit, muggles date back to 1984. This predates geocaching and Harry Potter, this could run and run..... http://www.realmuggles.com Before that it was a drug reference. The word is best known from Harry Potter, but it was around long before that. I find it interesting that your older reference has to defend it's use from the corporate machine. Lots of HP fans lost fan websites becasue the movie company wanted them and was willing to sue. Quote Link to comment
+Roland_oso Posted December 5, 2005 Share Posted December 5, 2005 Actually, neither Rowling nor Stouffer may be able to claim exclusive rights to the word "muggles," since it's been part of the English language for nearly 900 years. The Oxford English Dictionary defines the word "muggle" as "a tailed human." The word was first introduced into the English language in 1205, but the origin of the term is unknown, according to the OED. Quote Link to comment
+Skippy and Pingu Posted December 7, 2005 Share Posted December 7, 2005 Back to chickens and eggs and cans opening and worms going everywhere, I reckon that the egg came first because, if you believe in the theory of evolution, the thing that laid the egg wasn't quite a chicken and when the egg was laid it was mutated slightly into what we call a chicken today. Granted it might have looked just like a chicken but chances are it would have been slightly different! After all, when did the first human arrive? Did it simply pop into existence due to some divine intervention (Or Aliens as I believe!!!) or did it mutate from some other upright intelligent ape creature? Quite how a chicken in the fittest in the survival of the fittest part I don't know. Flightless, fat, slow moving and really quite boring!!! Quote Link to comment
Nediam Posted December 7, 2005 Share Posted December 7, 2005 Quite how a chicken in the fittest in the survival of the fittest part I don't know. Flightless, fat, slow moving and really quite boring!!! Best of a bad bunch? Quote Link to comment
+Kryten Posted December 7, 2005 Share Posted December 7, 2005 After all, when did the first human arrive? Did it simply pop into existence due to some divine intervention More importantly, was there an innocent pile of stones at the foot of the apple tree and a warning about snakes on the cache page. Quote Link to comment
+Skippy and Pingu Posted December 7, 2005 Share Posted December 7, 2005 More importantly, was there an innocent pile of stones at the foot of the apple tree and a warning about snakes on the cache page. STONES???!!! STONES???!! YOU MEAN 'STICKS' SURELY!!! Quote Link to comment
+John NW Posted December 7, 2005 Share Posted December 7, 2005 No It is obvious that the chicken came first. As it is easier for a chicken to lay an egg than it is for an egg to lay a chicken - at least we think it is obvious!! Quote Link to comment
+Kryten Posted December 7, 2005 Share Posted December 7, 2005 YOU MEAN 'STICKS' SURELY!!! No, the sticks were all taken away to be made into a shed which was converted into an ark and then back into a lowly cattle shed again. Quote Link to comment
+Alibags Posted December 7, 2005 Share Posted December 7, 2005 No, the sticks were all taken away to be made into a shed which was converted into an ark and then back into a lowly cattle shed again. well done McKryton, award yourself £25,000! Quote Link to comment
+The Forester Posted December 7, 2005 Share Posted December 7, 2005 Eggs came before chickens. Birds evolved from reptiles and reptiles lay/laid eggs, so eggs came before chickens. Quote Link to comment
+Tupperware Hunters Posted December 7, 2005 Share Posted December 7, 2005 yehh defenatly a the feather came first Quote Link to comment
+Simply Paul Posted December 7, 2005 Share Posted December 7, 2005 Did it simply pop into existence due to some divine intervention (Or Aliens as I believe!!!) or did it mutate from some other upright intelligent ape creature? I am that upright intelligent ape creature. What was the question again? (Not that intelligent, obviously) SP Quote Link to comment
nobby.nobbs Posted December 8, 2005 Share Posted December 8, 2005 i'll stick with the upright ape descendent just leaving out the intelligent! the "egg " came first as it's just a single cell. the first simple lifeforms had asexual cell division as reproduction... so first of all there was just an egg which split to make two eggs..... Quote Link to comment
+purple_pineapple Posted December 8, 2005 Share Posted December 8, 2005 I think you'll find that Gary Larson answers this debate in his Far Side cartoons, with a picture of a chicken and an egg sitting in bed, the egg looking disgruntled and the chicken smoking with a self satisfied smirk on 'its' face. Quote Link to comment
+Bud Lightbeer Posted December 8, 2005 Share Posted December 8, 2005 (edited) So how do we explain this genetic freak!?: Alright, what joker nicked my feathers?! Edited December 8, 2005 by Bud Lightbeer Quote Link to comment
+Skippy and Pingu Posted December 8, 2005 Share Posted December 8, 2005 David Beckhams Gillete adverts obviously reach poultry now as well!!! Quote Link to comment
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